Julian Boldy Memorial Award - Winner 2001
David SinclairNepean, ON
“In recognition of his dedicated service to the Geological Society and to CIM, particularly for directing the society, as 2004-2005 president, through a time of change and uncertainty.”
Reg Olson was born and raised in a small farming community in central British Columbia. He received his B.Sc. (Honours geology) in 1968 from the University of British Columbia, his M.Sc. (economic geology) in 1971 from UWO, and his PhD (economic geology) in 1977 from UBC. He practiced his profession as an exploration geologist continuously from 1965 to 2000, as a consulting geologist from the mid-1970s onward. In early 2000, he joined the Alberta Geological Survey where he currently is senior advisor, mineral resources.
He first joined CIM as a student member in 1967 and was awarded the CIM Fellowship in 2003. Reg is past chairman of the Edmonton Branch, has assisted with various CIM conferences, and most recently was co-general chairman for the highly successful CIM conference in 2004 in Edmonton. He also has long been a member of the Geological Society of CIM, and most recently was its 2004-2005 chairman.