Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: June 22, 1981
• Invested on: October 21, 1981

A medical research scientist who has actively pursued her profession while accompanying her husband on foreign postings, including Tehran. During the Iranian crisis, at serious risk but with cool determination, she shared responsibility for concealing a group of Americans in the Canadian residence for over two months - thus helping to ensure their safety and ultimate escape from the country.