Thomas K. Shoyama was born, 1916, Kamloops, British Columbia, to parents who, as refugees, immigrated to Victoria, British Columbia, near the turn of the last century, from Kyushu, Japan. A distinguished Canadian who has lived an exemplary life of public service, Mr. Shoyama graduated in Economics (B.A.) and Commerce (B.Com.), University of British Columbia, 1938. Between 1939-1945, Mr. Shoyama worked as the editor and publisher of a civil rights weekly newspaper in Vancouver and Kaslo, B.C. Briefly serving in the Intelligence Corps of the Canadian Army following the end of World War II, Mr. Thomas Shoyama gained employment between 1946-64 with the Saskatchewan government, first as a government research economist and later as an economic advisor to the Premier of the Province. By 1964, he had moved to Ottawa to join the Economic Council of Canada as a senior economist. Upon transferring to the Department of Finance, 1968, he served as Assistant Deputy Minister, 1968-74, in successive branches of the Department. By 1975, Mr. Shoyama had become Deputy Minister of Finance, retiring, 1979, to act as Special Advisor on the Constitution in the Privy Council Office. He was also elected Chairman, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, the same year. Before retiring from the Government of Canada, 1980, Mr. Shoyama was recognized with the Outstanding Achievement Award of the Public Service of Canada. He then started a new career, age 64, by accepting a professorship at the University of Victoria, School of Public Administration and Centre for Pacific and Oriental Studies, positions he held until he was 76 years old. The year he retired from teaching, 1992, he was appointed by the Government of Japan to the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star. Elected Officer of the Order of Canada, 1978, Mr. Shoyama is the honoured recipient of the Vanier Medal, 1982, and holds honorary degrees from both the University of British Columbia and the University of Windsor. In this view, Thomas Shoyama, Deputy Minister, Finance, 1975-79, sits at his desk in Ottawa. [Photo, courtesy Thomas K. Shoyama]