High Achieving Scholar and School Vice Head Prefect, The High School for Girls (Montreal)
McGill University Graduate, 1969
Quebec’s 1992 Woman of the Year for Humanitarian and Social Action, Salon de la Femme
Profiled as one of those 350 Women Who Built Montreal
With Concordia University President, and Simone de Beauvoir Institute Principal, 1997
First scholar invited to inaugurate McGill University’s Obrien Fellowship in Residence Programme 2012.
2006-2007 Canada-US Fulbright Visiting Scholar Award 2006, Temple University USA
Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, Concordia University and invited to deliver Faculty of Arts & Science Convocation Address 1997.
Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, City University of New York (CUNY) 1996.
First scholar invited to hold the James Robinson Johnston Endowed Chair in Black Canadian Studies 1996-2002.
Invited to Geneva to moderate a briefing session for the members of the United Nations CERD Committee monitoring Canada’s compliance with the International Convention for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), 2002.
Named to the President’s External Advisory Panel for the National Human Genome Centre at Howard University 2000.
International Certificates of Appreciation awarded by the Global Conference of Pacific Women: Culture Identity, Self-Determination, Honolulu Hawai’i, July 1995, and the 8th World Conference of Black Women Johannesburg, South Africa, August 1998.
Honoree of public Tribute Dinner and recipient of Plaque of Recognition by the Coloured Women’s Club of Montreal “for personal and professional contributions to the Montreal Community,” June 1996.
Profiled in notably, L’Agenda des Femmes du Quebec 1993, in Ces femmes qui ont bâti Montréal 1994, in 100 Outstanding Black Canadians 1990, and in Who’s Who in Black Canada 2002, 2006, 2010.
Recipient of Quebec’s 1992 Woman of the Year Award for Humanitarian and Social Action” conferred by the Salon de la Femme du Québec.
Recipient of multiple Certificates of Citation, Merit and Appreciation from local, national and international organizations such as the Coloured Women’s Club of Montreal, the Public Prosecution Service of Nova Scotia, National Film Board of Canada, House of Commons, Black Women’s International Cross Cultural Studies Institute .
Official spokesperson designated to welcome and greet Nelson and Winnie Mandela, and Walter and Abertina Sisulu during their State visits to Canada (Union United Church,Montreal) 1990
One of only five (5) Canadian students selected to participate in an unprecedented Comparative Human Rights Law Judicial training Programme, Les Journees strasbourgeoises Strasbourg, France 1983.
Selected as an official delegate to represent Canada at the XIth World Festival of Youth and Students, Cuba 1978.
Recipient of Cloutier Plan Study Sabbatical for Teachers of French, McGill University 1977
Recipient of Best Summer School Student in Spanish Award, Université de Montréal/College de Maisonneuve, Cuenca, Spain 1975.
Recipient of first Jackie Robinson Scholarship, Kiwanis Club of Montreal, 1967
Recipient of Montreal Negro Alumni Group (MNAG) Scholarships 1965, 1966.
Recipient of Negro Community Centre Music Scholarships 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
Awarded Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal Academic Scholarships —1961, 1962, 1963, 1964.
