did he receive any privileged degrees or awards?
Officer of the Order of Canada, honorary degrees recipient, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada
George Stanley
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada 
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George Stanley [SEP] Honours
In 1976, George Stanley was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1994. He was also the recipient of twelve honorary degrees (Laval, Mount Allison, St. Dunstan's, Alberta, Royal Military College, St. Francis Xavier, University of New Brunswick, Dalhousie, Calgary, Ottawa, Moncton and St. Thomas), in addition to his five earned degrees. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) and of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS). In 1983, he was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada (FRHSC). In 1950, he was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's J.