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The Alberta Order of Excellence is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Alberta. Instituted in 1979 when Lieutenant Governor Frank C. Lynch-Staunton granted royal assent to the Alberta Order of Excellence Act,the order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to honour current or former Alberta residents for conspicuous achievements in any field,being thus described as the highest honour amongst all others conferred by the Canadian Crown in right of Alberta.
Raymond Urgel Lemieux,CC,AOE,FRS was a Canadian organic chemist,who pioneered many discoveries in the field of chemistry,his first and most famous being the synthesis of sucrose. His contributions include the discovery of the anomeric effect and the development of general methodologies for the synthesis of saccharides still employed in the area of carbohydrate chemistry. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Royal Society (England),and a recipient of the prestigious Albert Einstein World Award of Science and Wolf Prize in Chemistry.
Ronald Martland,was a Canadian lawyer and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. He was the second Albertan appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada,taking the place of Justice Nolan,who died after only a short time on the Court.
James Robert Shaw was a Canadian businessman. He founded Alberta-based Shaw Communications in 1966 and was the executive chairman of the company. As of 2016,Shaw and other members of his family controlled 85 percent of the Class A voting shares of Corus Entertainment,and 80 per cent of the class A voting shares of Shaw Communications. Shaw sat on the board of directors of Suncor Energy from 2001 to 2007. The School of Business at NAIT is named after him.
Sheldon Kennedy is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played for the Detroit Red Wings,Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League (NHL). Kennedy was drafted by the Red Wings in the fourth round of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft while playing with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL). In the WHL,Kennedy helped the Broncos capture the 1989 Memorial Cup,and was named to the tournament all-star team. Kennedy represented Canada internationally at the World Junior Championships in 1988 and 1989. He helped Canada win a gold medal at the 1988 tournament. Kennedy was born in Brandon,Manitoba,but grew up in Elkhorn,Manitoba.
Ronald Donald Southern,was a Canadian businessman. He was the founder and chairman of Calgary-based ATCO Group,and the founder of the Spruce Meadows equestrian centre.
William Arthur Cochrane,is a Canadian physician,pediatrician,academic,and medical executive.
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Harley Norman Hotchkiss,was a Canadian business and community leader who was best known for his contributions to health and sports development in Canada. He was part of the consortium that brought the Atlanta Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL) to Calgary in 1980,and remained a part-owner of the Calgary Flames until shortly before his death. For much of that time,he was the team's governor,and hence the public face of the ownership group. He served as chairman of the board of the NHL between 1995 and 2007,and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder in 2006.
James Deverell Horsman,is a politician from Alberta,Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1993 and held numerous cabinet portfolios in the government of Alberta.
William Brett Wilson is a Canadian investment banker,businessman,and investor. He was a season 3,4 &5 panellist on CBC Television's Dragons' Den. He has attracted widespread attention and media coverage for his controversial public statements,particularly on social media.
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Clare James Drake was a Canadian ice hockey coach. He was the most successful coach in Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's hockey history. In 28 years as the head coach of the University of Alberta men's ice hockey team,he coached the Alberta Golden Bears to six University Cup championships and 17 Canada West conference championships. The "dean of coaching," Clare developed the game for more than 40 years,coaching at the high school,university,Olympic and WHA level. The only university coach to win a national championship in both hockey and football in the same year (1967),he was instrumental in the development of the National Coaching Certification and Coach Mentorship Programs. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2017.
Alastair Auld Mactaggart,known as Sandy Mactaggart or Sandy Auld Mactaggart,was a Scottish-born Canadian educator and philanthropist.
Stanley Albert Milner was a Canadian businessman and politician from Alberta.
Douglas Harding Mitchell,was a Canadian Football player,executive,and commissioner.
David Lorne John Tyrrell is a Canadian physician.
Alvin G. Libin is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. The Calgary-based Libin is President and Chief Executive Officer of Balmon Investments Ltd,a private management services and investment company,with interests primarily in hotels,nursing homes,oil &gas,real estate,and financial services.
Frederick Philip Mannix is a Canadian billionaire businessman,and the chairman of the privately held Mancal Group,which is active in real estate,ranching,coal,oil and gas.
