Fields of Fame - Jamieson Place

Alberta Champions Society Unveils First "Field Of Fame"

The Field of Fame in the Winter Garden at Jamieson Place

On May 20th Alberta Champions Society unveiled six monuments to recognize and honour some of the greatest Albertans who ever lived, five prominent men and one woman, who helped shape our city, our province and our nation. We were pleased to have Honorable Lindsay Blackett, Minister of Culture and Community Spirit, assist Gordon Hoffman, President and Founder of Alberta Champions with the unveiling.

This first "Field of Fame," created by Alberta Champions Society, is located in the Winter Garden on the Plus 15 level of the Jamieson Building, 308-4 Ave. SW, which is named for Alice Jamieson, one of the honorees. The other honorees include: R.B. Bennett, Senator Patrick Burns, Chief David Crowchild, Eric Harvie, and Colonel James Macleod.

The Field of Fame is a group of monuments created from structural steel, designed by local architect Michael Shugarman of Templar Architecture and Design. Each Field of Fame features six steel "stalks of wheat", thirteen feet high, symbolic of the prairies and the farm and ranching culture that formed the early backbone of the Calgary area. Each stalk features a photo, biography and signature of one of the six individuals.

At the event, the winners of the recent city-wide essay/multimedia contest for junior high students were also announced. The grand prize winner of the contest, Taylor Brewis from Mountain Park School will be flown to our nation's capital with a guardian for a tour of the parliament building and a visit with the Kratt Brothers of PBS's Emmy Award-winning Zoboomafoo.

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Gerry Garvey, volunteer, Licia Corbella, Board of Directors, Gordon Hoffman, President and Founder	Ron Ghitter, Board of Directors, Honourable Lindsay Blackett, James Macleod, grandson of Colonel James Macleod
All winners, photographed together	Chris Gerritsen, Media Relations with TELUS, presenting prize to Gerhard Westphalen, Gbohunmi Tella, representing winning class of Ms Choo, Senator Patrick Burns Junior High
Taylor Brewis, Mountain Park School-reading her essay that won top prize	Honourable Lindsay Blackett with Victoria Crowchild, daughter of Chief David Crowchild
John Currie, Harold Milavski, and Gordon Hoffman, in front of the monuments	See more photos of student contest winners See more info about student contest & winners