Order
of Canada Recipients |
The
Order of Canada recognizes people who have made a difference
to our country. From local citizens to national and international
personalities, all Canadians are eligible for the Order
of Canada -- our country's highest honour for lifetime
achievement. Three different levels of membership honour
people whose accomplishments vary in degree and scope:
Member, Officer and Companion. In Latin, the motto is "Desiderantes
meliorem patriam". This means "they desire a better
country" -- words the members of the Order bring to life.
The following HKIN graduates have been honored. |
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Richard
(Rick) M. Hansen
BPE
1986, LLD 1987
O.B.C.1990
C.C.
1987
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C.C.
(Companion of the Order of Canada ~ the highest
award given)
Up to 15 appointments are made each year, and there can only be 165
living Companions at any given time. Companions can use the letters
C.C. after
their name. The highest level of award. |
Between
March 1985 and May 1987, "The Man in Motion" undertook
the biggest challenge of his athletic career when he
circled the globe in a wheelchair to build awareness
of the potential of persons with disabilities and to
raise funds for spinal cord research, rehabilitation
and wheelchair sport
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In 1987, Richard Hansen was appointed as a Companion because of his service
with the highest degree of merit to Canada and humanity. Companions can
also be recognized for outstanding achievement with national or international
pre-eminence in their field
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Howard
R. Nixon
BPE
1951
O.C.
1991
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O.C.
(Officer of the Order of Canada ~ the second highest
award given)
Officers can use the letters O.C. after their name.
Up to 64 appointments can be made each year. |
He
has dedicated his life to physical education and fitness
for young Canadians. He has coached football, wrestling,
swimming, volleyball, gymnastics and boxing at the community,
high school and university levels. Deeply committed to
Canada's young people, he was also one of the founders
of Katimavik, a national youth program that encourages
personal, social and professional development. To date,
more than 20,000 young people have benefited from the
program.
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Roger C. Jackson
BPE 1967
O.C. 1985
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O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada ~ the second highest award given)
Officers can use the letters O.C. after their name. Up to 64 appointments can be made each year. |
An Olympic gold medalist, he has been involved in amateur sport at the administrative level for many years. He is now Past Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education at the University of Calgary and Past President of the Canadian Olympic Association. |
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May
Brown
MPE
1961, LLD 1987,
O.B.C.
1993
C.M.
1986
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C.M.
(Member of the Order of Canada)
Members are recognized for distinguished service to a particular group
or in a particular field of activity at a local or regional level. Members
can use the letters C.M. after their name. Up to 136 appointments can be
made each year. |
Recipient
of the 1985 YWCA Woman of Distinction Award for Public
Affairs, Education and Communication, this Alderman of
the Vancouver City council has long been involved in youth
work, summer camping and the teaching of physical education. |
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Ken Shields
BPE 1969
C.M. 1999
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C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada)
Members are recognized for distinguished service to a particular group or in a particular field of activity at a local or regional level. Members can use the letters C.M. after their name. Up to 136 appointments can be made each year. |
He has dedicated his life to the development of Canada's athletes and their trainers. In addition to successfully coaching varsity, provincial and national basketball teams, he was instrumental in establishing the University of Victoria's National Coaching Institute. He is the founding president of the Commonwealth Centre for Sport Development, and his commitment to our country's premier athletic programs continues to ensure excellence in Canadian sports. |
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Robert Carkner
BPE 1958, LLD
O.B.C. 1993
C.M. 2001 |
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C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada)
Members are recognized for distinguished service to a particular group or in a particular field of activity at a local or regional level. Members can use the letters C.M. after their name. Up to 136 appointments can be made each year. |
This retired high school principal has combined innovation in education with concrete methods of encouraging humanitarianism among students. Under his direction, a small school project which began in 1978 by sponsoring a Guatemalan orphan has blossomed into caring for the entire orphanage. Every year, after significant fundraising, students and staff from Richmond schools travel to Guatemala to carry out major work projects. These include building a new school and dormitories and establishing a fish farm. He has also led innovative initiatives at home such as a salmon hatchery at his high school and a space and technology program which has received national attention. |
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Robert
F. Osborne
Professor
Emeritus
School
Director 1952 - 78
C.M.
1981
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C.M.
(Member of the Order of Canada)
Members are recognized for distinguished service to a particular group or in
a particular field of activity at a local or regional level. Members can use
the letters C.M. after their name. Up to 136 appointments can be made each year. |
After studying at the University
of British Columbia and in the United States he became head
of Physical Education at UBC. In 1936, while still a student,
he was a member of the Canadian Olympic Basketball Team and
has strongly supported athletics ever since. Manager of the
Canadian Olympic Track and Field team at the Melbourne Olympics
of 1956, he is now honorary vice-president of the Commonwealth
Games Association of Canada |
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Douglas
Bruce Clement
Professor
Emeritus
C.M.
1991
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C.M.
(Member of the Order of Canada)
Members are recognized for distinguished service to a particular group or in
a particular field of activity at a local or regional level. Members can use
the letters C.M. after their name. Up to 136 appointments can be made each year. |
Not only is this Vancouver physician
known internationally as a pioneer in the field of sports
medicine, but he is a former athlete himself. His accomplishments
in the field of sports medicine as a professor and as co-director
of the sports medicine centre at the University of British
Columbia are highlighted by his roles as Chairman of the
B.C. Doping Patrol program and of the B.C. Elite Athlete
program. |
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