Former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the first woman to occupy this high office. She is now Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Arts Centre, to which she lends all the grace, warmth and efficiency which she brought to her previous post and the many voluntary organizations she has served over the years. (This is a promotion within the Order).
Officer of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 1967-12-22
Invested on: 1968-04-26
For her contribution to the theatre and education, and for her work with several voluntary organi- zations, more especially the Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire.