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Nominations for the McGill Medal are reviewed by the President's Advisory Committee for the Conferral of the McGill University Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement, which is chaired by the Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic). The Advisory Committee makes conferral recommendations to the Honorary Degrees and Convocations Committee, which in turn makes recommendations to Senate. Current Membership of the President's Advisory Committee for the Conferral of the McGill University Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement: Five Members: Professor Christopher Manfredi, Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) - ex officio (Chair) Professor Niky Kamran (Mathematics and Statistics, SCIENCE) - 2025 Professor Eduardo Franco (Oncology, FMHS) - 2026 Professor Jennifer Ronholm (Animal Science, FAES) - 2027 Professor Silvia Goncalves (Economics, ARTS) - 2027 Members' terms begin September 1, and end August 31 of the indicated year. McGill Medal Terms of Reference Past winners of the McGill Medal 2024 Susanne Lajoie - Faculty of Education 2023 William Caplin - Schulich School of Music 2022 Phil Gold - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences 2021 Nancy J. Adler - Desautels Faculty of Management 2020 Barry Posner - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Leon Glass - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences John Rea - Schulich School of Music 2019 No recipient 2018 Jorge Angeles - Faculty of Engineering 2017 Brenda Milner - Faculty of Medicine 2016 John Bergeron - Faculty of Medicine Philip Branton - Faculty of Medicine Donald Taylor - Faculty of Science 2015 No recipient 2014 Roderick Macdonald - Faculty of Law 2013 No recipient 2012 Margaret Lock - Faculty of Medicine/Faculty of Arts 2011 No recipient 2010 Aberto J. 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Nominations for the McGill Medal are reviewed by the President's Advisory Committee for the Conferral of the McGill University Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement, which is chaired by the Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic). The Advisory Committee makes conferral recommendations to the Honorary Degrees and Convocations Committee, which in turn makes recommendations to Senate. Current Membership of the President's Advisory Committee for the Conferral of the McGill University Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement: Five Members: Professor Christopher Manfredi, Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) - ex officio (Chair) Professor Niky Kamran (Mathematics and Statistics, SCIENCE) - 2025 Professor Eduardo Franco (Oncology, FMHS) - 2026 Professor Jennifer Ronholm (Animal Science, FAES) - 2027 Professor Silvia Goncalves (Economics, ARTS) - 2027 Members' terms begin September 1, and end August 31 of the indicated year. 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<i>ex officio </i>(Chair)</li> <li>Professor Niky Kamran (Mathematics and Statistics, SCIENCE) - 2025</li> <li>Professor Eduardo Franco (Oncology, FMHS) - 2026</li> <li>Professor Jennifer Ronholm (Animal Science, FAES) - 2027</li> <li>Professor Silvia Goncalves (Economics, ARTS) - 2027</li> </ul> <p><em>Members' terms begin September 1, and end August 31 of the indicated year.</em></p> <p><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="PDF icon" title="application/pdf" src="https://www.mcgill.ca/secretariat/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/secretariat/files/secretariat/mcgill_medal_terms_of_reference_revised_march_2023_0.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=177835">McGill Medal Terms of Reference</a></span></p> <h3>Past winners of the McGill Medal</h3> <h3>2024</h3> <p>Susanne Lajoie - Faculty of Education</p> <h3>2023</h3> <p>William Caplin - Schulich School of Music</p> <h3>2022</h3> <p>Phil Gold - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences</p> <h3>2021</h3> <p>Nancy J. 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