Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: June 29, 2005
• Invested on: February 17, 2006

As a pioneer in the computer industry, Mers Kutt is responsible for several remarkable achievements in the field. Best known as the inventor of the first personal computer, he also developed the "key edit", an innovative entry data system, and the "all charge card" to increase computer speed and memory. He served as president of the Canadian Information Processing Society and was instrumental in organizing its first national IT conference in 1968. Thanks to his vision and ingenuity, new generations of cost-effective computer systems evolved.