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CGA-BC’s 1986 President Ross Mark, FCGA
CGA-BC’s 1986 President Ross Mark, FCGA (second from right), with the first three recipients of the Members Emeritus Award (left to right): Douglas Wilson, CGA; Alfred Marsh, CGA; and Adolf Bernhard, CGA.


CGA-BC – Executive Directors/CEO

Name Year
Les W. Linnitt, CGA 1951-1961
George Gorelik, CGA 1961-1963
Noel B. Smith, CGA 1963-1968
Gerry McKinnon, CGA (Hon.) 1968-1981
Blair MacKenzie, CGA 1981-1983
R. W. (Bill) Caulfield, CGA (Hon.) 1983-2010
Maurice (Moe) Jones, FCPA, FCGA 2010
Gordon Ruth, FCPA, FCGA 2010-2015

CGA-BC Leadership – Presidents/Chairs

Name Year
W. C. McCalpin, CGA 1951-1952
H. M. Clarke, CGA 1952-1953
W. S. Rowbottom, CGA 1953-1954
J. F. Fox, CGA 1954-1955
E. M. Russell, CGA 1955-1956
J. A. Bryant, CGA 1956-1957
C. L. Davenport, CGA 1957-1958
M. J. Brinkley, CGA 1958-1959
J. J. Rooney, CGA 1959-1960
W. T. Mann, CGA 1960-1961
L. A. D. Battrum, CGA* 1961-1962
J. E. Spry, CGA    1962-1963
R. C. Wood, CGA 1963-1964
R. G. Martin, CGA 1964-1965
J. M. Macbeth, CGA 1965-1966
L. W. Linnitt, CGA 1966-1967
E. R. Gomm, CGA 1967-1968
L. E. Beard, CGA 1968-1969
N. E. Andrew, CGA 1969-1970
C. L. Fuerst, CGA 1970-1971
J. L. Denholme, CGA 1972
G. P. Cummings, CGA 1973
B. F. Adams, CGA 1974
K. F. Weaver, CGA* 1975
G. Gorelik, CGA 1976
Vernan Dean, FCPA, FCGA 1977
Etta Richmond, CFP, FCPA, FCGA 1978
Kenneth Moulson, FCPA, FCGA 1979
William Perrault, ACIS, NP, FCPA, FCGA 1980
William Walters, FCPA, FCGA 1981
William Brock, FCPA, FCGA 1982
William Smyth, BCom, FCPA, FCGA 1983
Roman Evancic, FCPA, FCGA 1984
Helen Knowles, CPA, CGA* 1985
Ross Mark, ACIS, PAdm, FCPA, FCGA  1986
Fredrick Punko, CFP, FCPA, FCGA 1987
Mary Pattison, FCPA, FCGA 1988
Thomas Kemp, FCPA, FCGA 1989
Ron Pickerill, FCPA, FCGA 1990
Allan Kerfoot, FCPA, FCGA 1991
Maureen Holloway, FCPA, FCGA 1992
Bruce McConnachie, CFP, FCPA, FCGA 1993
Jay Norton, CAFM, FCPA, FCGA 1994
Robert Vincent, DiplT, FCPA, FCGA 1995
Margaret Woods, CFE, FCPA, FCGA 1996
Bruce Hryciuk, FCPA, FCGA 1997
Gordon Chan, DBusAdm, FCPA, FCGA 1998
John Nagy, FCPA, FCGA 1999
Ted Friesen, FCPA, FCGA   2000
Brenda Waechter, FCPA, FCGA 2001
Gordon Ruth, BA, FCPA, FCGA 2002
Colin Bruintjes, FCPA, FCGA 2003
Leonard Pietrzykowski, FCPA, FCGA 2004
Rita Estock, DBusM, FCPA, FCGA 2005
Maurice Jones, FCPA, FCGA 2006
Gordon Clissold, FCPA, FCGA 2007
Patrick Keller, BBA (App), FCPA, FCGA 2008
Stephen Spector, FCPA, FCGA  2009
John Pankratz, BBA, FCPA, FCGA 2010
Bruce Hurst, CFP, FCPA, FCGA 2011
Cindy Choi, FCPA, FCGA 2012
Candace Nancke, FCPA, FCGA 2013
David Sale, DiplT, MBA, FCPA, FCGA 2014
Brian Friedrich, BA, MEd, FCPA, FCGA 2015

*See the Profiles section for stories on Helen Knowles, Lewis Battrum, and Ken Weaver.


BC FCGAs

Name Year
James Bryant, BSc, FCGA 1966
William Mann, FCGA 1968
J. David Scott, FCGA 1969
Brian Burke, PhD, FCGA 1970
John Coulter, CA, FCGA 1970
Leslie Linnitt, FCGA 1970
James Spry, FCGA 1970
L.A.D. (Lewis) Battrum, FCGA 1971
Lyle Beard, FCGA 1971
James Macbeth, FCGA 1971
Noel Andrew, FCGA 1972
Francis Dollman, FCGA 1972
John Fox, FCGA 1972
Robert Martin, FCGA 1972
Clancy Fuerst, FCPA, FCGA 1973
Elphinstone Russell, FCGA 1973
Roy Gomm, FCPA, FCGA 1974
Brian Adams, FCPA, FCGA 1975
C. Lionel Davenport, FCGA 1975
Robert Morrow, FCPA, FCGA 1975
Kenneth Weaver, FCGA 1975
William White, LLD, FCGA 1975
Robert Barclay, FCGA 1976
George Gorelik, PhD, FCGA 1977
Gordon Ham, FCGA 1977
Jack Knowles, FCGA 1977
T. Jim MacDonald, FCGA 1978
Etta Richmond, CFP, FCPA, FCGA1979 1979
Chris J. Trunkfield, MBA, FCPA, FCGA 1979
Vernan Dean, FCGA 1980
Kenneth Moulson, FCPA, FCGA 1980
William Perrault, ACIS, NP, FCPA, FCGA 1981
William Walters, FCPA, FCGA 1981
William Brock, FCPA, FCGA 1982
William Smyth, BCom, FCPA, FCGA 1983
Roman Evancic, FCPA, FCGA 1984
Art Guthrie, FCPA, FCGA 1984
Helen Knowles, FCGA 1985
Yik Fung Au-Yeung, FCPA, FCGA 1986
Ross Mark, ACIS, PAdm, FCPA, FCGA 1986
J. Alfred Marsh, FCGA 1986
Fredrick Punko, CFP, FCPA, FCGA 1986
Mary Pattison, FCGA 1987
Maureen Holloway, FCPA, FCGA 1988
Thomas Kemp, FCPA, FCGA 1988
Ron Pickerill, FCPA, FCGA 1989
Neil Mercer, FCPA, FCGA 1990
Robert Brown, FCPA, FCGA 1991
Harold Stringer, CMC, FCGA 1991
Pam Hansen, FCPA, FCGA 1992
Allan Kerfoot, FCPA, FCGA 1992
Bruce McConnachie, CFP, FCPA, FCGA 1992
Bob Armstrong, FCGA 1993
Jay Norton, CAFM, FCPA, FCGA 1993
T. Kent Sabine, BCom, FCGA 1993
Donald Goodison, CFP, FCPA, FCGA 1994
Robert Vincent, DiplT, FCPA, FCGA 1994
Sidney Fattedad, FCPA, FCGA 1995
Margaret Woods, CFE, FCPA, FCGA 1995
Bruce Hryciuk, FCPA, FCGA 1996
John Logan, FCGA 1996
Gordon Chan, DBusAdm, FCPA, FCGA 1997
Linda Engels, FCPA, FCGA 1997
Irene M Gordon, PhD, FCPA, FCGA 1998
John Nagy, FCPA, FCGA 1998
Gilbert Allenson, FCGA 1999
Claire Curial, DAcc, FCPA, FCGA 1999
Ted Friesen, FCPA, FCGA 1999
Wynne Powell, FCPA, FCGA 1999
Stephen Spector, FCPA, FCGA 1999
John Yu, MSc, CDP, FCPA, FCGA 1999
Albert Dartnell, PhD, FCPA, FCGA 2000
Brenda Waechter, FCPA, FCGA 2000
William (Bill) Johnson, FCPA, FCGA 2001
Gordon Ruth, BA, FCPA, FCGA 2001
James Scott, FCPA, FCGA 2001
Colin Bruintjes, FCPA, FCGA 2002
Lynda Carson, FCPA, FCGA 2002
Robert Harvey, BSc, FCPA, FCGA 2003
Leonard Pietrzykowski, FCPA, FCGA 2003
Dan Simunic, MBA, PhD, FCPA, FCGA 2003
Antonio Ariganello, FCPA (DE), FCPA, FCGA 2004
Rita Estock, DBusM, FCPA, FCGA 2004
Ronald Millard, FCPA, FCGA 2004
Maurice (Moe) Jones, FCPA, FCGA 2005
Ida Chong, FCPA, FCGA 2006
Gordon Clissold, FCPA, FCGA 2006
James Burch, FCPA, FCGA 2007
Brian Galloway, FCPA, FCGA 2007
Baldev Gill, DFN, BAccS, FCPA, FCGA 2007
Patrick Keller, BBA (App), FCPA, FCGA 2007
Arn van Iersel, FCPA, FCGA 2007
Dave Fairhall, FCPA, FCGA 2008
John Pankratz, BBA, FCPA, FCGA 2009
Bruce Hurst, CFP, FCPA, FCGA 2010
Cindy Choi, FCPA, FCGA 2011
Robert Fendrick, BCom, MPA, FCPA, FCGA 2011
Brian Friedrich, BA, MEd, FCPA, FCGA 2011
Laura Friedrich, MScBAdm, BBA, FCPA, FCGA 2011
Casey Langbroek, FCPA, FCGA 2011
Harold Calla, FCPA, FCGA 2012
Laura Dallas, FCPA, FCGA 2012
Candace Nancke, FCPA, FCGA 2012
David Sale, DiplT, MBA, FCPA, FCGA 2012
Daniel Cheetham, FCPA, FCGA 2013
Heather Banham, FCPA, FCGA 2014
Michael Ell, FCPA, FCGA 2014
Norman Grdina, FCPA, FCGA 2014
Cheryl Horoscoe, FCPA, FCGA 2014
John Jansen, FCPA, FCGA 2014
Jo-Ann Johnston, FCPA, FCGA 2014
Urmilla Mereigh, FCPA, FCGA 2014
Pamela Skinner, FCPA, FCGA 2014
Paul Walker, FCPA, FCGA 2014


Honorary CGAs

Name Year
Jacques J. Barbeau, BCom, LLB, LLM, BA, QC, CGA (Hon.) 1972
Philip H. White, MSc, CGA (Hon.) 1972
Stanley M. Oberg, CGA (Hon.) 1972
Colin C. Gourlay, BCom, MCom,  CGA (Hon.) 1974
Earle Douglas MacPhee, CGA (Hon.)  1975
Peter A. Lusztig, BCom, MBA, PhD, CGA (Hon.) 1980
G. F. McKinnon, CGA (Hon.) 1980
Robert William (Bill) Caulfield, BA, FCIS, CGA (Hon.) 1999
Edwin G. Kroft, QC, LLB, LLM, CGA (Hon.) 2002

Life Members

Name Year
Francis W. Dollman, FCGA 1952
William T. Mann, FCGA 1965
James E. Spry, FCGA 1969
Reginald R. Atherton, CGA 1971
Harold Bliss Everett, CGA 1971
C. Lionel Davenport, FCGA 1972
J. Alfred Marsh, FCGA 1972
Henry F. Green, CGA 1973
John F. Coulter, FCGA 1974
Fred Kruberg, FCPA, FCGA 1974
James M. Lemarquand, CGA 1974
Leslie W. Linnitt, FCGA 1974
Charles C. Brown, FCPA, FCGA 1975
Robert G. Martin, FCGA 1975
Lyle E. Beard, FCGA 1977
John Floyd Fox, FCGA 1977
Bryan K. Gardner, CGA 1977
Edward W. Maudsley, CGA 1977
Brian F. Adams, FCPA, FCGA 1978
Robert A. Barclay, FCGA 1978
L. A. D. Battrum, FCGA 1978
Dr Brian E Burke, FCGA 1978
Stephen H Jackson, CGA 1978
T. Jim MacDonald, CGA 1978
George A. Woodbury, CGA 1978
Walter P. Duck, CGA 1979
Robin G. Dunn, CGA 1979
Jim S. Robertson, CGA 1979
Harry Sanderson, CGA 1979
William R. Tapp, CGA 1979
O. J. Boyce, CGA 1980
Harold E. Edmondson, CGA 1980
David B. Low, CGA 1980
Gilbert F. Shaw, CGA 1980
Robert G. Morrow, FCPA, FCGA 1981
Jeremie R. Stevens, CGA 1981
Harold B. Stringer, FCGA 1981
Donald A. Wilson, CGA 1981
J. A. Barnwell, CPA, CGA 1982
R. Glyn Nelles, CGA 1983
Noel E. Andrew, FCGA 1984
Vernan Dean, FCGA 1984
John A. Enright, CGA 1984
Cecil J. Goodman, CGA 1984
Dr George Gorelik, FCGA 1984
John C. Hughes, CGA 1984
Douglas Milton, CPA, CGA 1984
Etta L. Richmond, FCPA, FCGA 1984
J. David Scott, FCGA 1984
Kenneth F. Weaver, FCGA 1984
Gordon W. Lee, CGA 1985
William N. Perrault, ACIS, FCGA 1985
A. William Smyth, FCPA, FCGA 1985
Chris J. Trunkfield, MBA, FCPA, FCGA 1985
Clancy L. Fuerst, FCPA, FCGA 1986
Thomas Asquith House, CGA 1986
George Sinkewicz, CGA 1987
William D. Brock, FCPA, FCGA 1989
Kenneth W. T Moulson, FCPA, FCGA 1989
William A. Walters, FCPA, FCGA 1989
Roman Evancic, FCPA, FCGA 1991
Helen Knowles, FCGA 1991
Ross V. Mark, ACIS, Padm, FCPA, FCGA 1991
Fredrick J. Punko, FCPA, FCGA 1991
Mary E. Pattison, FCGA 1992
Thomas J. Kemp, FCGA 1993
Robert C. Bell, CPA, CGA 1994
Guy Legault, MBA, CAE, FCGA 1994
Neil A. Mercer, FCPA, FCGA 1994
Ron W. Pickerill, FCPA, FCGA 1994
Keith B. Scott, FCPA, FCGA 1994
G. Brent Yeats, FCPA, FCGA 1994
Allan R. Kerfoot, FCPA, FCGA 1995
Pam M. Hansen, FCPA, FCGA 1996
Maureen Holloway, FCPA, FCGA 1996
Bruce McConnachie, CFP, FCPA, FCGA 1997
Jay R. Norton, CAFM, FCPA, FCGA 1998
Yik Fung Au-Yeung, FCPA, FCGA 1999
Robert R. Vincent, DiplT, FCPA, FCGA 1999
Donald L. Goodison, FCPA, FCGA 2000
John W. Yu, FCPA, FCGA 2000
Bruce A. Hryciuk, FCPA, FCGA 2001
Gordon Chan, DBusAdm, FCPA, FCGA 2002
Janos J. Nagy, DiplT, FCPA, FCGA 2003
James A. Scott, FCPA, FCGA 2003
Ted Friesen, FCPA, FCGA 2004
Brenda L. Waechter, FCPA, FCGA 2005
Gordon Ruth, FCPA, FCGA 2006
Colin T. Bruintjes, FCPA, FCGA 2007
Dave Fairhall, FCPA, FCGA 2008
Leonard Pietrzykowski, FCPA, FCGA 2008
L. A. William Seney, CPA, CGA 2008
Rita M. Estock, FCPA, FCGA 2009
James R. Burch, FCPA, FCGA 2010
Maurice W. Jones, FCPA, FCGA 2010
Stephen H. Spector, FCPA, FCGA 2010
Dr Chi Leung Raymond Yeung, FCPA, FCGA 2010
Gordon K. Clissold, FCPA, FCGA 2011
Patrick Edward Keller, FCPA, FCGA 2012
Dr A. L. Dartnell, FCPA, FCGA 2013
John C. Pankratz, FCPA, FCGA 2013
Cindy Choi, FCPA, FCGA 2014
Ida Chong, FCPA, FCGA 2014
Brian J. Friedrich, FCPA, FCGA 2014
Laura Friedrich, FCPA, FCGA 2014
Irene M. Gordon, FCPA, FCGA 2014
Bruce A. Hurst, FCPA, FCGA 2014
Candace P Nancke, FCPA, FCGA 2014
David J. Sale, FCPA, FCGA 2014
Irving S. Goldin, CGA n/a
Charles F. Bailey, CGA n/a
A. B. Benson, FCGA n/a
Adolf O. Bernhard, CGA n/a
Melvin J. Binkley, FCGA n/a
James W. Carnwath, CGA n/a
Harold M. Clarke, FCGA n/a
John B. Colly, CGA n/a
Arthur J. Cooper, CGA n/a
James L. Denholme, FCGA n/a
Thomas P. Dunlop, CGA n/a
Leonard A. Feltham, FCGA n/a
Kenneth R. Genn, CGA n/a
Harvey Gordon-Cooper, CGA n/a
T. D. Humphreys, CGA n/a
John James Hunter, CGA n/a
Wilfred Jordan, FCGA n/a
W. R. Leavitt, CGA n/a
Cecil M. Love, CGA n/a
A. B. Paradis, FCGA n/a
Carl T. Privat, CGA n/a
Noel B. Smith, CGA n/a
Norman Terry, CGA n/a
A. R. Thompson, CGA n/a
J. H. Weeden, CGA n/a
Raymond C. Wood, FCGA n/a
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