Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 23, 1997
• Invested on: May 07, 1998

He is one of this country's most outstanding visionaries in the field of international development. The former vice-president of the Canadian International Development Agency and one of the founders of the Canadian University Service Overseas, he offers fresh insights into the relationships between developing countries and our own. He has launched numerous international aid programs which have harnessed the energies of governments, private industry, community groups and churches. Highly respected by his colleagues, he has advanced many ideas that have become models for other donor countries.