GRAHAM DAWSON, at 46, has been active in construction for 30 years.
A lean, lithe man with a keen sense of the essential, he is both practical and professional. Dawson worked his way up from truck driver to his present position.
He drove an asphalt distributor truck- one of the dirtiest of all jobs.
When the company was building the Granville Bridge in Vancouver, his father suffered a stroke. Dawson had to assume management of the company.
He considers the crowning achievement of his life the organization of the group of companies.
Dawson is not only a company and organization man, he also takes an active part in general industry and community affairs.
He was president of both the Heavy Construction Association of B.C. in 1955 and the Vancouver Board of Trade in 1968. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of B.C. and the Canadian Technical Asphalt Association.
He is also a director of a number of Canadian companies – the Bank of Montreal, Zellers Department Stores, Hayes Truck Ltd. and others.
He is honorary chairman of Simon Fraser University’s 10th anniversary fund for student aid, a past-chairman of the B.C. division of the Canadian Arthritis Society, and a member of the Vancouver Police Commission.
He is married and has five children. His hobbies include golfing, fishing, skiing and traveling.
Photo Caption: Graham Dawson with the Vancouver Board of Trade, 1968. Click here to view the original photo.