2005

Doug Vold
Ivan Daines
Gordon Crowchild

2006

Doug Flanigan
Lynn Jensen
Ernie Doran

2007

Maxine Girletz 
Clark Schlosser
Pat McHugh

Doug Vold

At age 16 Doug Vold quit school and joined up with a rodeo company on a tour through Italy, France and Switzerland and other European countries. Included in their audiences were Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Doug took out a pro rodeo membership in 1972 and rode saddle broncs for the next ten years. He qualified for the Canadian Finals Rodeo six times and the National Finals in tenth spot in 1980. He was in the lead for the world championship in 1981 when a serious knee injury took him out of competition for the remainder of the year and a probable trip to the NFR. For several years he held the record for the highest score in the Saddle Bronc riding – a 95 on Franklin’s “Transport” at Meadow Lake, Sask.in 1979. He was in the Guiness Book of Records for this achievement. After several injuries – a broken collar bone and a broken foot (twice) ultimately ended his riding career. Vold who was already an avid horse trader has become one of the industry’s top bucking horse breeders and dealer. Doug was raised in Dewinton AB where he still resides with his wife, Alison and their two children, Jeremy and Hanna.

Ivan Daines

Like many other riding event cowboys, Ivan’s rodeo career started by competing in the Boy’s Steer Riding at local rodeos topping it off with three consecutive wind at the Calgary Stampede – 1959 to 1961.  He then moved on to Novice Saddle Bronc Riding winning the Canadian Championship in 1965 and 66 and as the World Intercollegiate Bronc Riding in 1966. From 1968 to 1980 Ivan’s name appeared in the World Standings five times in the top fifteen Bronc Riders and in 1976 won the average at the National Finals Rodeo.  His first trip to the Canadian Finals Rodeo was in the bareback riding with several to follow in the Saddle bronc event.  A past winner of the C.N. Woodward Cowboy of the Year Award in 1979, he also won the Guy Weadick Memorial Award at the Calgary Stampede. He was the Canadian Team Penning Champion in 2000 and is an accomplished country music singer. Ivan and his wife, Kay, own a very successful western store in Innisfail , AB.  They have three children, Dusty, Brandi and Denver.

Gordon Crowchild

Gordon’s rodeo career started in 1944, at age 15, when he entered the boy’s steer riding.  Two years later he was outriding for his father’s chuckwagon outfit, “David Crowchild and Sons”.  By 1950 he had his own rig and drove for the next three years.  It was during this time that he began to ride in the wild horse race. Gordon took out a pro rodeo membership in 1956 and started entering the Steer Decorating, and the Steer Wrestling along with the Wild Horse Race.  In 1971 he won the “Indian High Point Award” at the Calgary Stampede and was honoured by the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede as a Pioneer of Rodeo in 1995. Gordon last competed in Steer Wrestling in 1997 at the Cloverdale Rodeo and his last Wild Horse Race in Calgary was 2003.  Although, now retired, his passion has never waived.  Always a guide, supporter and mentor to many new, young rodeo hands who share his love for the sport. Born on the T’suu T’ina Reserve in 1929, Gordon and his wife, Maria, and family still reside there.

Doug Flanigan

Doug won the Bareback riding event at the Calgary Stampede in 1964 and the Calgary All Round Championship in 1966.  He won the Alberta Central Circuit Bareback Championship four times and the Southern Alberta Circuit Bareback once.  Doug was presented with the Pioneer of Rodeo award by the Calgary Stampede in 1994.  Doug is the only cowboy to date to carry Gold Cards from 3 countries, US, Australia and Canada. Doug resides in Calgary, AB and enjoys retirement.

Lynn Jensen

Lynn won the CPRA permit award in 1968, was named the CPRA Cowboy of the Year in 1975 and qualifyed for the CFR 6 times in the bareback event and once in the steer wrestling event.  Lynn served as the CPRA President from 1978 to 1979, and has worked as a rodeo judge for CPRA rodeos and judged the CFR twice.  Lynn is retired from Olds College as the rodeo coach, and enjoys living the western life on his horse ranch out of Sundre AB.

Ernie Dorin

Ernie was a 13 time Canadian Champion Wild Horse Racer from Bruce, Alberta. He began his career in 1939, entering all rodeo events, was a pick up man, for Bruce Stampede and many other local area rodeos from 1940 to 1960.  Ernie also earned himself and his team 18 Wild Cow Milking Canadian Championships.  In 1976, he received the CPRA Cowboy of the Year Award, and retired from the rodeo arena in 1983.  Ernie passed away on November 29, 2001.  There never has been a cowboy that was so well known to fans and peers as Ernie Dorin.