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The awards, which include a $1,000 prize, were conferred by President Gilles Patry during the annual Founders’ Breakfast on May 10.
Odette Thauvette, winner in the management and professional category, is administrative assistant in the School of Translation and Interpretation, where she has worked for more than 30 years. “She is the school’s corporate memory,” says Director Jean Delisle. Among her many notable achievements is the school’s Web site, which she created from scratch and which has since become a model for all departments in the Faculty of Arts. The leadership role she has played for many years during the annual United Way Campaign is further evidence of her commitment to the University.
Doreen Smith and Claire Danis, award recipients in the administrative support staff category, have long been receiving kudos for their continual willingness to help others.
When speaking of Doreen Smith's performance as administrative officer, Department of Biology Chair David Currie says that “without Doreen, there simply would have been chaos.” Currie adds that because of additional grants, the unionization of teaching assistants and a sharp increase in enrolment, “arguably, Doreen's job doubled in its responsibilities in the last five years. She absorbed it all in stride.”
When describing her, Claire Danis’ colleagues in the Physical Resources Service invariably mention her affability, her professionalism and her concern for quality. Director Mario Bouchard says that when special events on campus require special attention, “Claire is always there to ensure that the set-up is flawless.” She frequently works behind the scenes, he adds, “but always with a determination to be of service squarely in mind.”
In the category reserved for technicians and technologists, award recipient Alan Stewart has carved a reputation for being inventive. He has designed and built various pieces of equipment that have made it possible to replace computer simulations with the real thing.
Always ready to lend students a hand, Alan Stewart last year put his scuba-diving expertise to use when he helped a team of students test an unmanned submarine in the University pool prior to an international competition.
Related Link:
List of honourees at the 2005 Founders' Breakfast
