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Member Profile
Introduction
What follows are brief biographical sketches of
the men and women inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame. This is merely a
glimpse into these outstanding aviation personalities.
For a more complete look at the accomplishments
of these people, please visit the Gift Shop section of our web site for our 25th
Anniversary book produced in 1999, "They Led
the Way".
- Irma
Sophia Coucill -
portrait artist
We are greatly honoured to be able
to show the copyright drawings of Hall of Fame members prepared by Mrs I.
Coucill on this web site.
The exquisite portraits representing the Members
of Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame are made by Toronto artist Irma Sophia Coucill.
Mrs. Coucill's work is showcased in some of Canada's most distinguished museums
– The Hockey Hall of Fame and the Canadian Business Hall of Fame in Toronto,
Ontario, Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, the Canadian Medical Hall
of Fame in London, Ontario and the Canadian Indian Hall of Fame in Brantford,
Ontario.
Mrs. Coucill was born in London, Ontario and raised in
Toronto. She has been involved with many publications including Fathers of
Confederation, The Governors-General Since 1867 and The Prime
Ministers since 1867. Mrs. Coucill has done editorial artwork for The Globe
and Mail, The Toronto Star, Maclean's and Canadian Forum. In 1990 she was a
contributing artist to the Junior Encyclopaedia of Canada and, in 1995, the
Junior Encyclopaedia of Canada CD-ROM. Her latest publishing venture is a book on
the 51 British prime ministers, from Sir Robert Walpole to Tony Blair.
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The
Belt of Orion Award for Excellence was founded by Canada's Aviation Hall
of Fame in 1988 to honour organizations, groups, societies or
associations who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement
of aviation in Canada. 
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