Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: December 17, 1984
• Invested on: October 30, 1985

Since arriving in Canada forty years ago, he has been a leader in each community in which he has lived, having given of himself to countless causes. A successful businessman and inventor, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Waltec Ltd., he has also devoted himself to young people through the YMCA and through Scouting at the local, national and world levels.