The petroleum industry has enticed many business stars to Calgary, but one of the biggest names in the industry is home grown, and they continue to support their community.

Dick Haskayne has risen through the ranks to chair the boards of some of the major companies.

Throughout their success in business, Dick and his wife Lois have remained true to their rural Alberta roots.

Dick, the son of a butcher, and Lois, the daughter of a Rosebud rancher, embrace their Western Heritage and are generous supporters of Heritage Park Historical Village.

"It duplicates how I grew up in Gleichen except (Heritage Park) is more elaborate," says Dick Haskayne. "It's the way I remembered Gleichen as opposed to the way it really was, so it's a perfect fit."

Alida Visback, the CEO of Heritage Park, says the Haskaynes are more than just financials supporters of the historical village, they also donate their time and name.

"The way Dick and Lois give is truly from the heart," says Visback. "They have a passion for where they live, they have a passion for where they've come from and that manifests itself in their support of our community."

The Haskaynes were honorary co-chairs of the campaign to raise money for the park's major expansion, which included the construction of the Haskayne mercantile block.

Education is of great importance to Dick and Lois.

The original Gleichen one-room school house at Heritage Park is now used to show city children what it was like in small prairie communities.

The school of business at the University of Calgary bears the Haskayne name. It is considered one of the top business schools in the world

"I spent my life in business and I think it's important to put our money where our mouth is," says Dick Haskayne.

Leonard Waverman, the Dean of the Haskayne School of Business, says the money is important, but the Haskayne name brings with it a reputation that he tries to impress on the students.

"The first day I see (the students), I tell them to take the name Haskayne seriously," says Waverman. "This is the Haskayne School of Business and we take ourselves as embodying what that man stands for and the best of what business is."

The Haskaynes also support the Rosebud School of the Arts in Lois's hometown.

School founder, Laverne Erickson, says without the support provided by the Haskaynes, the school might not have made it through some lean years.

For all they give to the community, Dick and Lois Haskayne are this week's inspiring philanthropists.