Coretta Scott King Award
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1975) Winner
Dorothy Robinson
ドロシー・ロビンソン
Doroshī Robin son
Aliases:
Dorothy Lydia Robinson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1916-01-30 （Carleton County, Ontario）
- Died
- 1998-05 （Chichester, England） age 82
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Anglican
- Residence History
- Carleton County, Ontario → Moose Factory → Aklavik → Tuktoyaktuk → Pangnirtung → Sarnia, Ontario → Nazareth → Mbale, Uganda → Kyrenia, Cyprus → Chichester, England
Career
- Occupations
- teacher, missionary, Girl Guide and Boy Scout leader
- Active Years
- 1938-1972
- Affiliations
- Girl Guides Association, Boy Scouts, Anglican Church
- Memberships
- Girl Guides Association, Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts
- Influenced By
- Nanook of the North
- Influenced
- Pierre Berton, Kaare Rodahl
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglican Teachers Training College, Toronto | — | Teacher Training | — | — | Canada |
| Trinity College, Toronto | Divinity Faculty | Theology | 神学士 (BA) | 1950年代初頭 | Canada |
| Bossey Ecumenical Institute | — | — | — | 1960年代 | Switzerland |
Anglican Teachers Training College, Toronto
Teacher Training
Country:
Canada
Taught at Bishop Horden Memorial School etc.
Trinity College, Toronto
Divinity Faculty
/ Theology
Degree:
神学士 (BA)
Period:
1950年代初頭
Year of Graduation:
1952
Country:
Canada
James Scott prize for outstanding work
Bossey Ecumenical Institute
Period:
1960年代
Country:
Switzerland
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | James Scott Prize | — | — | Trinity College, Toronto | 受賞 |
| 1953 | Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal | educational work | — | Government of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1953 | Boy Scout Medal | Eskimo work | — | Boy Scouts of Canada | 受賞 |
James Scott Prize
1952
Organization:
Trinity College, Toronto
Result:
受賞
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
1953
Work:
educational work
Organization:
Government of Canada
Result:
受賞
Boy Scout Medal
1953
Work:
Eskimo work
Organization:
Boy Scouts of Canada
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Legacy
Canadian missionary and teacher who taught in Inuit communities across the Arctic for over 25 years, opening the world's northernmost Girl Guides and Boy Scouts. Also taught in Nazareth and Uganda.
Quotes
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I remember seeing Nanook of the North when I was very young and that influenced me to a great extent.
Source: 1956 interview (1956)
Trivia
- Established the world's northernmost Girl Guides and Boy Scouts in Tuktoyaktuk
- First member of 18th Ottawa Guide company to earn First Class badge
- One of the few women to wear the Boy Scout medal