Southern was invested as a Member of the
Order of Canada in 1986 and a Member of the
Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1990, in recognition of his promotion of Anglo-Canadian relations in the fields of commerce, culture and sport. In 1992 he received the
125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal. In 2002 he received the Canadian version of the
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal. In June 1995, he was elevated as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). In August 2003, Southern was elevated as an Officer of the Order of Canada and promoted to Companion in 2006. In September 2006 he was invested as an Officer of the
Order of Orange-Nassau by the
Kingdom of the Netherlands. In 2012, he was appointed to the
Alberta Order of Excellence. In 2012, Southern and wife Margaret were awarded the Canadian version of the
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta,
Donald Ethell. He received honorary doctoral degrees from the
University of Calgary in 1976 and the
University of Alberta in 1991. In 1990, Southern received the International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award, presented by the
University of Manitoba through the Faculty of Management. In 1995 he was inducted into the
Canadian Business Hall of Fame. In 1996, he was named
Financial Post CEO of the Year. He and his wife were inducted into
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. ==References==