Allisonian Firsts: 1920s-1930s

Timeline

1920s-1930s

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1925

Margaret (Hilton) MacIntyre

First Bachelor of Science in Home Economics from Mount Allison University

 

1929

Theodore Estey

First certificate in Finance and Commerce from Mount Allison University

 

1930

Helena (Strong) Squires

First woman to stand for and win a seat in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

 

1932

Aurore Bourque

First Acadian to graduate from Mount Allison University

 

1936

Allison Graham Patterson

First Bachelor of Education from Mount Allison University

 

1937

Teruko Komyo

First Asian woman to graduate from Mount Allison University

 

Doris Stuart Runciman

First female full professor at Mount Allison University

 

1938

Clara Dennis

First female honorary degree recipient from Mount Allison University