Ron Calhoun

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

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]