Danielle Grenier Member Recognition Award
The Canadian Paediatric Society would not function without the work and dedication of its many volunteer members.
Each year, more than 100 members volunteer their time on committees, section executives and the Board of Directors. Many more serve as spokespeople, peer reviewers and liaisons with other organizations.
To recognize outstanding contributions, the CPS has established the CPS Member Recognition Award.
Nominations are solicited from the Board of Directors and CPS staff. The winner is chosen by the Membership Subcommittee. The award is presented during the CPS annual conference. Current voting members of the board of directors are not eligible.
For more information on the Member Recognition Award, contact memberservices@cps.ca.
Current recipient(s): Dr. Jae-Marie Ferdinand and Dr. Daphne Korczak
Dr. Jae-Marie Ferdinand and Dr. Daphne Korczak are the joint recipients of this award for CPS members who go “above and beyond”. As co-chairs of the first-ever CPS-hosted Canadian Conference on Child and Youth Mental Health, held in Toronto last November, they dedicated precious time, expertise, and effort to this event. Their role undoubtedly complicated their already busy professional lives, and for this alone, we thank them. But they did more! With a planning committee of six, they planned sessions, engaged excellent faculty, and mapped the program, all while collaborating with and supporting CPS staff and members. Proofs of fine leadership include the number of delegates—more than 150 from across Canada and a wide range of health professions—the positive evaluations of this learning experience, and overwhelming support for another conference on mental health.
On site Drs. Ferdinand and Korczak were invaluable: fielding all content-related questions, bridging gaps, and being responsive and available throughout. This DG award is for all they did to make this conference a resounding success.
In their everyday lives, Dr. Korczak is an eminent child and adolescent psychiatrist and researcher with SickKids Hospital and U of T, and chair of the CPS Mental Health Task Force. Dr. Ferdinand is a community and social paediatrician in Montreal and chair of the CPS Continuing Professional Development Committee.
This award is named and given in honour of Dr. Danielle Grenier, a leader in paediatrics who passed away in 2014. In her working life and through her brilliant and positive presence, she shaped many areas of child and youth care over the years. An exceptional clinician, she trained locally and practiced with her husband, Dr. Luc Charette, in the Ottawa-Gatineau area, caring for two generations of children. But her influence extended all across Canada, and beyond. In her tireless work as Director of Medical Affairs for the CPS (1994 to 2014), she helped to guide best practice. She was a prolific contributor to Paediatrics & Child Health and to several important books, most recently as co-editor of Well Beings: A Guide to Health in Child Care. Dr. Grenier was an instructor and mentor who nurtured the CPS Residents Section and, most recently, collaborated in developing the Education Program for Immunization Competencies (EPIC). She was an active and outspoken advocate on countless child and youth health issues, both as a frequent spokesperson for the CPS and a long-time member of the Quebec Human Rights Commission. Her work with the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program since its founding in 1996 was widely recognized at home and internationally.
Past recipients
Dr. Michelle Barton-Forbes
Dr. Kassia Johnson
Dr. Dorothy Moore
Dr. Laura Sauve
Dr. Jill Boulton
Dr. Kevin Coughlin
Dr. Nicole Le Saux
Dr. Michelle Ponti or her contribution to the area of children’s digital health.
Dr. Dawn Davies for her tremendous contribution to the discussion around Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) and children and youth.
Drs. Jean-Yves Frappier and Douglas McMillan for 3 years of commitment and unquantifiable hours of work to ensure the success of the International Pediatric Congress in Vancouver, co-hosted by the CPS in August 2016.
Dr. Dorothy Moore and Dr. Joan Robinson, for outstanding vaccine advocacy in print, in committee and in the media.
Dr. Mark Awuku his outstanding contributions to the CPS as chair of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Committee.
Dr. Tony Barozzino and Dr. Chuck Hui are co-editors-in-chief of Caring for Kids New to Canada (www.kidsnewtocanada.ca), an online bilingual resource launched in April 2013 for health professionals working with immigrant and refugee children, youth, and families.
Dr. Debra Andrews and Dr. William Mahoney for their outstanding work co-editing the 2012 revision of Children with School Problems: A Physician’s Manual.
Dr. Claire Leblanc of Montreal for her tireless promotion of physical activity and obesity prevention.
Dr. Dorothy Moore of Quebec for her role in developing CPS position statements, publications, and information for families and caregivers.
Dr. Robert Bortolussi of Nova Scotia for his exceptional leadership during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.
Drs. Danielle Grenier and Denis Leduc of Quebec for their work as co-editors of Well Beings: A Guide to Health in Child Care (3rd edition).
Dr. Nalini Singhal of Alberta for her work with the Neonatal Resuscitation Program.
Dr. Alyson Shaw of Ontario for promoting literacy and for her work with the Read, Speak, Sing program.
Dr. Jenn Brenner of Alberta for her work with Healthy Child Uganda
Dr. Kent Saylor of Quebec for his work on the CPS First Nations and Inuit Health Committee and his involvement with Many Hands, One
Dr. Susan Bennett of Ontario for creating the new child and youth maltreatment section and for her efforts in recruiting new members.
Last updated: May 22, 2025