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Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour School

2016-

Named after Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour, who raised national awareness among school-aged girls, educators, parents and employers of the importance of encouraging women to enter science and engineering. Dr. Armour was born in Scotland, and received her BSc and MSc from Edinburgh University. In 1970, she graduated from the University of Alberta with a PhD in physical organic chemistry. Dr. Armour received the Order of Canada, a Governor General's Award and the Alberta Science and Technology Leadership Awards Foundation Special Award. In 2003, Maclean’s Magazine named Dr. Armour one of Ten Canadians Making a Difference and she was twice named one of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada by the Women’s Executive Network. During Edmonton's centenary celebrations, Dr. Armour was named one of the 100 Edmontonians of the Century. Dr. Armour was awarded honourary degrees from the University of British Columbia, the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and the University of Alberta and she was recognized with the 1994 McNeil Medal of the Royal Society of Canada and the 1996 3M Teaching Fellowship. As Associate Dean of Diversity for the U of A Faculty of Science, Dr. Armour developed and implemented Project Catalyst, a series of actions to increase the percentage of women in faculty positions in the Faculty of Science. Dr. Armour passed away May 25, 2019.

3815 Allan Dr SW
Edmonton, AB T6W 0S7

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