Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 15, 1995
• Invested on: November 13, 1996

As a teacher, administrator, public servant and community volunteer, he is admired and respected throughout Saskatchewan for his skills as a conciliator, his ability to secure consensus and his leadership. In his many roles, including Superintendent of the Saskatoon Catholic Board of Education and Deputy Minister of Health, he has been able to bring a human face to bureaucracy in meeting the challenges of changing education and health care systems.