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Lillian Eva Dyck
The Honourable Lillian Eva (Quan) Dyck, Ph.D., D. Litt.,
Scholar, feminist, senator, advocate for Indigenous rights
First Indigenous female Senator and the first Chinese Canadian Senator
Doctor of Letters, Cape Brenton University
Honourary Law Degree Recipient, Trent University
Betsy and I met while working on a shared goal of increasing the role of women in science and technology. We have collaborated on a series of Roundtables on Women in Science with the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada, and on a number of workshops on recruitment and retention of women in science abroad in Washington, D.C. and London, England.
In addition, Betsy has been a consistent and determined champion of First Nations women in science, technology and the trades. She has inspired countless of us to excel beyond our wildest dreams and lifted the profile of the "Missing Numbers" of women in science, technology and the trades to the highest levels of decision-makers. Her dedication, compassion and impressive determination make her a model "Change-Maker"