An Olympic champion, a medical pioneer, an arts administrator and one of Toronto’s most recognizable voices are among the newest recipients of the province’s highest honour.

Twenty-six people were appointed to the Order of Ontario on Wednesday by Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell.

Those who made the list included sprinter Donovan Bailey, who won two gold medals at the 1996 Olympics; surgical robotics pioneer Dr. Mehran Anvari; arts administrator Helga Stephenson, who was instrumental in founding the Toronto International Film Festival; television journalist Lisa LaFlamme, and principal dancer at the National Ballet Greta Hodgkinson.

“I’m so #humbled & #proud to receive this incredible honour,” Hodgkinson tweeted.

The Order of Ontario, established in 1986, is awarded to long-term or former residents of Ontario from all fields who have made outstanding accomplishments in their field. Their contributions must have had a major impact or influence on the province, Canada, or done so abroad.

Nominations from the public are reviewed by an advisory council of the Chief Justice of Ontario, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, the Secretary of the Cabinet and up to six additional members of the Order of Ontario. Their recommendations are given to the Lieutenant Governor.

“Having distinguished themselves in the fields of journalism, medicine, human rights advocacy, community building, the arts, and sport, they join a society of merit that has been an inspiration to Ontarians for 30 years,” Dowdeswell said in a press release. “I offer them my warm congratulations on behalf of a grateful province.”

The new appointees will be awarded the honour in June 2017 at Queen’s Park.

A full list of the honourees is below:

Peter A. Adamson is a surgical specialist in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, who leads plastic surgeons on medical missions through his Face the Future Foundation.

Mehran Anvari was one of the first surgeons in Canada to use robotics in surgery and is founding director of the Centre for Surgical Invention and Innovation.

Donovan Bailey is a two-time Olympic champion in the 100-metre and 4 x 100-metre relay, three-time world record holder and three-time world champion.

Jennifer Bond is an associate professor in the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law and has worked to effect changes to refugee policy and implementation.

Angèle Brunelle is an advocate for northwest Ontario’s Francophone community and director of the l’Acceuil francophone de Thunder Bay.

Ronald F. Caza is a lawyer and a defender of Francophone linguistic rights.

Anthony Kam Chuen Chan is a professor of pediatrics at McMaster University who has advanced the care of children with thrombosis and stroke.

Ethel Côté, is founder of MécènESS, the first French-language crowdfunding platform.

Jim Estill is the CEO of Danby Appliances and has sponsored over 50 Syrian refugee families in his community.

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Carol Finlay is the founder and director of Book Clubs for Inmates, a charity that runs book clubs in federal penitentiaries across Canada to help inmates build their literacy and communication skills.

Cheryl Forchuk is a nursing and psychiatry professor at Western University/Lawson Health Research Institute.

Dorothée Gizenga is the founding executive director of the Diamond Development Initiative.

Shirley Greenberg co-founded the National Association of Women and the Law.

Robert Pio Hajjar founded Ideal Way, a charity to help those with intellectual disabilities.

Greta Hodgkinson is a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada.

Dorothy Anna Jarvis is a professor emerita at the University of Toronto’s Department of Paediatrics.

Lisa LaFlamme is the chief anchor and senior editor of Canada’s CTV National News.

M.G. Venkatesh Mannar is a chemical engineer and founder and president of the Micronutrient Initiative.

Ernest Matton is a Métis Elder who blends Aboriginal teachings with Western information.

Dennis O’Connor is the former Associate Chief Justice of Ontario who presided over the Walkerton Commission of Inquiry and the Maher Arar Inquiry.

David Pearson was the founding director of Science North.

Fran Rider helped establish the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association, the women’s hockey world championships, and the acceptance of women’s hockey as an official Olympic sport.

Beverley Salmon is Toronto’s first black female municipal councillor and founding chair of the Toronto Board of Education’s Black Liaison Committee.

Hugh Segal served as a senator, as a chief of staff to a prime minister, and as associate Cabinet secretary in Ontario.

Helga Stephenson was executive director of Toronto’s Festival of Festivals and helped establish the Canada Committee of Human Rights Watch and the annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival.

Margo Timmins is the voice of Canadian alternative rock band Cowboy Junkies.