International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award
In 1983, the University of Manitoba, its Faculty of Management (now the I. H. Asper School of Business) and the Associates established the International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award to honour a business executive who had achieved outstanding entrepreneurial success and who had made an exemplary contribution to economic life.
The award provides an opportunity for the business and academic communities to honour an individual who meets the exacting criteria and who would be recognized by students in the School as a successful entrepreneur.
The recipient of the International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award is honoured at a formal dinner that is held annually in June in Winnipegwhere they are presented with a five-ounce pure gold medal, especially designed for the International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award by the Royal Canadian Mint.
I.D.E.A. 2010
The 2010 International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award will be presented to
Gala Dinner Sponsorship Package
The Associates of the Asper School would like to thank their Corporate Partners for their contribution to the 2010 I.D.E.A. Dinner: Platinum Partner 
Silver Partner 
Bronze Partners 
If you are interested in participating as a Corporate Partner for the 2010 I.D.E.A. Dinner please contact Taralee Turner at tturner@associatesmb.ca or view your Corporate Partnership options . Please note, a limited number of partnerships are available.
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Albert D. Cohen, O.C.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gendis Inc.
Winnipeg, Canada | 1985
Paul Desmarais, C.C.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Power Corporation
Montreal, Canada | 1986
Jim Pattison, O.C.
Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer Pattison Group of Companies
Vancouver, Canada | 1987
Akio Morita
Honourary Chairman
and Co-Founder of Sony Corporation
Tokyo, Japan | | | | | | | | | 1988
Ross Perot
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Ross Perot Group
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
| 1989
Sir John Egan
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jaguar, plc
London, England
| 1990
Ronald Southern, C.M., M.B.E.
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of ATCO Ltd., and Chairman of Canadian Utilities Limited
Calgary, Canada
| 1991
Thomas J. Bata, C.C.
Chairman, Bata Limited
Toronto, Canada | | | | | | | | | 1992
George A. Cohon, O.C.
Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Limited
Toronto, Canada | 1993
Dwayne O. Andreas
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Archer Daniels Midland Company
Decatur, Illinois, U.S.A. | 1994
Roberto C. Goizueta
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer The Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. | 1995
Richard Branson
Founder and Chairman of the Virgin Group of Companies
London, England | | | | | | | | | 1996
W. Galen Weston, O.C.
Chairman and President George Weston Limited
Toronto, Canada | 1997
Israel Asper, O.C., Q.C.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer CanWest Global Communications Corp.
Winnipeg, Canada
| 1998
Laurent Beaudoin C.C., O.Q.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bombardier Inc.
Montreal, Canada
| 1999
Isadore Sharp, O.C.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Toronto, Canada | | | | | | | | | 2000
Li Ka-shing
Chairman, Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited, and Hutchison Whampoa Limited
Hong Kong | 2001
Edward Rogers, O.C.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rogers Communications Inc.
Toronto, Canada | 2002
Martha Stewart
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.
New York, NY, U.S.A. | 2003
Heather Reisman
President & Chief Executive Officer, Indigo Books and Music Inc. and
Gerald W. Schwartz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Onex Corporation
Toronto, Canada | | | | | | | | | 2004
Howard Schultz
Chairman and Chief Global Strategist Starbucks Coffee Company
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. | 2005
Stephen A. Jarislowsky
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jarislowsky Fraser & Company Ltd.
Montreal, Canada | 2006
Dame Anita Roddick
Founder, The Body Shop
London, England | 2007
Dominic D'Alessandro
President and Chief Executive Officer, Manulife Financial
Toronto, Canada |
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