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Ron Calhoun
Canadian non-profit executive (1933–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ronald George Calhoun (24 June 1933 – 7 February 2020), born in Byron, Ontario, was a Canadian non-profit executive.[1][2]
Career
Calhoun was the National Co-ordinator for the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, working with Fox to organize the original run in 1980. He coined the phrase "Marathon of Hope" for the event.[3][4]
Calhoun has served in numerous other positions in charitable and educational organizations, including:
- National Fundraising Chairman at the Canadian Cancer Society
- member of the national board of directors at the ALS Society of Canada
- Ontario chair of the Canadian Diabetes Association
- chair of the Mogenson Trust in Physiology, University of Western Ontario
- London, Ontario-branch vice president of the Canadian Mental Health Association
- executive director of Partners in Research
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Recognition
- Certificate of Merit from the Canadian Cancer Society, 1977
- honorary life membership in the Canadian Cancer Society, 1987
- General Motors of Canada Gold Award, 1980
- Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship, 1996
- Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, 2002
- entry in Canadian Who's Who, 2004
- Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) from The University of Western Ontario, 2011[5]
- first recipient and namesake of the Ronald G. Calhoun Science Ambassador Award (Partners in Research), 2012[6]
- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2012[7]
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