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Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Recipients for Excellence in the Field of HIV/AIDS in Canada

The Canadian AIDS Society is pleased to announce The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal recipients who have been honoured with this distinction for their exemplary work and service in the field of HIV/AIDS in Canada.

We congratulate the following individuals who were selected through the CAS selection process for the medals:

Denise Becker Adrian Betts Jay Browne Dr. Brian Conway Monique Doolittle-Romas Richard Elliott Louis Marie Gagnon Jacqueline Gahagan David Hoe Brian Huskins

Randy Jackson Jim Kane Bob Leahy Roger Leclerc Maria Mac Intosh Bradford McIntyre Enrico Mandarino Gerry McConnery Albert McNutt May McQueen

Dr. Julio Montaner Dr. Ted Myers Diane Nielsen Mary Elizabeth Paul Doris Peltier John Plater (posthumous) Colleen Elizabeth Price Darien Taylor Deborah Warren Lyle Watling

We thank everyone who submitted a nomination for the medal. Our movement is fortunate to have so many accomplished leaders who help improve the lives of people living with and affected by HIV. The Canadian AIDS Society is honoured to have been granted the privilege of sharing the medal with 30 members of the HIV community, who are among the 60,000 outstanding Canadians selected to receive this distinction in recognition of the 60^th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the Throne.

The Canadian AIDS Society will be coordinating the presentation of the medals with the nominators of the recipients and will also be presenting some at its 2012 World AIDS Day Gala, to be held Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at the Château Cartier Hotel in Ottawa.

For more information on the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals, please visit: www.gg.ca/diamondjubilee