OTTAWA – Canada’s Telecommunications Hall of Fame has unveiled the names of the Class of 2010 Telecom Laureates, slated to be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame at the organization’s November 10th gala.
John L. Bragg (Atlantic Canada’s Communications Entrepreneur) and Charles Sirois (Global Communications Visionary) will both be inducted in the ‘Icons of Business’ category; Stephanie MacKendrick (Advocate for Women in Canadian Telecom) in the ‘Advocates and Academics’ category; and the late Major W. Bruce M. Carruthers (Father of Canadian Military Communications) in the ‘Servants of the Public’ category.
In addition, this year’s Special Recognition Award will go to the Telecom Pioneers of Canada, part of a volunteer network of more than 620,000 current and former North American telecom industry employees, the largest industry-related volunteer organization in the world. Sponsor companies in Canada include SaskTel and Bell Aliant.
“Year over year, Canada’s Telecommunications Hall of Fame heralds individual Canadians and organizations from coast to coast that have made enormous, pioneering contribution to our nation’s achievements in the field of telecommunications,” said Lorne Abugov, founder of Canada’s Telecommunications Hall of Fame, in the announcement. “Now, more than ever, when policy makers are looking to increase our country’s productivity, Canadians need to hear the inspirational stories of our own telecom pioneers: to learn from them, be inspired by them and emulate their success so that we might enjoy future decades of global communications leadership.”
