• Premier of Saskatchewan, 1944-1961
• First Leader of the National New Democratic Party 1961-1971
• Companion of the Order of Canada, 1981
• Largely responsible for central banking, employment insurance and universal medicare in Canada
• Known as “the Father of Medicare”

• Member of Parliament for Winnipeg North Central 1942-1958 (CCF) and 1962-1984 (NDP)
• Appointed Honorary Table Officer to the House of Commons, 1984
• Instrumental in the formation of the New Democratic Party out of the CCF in 1961
• Largely responsible for introduction of the Canada Pension Plan
• Received Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD), Brandon University, 1967
• Chancellor of Brandon University 1970-1990
• Appointed to Queen’s Privy Council, 1979
• Officer of the Order of Canada, 1984

• Solicitor, Dept. of National Revenue, Tax Division 1955-1959
• Associate and Partner, Fenerty and Company Calgary 1959-1978
• Appointed to Queen’s Privy Council, 1976
• Formed Bell, Felesky, Flynn Tax Law Firm; Calgary 1978, Edmonton 1979
• Affiliate, University of Ottawa School of Law
• Chancellor of Brandon University 1990-1996
• Appointed Judge, Tax Court of Canada 1991

• Assistant Professor, College of Commerce, University of Saskatchewan 1969-1971
• Professor, Faculty of Management, University of Manitoba 1974-1990
• Associate Dean and MBA Program Director, Faculty of Management, University of Manitoba 1988-1990
• Governing Council, University of Swaziland 1992-1996
• President and Vice-Chancellor, Brandon University 1990-2000

• Teacher in rural Manitoba, Brandon and South Africa, 1929-1949
• Principal, Fleming School 1949-1959
• Assistant Superintendent, Brandon School Division, 1967-1968
• Brandon College/Brandon University Professor, 1956-1975
• Received Centennial Medal, 1967
• Received J.M. Brown Award, 1974 for contributions to education in Manitoba
• Known as “an exemplary educator”

• Investigative Reporter for CTV Television’s flagshipW5
• CTV Bureau Chief in Montreal, Washington and London
• NBC News Correspondent in London, Frankfurt, and Warsaw Bureaus
• NBC Chief Congressional Correspondent
• Ten years with NBC both in Washington and abroad
• Anchored CBC Televsion’s morning program in Halifax
• CBC News Washington Correspondent
• Received Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD), Brandon University, 2004
• One of television’s most experienced journalists”

• Member of Parliament (Brandon-Souris) for twelve consecutive elections 1951 – 1982 (Dean of the House of Commons), P.C., D.F.C., M.A., LL.D.
• Representative for the Official Opposition to the United Nations 1953-1955
• Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Veterans Affairs
• Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources
• Acting Minister of Mines & Technical Surveys
• Chairman of the Political Committee NATO Atlantic Congress 1959
• First Chairman of the Special Committee on the Disabled & Handicapped
• Chairman of the Resources For Tomorrow Conference
• Founder of the National Prayer Breakfast
• His motto: “Has Served, Is Serving and Will Serve”

• Rhodes Scholar, 1969
• Canada’s Consul General in Berlin, 1992 – 1997
• Dean, Canadian Foreign Service Institute, 1998 -2004
• Author of The Berlin Assignment(2006) andBorderless Deceit(2007)
• University of Saskatchewan, M.Sc. 1969; University of Oxford, D.Phil. 1974

• Coach & Educator
• BU Hockey & Football Captain
• BU Hockey Head Coach
• Mentor Coach, Hockey Manitoba
• Head Coach, Canadian National Team
• Only Canadian Coach to win three World Championships
• National Hockey League Coach, 16 years
• Most wins as Heach Coach of Los Angeles Kings

• Father of open-heart surgery.
• Introduced the concept and technique of hypothermia for open heart surgery.
• Co-developed the first electronic cardiac pacemaker for clinical use in 1950.
• Influential in developing the first formal cardiac surgery training programme in Canada in 1956.
• Authored over 120 publications on his hypothermia for open-heart surgery and pacemaker research.
• Received the Gairdner Award for Medical Science in 1959.
• Received the Honorary Doctor of Sciences, Brandon University 1967
• Made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1981.
• Inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in 1997.
• M.D. University of Toronto, 1938

• MD (Manitoba) 1961, FRCPC 1967
• Neurologist, Montreal General Hospital, 1969-2007
• Teacher, McGill University, 1969-2007
• Researcher (nervous system repair), 1969-2000
• Director, Division of Neurology, Montreal General Hospital, 1990-2004
• Officer, Canadian Neurological Society, 1982-1989
• Officer, Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation, 2004-2012
• Advocate for persons with neurological disabilities
• Award of Merit, Montreal General Hospital, 2007
• Professor Emeritus, McGill University, 2007

• Born in Brandon, MB in 1942
• For almost 40 years, he was a television news and documentary reporter for the CBC’s National News
• During his world-wide assignments, including time as a foreign correspondence based in London, England, he specialized in military history
• His stories included the 50^th & 60^th anniversaries of the D-Day landings; the Liberation of Holland; Leningrad; the Little Bighorn; the Falkland Islands; the US Civil War; the 1982 Siege of Beirut; the Rhodesian War; Northern Ireland and Narvik, Norway
• Wrote a book about Canada in the Korean War, entitled Triumph at Kapyong, about the first battle by Canada’s first troops sent into conflict in Korea.
• Dan’s father is a Brandon College graduate, Class of 1948.

• Department of Foreign Service 1975-1993, specializing in threat analysis and serving in Yugoslavia, Thailand, Indonesia, India, and Ottawa
• Assignments included events such as the Cold War, civil wars, insurrections, dictatorships, the decline of Communism, the development of democracies, human rights, terrorism, and nuclear weapons
• Senior Analyst for South Asia in the Intelligence Secretariat of the Privy Council Office, 1993-2008
• Authored and published short histories of all of Canada’s provinces and three collections of Canadian folk music
• Professor of History, 1969-1975
• M.A. University of Manitoba, 1966; Ph.D. University of London, England, 1970; published by Duke University Press

• MD University of Manitoba, 1968; FRCSC 1974; FCCP 1979;
  FACS 1984.
• Research Fellow, Stanford University, 1971-1976.
• Cardiovascular Surgeon, Victoria General Hospital,
  Halifax, NS, 1976-1981.
• Service Chief, Adult Cardiac Surgery/Cardiovascular and
  Thoracic Surgeon, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, MB,
  1981-1991.
• Associate Staff, Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Department
  of Surgery, St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, MB, 1981-1991.
• Chief of Cardiac Surgery Program/Chief of Clinical Perfusion
  Department, New Brunswick Heart Centre, 1991-2007.
• Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University,
  1976-1991.
• Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Manitoba, 1981-1991.
• Assistant Professor of Surgery, Dalhousie University, 1991-2007
• Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, 2010-2014.

• B. Paedagogy 1956; B.Ed. University of Manitoba, 1958.
• School Principal, 35 years; President, Manitoba Association
  of Principals; Director, Canadian Association of Principals.
• One of the “Founding Fathers” of the Manitoba High School
  Athletic Association.
• VP Canadian Olympic Association; President & Chairman,
  Hockey Canada; President, Hockey Manitoba; Chairman,
  KidSport Manitoba.
• Honored member: Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame; Manitoba
  Baseball Hall of Fame; BU Bobcat Hockey Hall of Fame;
  BU Sports Wall of Fame.
• Recipient of the Canada 125 Medal and the Queen Elizabeth
  50th Anniversary Commemorative Medal for service to
  community, province and country.
• Appointed to the Order of Canada, February 2015.

Cheryl Craig
BA ’76/BEd ’85
Inducted 10/15/2016

• Internationally renowned researcher and speaker in the field of education.
• American Educational Research Association (AERA) Fellow.
• AERA Lifetime Career Achievement Award honoree.
• Michael Huberman Award for Research on the Lives of Teacher recipient.
• Endowed Chair of Urban Education, Texas A&M University.
• University of Calgary, MEd ; University of Alberta, PhD.
• Native of Foxwarren, Manitoba.
• Spouse of Bruce Craig (Class of 1976).

Tony Chow
Associate ’64
Inducted 10/14/2017

• MD (Manitoba) 1967; FRCPC 1973; FACP 1974.
• Infectious Diseases physician, Harbor-UCLA, 1972-1978.
• Founding Head & Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of British Columbia & Vancouver General Hospital, 1979-1993.
• Director, MD/PhD Program, University of British Columbia, 1995-2006.
• Director, UBC/CIHR Strategic Training Program for Translational Research in Infectious Diseases, 2003-2007.
• UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Medical Research Award, 1996.
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Association of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (AMMI) Canada, 2013.
• Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia, 2006.

John William McLeod Thompson
BA ’29
Inducted 9/14/2024

• Served in the RCAF 1942-1945.
• Mayor Elkhorn 1947-53.
• Member of Manitoba Legislative Assembly for Virden 1953-62.
• President of the Canadian Good Roads Association 1960.
• Manitoba Minister of Public Works, Labour and Municipal Affairs, 1958-62.
• Led the completion of the Trans-Canada Manitoba Highway, initiated Provincial Trunk Highway and provincial road system in Manitoba.
• County Court/Court of Queen’s Bench Judge 1962-83.
• Royal Commissioner, Manitoba Royal Commission of Local Government Organization & Finance 1963-64.
• Conferred the title “Honourable” by the Governor General of Canada 1983.