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Jan. 15, 2003

Office of the Premier

Office of the Lieutenant-Governor

     

 

QUEEN'S GOLDEN JUBILEE MEDAL RECIPIENTS

 


Name

Community

Basis for nomination

Madge Aalto

Vancouver

Community service and leadership

G. (Greg) Aasen

Burnaby

Community and business leader in technology and computer engineering

Marni Abbott

Vancouver

Three-time Paralympic gold medallist

Ray Abernethy

Burnaby

Service to the community

Roxy Abernethy

Burnaby

Service to the community and youth sports

Bob Alexander

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Dorothy Argent

Salmon Arm

Service to the community (environment and culture)

Charles F. Armstrong

Penticton

Service to the community and recognized leader in the transportation industry

Gerry Armstrong

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Rick Arnish

Kamloops

Service to the community and recognized business leader in broadcasting

Dr. Penny Ballem

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Ron Bartlett

Terrace

Service to the community

Larry Bell

West Vancouver

Community and business leader

Leon Bibb

Surrey

Prominent figure and representative in the B.C. entertainment industry

John Bishop

Vancouver

Service to the community and business leader in the hospitality industry

David Black

Victoria

Community service and business leader in media

L.A. (Larry) Blain

Vancouver

Community service and recognized leader in the financial services industry

Stewart Blusson

Vancouver

Philanthropist and community service

Brad Bond

Surrey

Service to the community and retail business leader

Doris Bradstreet Daughney

Vancouver

Community service and business leader

Henning Brasso

West Vancouver

Community service and business leader

Kathleen (Kam) Brasso

West Vancouver

Service to the community and the arts

Peter Brown

Vancouver

Prominent leader in finance and investment

W.T. Brown

Vancouver

Community and business leader

David Brownlie

Whistler

Service to the community and prominent business leader

James Bruce

Vancouver

Community service and business leader

Sharon E. Bryan

Vancouver

Service to the community and business leader in financial services

Tom Buell

Delta

Community service and business leader in the forest industry

Jeff Burghardt

Prince Rupert

Community service and business leader in the food industry

Dr. Donald Ross Carlow

Bowser

Service to the community and prominent member of the health-care industry

Evelyn Dorothy Carroll

Vancouver

Community service and leader in the nursing profession

Mary Charles

Vancouver

Youth mentor who has worked to preserve and protect Musqueam culture and traditions

James William Chew

Victoria

Prominent B.C. athlete and volunteer

Robin Ciceri

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

George Cockburn

Fernie

Community leader

Jacqui Cohen

Vancouver

Philanthropist and prominent member of the business community

Moira Colbourne

Burnaby

Prominent leader and field hockey coach

Vince Collins

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Rick Connolly

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Lynda Cranston

Vancouver

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Charmaine Crooks

North Vancouver

Five-time track-and-field Olympian

Elaine Dagg Jackson

Victoria

Prominent member of the coaching community

Lorne Dalke

Chetwynd

Service to the community and local business leader

Dee Daniels

North Vancouver

Prominent figure and representative in the B.C. entertainment industry

Jane Laurine Darville

Abbotsford

Community service and leader in the health-care industry

Bob de Faye

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Dana V. Devine

Vancouver

Community service, scientist and researcher

Antoinette DeWit

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Ken Dobell

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Lee Doney

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Dale Dorn

Vancouver

Leader in education

Emery Dosdall

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Janice Douglas

Vancouver

Advocate for Canadian writing

Dan Doyle

Victoria

Public Service to the people of British Columbia

Herman Driediger

Abbotsford

Community and business leader

Lou J. Dryden

Comox

Leader in education

Ruby Dunstan

Lytton

Former band councillor, first woman chief of Lytton Indian band

Brenda Eaton

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Jack Ebbels

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

David Emerson

Vancouver

Public service and prominent  leader in the forest industry

Larry Evans

Fort St. John

Community leader

J. Haig Farris

Vancouver

Community and business leader

Roseline Ferre

Prince George

Community service and prominent member of the provincial wood industry

Caroline Findlay

Vancouver

Community service and recognized member of the business-law profession

Barry William Forbes

Surrey

Service to the community and prominent leader in the financial services industry

Stephanie Forsyth

Terrace

Leader in education.

Louise Gabriel

Penticton

First women elected as band councillor for Penticton Indian band

Raymond Donald Gainor

Saltspring Island

Community service and leader in the health-care products industry

Harry Gairns

Prince George

Community service and prominent member of the forest industry

Kenneth Galbraith

Surrey

Service to the community and recognized leader in biotechnology

Patricia Gallaugher

West Vancouver

Educational advocate for distance education in small communities

Sheelagh J. Garson

Charlie Lake

Community service and leader in local health and charity initiatives

Nick Geer

North Vancouver

Community and business leader

Surinder S. Ghog

Surrey

Community service and prominent leader in the forest industry

Gordon Gibson

Vancouver

Community and business leader

Terry Glavin

Mayne Island

B.C. historian and writer

Ruston Goepel

Vancouver

Community service and business leader in the financial services industry

Catherine Gottfriedsen

Vernon

Community service and outstanding contributions to the First Nations community

Don Gould

Prince George

Community and business leader in the forest industry

Glen Grant

Delta

Service to the community and business leader

Elisabeth Gravelle

Cranbrook

Former councillor who has worked to promote and preserve Ktunaxa language and culture

Virginia Greene

Vancouver

Community and business leader

Ken Harris

Vancouver

Aboriginal community leader

Margaret Harris

Vancouver

Aboriginal community leader

Philip Hassen

Toronto

Outstanding British Columbia citizen

Woody Hayes

Duncan

Community service and prominent business leader in the accounting profession

Chris Haynes

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Tom Hierck

Nelson

Community service and recognized leader in education

Ian Hinksman

Victoria

Aboriginal community leader

Linda Holmes

Vancouver

Leader in education

David G. Horner

Nelson

Community service and business leader

Gunther Huber

North Vancouver

Prominent badminton coach

Jim Hume

Victoria

Community leader and long-time journalist

Mits Ikeda

Abbotsford

Prominent gymnastics coach

Joy Illington

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Richard H. Jensen

Kamloops

Service to the community and prominent member of the law profession

Jenny John

Kamloops

Prominent leader in women’s field hockey

Chris Johnson

Surrey

Prominent B.C. athlete and volunteer

Rich Johnston

Nanaimo

Leader in education

J. Trevor Johnstone

Vancouver

Community service and business leader in the investment sector

Paul Kariya

North Vancouver

NHL hockey player/Olympic gold medallist

James Kassen

Dawson Creek

Leader in education

Norman B. Keevil

Vancouver

Community and business leader

David Kenwright

Clearbrook

Prominent gymnastics coach

H. (Hassan) Khosrowshahi

Vancouver

Community service and prominent business leader

Fanny Kiefer

West Vancouver

Broadcaster and community leader

Cherry Kingsley

Vancouver

Community activist against the exploitation of children and youth

Tony Knowles

Burnaby

Leader in education

Valerie Ann Kordyban

Prince George

Community service and prominent fundraiser

Jac Kreut

Victoria

Community service and prominent leader in the natural resources industry

Thomas E. Ladner

Vancouver

Community and business leader

Silken Laumann

Victoria

Olympic rowing medallist and service to the community

Marion Lay

Vancouver

Community service and former Olympic swimmer

J. Dudley Leather

Quesnel

Service to the community

Alma Lee

Vancouver

Service to the community

Greg Lee

North Vancouver

Leader in education

V.P. (Paul) Lee

Vancouver

Community and business leader

Don Leitch

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Bobby Lenarduzzi

North Vancouver

Prominent athlete and leader in the sport of soccer

Marilyn Luscombe

Castlegar

Leader in education

Gordon Macatee

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Donald MacKenzie

Delta

Advocate for the economic sustainability of aboriginal British Columbians

Landon Mackenzie

Vancouver

B.C. artist

Dr. David R. MacLean

Burnaby

Community service and leader in health research and education

Alison MacPhail

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Ken Mahon

Vancouver

Philanthropist and community leader

Georgia Marvin

Delta

B.C. artist

Judy McCallum

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Bonnie Jeanne McCreary

Smithers

Service to the community and prominent business leader in the local hotel and tourism industry

Dave McKay

Port Moody

Prominent wrestling coach

Matthew M. McKechnie

Coquitlam

Community and business leader

Diane McKenzie

Vancouver

Community leader

Nancy McKinstry

Vancouver

Service to the community and business leader

John McLernon

Vancouver

Community and business leader

Umberto Menghi

Vancouver

Community and business leader

Joyce Metcalf

Cranbrook

Community leader

Ed Michayluk

Merritt

Community service

Gloria Michayluk

Merritt

Community service

Flo Monaghan

Creston

Service to the community

Floyd Monaghan

Creston

Community leader

J.J. (Jefferson) Mooney

North Vancouver

Community and business leader

Al Morrow

Vancouver

Prominent rowing athlete

Steve Nash

Victoria

NBA basketball player

Joel W.G. Nauss

White Rock

Community service and prominent member of the construction and contracting industry

Brenda Nunns Shoemaker

North Saanich

Community service and active member in the health education profession

Jon O'Riordan

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

S.A. (Stephen) Orr

Toronto

Community and business leader

Michael F. Patterson

Cranbrook

Community leader

Mike Pearce

Vancouver

Prominent rowing coach

Earl G. Phillips

Vancouver

Community and business leader

Agnes Pierre

Pitt Meadows

Community service to the Coast Salish Nation

G. Wynne Powell

Richmond

Service to the community and business leader

Tim Powell

Nelson

Community leader

G.D. (Gary) Powroznik

Vancouver

Community and business leader

Keith Purchase

West Vancouver

Community service and former leader in the forest industry

A. (Alan) Pyatt

Vancouver

Business leader in the engineering sector

Murray Ramsden

Kelowna

Outstanding British Columbia citizen

Catharine Read

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

George Richards

Vancouver

Community service and business leader in forestry

Bill Richardson

Vancouver

Author and CBC radio host

Ed Robinson

Nanaimo

Service to the community and prominent local business leader

Rick Roger

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Don Rowlatt

Victoria

Community service and leader in the education field

Nicholas Rubidge

Cranbrook

Leader in education

Mary Russell Dyson

Port Alberni

Service to the community and prominent member of the health-care industry

Joe Sakic

Englewood

NHL hockey player/Olympic gold medallist

Tom Sampson

Brentwood Bay

Advocate for aboriginal rights and culture

Jim Saunders

Victoria

Outstanding British Columbia citizen

Linda Schlechte Petch

Victoria

Service to the community and corporate educator, speaker and consultant

Carol W. Seable

Fairmont Hot Springs

Community service and prominent member of the hotel and tourism industry

Michael Seed

Vancouver

Service to country

Roger Charles Sharman

Coldstream

Community service and former leader in the health-care field

Jim Shepard

Vancouver

Community and business leader

Palbinder K. Shergill

Surrey

Service to the community and prominent member of the law profession

Kathy Shields

Victoria

Prominent basketball coach

Gerri Sinclair

Toronto

Community and business leader

Julie Skinner

Victoria

Olympic curling medallist

Andrew Smith

Vancouver

Community and business leader

Brian A. Stamp

Campbell River

Community service and prominent lawyer and business member of the construction industry

Douglas David Stanley

Trail

Outstanding British Columbia citizen

Philip Steenkamp

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia.

Tony Stewart

Kelowna

Community and business leader

Cheryl Taneda

Westbank

Prominent karate coach

Paul Taylor

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Donna A.C. Telep

Maple Ridge

Community service and prominent business leader

Sophie Thomas

Vanderhoof

Advocate and educator of local aboriginal culture

Derek Thompson

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Audrey Thorpe

Salmon Arm

Community leader

Shelley Marion Tratch

West Vancouver

Community service and prominent leader in the law profession

Jay Triano

Toronto

Prominent basketball coach

Skip Triplett

Surrey

Leader in education

Chris Trumpy

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Denise Turner

West Vancouver

Community and business leader

Rick Turner

Richmond

Community and business leader

Tamara Vrooman

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Larry Walker

Denver

Major League baseball player

Gillian Wallace, QC

Victoria

Public service to the people of BritishColumbia

Peter Warwick

Prince George

Outstanding British Columbia citizen

Elizabeth Watson

Vancouver

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Daniel Wesley

New Westminster

Paralympic gold medallist

Simon Whitfield

Toronto

Olympic triathlete

Rose Whitley

Lillooet

Aboriginal community leader

Andrew Wilkinson

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Michelle Wilson

Delta

Prominent swimming coach

Susan Witter

New Westminster

Leader in education

Butch Worth

Delta

Prominent field hockey coach

Don Wright

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Walter Wu

Richmond

Paralympic swimming medallist

Sheila Wynn

Victoria

Public service to the people of British Columbia

Bennie Yung

Richmond

Community service and business leader

Susan Yurkovich

Vancouver

Community service and prominent member of the forest industry

 

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