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Leon Llewellyn was born on April 29, 1951, in Grenville, Saint Andrews, Grenada, to Eric Llewellyn and Vera Renaud Llewellyn. Llewellyn attended St. Andrews Anglican School in Grenville, Grenada (1956-1963), followed by Van Horn Elementary, in Montreal, Quebec. He later attended Northmount High School in Montreal (1965-1969). He is a graduate of Sir George Williams University in Montreal (1969-1975), where he received a BA in Fine Arts in 1974 and a Diploma in Art Education in 1975. Llewellyn is married to Danielle Fortas and they have two children, Jonathan and Julia Llewellyn.

Llewellyn is an artist and retired visual arts teacher, whose career was spent working for the English Montreal School Board, where he taught at Laurier MacDonald High School in Saint Leonard. Prior to his time working at Laurier MacDonald High School, he taught art and music at Aime Renaud High School in St. Leonard and worked as a teaching assistant at Miriam School in Montreal. Llewellyn was involved with many Black community organizations in Montreal, including the Black Studies Centre, Negro Community Centre (NCC), Cote-des Neiges Black Community Development Project, and the Quebec Board of Black Educators, among others. In addition to teaching art and developing art and photography programs for community organizations, including the Black Studies Centre, Llewellyn worked as a set designer for the Black Theater Workshop and a lighting technician at the Revue Theater. Llewellyn participated in many community organized exhibitions and provided artworks for community organizations, journals, and newspapers. He was present at many significant events in the Montreal Black community, including a presentation by Angela Davis in Montreal in 1974. In the 1960s and 1970s, he drew political and editorial cartoons for Uhuru and Focus Umoja. Llewellyn was the artist responsible for the sign above the doorway of the NCC, and the logo and banner on the top of Focus Umoja.

Frank R. Chalk held the position of assistant professor of history at Sir George Williams University from 1965 to 1969. He was appointed associate professor of history in 1969. He continued to hold that position at Concordia University after it was formed with the merger of Sir George Williams University and Loyola College in 1974. Among other activities, he was a member of the Senate Library Committee in the 1970s and a member of the Intra-University History Committee.

• Frank Chalk was granted the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012 for his contribution to the prevention of genocide.

2017: The Department of Religion becomes the Department of Religions and Cultures, according to the 2017-2018 Undergraduate Calendar.

The artist collective General Idea was formed in Toronto in 1969 by three Canadian artists known as Jorge Zontal, Feliz Partz, and AA Bronson, pseudonyms they adopted to better reflect their identities within the group. What began as an artistic collaboration between friends, lasted for 25 years until the death of two members in 1994.

Jorge Zontal, originally named Slobodan Zaia-Levy, was born in a concentration camp in Parma, Italy, on January 28, 1944. After the end of the Second World War, Zontal and his mother reunited with his father, who was sent from Italy to Auschwitz. The family immigrated to Venezuela when Zontal was eight years old. In the 1960s, Zontal went to study architecture at Dalhousie University in Halifax, graduating in 1968. He also studied video at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, where he met Bronson, who was then teaching a workshop. A visit to Toronto made him move there permanently.

Felix Partz, born Ronald Gabe, was born on April 23, 1944, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Partz studied Fine Arts at the University of Manitoba in the mid-1960s. He traveled to Toronto in the summer of 1969 to visit his friend at Rochdale College, when he decided to remain in the city.

AA Bronson, born Michael Tims, was born on June 16, 1946, in Vancouver. In 1964, he enrolled in architecture studies at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. Three years later, Bronson abandoned his studies to participate in building an alternative community that also produced the newspaper The Loving Couch Press, where he became a contributing editor. In 1969, Bronson settled at Rochdale College in Toronto.

The same year, the three artists met at Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto. Shortly after that, Bronson, Zontal, and Partz founded the artist collective General Idea.

During the group’s artistic career, they produced a wide variety of media-based artworks and installations commenting on popular culture, mass media, consumption, social inequalities, the AIDS crisis, and queer identity, among other topics. In 1971, General Idea created the fictional narrative Miss General Idea Pageant, satirizing glamour and commenting on beauty, fame, and the commercial process of the art world. In 1984, the group created The 1984 Miss General Idea Pavillion, a bigger-scale event based on the Miss General Idea narrative from 1971, which included a series of architectural proposals for the installation of a pavilion. In 1972, they published the first issue of FILE Megazine, a publication that aimed to promote other artists’ works as well as General Idea’s major projects. The group released 26 issues, the last one was published in 1989. In 1986, General Idea produced a painting for an exhibition in support of the American Foundation for AIDS Research, featuring the word AIDS in the style of Robert Indiana’s 1966 work LOVE, which was highly popular and appeared in a wide variety of formats such as keychains, napkins, postage stamps, etc. General Idea’s intention in creating the AIDS painting in the same style as LOVE was for it to spread like a virus and raise awareness of the AIDS crisis. The AIDS painting was later produced on a variety of different media, including sculpture, posters, wallpapers, and rings, and was used as a logo for AIDS campaigns in several cities such as New York, Berlin, and Toronto, and AIDS awareness became a central subject of the group’s work.

General Idea’s innovative conceptual approach to art-making gave them widespread recognition, participating in 149 group exhibitions and 123 solo exhibitions around the world.

General Idea remained active until the deaths of Jorge Zontal and Felix Partz on February 3, and June 5, 1994, respectively, from AIDS-related causes.

The Black Community Resource Centre (BCRC) is a Montreal-based organization established in 1992 that provides professional support to English-Speaking public organizations, families, and individuals within the city’s Black communities. The BCRC is a member of the Black Community Forum that aims to develop, plan, and support effective partnerships within the Black Community. Dr. Clarence Bayne holds the position of president of the BCRC, and Jamar Scott the position of Vice-president and chair of Finance Committee. The BCRC is located in 6767 chemin de la Côte des Neiges, and offers information and referral services, support to schools, workshops, and a documentation center. The Black Community Resource Centre has partnered with several organizations such as the Quebec Community Groups Network, the English Montreal School Board, Volunteer Bureau of Montreal, Centraide du Grand Montreal, and the Batshaw Youth and Family Centres, among others, to facilitate workshops, training and programs on health, social services, education, anti-racism, self-esteem, community building, conflict resolution, socio-culture and community development for the integration and empowerment of Montreal minority groups including Black Youth. Dedicated to empowering the Black-Anglo community of Montreal, the centre has developed the Book Project, a historical account of the evolution of the English-speaking black community and Black in Quebec, an in-depth research study into the English-Speaking Black Community in Quebec that aims to provide Black Community Organizations with accurate information, data and sources on their communities.

Clarence S. Bayne joined Sir George Williams University in 1966 as a lecturer in statistics after completing his Master and PhD at McGill University. From 1967 to 1969, he was a Lecturer in quantitative methods; in 1969 he was appointed Assistant Professor of quantitative methods. Following the merger of Sir George Williams and Loyola College to form Concordia University in 1974, he was appointed Associate Professor of quantitative methods. In 1987, he was made Associate Professor of decision sciences and management information systems. He received his Full Professor title in June 2001. He was the Director of the Diploma in Administration/Diploma in Sport Administration (DIA/DSA) program from 1991 to 2006 and served on many university committees, task forces and councils. Bayne’s research focuses on forecasting and sampling theory. He has been an advocate for the Black community in Montreal.

• Bayne sat on the committee to investigate the charges against Perry Anderson in December 1968. The biology professor had been charged with racism by the then-Principal of Sir George Williams University, D. B. Clarke. Bayne would resign publicly from the committee on January 22, 1969, citing the lack of guidelines and procedures of the committee and expressing concerns regarding the overall role of the University towards the Black community.
• Bayne was instrumental in the foundation of Montreal’s Black Theatre Workshop in 1969. He has been president and executive director of the company created to offer opportunities to black actors.
• Bayne was the founder and executive director of the National Black Coalition of Canada Research Institute during a leave from teaching in 1972.
• In 1987, Bayne worked on the creation of the Foundation for Minority Arts and Culture.
• Bayne was the 1992 recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Achievement Award for his work on developing Black performing arts and culture in Montreal.
• In February 1996, the City of Montreal presented a community service award to Bayne.
• Bayne received the Montreal Association of Black Business and Professional Award in 1998.
• Bayne chaired a session on Multiple Identities and Social Values at the Canadian Cultural Research Network (CCRN) colloquium in Edmonton, held in May 2000.
• Bayne was admitted to the Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honour Society at its ceremony held November 1, 2000.
• Bayne received the Quebec Board of Black Educator’s Award in 2000.

Kurt Jonassohn was born in Cologne, Germany on August 31, 1920. His parents Frieda and Richard were victims of the Holocaust. He worked in Montreal during the war and afterwards as a cutter in the clothing industry. By taking evening courses he graduated from Sir George Williams University (SGWU) in 1953 and received an M. A. degree (Sociology) from McGill University in 1955. Jonassohn joined SGWU as Assistant Professor of Sociology in 1963 and became Associate Professor in 1965. He was promoted full Professor in 1972. Jonassohn retired in 1989 but continued part-time until 1996. He passed away in Montreal on December 1, 2011.

• In 1986, Jonassohn founded with Dr. Frank Chalk the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) for which he became Director in June 1989 for a few years.

Brian McKenna was born in Montreal on August 8, 1945, as the eldest of five children of Leo McKenna, descendant of an Irish family that immigrated to Canada around 1850, and Agathe Macdonell, whose ancestors came to Ontario around 1786. Brian McKenna worked as journalist, author, filmmaker, producer, and contributor to numerous local and national radio and television shows. He passed away on May 5, 2023, at age 77.

Brian McKenna grew up in downtown Montreal, where he went to a French elementary school of the Congregation of Notre-Dame, until his family moved to the Montreal suburb of Valois, and later to Beaconsfield. While a student at St. Thomas High School in Pointe-Claire, McKenna worked as sports editor of the high school paper, the St. Thomas News. After his high school graduation in 1963, McKenna enrolled in the Honours English program at Loyola College. There he joined both the debating society and the college weekly paper, the Loyola News, first as a reporter, then desk editor and subsequently news editor. McKenna took over as editor-in-chief in autumn 1966. He received his Bachelor of Arts in English literature in 1967. He was hired as a summer reporter at the Montreal Star to cover the Expo 67 World’s Fair. In autumn 1967 he returned to studies and to work as editor of the Loyola News. In 1968, Brian McKenna graduated in communication arts and became a full-time reporter at the Montreal Star. From 1969 to 1971 he was parliamentary correspondent in Ottawa. McKenna resigned from the Montreal Star in 1973, to become story editor for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Montreal local TV news and current affairs show The City at 6. At that time, he also became the Quebec correspondent for the CBC’s national radio current affairs show As It Happens. In 1975 McKenna joined the current affairs program The Fifth Estate as founding producer. He remained there until 1988. In addition, since 1972, he independently produced several films. In the fall of 1980 McKenna Purcell Productions Inc. was formed and subsequently McKenna’s services were contracted through the company. In 1989, the production company Wartime Productions was incorporated by Brian McKenna and Susan Purcell. The same year, McKenna was named the Max Bell Fellowship visiting professor at the University of Regina School of Journalism, where he taught documentary filmmaking. Brian McKenna also worked on various projects with his brother Terence McKenna.

Brian McKenna wrote articles for Saturday Night, Weekend Magazine, the Literary Review of Canada, Cité libre, and The Last Post and did book reviews for the Montreal Gazette and the Toronto Star. He co-authored a biography of Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau. He contributed to the profiles of Montreal mayors Camilien Houde and Jean Drapeau to The Canadian Encyclopedia.

Throughout his career, Brian McKenna received numerous honours, awards, and prizes. In 1968, he was named Grand Old Man of Loyola News, and honoured as Man of the Year at the annual student awards ceremony. In 1973 he won his first ACTRA award for television writing and directing The City at 6 film documentary Settling Accounts. He also won the Anik Award for reporting, two Gemini awards for And Then You Die, and five Gemini Awards for The Valour and the Horror, a Canadian military history film series. He received further ACTRA awards, including one for His Worship Jean Drapeau, three ribbons from the American Film Festival, two Golden Sheaf awards from the Yorkton Film Festival, a medal at the New York Film Festival, and a “Chris” plaque at the Columbus Film Festival. For The Killing Ground, which he co-wrote with his brother Terence McKenna, he received a Wilderness Award and an Anik award.

Silvy Panet-Raymond started her career at Concordia as a part-time lecturer in the dance department in the early 1980s and was promoted to tenure-track Assistant Professor in 1986, teaching choreography and the creative process. She was Chair of the Contemporary Dance department from 1989 to 2001 and again from 2015 to 2022. She obtained her Professor rank in 2008. Her research activities have received external funding and she has conducted masterclass and workshops all over the world. She retired from Concordia in 2022 but remains active especially with the Creative Approaches to Public Space (CAPS) program of the Université Rennes 2 where she is an International Chair in Humanities and Social Sciences.

• In 1985, Panet-Raymond was co-winner (with René Richard Cyr) of a Best Direction of a Show ADISQ award for ‘Solide Salad’ by Michel Lemieux.
• She coordinated the Zone of Silence project in 1987, an exchange program between Quebec and Mexican artists from the University of Juarez in Durango started in 1984 by sculptor Domingo Cisneros.
• In 1988, she led a group of six students to the Olympic Arts Festival in Calgary, a five-nights program of modern dance taking place in conjunction with Danscene, a post-secondary dance festival and educator’s conference.
• Panet-Raymond was commissioned by the Agora de la danse to give a public lecture on the international influence of Montreal dancers and choreographers at the Joint Conference of the Society of Dance History Scholars and the Association for Dance in Universities and Colleges in Canada in May 1995.
• She led Concordia’s Thinking Out Loud: Robert Lepage and Silvy Panet-Raymond Are Being Instrumental candid conversation panel on March 30, 2016.

Ingrid Bachmann is a professor at the department of Studio Arts. Born in London, Canada, she obtained her MA in Modern Art History, Theory and Criticism from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Bachmann came to Concordia in 1993. She got her tenure-track position in 1999. In 2001, Bachmann was a founding member of Hexagram: Institute for research and Creation in the Media Arts, based at Concordia University. She served on the Faculty of Fine Arts Council from 2002-2003 to 2003-2004 and in 2008-2009, on the Council of the School of Graduate Studies in 2004-2005 and on the Senate, in 2006-2007. She’s had 20 solo exhibitions, took part in more than 30 group exhibitions and was awarded many grants from the Canada Council, the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Daniel Langlois Foundation to name a few. Her creations are at the intersection of textiles, sculpture and technology.

• Bachmann got to present her paper ‘Material and the Promise of the Immaterial’ at the Textile Society of America Conference held in New Mexico, in September 2000.
• Bachmann was one of three artists selected to represent Canada at the International Triennale of Tapestry held in Lodz, Poland, in 2001.
• She was invited to create an in situ installation at the Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery for its 10th anniversary in 2002.
• Bachmann’s ‘Digital Crustaceans: Homesteading on the World Wide Web’ research project was presented at the Creative Evolution conference at the University of London’s Goldsmith’s College in April 2005.
• In 2008, she was part of the Entretiens Jacques-Cartier organizing committee, a colloquium at which she hosted a symposium exploring the potential of textiles in various applications such as sustainable development, security, health and culture.

Robert Tittler grew up in the Eastern United States and received his doctorate in history from New York University in 1971. He began his career at Concordia University as an assistant professor in the department of History at one its founding institution, Loyola College of Montreal, in 1969, was promoted associate professor in 1975 and full professor in 1981. He served as Chair of the Department of History from 1976 to 1978 and as Graduate Program Director from 1986 to 1989. He took part in various committees both at Concordia and outside the university as well as on numerous editorial and advisory boards. He retired on June 1st, 2005 and was granted the title of Distinguished Professor Emeritus. He specializes in the political, urban, local and art-architectural history of Early Modern Britain, c. 1500-1640 and he has published over 60 scholarly essays and 12 books.

• In 1971, Tittler introduced the idea of Open Forums at Loyola College, for debating current issues and discuss freely current topics falling outside of academic borders.
• In 1986, Tittler was appointed general editor of a series on European urban society published in four volumes by Longman.
• Tittler was named to the Editorial Board of the Toronto-based Records of Early English Drama Publication project in 1987.
• In 1996, Tittler presided as President over the annual meeting of the Northeast Conference on British Studies at Wesleyan University, Connecticut.
• He delivered the keynote speech on the topic of ‘Reformation, Collective Memory and Civil Culture in English Provincial Towns’ to the 23rd annual meeting of the Pre-Modern Towns Group in London University in January 1997.
• Along with Michael Maxwell of McGill University, Tittler co-founded the Montreal British History Seminar in 1997, an inter-university venture hearing scholarly papers and attracting speakers from Montreal universities and beyond.
• Tittler was appointed visiting professor of history at Yale University for the spring term (January to May) of 1998.
• He was a key player in the organization of the Northeast Conference on British Studies (NECBS) held at Concordia University on October 27 and 28, 2000.
• In 2001, Tittler chaired a special committee of the North American Conference on British Studies to study the state of British Studies and British history in Canada with a mandate to work with British Council of Canada on this issue.
• He was elected chair of the executive board of Records of Early English Drama, a Toronto-based international research and publication, in 2003.
• Tittler received a Long Service Award from Concordia University in 2004, honouring his 35 years of service.
• In 2008, Tittler was presented with a festschrift, a commemorative volume of essays celebrating his contributions to the field of English local history.
• Robert Tittler was named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2017.

Susan Drysdale received her degrees from Northland College (BA, 1958), and Louisiana State University (MA, 1961, and PhD, 1969). She was a professor of sociology at Concordia University and at one of the two founding institutions, Loyola College. She was appointed Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Loyola Faculty of Arts and Science in 1971. In 1975, she was promoted Associate Professor and became vice-chair of the Department of Sociology in 1975-1976. She was chair of the Concordia Department of Sociology and Anthropology from 1994 to 1996.

Professor Drysdale has been a Fellow of the Simone de Beauvoir Institute since 1980, and she was made Honorary Fellow in 1997. She participated actively in several areas of the Institute. Her areas of teaching and research include classical social theory, Victorian sociology, gender, and women and work. As co-researcher, she participated in three oral history projects on women: “Women and Work” (1982), with Professor Katherine Waters “Women and War Work in Montreal” (1984), and “Oral History of Women Academics at Concordia” (1992).

She served on a number of committees such as the Board of Governors, the Arts and Science Faculty Council, CUFA (Concordia University Faculty Association), the Advisory Committee on Equity, the Joint Grievance Committee, the Appeals Board and the Senate Library Committee. She retired in 1997.

Professor John Doe, a luminary in the hallowed halls of Concordia University's Department of English, is a paragon of literary scholarship and an indefatigable champion of the written word. Born in Montreal, John's journey through the world of academia is a testament to his unbridled passion for literature. John's fascination with literature was ignited during his formative years when he stumbled upon a dusty copy of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in his grandfather's attic. From that moment on, the world of words became his sanctuary. He pursued a Bachelor's degree in English Literature at McGill University, where his professors quickly recognized his prodigious talent. His voracious appetite for knowledge led him to earn a Master's degree, specializing in Victorian literature. John's academic odyssey brought him to Concordia University, where he completed his doctoral studies, focusing on postcolonial literature. It was during this period that he honed his analytical skills and began developing a reputation for his incisive critical thinking. Professor Doe's contributions to the field of literature extend far beyond the classroom.

His research has been groundbreaking, particularly in the realm of postcolonial literature and its intersection with contemporary issues. His book, "Unearthing Voices: Postcolonial Narratives of Identity and Resistance," remains a seminal work in the field. He has also published numerous articles and essays in prestigious academic journals, further solidifying his status as a thought leader in English literature. Beyond his academic accolades, John Doe is a beacon of inspiration for both students and colleagues. He is known for his unwavering commitment to fostering a nurturing and inclusive academic community. His mentorship has guided countless students to their own scholarly success, and his colleagues look to him for guidance and wisdom. As Professor John Doe celebrates his well-deserved retirement, Concordia University and the world of English literature are left with an indelible legacy. His impact on the institution, his students, and the field of literature is immeasurable. His retirement may mark the end of an era, but his influence will resonate through generations of scholars and literary enthusiasts who have had the privilege of learning from and being inspired by him.

2018: John Joe won an Achievement award for his work in the field of English Literature from the Government of Canada.
2020: In recognition of his exceptional contributions to the world of academia, Professor John Doe was honoured with the title of Emeritus Professor, ensuring that his name remains forever synonymous with excellence in the Department of English at Concordia University, Montreal.

Ira Robinson is a professor of Judaic studies in the department of Religion and Cultures of Concordia University. He received his BA in Humanities from the Johns Hopkins University in 1973. Robinson obtained his M.A. in Jewish History from Columbia University in 1975 before becoming a lecturer at the department of Religion of Concordia University in 1979. Harvard University awarded Robinson his Ph.D. in 1980. He was promoted to the Associate Professor rank in 1984 and was the Graduate Program Director of the M.A. in Judaic Studies from 1984 to 1991. He sat on the Council of the Faculty of Arts and Science from 1990-1991 to 1997-1998. Robinson was elected chair of the department of Religion in 1989, a position he would keep until 1997. He was finally promoted Full Professor in 1993. Robinson would be promoted Graduate Program Director again, from 2000 to 2009. Robinson was inducted into the Provost’s Circle of Distinction on May 30, 2013. He was designated Distinguished Professor Emeritus in 2022. Ira Robinson published more than 15 books and over 50 articles. His research interests are Canadian Judaism, Orthodox Judaism in North America, Hasidism, Judaism and science and Jewish mysticism.

• Ira Robinson obtained his first award, the Louis L. Kaplan Prize in Hebrew Literature from the Baltimore Hebrew College, in 1970.
• He was awarded the 1986 prize in the non-fiction category of the Kenneth B. Smilen Literary Awards as the editor of Cyrus Adler: Selected Letters.
• In 1988, Robinson chaired the 3-day event Yiddish Montreal symposium, underlining Montreal as a world centre of Yiddish literary creativity.
• He was elected president of the Canadian Jewish Historical Society (now the Canadian Society for Jewish Studies) in June of 1994.
• Robinson was the president of the Jewish Public Library in Montreal from 1996 to 1998.
• The Koffler Centre for the Arts in Toronto’s Jewish Book Awards Committee granted Robinson the Prize for scholarship on a Canadian Jewish subject for the book ‘Renewing Our Days: Montreal Jews in the Twentieth Century’ in 1995.
• Robinson was instrumental in the creation of the Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies in 1999. He has acted as a director for the institute in 2005-2006, and 2012 to
• He chaired the Canadian Jewish Studies Researchers’ Forum held March 2001 in Montreal.
• In 2002, Robinson was elected to the Academic Council of the American Jewish Historical Society.
• Robinson was awarded the Louis Rosenberg Canadian Jewish Studies Distinguished Service Award in 2013 for his continuous support of Jewish Studies.

Donald L. Boisvert was an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Religions and Cultures.

In 1975 Boisvert was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies followed by a Masters in History and Philosophy of Religion, both from Concordia University. In 1978 he began PhD studies at McMaster University which he completed at the University of Ottawa in 1990.

Boisvert worked for two years as Communications Assistant in the Office of the Leader Opposition of the Canadian House of Commons before returning to Concordia University in September 1979 to work on program development in the Dean of Students Office. The following year he replaced Don Taddeo as Administrative Assistant to Russel Breen (Academic Vice-Rector), a position he held until moving to the Office of the Rector in 1985 to work as an Executive Assistant until 1990.

From 1991-1996, Boisvert was the Associate Vice-Rector, Student Life and from 1996-2003 he was the Dean of Students. In 2008 he succeeded John O’Brien as Speaker of the Senate until 2013. In 2003 Boisvert returned to full-time teaching and research as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Religion where he received tenure in 2011. He served as Chair of the Department of Religion from 2014 to 2015 and retired from Concordia University in 2016.

Boisvert passed away on June 19, 2019. He published two books, including Sanctity and Male Desire: A Gay Reading of Saints in 2004. In 2005 Boisvert was a Lambda Literary Awards finalist in the Spirituality/Religion category. Throughout his academic career he presented his papers at several Canadian, American and European conferences. An openly gay man, Boisvert’s extensive research explored the intersection of religion, gender and sexuality.

• In 1972 Boisvert was the editor of the Loyola Happening.
• During his studies at Loyola College, Boisvert was Vice-President, External, of the Loyola Student Association (LSA) from 1972-1973 and served as Co-President of the LSA with Marc Tigh from 1973-1974.
• In 1975 Boisvert was awarded the Loyola Campus Medal as Graduating Class Valedictorian.
• In 2002 he endowed the Donald L. Boisvert Scholarship for Gay and Lesbian Studies.
• He gave the keynote address at Sexy Religion: The Allure of the Transcendent, an interdisciplinary conference held at Concordia University in February 2006.
• Boisvert received the Concordia University Alumni Association 2010 Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching at the May 17, 2010 Alumni Recognition Awards Banquet.
• In September 2013 Boisvert was ordained Priest in the Anglican Church of Canada by the Anglican Bishop of Montreal.

Charles Davis was a full-time professor at the department of Religion.

• Davis was the first Concordia faculty member to receive the Killam Research Fellowship from the Canada Council for the Arts in 1981.
• He was promoted to the rank of Professor Emeritus for 1992-1993.

Barry Frank joined Sir George Williams University as a faculty members in Physics in 1965. He was promoted to Full Professor in 1986. Frank passed away on January 27, 2019.

• Frank received his 50 years of service recognition at the Annual Long Service and Retiree Luncheon held December 10, 2015
• The Department of Physics' Inaugural Barry Frank Memorial Lecture took place at Concordia University on September 6, 2023.