Join us for a ceremony honoring John J. Janc’s academic achievements and dedication to the promotion of the French language.

On July 17, 1986, John J. Janc was named a “chevalier” (“knight”) in the Order of the French Academic Palms. On July 5, 2019, he was promoted to the rank of “officier”. According to the General Consul of France, Guillaume Lacroix, this “promotion récompense un engagement extraordinaire et j’aurais…pour l’étude, la promotion et l’enseignement de la langue française comme des échanges universitaires entre nos deux pays”.

You are cordially invited to attend the ceremony during which he will be decorated with the insignia corresponding to this distinction.

Christina Selander Bouzouina, honorary Consul for the French Government, will officiate.

The ceremony will take place at the Alliance Française, 227 Colfax Avenue North in Minneapolis at 1:30 pm on January 4, 2020.