Gerald A.B.
McGavin - Vancouver
![Click on image for full-size version](/web/20061229014554im_/http://www.protocol.gov.bc.ca/protocol/prgs/obc/2006/2006_GMcGavin_sm.jpg) Gerald
McGavin is a generous philanthropist, who for over forty years has
excelled in business and voluntary work, enriching the lives of
many British Columbians. He supports many cultural and health-related
campaigns, and he is also generous with his time in providing advice
and encouragement to organizations.
Mr. McGavin
is past-chair and director of the Vancouver Arts Stabilization Program,
an innovative group that provided funding for eight Vancouver-based
arts organizations. He is the chair of the Vancouver Foundation,
and has served for many years as a trustee and chair of the Discovery
Foundation, which was set up by the province to assist with the
development and funding of BC universities, and the Science Council
of BC.
Mr. McGavin
also assisted in the establishment of endowment funds for the Vancouver
Symphony and the Vancouver Art Gallery. He has served as director
and chair of the BC Sports Hall of Fame, trustee and president of
the Vancouver Art Gallery, and chair of UBC's Westbrook Society
and Alumni Fund. He is also a life vice-president of the Vancouver
Symphony Society.
Gerald McGavin
is a Member of the Order of Canada, a Fellow of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants and the Trust Companies Institute of Canada.
He has received the Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award
for Canada, the SFU Distinguished Community Leadership Award, the
Lifetime Achievement Award from the Institute of Chartered Accountants
of BC, and the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal.
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