Governor General's Academic Medal

Governor General's Academic Medal

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History

The medals were created by Lord Dufferin, Canada’s third Governor General after Confederation in 1873.

Famous Recipients

Famous recipients include Pierre Trudeau, Tommy Douglas, Robert Bourassa, Robert Stanfield, Kim Campbell, Adrienne Clarkson, Gabrielle Roy and Stuart Douglas.

Categories

Governor General’s Academic Medals are awarded at four levels.

  • Bronze - secondary school level
  • Collegiate Bronze - post-secondary, diploma level
  • Silver - undergraduate level
  • Gold - graduate level

There is no monetary award associated with the Medal.

ee also

*List of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada

External links

* [http://www.gg.ca/honours/awards/acmed/index_e.asp Academic Medals on the Canadian Governor General's web site]

References


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