Clem Bowman, HFCIC, has been named the first recipient of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) Distinguished Service Award for his outstanding leadership of the CAE's Energy Pathways Task Force.

Clem Bowman, HFCIC, has been named the first recipient of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) Distinguished Service Award for his outstanding leadership of the CAE's Energy Pathways Task Force. He was presented with the award by CAE president, John McLaughlin, at the CAE's Annual General Meeting on May 31, 2007. The Distinguished Service Award has been created as an exceptional award to acknowledge efforts that stand out clearly from all other services provided routinely by CAE Fellows.

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Bowman was presented a sculpture of Musk Ox Horn Birds on Caribou Antler by Jim H. Raddi. In accepting the award, Bowman said that Canada has a unique opportunity to become a sustainable energy superpower if it adopts the recommendations outlined in the CAE's Report of the Energy Pathways Task Force that examined 27 energy pathways that could enhance the nation's energy future. Bowman is a chemical engineer who spent more than 40 years in the petrochemical industry. Decades ago he was asked to coordinate the Alberta government's $100 million infusion of capital into energy projects that ultimately led to many of today's energy mega projects.