Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: April 20, 1990
• Invested on: October 24, 1990

Whether serving his country at the federal, provincial or local level, in the military, as a lawyer, through his work in encouraging economic and community development in the Arctic, or as a businessman, he is exemplary of a Canadian committed to serving his country. He is also an active member of the literary community and was the Chancellor of the University of Windsor for nine years.