The Flight Sergeant George Quist Hansen Military Memorial Bursary was created in 2011.
George Hansen was born in 1916 in Standard, Alta, the son of Danish immigrants who came to Canada from the United States and eventually settled in Alberta. His father, a successful merchant, served as mayor of Standard from 1926 to 1935 and sent George to Mount Royal College. Flight Sergeant Hansen was the first person from Standard to enlist. He joined the 431 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force and was killed when the Halifax Bomber, on which he was a crew member, was shot down near Antwerp, Belgium. Three of his brothers also served during the war: Walter in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Rudy and Severin with the Calgary Highlanders.
