Beaconsfield couple to receive honourary Concordia doctorates
Lorne and Louise Trottier among 11 individuals to receive prestigious award
Lorne Trottier and Louise Rousselle Trottier will be presented with honorary doctorates from Concordia University next month.
The Trottiers from Beaconsfield are among 11 individuals Concordia will honour for making their “mark in the fields of law, art, Indigenous rights, journalism, nanoscience, business and philanthropy.”
Lorne Trottier and his wife are being recognized for their business acumen and philanthropy.
In 2000, they created the Trottier Family Foundation to support initiatives in education, science, technology, environment and health care.
Lorne Trottier, a science enthusiast, worked at Marconi, a radar communications systems developer before co-founding Matrox in 1976 with business partner Branko Matic.
Louise Rousselle Trottier, a Concordia economics alumna (BA 76), funded the Louise Rousselle Trottier Bursary in Arts and Science, which provides assistance for students working toward a degree while pursuing full-time work.
The Trottiers will receive their honorary doctorates during Concordia’s 2018 spring convocation ceremonies on June 11-13 at Place des Arts.
Others scheduled to receive honorary doctorates include Gazette cartoonist Terry Mosher, La Presse cartoonist Serge Chapleau, Edith Cloutier, Wilton Littlechild, Meyya Meyyappan, Clare Akamanzi, Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, Robert Briscoe and Peter Schumann.