Honours and Awards
- Recognized by 13 honorary degrees including;
- 1963, an honorary Doctorate of Science by the University of Waterloo
- 1969, an honorary Doctorate of Science by the University of Western Ontario
- 1971, an honorary Doctorate of Engineering by the University of Liverpool
- Honours
- made an honorary member of the American Underground Construction Association
- received the Royal Bank Award
- made an Honorary Life Member of the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority
- the Canadian Geotechnical Society awards the R.F. Legget Medal as its highest honour
- 1967, invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada
- 1989, promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada
- Awards
- 1972, awarded the Logan Medal by the Geological Association of Canada
- 1974, awarded the Claire P. Holdredge Award by Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists
- 1977, awarded the William Smith Medal by the Geological Society of London
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