MOMENT OF PROUD FOR PJR: PROF. JAN PRUIM APPOINTED OFFICER IN THE ORDER OF ORANGE NASSAU

Abstract

Professor of Medical Imaging at the University of Groningen (The Netherlands) and reviewer for the Pakistan Journal of Radiology, Prof. Jan Pruim, by order of H.M. King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands has been appointed Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau upon his retirement from the UMCG. The royal decorations were presented to him on Wednesday, April 17, by Mayor Koen Schuiling of the municipality of Groningen.

Furthermore, chairman of the Board of the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Prof. Ate van der Zee, presented him with a small bronze statue, the “UMCG Frog”, as a thank you for everything he has done for the UMCG. The Board of Directors awards this exclusive distinction to individuals who have made a major contribution to achieving the objectives of the UMCG through their special personal efforts.

(The frog stands central in the logo of the UMCG as it symbolizes cleanliness in ancient sagas, and the choice for a frog as a logo is quirky and stands-out, just as the UMCG wants to stand out in the quality of their care, teaching, training and research.)