Past-Presidents

APEGA has existed for almost 100 years, and for every year of its existence, there has been a president of Council to uphold the pillars that APEGA stands for: integrity, accountability, innovation, and service. Through the decades of change and growth, the men and women listed below led APEGA’s Council.

They have worked across the globe, from Mississippi to Venezuela, but all settled their talents here in Alberta. Each came from different walks of life, from serving in the Second World War, to teaching aeronautics, to instigating first-time overseas ventures. This incredible group made its mark on the world and on APEGA.

All of these outstanding people helped make APEGA what it is today, and all were thanked for their service with an Honorary Life Membership award—a framed medallion memento—inducting them as life members of APEGA.

1973: Ronald N. Dalby, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.)

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Edmonton born, Ronald Dalby graduated with distinction in civil engineering from the University of Alberta in 1952.

After several years with Imperial Oil Ltd. he moved to Northwestern Utilities Ltd., where he held various managerial positions.

He also held senior positions with I.U. International, Canadian Western Natural Gas and Canadian Utilities Ltd. Dalby was appointed executive vice-president of Canadian Utilities in 1973. Later, he operated his own consulting business in Edmonton.

Dalby served APEGGA on many boards and committees including chair of the board of engineering education, special committee on administration of association affairs, and editorial committee and as a member of the joint APEGGA/Engineering Institute of Canada committee and membership committee.

He was elected to council (1967-72) and later first vice-president (1972-73) and president (1973-74). He was awarded Honorary Life Membership in the association in 1975. Dalby was named a fellow of Engineers Canada in 2009 and an honorary fellow of Geoscientists Canada in 2013.

Dalby was a director of St. Stephen's College, director of the Alberta Northwest Chamber of Mines and past-president of the Oil Capital Kiwanis Club.  From 1963-72 he was also a member of Alberta's trade missions to Japan.

Dalby served a four-year term as chancellor of the University of Alberta (1973-76). In 1980, an honorary doctorate of laws was bestowed upon him by the university.

He died in Calgary on October 28, 2014 at the age of 85 after a long illness.