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At its 32nd Gala Prix Mérite, the Association des Diplômés de l'École Polytechnique honours Jean-Pierre Gilardeau, President of Alcoa's Global Primary Metals Technology and Manufacturing Group, and Jacques D. L'Écuyer, President and CEO of 5N Plus Inc.
November 11, 2010
At its 32nd annual Gala Prix Mérite scheduled for tomorrow evening at the Hotel Omni Mont-Royal, the Association des diplômés de l'École Polytechnique will honour two illustrious members. Jean-Pierre Gilardeau, who currently heads Alcoa's Global Primary Metals Technology and Manufacturing Group, will receive the 2010 Prix Mérite, while Jacques D. L'Ecuyer, President and CEO of 5N Plus Inc., will receive the Prix Innovation Technologique. The Polytechnique alumni association will also present its Prix Étudiant to Jessica Allard Bernier, a recent graduate of the bachelor's-level Computer Engineering program. Also attending will be merit award recipients of recent years, including such prominent Québecers as René Dufour (2001), Jean-Paul Gourdeau (1986), Bernard Lamarre (1980), Kazimir Olechnowicz (1995), Roland Doré (1993) and Michèle Thibodeau-DeGuire (1994).
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