Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 30, 2003
• Invested on: October 30, 2004

George Cooper is highly respected for his leadership, integrity and commitment to the public good. This lawyer has supported and promoted post-secondary education in Canada as managing trustee of the Killam Trusts, as chair of the Fulbright Scholarship and as a member of the board of governors of Dalhousie University and King's College. A senior partner at McInnes Cooper, he has also shared his business acumen with numerous corporate and community boards, including the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, the Foundation for Legal Research and the Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children.