Eric Geddes
Eric Geddes, 1947 BCom, 1980 LLD (Honorary), has worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life in Edmonton and to serve his profession and his alma mater. He is a former president of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, the founding chairman of the Old Strathcona Foundation, and a trustee and former chair of the Winspear Foundation.The former managing partner of Price Waterhouse's Edmonton office, he was a member of the Board of Governors of the University of Alberta from 1972-78 and served as the Board's chair for three years.
Recognizing the importance of science and technology to the development of Alberta's economy, Dr Geddes founded Edmonton's Advanced Technology Project and served as the first chair of the board of trustees of the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. He later chaired two centres established under the national Networks of Centres of Excellence program.
For his outstanding contributions to the community, in 1990, Dr Geddes received the inaugural Alberta Science and Technology (ASTech) Leadership Award. In 1999, he received the Order of Canada.
The Eric Geddes Breakfast Series and the Eric Geddes/AHFMR Research Fellowship in Health Organization Studies, which are both run through the University of Alberta School of Business, are named in his honour.
Dr Geddes is a 1999 recipient of the University of Alberta Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Award.