Dr Robert Church has been named a Member of the Order of Canada for his contribution to industry. Church, chairman of the Alberta Science and Research Authority and a pioneer of science and technology research, management and education in the province. He is also professor emeritus of medical biochemistry at the Univ of Calgary....
Ottawa professor Dr Nicholas Georganas has been selected as the recipient of three prestigious prizes for his contributions to the field of telecommunications. Georganas is director of the U of O's Multimedia Communications Research Lab and a project leader with the Telelearning Network of Centres of Excellence. He was also a key player in the recent formation of the National Capital Institute of Telecommunications (R$, June 9/00). The awards received this year by Georganas are: the AGL McNaughton Award, presented by IEEE Canada, the Julian C Smith Medal from the Engineering Institute of Canada, and the 2000 Presidents Award, presented by the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation....