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Order of Canada

Pauline Jewett, P.C., O.C., Ph.D., LL.D.

Full Name Honour Received Residence
Pauline Jewett, P.C., O.C., Ph.D., LL.D. O.C. Ottawa
Honour Appointment Investiture
Officer of the Order of Canada November 1, 1991 April 29, 1992
A passionate and committed Canadian, she has had a brilliant career as an academic, politician and social activist. She was the first woman president of a major, co-educational Canadian university, Simon Fraser, that, under her direction, achieved growth and a national profile. Throughout her life she has been an advocate of social equity, for women and aboriginal people.
Deceased on July 5, 1992.
Updated: 2009-04-30
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