Paul Duncan Fleck
(1934 - 1992)

A cultural statesman, visionary administrator and passionate communicator, Paul Fleck was fond of saying that he had the best job in Canada.

As president of The Banff Centre from 1982 to 1992, Dr. Fleck led a renaissance of vision and influence -- creating and refining arts and management programs and carrying the Centre's reputation to international heights.

Dr. Fleck had a major impact, not only on The Banff Centre, but on the Canadian cultural and business community as a whole. Earlier in his career, he served as president of the Ontario College of Art and chairman of the University of Western Ontario's English department.

Dr. Fleck's passion for the written and spoken word, and The Banff Centre's history, led him to champion the growth of the Centre's library and the development of its archives.

The Paul D. Fleck Library and Archives is a fitting memorial to a man who loved language and The Banff Centre.

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