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John Ballem
John Bishop Ballem (1925 - 2010) was a Canadian murder mystery/thriller novelist. While best known for his novels about the oil industry and private law, Ballem was also a naval air force pilot, assistant professor, specialist in the oil industry and private law lawyer. He was an acknowledged legal authority on oil and gas and winner of the Petroleum Law Foundation Prize in 1973.〔Skene-Melvin,David ("John Ballem Biography" ). Retrieved November 3, 2010.〕 He was a member of the Crime Writers of Canada, the Probus Club of Calgary and the Air Crew Association of Alberta: Southern Alberta Branch. In 2009, the Law Society of Alberta and the Canadian Bar Association of Alberta awarded John the Distinguished Service Award for Legal Scholarship.〔〔("Obituary of John Ballem" ). Retrieved November 3, 2010.〕 He was also a Calgary Herald world travels reporter and visited many exotic locations such as both poles.〔Volumers,Eric, ''The Last Mystery; John Ballem was successful as both an oil industry lawyer and a mystery writer. His final novel, ''Murder on the Bow'', is set in Calgary'', Calgary Herald, May 2, 2010〕 Ballem's most important and well known work is the internationally recognized authoritative text,''The Oil and Gas Lease in Canada'', a standard legal reference that went to four editions, the final being 2008.〔Barber, John, Globe and Mail, ''Calgary lawyer wrote mysteries and books about oil and gas'', January 12, 2010 (). Retrieved November 3, 2010.〕
==Education & Career==
When he was 19, he joined the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm and participated in WWII (1944–45). After the war was over he returned to Nova Scotia to attend Dalhousie University and completed the following degrees: B.A., 1946; M.A. 1948 & LL.B. 1949. Ballem also attended Harvard Law School and completed a post graduate LL.M. in 1950.〔 After completing university, he took on a job at the University of British Columbia as an assistant professor of law for 2 years (1950–1952). From there, he moved on to the oil industry in Alberta where he worked for over a decade. Following his career in the oil industry, Ballem moved to Calgary in 1962 and entered energy law practice.〔
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