Editing Saskatchewan Order of Merit

{{Short description|Civilian honour for merit in Canada}}
{{About|the Saskatchewan order|similarly named orders|Order of Merit (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox order
| title           = Saskatchewan Order of Merit
| image           =
| caption         =
| awarded_by      = the [[lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan]]<br/>[[File:Badge of the Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan.svg|50px]]
| type            = [[Order of merit]] ([[Orders, decorations, and medals of the Canadian provinces|provincial]])
| motto           = {{langnf|la|Multis e gentibus vires|From many peoples, strength}}
| eligibility     = Any current or former long-term Canadian citizen resident of Saskatchewan.
| for             = Excellence, achievement, and contributions to the social, cultural and economic well-being of the province and its residents.
| status          = Currently constituted
| grades          = Member 
| post-nominals   = SOM
| established     = 1985
| founder         = [[Frederick Johnson (politician)|Frederick Johnson]] representing [[Elizabeth II]]
| first_induction =
| last_induction  =
| total           = {{#property:P2124|from=Q1573331}}{{wikidata|reference|P2124|eid=Q1573331}}
| recipients      =
| individual      =
| higher          = [[National Order of Quebec]]
| lower           = [[Order of Ontario]]
| image2          = [[Image:Saskatchewan Order Merit ribbon bar.svg|150px]]<br />1985–2005<br />[[File:Saskatchewan Order of Merit ribbon bar 2005.svg|150px]]<br />2005–present
| caption2        = [[Ribbon bar]]s of the order
|head_title=Chancellor
|head=[[Bernadette McIntyre]]
}}

The '''Saskatchewan Order of Merit'''{{efn|French: {{lang|fr|Ordre du Mérite de la Saskatchewan}}}} is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of [[Saskatchewan]]. Instituted in 1985 by Lieutenant Governor [[Frederick Johnson (politician)|Frederick Johnson]],<ref name=CE>{{Cite book| contribution=Culture > Awards > Saskatchewan Order of Merit| title=The Canadian Encyclopedia| editor-last=Marsh| editor-first=James H.| place=Toronto| publisher=Historica Foundation of Canada| url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/saskatchewan-order-of-merit| access-date=16 August 2009}}</ref> on the [[Advice (constitutional)|advice]] of the [[Executive Council of Saskatchewan|Cabinet]] under Premier [[Grant Devine]], the order is administered by the [[Governor-in-Council]] and is intended to honour current or former Saskatchewan residents for conspicuous achievements in any field,<ref>{{Cite web| last=Elizabeth II| author-link=Elizabeth II| url=http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/documents/English/Statutes/Statutes/P30-2.pdf| date=29 June 1988| title=The Provincial Emblems and Honours Act| series=III.15| location=Regina| publisher=Queen's Printer for Saskatchewan| access-date=21 May 2009}}</ref> being thus described in law as the highest honour amongst all others conferred by the [[Monarchy in Saskatchewan|Saskatchewan Crown]].<ref>{{Harvnb| Elizabeth II| 1988| loc=17}}</ref>

==Structure and appointment==
The Saskatchewan Order of Merit is intended to honour any Canadian citizen currently or formerly resident in Saskatchewan who has demonstrated a high level of individual excellence and achievement in any field, improving the "social, cultural and economic well-being of the province and its residents"; the process of finding such individuals begins with call for nominations put out each spring by the Saskatchewan Honours Advisory Council.<ref name=CE /> There are no limitations on population, but only ten new members may be created each year.<ref name=CE />

After the annual call for nominations,<ref name=CE /> the Saskatchewan Honours Advisory Council makes its recommendations to the lieutenant governor. Posthumous nominations are accepted within one year of the date of death, and in 2001 the Provincial Emblems and Honours Act was amended to allow for honorary membership in the order,<ref name=SOM /> granted to those who are neither current nor former residents of Saskatchewan; [[Prince Charles, Prince of Wales]], was the first honorary member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, appointed on 24 April 2001.<ref>{{cite press release| title=Prince of Wales Honoured| publisher=Queen's Printer for Saskatchewan| date=24 April 2001| url=http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=b83f82e7-4131-45d5-ae82-a29a6918106d| access-date=16 August 2009}}</ref> The [[lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan]], who is {{lang|la|ex officio}} a member and the chancellor of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit and remains a member following his or her departure from viceregal office,<ref>{{Harvnb| Elizabeth II| 1988| loc=15}}</ref> then makes all appointments into the fellowship's single grade of membership by [[letters patent]] bearing the [[Royal sign-manual|viceroyal sign-manual]] and the Great Seal of the province;<ref>{{Harvnb| Elizabeth II| 1988| loc=18}}</ref> thereafter, the new members are entitled to use the [[post-nominal letters]] ''SOM'' and have their portrait added to the Athabasca Gallery at the [[Saskatchewan Legislative Building]].<ref name=SOM>{{cite web| url=http://www.ops.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=a4e9e20b-d74e-423c-8128-e53107c610c6| last=Office of the Provincial Secretary| title=About OPS > Protocol Office > Saskatchewan Honours and Awards Program > Saskatchewan Order of Merit| publisher=Queen's Printer for Saskatchewan| access-date=16 August 2009}}</ref>

==Insignia==
Upon admission into the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, members are presented with the order's insignia at a ceremony held either at [[Government House (Saskatchewan)|Government House]] in [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]] or at a venue in [[Saskatoon]].<ref name=SOM /> According to The Provincial Emblems and Honours Act, which stipulates the design of the order's badges and ribbon and how they are worn, the main emblem of the order is a [[Sterling silver|silver]] medallion in the form of a six pointed star—an abstract rendition of a [[Lilium philadelphicum|western red lilly]], the province's official flower. The obverse is coated in white [[Vitreous enamel|enamel]] and bears the [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon]] of [[Coat of arms of Saskatchewan]] within a circular ribbon that displays the provincial motto—{{langnf|la|multis e gentibus vires|from many peoples strength}}<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ops.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=f9a022a1-b8e7-4bf7-bda2-c245967f30ab| last=Office of the Provincial Secretary| title=About OPS > Protocol Office > Emblems of Saskatchewan > Coat of Arms| publisher=Queen's Printer for Saskatchewan| access-date=16 August 2009}}</ref>—all topped by [[St. Edward's Crown]] symbolizing the [[Canadian monarch]]'s role as the [[fount of honour]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/hon/nat-honour-honneur/index-eng.htm| last=Royal Canadian Mounted Police| title=Honours and Recognition Programs > Canadian National Honours| publisher=[[Queen's Printer for Canada]]| access-date=20 May 2009| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323114038/http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/hon/nat-honour-honneur/index-eng.htm| archive-date=23 March 2009}}</ref> This medallion is hung from a ribbon with a green-gold-green, vertical striped pattern, at the collar for men, and on a bow pinned at the left chest for women. Members also receive for wear on informal clothing a lapel pin in the form of a stylized western red lily bearing St. Edward's Crown.<ref>{{Harvnb| Elizabeth II| 1988| loc=19}}</ref>

==Inductees==
{{Main category|Members of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit}}
The following are some notable appointees of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit:<ref>{{Cite web|last=Office of the Provincial Secretary| title=Saskatchewan Order of Merit Recipients| place=Regina| publisher=Queen's Printer for Saskatchewan| url=http://www.ops.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=372,128,122,121,81,1,Documents&MediaID=696&Filename=SOM+Recipients.pdf| access-date=16 August 2009| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225180151/http://www.ops.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=372,128,122,121,81,1,Documents&MediaID=696&Filename=SOM+Recipients.pdf | archive-date=25 February 2012}}</ref>

* [[Murad Al-Katib]], agricultural entrepreneur, appointed 2017
* [[Freda Ahenakew]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CM]] SOM}}, author and academic, appointed 2005
* [[John Hall Archer]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] SOM}}, librarian and historian, appointed 1987
* [[Don Atchison]] <small>SOM</small>, Mayor of [[Saskatoon]], appointed 2019
* [[Lorne Babiuk|Lorne Allan Babiuk]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] SOM [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]}}, [[Immunology|immunologist]], molecular virologist, and [[Vaccinology|vaccinologist]], appointed 2003
* [[Marc Baltzan|Marcel Alter Baltzan]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] SOM}}, [[physician]] and [[nephrologist]], appointed 1999
* [[Lloyd Barber|Lloyd Ingram Barber]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] SOM}}, Chancellor of the [[University of Regina]], appointed 1995
* [[Byrna Barclay]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=SOM}}, author, appointed 2004
* [[Edward Bayda|Edward Dmytro Bayda]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=SOM [[Queen's Counsel|QC]]}}, [[Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan|Chief Justice of Saskatchewan]], appointed 2008
* [[Bruce W. Beatty]], graphic designer, posthumously appointed 2011
* [[Allan Blakeney|Allan Emrys Blakeney]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Order of Canada|OC]] SOM [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]}}, Premier of Saskatchewan, appointed 2000
* [[Elizabeth Brewster|Elizabeth Winifred Brewster]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CM]] SOM}}, poet and academic, appointed 2008
*[[Sharon Butala]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] SOM}}, writer and conservationist, appointed 2009
* [[Angus Daniel Campbell]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CM]] SOM}}, founder of the [[Northern Ontario Hockey Association]], appointed 1996
* [[Maria Campbell]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] SOM}}, author, playwright, broadcaster, filmmaker, appointed 2005
* [[Roger Carter (academic)|Roger Colenso Carter]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] SOM [[Queen's Counsel|QC]]}}, Dean, [[University of Saskatchewan College of Law]], appointed 1998
* [[E. M. Culliton|Edward Milton Culliton]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] SOM [[Queen's Counsel|QC]]}}, Chief Justice of Saskatchewan, appointed 1988
* [[Grant Devine|Donald Grant Devine]], Premier of Saskatchewan, appointed 2009
* [[Tommy Douglas|Thomas Clement Douglas]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Order of Canada|CC]] SOM}}, Premier of Saskatchewan, appointed 1985
* [[Joe Fafard|Joseph Fafard]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] SOM}}, sculpture artist, appointed 2002
* [[Walter H. Farquharson|Walter Henry Farquharson]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=SOM [[Doctor of Divinity|DD]]}}, [[Moderator of the United Church of Canada]], appointed 2007
* [[David L. Kaplan (composer)|David Leon Kaplan]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CM]] SOM}}, professor, performer, and conductor, appointed 2006
* [[Dorothy Knowles]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] SOM}}, landscape artist, appointed 1987.
* [[John V. Hicks|John Victor Hicks]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=SOM}}, poet, appointed 1992
* [[Frederick W. Hill]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CM]] SOM}}, appointed 1999, businessman
* [[Gordon MacMurchy]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=SOM}}, politician, appointed 1999
* [[Peggy McKercher]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CM]] SOM}}, Chancellor of the [[University of Saskatchewan]], appointed 2001
* [[Kenneth Mitchell (actor)|Kenneth Alexander Mitchell]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CM]] SOM}}, actor, appointed 2001
* [[Robert Ogle|Robert Joseph Ogle]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] SOM}}, Roman Catholic priest, broadcaster, and politician, appointed 1995
*[[Thelma Pepper]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=SOM}}, artist, appointed 2018
* [[William Perehudoff]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] SOM}}, artist, appointed 1994
* [[Elizabeth Raum]], oboist and composer, appointed 2010
* [[Edward Rawlinson]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=SOM FCA}}, broadcaster, appointed 1989
* [[Garnet Richardson|Garnet "Sam" Richardson]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=SOM}}, Curler, appointed 2005
* [[Roy Romanow|Roy John Romanow]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Order of Canada#Officer|OC]] SOM [[Queen's Counsel|KC]]}}, [[Premier of Saskatchewan]], appointed 2003
* [[Allen Sapp]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] SOM}}, artist, appointed 1985
* [[Sandra Schmirler|Sandra Marie Schmirler]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=SOM}}, Olympic athlete, posthumously appointed 2000
* [[Morris C. Shumiatcher|Morris Cyril Shumiatcher]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] SOM [[Queen's Counsel|QC]]}}, civil rights lawyer, appointed 1996
* [[John Spinks (academic)|John William Tranter Spinks]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] SOM}}, appointed 1996
* [[Savella Stechishin]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CM]] SOM}}, home economist and writer, appointed 1998
* [[Anne Szumigalski]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=SOM}}, poet, appointed 1989
* [[Guy Vanderhaeghe|Guy Clarence Vanderhaeghe]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] SOM}}, author, appointed 2003
* [[Charles III]], [[Monarchy of Canada|King of Canada]], appointed 2001 
* Ernest Walker {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CM]] SOM}}, archaeologist and academic, appointed 2001
* [[Pamela Wallin]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] SOM}}, television journalist and diplomat, appointed 1999
* [[James Weisgerber|James Vernon Weisgerber]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=SOM [[Doctor of Divinity|DD]]}}, [[prelate]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], appointed 2005
* [[Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of the Garter|KG]] [[Royal Victorian Order|GCVO]] SOM [[Personal Aide-de-Camp|ADC(P)]]}}, member of the [[Monarchy of Canada#Canada's royal family and house|Canadian Royal Family]], appointed 2005
* [[Stephen Worobetz]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] SOM [[Military Cross|MC]] [[Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada|FRCSC]]}}, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, appointed 1999
* [[Clifford Wright (mayor)|Clifford Emerson Wright]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] SOM}}, Mayor of [[Saskatoon]], appointed 1999
* [[Sylvia Fedoruk]], Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, appointed 1986

==See also==
{{Portal|Canada}}
* [[Symbols of Saskatchewan]]
* [[Orders, decorations, and medals of the Canadian provinces]]
* [[Canadian honours order of wearing]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/heritage-honours-and-awards/saskatchewan-order-of-merit Saskatchewan Order of Merit webpage]
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