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Daryl ‘Doc’ Seaman O.C., BE’48, LLD’82

A distinguished engineer, successful businessman, and leader, Dr. Seaman joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941 and served with distinction as a bomber pilot with the Royal Air Force in North Africa and Italy. After the war, he returned to Saskatchewan and graduated in Mechanical Engineering in 1948. The following year, he and his two brothers, Byron and Donald, incorporated a small seismic drilling company in Alberta, which later expanded into a world-wide explorer and developer of energy resources. An avid sportsman, he is also an owner of the Calgary Flames. A staunch supporter of the College of Engineering, he created the endowed Chair in Technical and Professional Communication in the College of Engineering, the purpose of which is to enhance the teaching, application, and understanding of communication within the engineering community.