youth leadership initiatives and is advisor
for the La Salle Interact Club, which
provides charitable services. Architect
Wilf Sorensen, a Rotary member for nearly
60 years, has been active in environmental
projects; he is spearheading a tree-planting
initiative for the club’s centennial
celebrations in 2021. Cris Vilela is a
mortgage broker and also co-publisher of
the Kingstonist, an online community-driven
news site; best known as the “Make It
Home Kingston guy,” he started @YGKTraffic
and is founding trustee of Awesome
Kingston. http://www.kingstonrotary.ca.- Dr. Jacalyn Duffin, historian,
hematologist, specialist in blood-related
diseases and retired Queen’s professor,
was recently inducted into the Canadian
Medical Hall of Fame for her contributions
in medical history research and education.
She also received the Lifetime Achievement
Award from an American medical history
society. Hannah Chair in the History of
Medicine at Queen’s from 1988 to 2017,
she is also former president of both the
American Association for the History of
Medicine and the Canadian Society for
the History of Medicine. She developed
methodologies for teaching medical history
and published eight books and more than
90 papers on topics including old medical
practices, miracle healings, history of
diseases and medical saints. Jacalyn is also
well-known for her medical testimony that
the Vatican used to canonize the first
Canadian-born saint. http://www.queensu.ca.
The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic
District School Board has recognized the
exemplary accomplishments of students
and community members who consistently
demonstrate outstanding service. Student
Volunteer Recognition Awards went to
Sarah Minakerand Stella Sutton for their
volunteer time at J.J. O’Neill Catholic
School in Napanee. The Excellence in
Supporting Catholic Education Award was
given to Paula Johnson-Young, the youth
worker at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic
School. Teacher of the Year Award went to
Colleen Earle, who teaches at St. Francis
of Assisi. Archbishop O’Brien, Archbishop
Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Kingston,
was honoured with the Contribution to
Catholic Education Award. 613-354-2255.
http://www.alcdsb.on.ca.
Queen’s University recently awarded
its highest research-related honour to nine
faculty members internationally recognized
for contributions to their respective fields
of study. Each recipient was named a
Distinguished University Professor for
exhibiting an outstanding and sustained
research record, teaching excellence and
significant and lasting contributions to
Queen’s, Canada and the world. The
inaugural group of Distinguished University
Professors includes Donald H. Akenson,
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