10 Fall / Automne 2017 D D r. John Bandler is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engin- eering at McMaster University’s Faculty of Engineering. He was President of Optimization Sys- tems Associates Inc., which he founded in 1983, until 1997 when it was acquired by Hewlett-Packard Company. He is President of Bandler Corporation, which he founded in 1997. His record spans more than 50 years of scholarly, pioneering and professional contributions in radio frequency and microwave theory and techniques, optimization of circuits and systems, and computer- aided engineering (more than 500 papers). He studied at Imperial College of Science and Technology and received his degrees from the University of London. Based on Dr. Bandler’s work, advances such as design with tolerances, yield-driven design, and electromagnetic optimization—once academic fan- tasies—are now taken for granted by microwave engineers. His implementa- tions into major commercial design tools have impacted high-frequency and microwave design initiatives world-wide. Dr. Bandler has received numerous awards and recognitions from IEEE for his achievements. He was elected IEEE Fellow in 1978 for “contribu- tions to computer-oriented microwave and circuit practices. “ In 2004, he was honoured with the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society’s (MTT-S) Application Award for “implementation of optimization tech- L L eonard Bateman’s appointment as Member to the Order of Canada comes just two years after his receipt of the Julian C. Smith Medal from the Engineering Institute of Canada, having been nominated by IEEE Canada. The award recognizes “Achievement in the Development of Canada.” IEEE Winnipeg Sec- tion members and others familiar with Mr. Bateman’s 36 years with electric utilities in Manitoba, and his subsequent consulting career and volunteer service to the profession, will not be surprised by this most recent honour. Mr. Bateman is given much of the credit for completion of a series of dams and hydroelectric power plants on the Nelson River in Northern Manitoba, together with the long-distance DC transmission lines connecting them to load centres in the south of the province. DC lines of this kind had never been installed before in Canada. When the first of these lines became operational in 1972, then known as the Nelson River Bipole system, they were the longest and highest-voltage (+/- 500 kV) direct current lines in the world. Mr. Bateman began his career working with Winnipeg Hydro in 1942 after graduating with a B.Sc. in electrical engineering from the University of Manitoba. He completed his M.Sc. in 1948. Leaving Winnipeg Hydro in 1956, he joined what was then called the Manitoba Hydro Electric Board as a Systems Planning Engineer. After the amalgamation of this organization with the Manitoba Power Commission in 1961, he was appointed Director Two prominent IEEE Canada members appointed to the Order of Canada Community News/Nouvelles de la communauté Announced on December 30, 2016, the appointment of Dr. John Bandler as an Officer recognizes “his scientific contributions that have helped to position Canada at the forefront of microwave engineering.” Leonard Bateman’s many contributions are summar- ized as “advancing the development and distribution of hydroelectric power, notably as the former head of Manitoba Hydro.” Dr. John Bandler Officer (O.C.) Leonard Bateman Member (M.C.) His Excellency presents the Officer insignia of the Order of Canada to John Bandler, O.C. The Governor General presents the Member insignia of the Order of Canada to Leonard A. Bateman, C.M., O.M.