Among the 75 appointments to the Order of Canada announced on July 1st by the Governor General, Honorary Patron of the Canada Hungary Educational Foundation, are two Hungarian Canadians, both of whom came to Canada following the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
Professor Dezso Horvath, Dean of the Schulich School of Business at York University was appointed for “his academic leadership and sustained commitment to business education in Canada.
Dr Rudolph Kriegler, formerly a Vice-President of Nortel Networks, now retired, received the honour for “his pioneering contributions to the development of innovative technologies and scientific leadership in Canada’s high-tech sector.
We warmly congratulate both new members of the Order for their well-deserved recognition and hope to interview them shortly. For more information on Professor Horvath, see the Schulich School of Business website here: and on Dr Kriegler, see an article from The Citizen.