Background
In 1947, Southern and his father each invested $2,000 in the original Alberta Trailer Hire Company, which later became ATCO.
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Ron Southern
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Southern received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Alberta in 1953 and began to work full-time for the company. As of 2007 the Southern family is still in control of ATCO. Southern served as a director of several corporations including Lafarge, Southam Incorporated., Chrysler Corporation of Canada, Imasco, Canadian Airlines, Fletcher Challenge, Royal & SunAlliance and Canadian Pacific. In September 2006, Ron Southern was appointed Officer of Orange Nassau by Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands.
Achievements
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Southern received Canada"s highest civilian honor when he was inducted as a Member of the Order of Canada in 1986. He was inducted as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1990, in recognition for his promotion of Anglo-Canadian relations in the fields of commerce, culture and sport. In 1992 He received the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Meda In 2002 He received the Canadian Version of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Meda In June 1995, he was promoted to the level of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Commander of the Order of the British Empire). In August 2003, Southern was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 2006. In September 2006 He was awarded the Order of Orange-Nassau in the degree of officer by the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In 2012, Southern was appointed to the Alberta Order of Excellence. In 2012, Southern and wife Margaret were awarded the Canadian Version of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Donald Ethell. He received honorary doctoral degrees from the University of Calgary in 1976 and the University of Alberta in 1991. In 1990, Southern received the International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award, presented by the University of Manitoba through the Faculty of Management and in 1995 Southern was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame. In 1996, Southern was named Financial Post Chief Executive Officer of the Year. He and his wife were inducted into Canada"s Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.
Membership
He was a director of Akita Drilling Limited. and Chairman of Sentgraf Enterprises Limited. Southern was also a member of the Trilateral Commission. He was inducted as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1990, in recognition for his promotion of Anglo-Canadian relations in the fields of commerce, culture and sport.
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Nationality
Canada
Awards
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Companion of the Order of Canada Order of Excellence; the International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award; Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal; Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal; Order of Orange-Nassau; Order of Canada; 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Companion of the Order of Canada Order of Excellence; the International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award; Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal; Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal; Order of Orange-Nassau; Order of Canada; 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.