Julia Gersovitz to receive Gabrielle L茅ger Medal for Lifetime Achievement
Adjunct Professor Julia Gersovitz is to receive the Gabrielle L茅ger Medal for Lifetime Achievement in recognition of her 40-year contribution to heritage conservation in Canada.聽 The medal is one of the National Trust Leadership Awards for 2015.聽 The recipients鈥� accomplishments will be f锚ted at the National Trust鈥檚 National Awards Ceremony and Reception聽taking place in Calgary, Alberta, on October 23, 2015 at the Petroleum Club with Her Honour, the Hon. Lois Mitchell, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, presenting.
From the citation for the award: 鈥淔or nearly four decades, Julia Gersovitz has been at the vanguard of the heritage conservation movement in Canada as a practicing architect, theoretician, educator and volunteer.鈥澛� Also: 鈥淎mong her peers, Ms. Gersovitz is known as much for her thoughtfulness, tenacity and generous spirit as for the impeccable standard of her work. She is an inspiration to conservation professionals throughout Canada.鈥�
The full text of the citation can be found .