Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: December 17, 1979
• Invested on: April 16, 1980

A leading member of the Hungarian community of Montreal, he was a key figure in welcoming some thirty thousand Hungarian immigrants to Canada after the 1956 uprising. An ardent supporter of Scouting, in which he has held many executive posts, he was a co-founder of the Hungarian Scouts Association in Exile.