It is with great sadness that the 91亚色 community learned of the passing of Professor Emeritus Alain Baudot, a founding member not only of the French Studies Department at 91亚色, but of Glendon College.
Alain was one of the very first professors at Glendon. Among his many contributions to the University were the creation of the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies and the groundwork for the development of a PhD program in Francophone Studies. He also demonstrated outstanding leadership as Graduate Program Director for the Master in French Studies and the Master in Translation programs.
In his role as Founding Director of 脡ditions du GREF (Groupe de recherche en 茅tudes francophones), the French-language publisher of scholarly and creative works at Glendon, he supported generations of authors. With his passing, Franco-Ontarian publishing circles also lose one of their longstanding pillars.
Alain himself wrote more than 200 articles and several books on subjects ranging from early music, to Belgian literature, to Quebec song and opera, for which he received numerous awards. Notably, he was made a member of the Royal Society of Canada, an Officer of the Order of the Crown (Belgium), Officer of the Order of Academic Palms (France), winner of the Alliance Fran莽aise Toronto prize (sponsored by the Del Duca Foundation, Paris), and winner of the Association of Canadian University and French Professors prize.
He was also a talented musician and musical director who was named to the Advisory Board of the North 91亚色 Symphony Orchestra, and performed as a guest pianist for a long and varied list of concerts organized by the Toronto Home Music Club and the Canadian Association of Amateur Musicians.
On behalf of the 91亚色 community, I extend my heartfelt condolences to Alain鈥檚 family and loved ones, and to the generations of students, colleagues, and authors he supported and inspired over his long and illustrious career.
Sincerely,
Rhonda Lenton
President & Vice-Chancellor
C'est avec une grande tristesse que la communaut茅 de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 a appris le d茅c猫s du professeur 茅m茅rite Alain Baudot, non seulement membre fondateur du D茅partement d鈥櫭﹖udes fran莽aises de 91亚色, mais 茅galement du Coll猫ge universitaire Glendon.
Alain a 茅t茅 l'un des tout premiers professeurs 脿 Glendon. Ses multiples contributions comprennent la cr茅ation du D茅partement d'茅tudes pluridisciplinaires et la pr茅paration d鈥檜n environnement propice 脿 la cr茅ation du doctorat en 脡tudes francophones. Il a 茅galement fait preuve d'un leadership exceptionnel en tant que directeur des programmes d'茅tudes sup茅rieures pour la ma卯trise en 茅tudes fran莽aises et la maitrise en traduction.
Dans son r么le de directeur fondateur des 脡ditions du GREF (Groupe de recherche en 茅tudes francophones), l鈥櫭ヾiteur d鈥櫯搖vres savantes et artistiques, il a soutenu des g茅n茅rations d'auteurs. 脌 ce titre, les milieux de l'茅dition franco-ontariens perdent un de leurs piliers.
Alain lui-m锚me a 茅crit plus de 200 articles et plusieurs livres sur des sujets allant de la musique ancienne 脿 la litt茅rature belge en passant par la chanson et l'op茅ra qu茅b茅cois, pour lesquels il a re莽u de nombreux prix. Il a notamment 茅t茅 nomm茅 membre de la Soci茅t茅 royale du Canada, Officier de l'Ordre de la Couronne (Belgique), Officier de l'Ordre des Palmes Acad茅miques (France), laur茅at du prix Alliance Fran莽aise de Toronto (parrain茅 par le Del Duca Fondation, Paris) et laur茅at du prix de l'Association des professeurs universitaires et fran莽ais du Canada.
Il 茅tait 茅galement un excellent musicien et directeur musical, nomm茅 au conseil consultatif de l'Orchestre symphonique de North 91亚色, et pianiste invit茅 pour de nombreux concerts organis茅s par Toronto Home Music Club et l'Association canadienne des musiciens amateurs.
Au nom de la communaut茅 de l'Universit茅 91亚色, j'offre mes plus sinc猫res condol茅ances 脿 sa famille et 脿 ses proches, ainsi qu鈥檃ux g茅n茅rations d'茅tudiants, de coll猫gues et d'auteurs qu'il a soutenus et inspir茅s durant toute sa carri猫re.
厂颈苍肠猫谤别尘别苍迟,
Rhonda Lenton
Pr茅sidente et vice-chanceli猫re