Memorable Manitobans: Manitoba Business Hall of Fame

The Manitoba Business Hall of Fame was established by Junior Achievement Manitoba in 2013.

Inductee

Year

Ida Albo

2018

Israel Harold “Izzy” Asper (1932-2003)

2013

Rick Bel

2018

Samuel Bronfman (1889-1971)

2013

John Buhler

2014

Herb Buller

2016

James William “Jim” Burns (1929-2019)

2014

Robert Megill “Bob” Chipman (1926-2013)

2014

Albert Diamond Cohen (1914-2011)

2013

Art DeFehr

2015

Abdo (Albert) El Tassi

2019

Douglas Donald Everett (1927-2018)

2017

David Friesen

2016

Elmer Hildebrand

2015

Duncan M. Jessiman

2015

Mary Kelekis (c1925-2019)

2015

Philip “Phil” Kives (1929-2016)

2017

Richard Kroft

2018

Arthur Valentine Mauro (1927-2023)

2014

Hugh Munro

2015

Gord Peters

2016

Lawrence Oliver “Lawrie” Pollard (1928-2019)

2014

Gerry Price

2018

James Armstrong Richardson (1885-1939)

2013

Muriel Sprague Richardson (1890-1973)

2013

Sandy Riley

2017

Clifford Sifton (1861-1929)

2013

Bob Tallman

2019

Louie Tolaini

2017

Carole Vivier

2019

Sources:

“Manitoba Business Hall of Fame,” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 June 2015, page 10.

“New inductees into biz Hall,” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 February 2016, page 15.

“Business leaders inducted into hall of fame,” Winnipeg Free Press, 10 May 2017, page 18.

“Business hall of fame,” Winnipeg Free Press, 14 July 2018, page 95.

Laureates, Manitoba Business Hall of Fame [Internet Archive, 2020].

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 7 August 2023

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