Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 30, 2001
• Invested on: August 31, 2002

She has had a major impact on the arts in her city. She helped raise $16 million to build a new Centre for Performing Arts and then initiated a fundraising body which continues to support it. After securing the donation of a magnificent pipe organ for the facility, she spearheaded the creation of the Calgary International Organ Festival, now one of the largest competitions of its kind in the world. In addition, she continues to be a devoted supporter of the Calgary Philharmonic and the Churchil Society.