• Deceased
• Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Order of Canada

• Officer of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: April 20, 1990
  • Invested on: October 24, 1990

  One of the country's foremost leaders in increasing efficiency in food production, he is an extraordinary ambassador for Canada whose numerous honours and awards have brought prestige to Canadian agriculture. Although retired from his position as Chief Executive Officer of Shaver Poultry Breeding Farms Ltd., he remains dedicated to feeding the hungry of the world, now serving as the volunteer Council Chairman of the Developing Countries Farm Radio Network. This is a promotion within the Order.

• Member of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: December 18, 1978
  • Invested on: April 25, 1979

  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Shaver Poultry Breeding Limited of Cambridge, Ontario. A leading agriculturalist, he has devoted a career to poultry breeding, to the export of Canadian stock, and to the support of international organizations serving developing countries.