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OTTAWA, September 24, 2010  —  Tomorrow, the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Arts will honour professors and staff who have made significant contributions to the Faculty. During the inauguration ceremony, 13 plaques will be unveiled in memory of the Pillars of the Faculty of Arts since the 1940s.

Honorees:

Emmett O’Grady, Department of English, 1940-1973
Bernard Julien, O.M.I., Département de lettres françaises, 1944-1978
Dalton McGuinty Sr., Department of English, 1951-1981
Paul Marcotte, Department of English, 1955-1987
Joseph-Marie Quirion, O.M.I., Dean of the Faculty of Arts, 1965-1974
W. Glenn Clever, Department of English, 1967-1983
Françoys Bernier, Department of Music, 1969-1992
Douglas Voice, Department of Music, 1970-1998
Pierre Savard, Department of History, 1972-1998
Charles Gagnon, Department of Visual Arts, 1975-1996
Gunter Nolte, Department of Visual Arts, 1977-1996
Yvan G. Lepage, Département de lettres françaises, 1977-2005
John Spencer Hill, Department of English, 1979-1998

WHAT: Ceremony to honour the Pillars of the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Arts

WHEN: Saturday, September 25, 2010, at 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Because of the poor weather conditions in the forecast for tomorrow, please note that the inauguration of the Pillars of the Faculty of Arts, which was supposed to take place outdoors, will be held at the Academic Hall of the University of Ottawa’s Department of Theatre, 133 Séraphin Marion Street.

Free parking will be available at all outdoor campus lots.