Honorary Appointments
- Honorary Director, Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (2002)
- Honorary Board member, Think First Foundation (1998–2000)
- Honorary Chair, Brain and Spinal Cord Research Centre Campaign, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia (1995)
- Honorary Patron, B.C. Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (1995–Present)
- Honorary Chair, Grey Cup Festival (1994)
- Honorary Chair, Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability (1990–Present)
- Honorary Chair, Alberta Premier's Advisory Council for Persons with Disabilities (1989–Present)
- Honorary Chair, BC Premier's Advisory Council for Persons with Disabilities (1989–Present)
Hansen was named Commissioner General for the Canadian Pavilion at Expo '88 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In 1986, a township in Sudbury District, Ontario, previously named the Geographical Township of Stalin, altered its name to the Township of Hansen in the athlete's honour. It is now within the boundary of the municipality of Killarney.
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“All appointments hurt. Five friends are made cold or hostile for every appointment; no new friends are made. All patronage is perilous to men of real ability or merit. It aids only those who lack other claims to public support.”
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