OTTAWA – David Golden (Canada’s first satellite CEO), Carol Stephenson (Master of Telecom Mediation and Advocacy), David S. Simmonds and sons (two generations of radio leaders), Jim Balsillie, and Mike Lazaridis will be inducted into Canada’s Telecommunications Hall of Fame this year, it was announced Friday.
Golden will be inducted in the Servants of the Public category, Stephenson in the Advocates and Academics category, Simmonds and sons, and Balsillie in the Icons of Business category, and Lazaridis in the Inventors and Innovators category.
They will be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame at the 2008 Telecom Laureate Awards gala dinner and induction ceremonies on October 29 at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec.
The Hall of Fame’s Special Recognition Award for 2008 will be shared between the three western government telephone companies (and their successors): Manitoba Telephone System (now MTS Allstream), Saskatchewan Government Telephones (now SaskTel), and Alberta Government Telephones (now TELUS).
“It’s a banner year for Canada’s Telecommunications Hall of Fame,” said Lorne Abugov, founder of the Hall of Fame. “While all of our Telecom Laureates deserve recognition, this year is particularly exciting because so many of the inductees are contemporary figures or leading-edge companies that inspire both our current industry and our country’s future telecom leaders.”
