in memoriam The Alberta School of Business regrets the passing of these alumni and friends: Alex Johnstone Hamilton, ’39 BCom, of Edmonton, Alberta Joseph Charles P. Falvo, ’49 BCom, of Edmonton, Alberta Robert Bruce Bannerman, ’49 BCom, of Calgary, Alberta Marion S. Clark, ’50 BCom, of Calgary, Alberta Evelyn Miller, ’50 BCom, of Vancouver, British Columbia Gerald Carr, ’58 BCom, of Edmonton, Alberta Robert Charles Edwards, ’69 BCom, ’78 MBA, of Edmonton, Alberta Terry Boyd Parr, ’72 BCom, Surrey, British Columbia Thomas John Heintz, ’75 BCom, of Winnipeg, Saskatchewan Russel Allen Paul, ’77 BCom, of Westlock, Alberta Richard Kent Williamson, ’79 BCom, of Calgary, Alberta Ian Clifford Hackett, ’80 BCom, of Calgary, Alberta Carl Mark, ’82 BCom, of Cranbrook, British Columbia Robert Dale Kozniuk, ’84 BCom, of New Westminster, British Columbia Timothy Grant Becker, ’85 BCom, of Edmonton, Alberta Greg Reimer, ’89 BCom, Edmonton, Alberta Stephen A. Edmond, ’99 BCom, of Spruce Grove, Alberta Robert Scott Day, ’05 BCom, of Sherwood Park, Alberta
’57 Harry Schaefer, BCom, of Calgary, Alberta, passed away on October 23, 2011, at the age of 75 years. After graduating from the Alberta School of Business with a BCom degree, he became a Chartered Accountant two years later with KPMG (Riddell Stead) and joined TransAlta Utilities in 1963. He continued to work for TransAlta in many financial roles culminating in the role of Chief Financial Officer until he retired in 1993. He served as Chairman of the Board of TransAlta for five years ending in 1996. With his expertise in financing and corporate takeovers and his leadership on corporate governance and ethics issues, Harry served as a director and audit committee chair of many prestigious boards including TransCanada Corporation, TELUS, Agrium, Fording Coal, Sun Life, and Mount Royal University. Harry was also a member of the Alberta School of Business Advisory Council. In recognition of his accomplishments, he was honoured by many organizations including being named a Fellow of the Alberta Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors, as well as receiving the Frank Capon Distinguished Service Awards for FEI Canada and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta. Together with his successful business career, Harry had a wonderful personal life and a cherished family. ’57 Norman Macintosh, BCom, of Kingston, Ontario, passed away on May 17, 2011. Norman was a Professor Emeritus at the School of Business, Queen’s University. After obtaining a BCom at the Alberta School of Business and an MBA at the University of Western Ontario, he carried out graduate work at Harvard before coming to Queens in 1967. He received a PhD from University of Göteborg, Sweden. Professor Macintosh held visiting professor appointments around the world. He received numerous awards from Queen’s University and was awarded the Canadian Academic Accounting Association prizes for Distinguished Contribution to Accounting Thought and Outstanding Contribution to Accounting Education; he was an inaugural inductee into the Queen’s School of Business Hall of Fame. Norman was active in the Kingston community and served on several boards. An avid sportsman, Norman competed in and coached soccer, football, basketball, tennis, volleyball, squash, and sailing. He was captain of the Crescent Heights High School senior men’s basketball team in 1951 and 1952 championship team captain of the University of Alberta men’s 1954/55 and 1955/56 basketball teams, and president of the U. of A. Big Block A Society. He was inducted into the University of Alberta Sports Wall of Fame in 1997.
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