Background
Mackiw, Vladimir Nicholaus was born on September 4, 1923 in Stanislawiw, Western Ukraine. Son of Timothy and Irene (Iwanyckyj) Mackiw. came to Canada, 1948, naturalized, 1953.
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Vladimir Nicholaus Mackiw
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Diploma Chemist, Universities Breslau and Erlangen, Germany, 1946; postgraduate, U. Louvain, Belgium, 1948; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Alberta, Edmonton, 1976.
Career
Chemist, Lingman Lake Gold Mines, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1948;
with, Manitoba Provincial Bureau Mines, 1949;
research chemist, Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1949;
director research, Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1952;
director research and development division, Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1955-1968;
director, Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1964;
vice president, Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1967;
vice president technical and corporation development, Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1968-1972;
executive vice president, Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1972-1988;
consultant, Toronto, since 1988. Chairman Nickel Development Institute, Toronto, 1984-1986. Member National Research Council Canada, 1971-1977.
Former member National Advisory Committee on Mining and Metallurgical Research. Member of advisory commission to minister energy, mines and resources, 1972-1979, co-chairman, 1975-1979. Presented technical papers and lectures Federal Republic of Germany, Belgium, Japan, Peoples Republic of China, Australia, Canada, Ukraine, United States.
Participated in federal governor technical missions to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Belgium, Peoples Republic of China.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Canada Academy Engineering (life), Canada Institute Mining and Metallurgy (Inco Platinum medal 1966, Airey award 1972), Chemical Institute Canada (R.S. Jane Memorial award 1967). Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers (James Douglas Gold medal 1991), Canada Research Management Association (Research and Development Management award 1990, Shevchenko Gold medal Ukranian Canada Congress), American Powder Metallurgy Institute, American Society MetallurgyInternat. (lecturer Canada chapters 1990-1991), Association Professional Engineers Alberta, Society Chemical Industry (Canada section), Shevchenco Science Society Canada (president), Ontario Club.
Connections
Married Bohdanna Irene Kebuz, November 24, 1951.
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Religion
Ukrainian Catholic
Awards
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Recipient Jules Garnier prize Metallurgical Society France, 1966, Gold medal Institution Mining and Metallurty, London, 1977, fellow award the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, 1994.Recipient Jules Garnier prize Metallurgical Society France, 1966, Gold medal Institution Mining and Metallurty, London, 1977, fellow award the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, 1994.