Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 10, 2002
• Invested on: May 09, 2003

At the vanguard of educational policy development in his province, he has influenced generations of teachers and administrators. As head of the Newfoundland Royal Commission on Education and Youth in the late 1960s, he helped lay the new foundation of the province's educational system for the next three decades. Highly respected for his leadership, innovation and integrity, he is past chair of the Premier's Advisory Council on Social Development. He is also dedicated to community voluntarism and has served with several organizations, notably the Beothuk Institute.