Member of the Order of Canada
- Awarded on: November 1, 1991
- Invested on: April 29, 1992
For more than four decades she has promoted the welfare of Prince Edward Island's rural women. A past national president of the Federated Women's Institute of Canada, she has encouraged the development of leadership skills and the improvement of home life. She has also played an important role in a number of other provincial and local women's organization.