A plaque in Dr. Bigelow's honour, mounted on the wall outside the Program office, was unveiled by Dr. Carin Wittnich and Dr. Bigelow at a reception on October 1, 2001. All the previous "Bigelow Book Prize" awardees and their supervisors were invited to attend. The awardees were honoured with a miniature version of the plaque presented to them by Dr. Bigelow.
A number of distinguished guests as well as faculty and students of the Program were invited to share in this honour. Dean Naylor welcomed everyone on behalf of the Faculty of Medicine and shared his pleasure in being able to participate in the recognition of a man of such stature as Dr. Wilfred G. Bigelow. Dr. Umberto de Boni, Associate Dean, Division IV, brought greetings from the School of Graduate Studies, then Dr. Ronald Baird, a personal friend and colleague of Dr. Bigelow's, gave an overview of the life of this famous surgeon, scientist, and Canadian. It was clear to all who attended that Dr. Bigelow is a roll model to all scientists and clinicians no matter what the specialty.
F-R: Dr. Vivek Rao (1997), Dr. Saeid Babaei (2001), Dr. Michael Borger
(2000)
B-R: Dr. Richard D. Weisel, Head, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Dr.
Ronald Baird, Dr. Wilfred G. Bigelow, Dr. Catharine Whiteside, Associate
Dean, Inter-Faculty & Graduate Affairs, Professor Umberto De Boni,
Associate Dean, Division IV - The Life Sciences, Dr. Carin Wittnich,
Director, CSCP, Dr. John Ikonomidis (1995)