Allisonian Firsts: Home

1843

Humphrey Pickard

First President of all three Mount Allison institutions

1854

Mary Electa Adams

First female Preceptress of the Mount Allison Female Academy

1857

Martha Louisa (Knight) Allison
First female professor at Mount Allison University

1869

John Warrener Gray
First professor of Fine Arts at Mount Allison University

1890

Louise Jean Landers

First female instructor of elocution at the Mount Allison Ladies' College

1900

Raymond Clare Archibald
First member of faculty at the Mount Allison institutions to hold a PhD

1903

Emma Sophia Baker

First female PhD from a Canadian University

Recipient of the first doctorate in psychology conferred by the University of Toronto

1937

Doris Stuart Runciman

First female full professor at Mount Allison University

1945

Christine (MacKinnon) MacInnes

First female Registrar at Mount Allison University

1986

Margaret (Norrie) McCain

First female Chancellor of Mount Allison University

1990

Sheila Brown

First female President of Mount Allison University

1863

Josiah Wood & Howard Sprague

First Mount Allison University graduates

1866

Samuel Seward Toddings

First international student to graduate from Mount Allison University

1875

Grace Annie Lockhart

First female bachelor's degree in the British Empire

1882

Harriet Starr Stewart

First female Bachelor of Arts in Canada and in the British Empire

1894

Harriott Scammell Olive

First female editor of The Argosy and first female valedictorian

1905

Frank Parker Day

First Rhodes Scholar from Mount Allison University

Mabel Outerbridge, Annie Smith, & Bessie Young

First certificates in Household Science from Mount Allison University

1912

Margaret (Harris) Fraser

First certificate in Arts & Crafts from Mount Allison University

Mary Elsinore (Tait) Wylie

First Bachelor of Music from Mount Allison University

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

1941

Phyllis MacPherson & Bertha Warren

First Bachelor of Fine Arts in Canada

1943

Eleanor (Fraser) O'Brien

First female editor of the Allisonian yearbook

1944

Dorothy (Heartz) Snook

First female recipient of an Engineering Certificate from Mount Allison University

1951

Felix Orville Goodman

First Black Bachelor of Fine Arts from Mount Allison University

1953

Muriel (McQueen) Fergusson

First female senator from New Brunswick

1954

Harold Frank Russell

First Bachelor of Commerce from Mount Allison University

1955

Cyril Harper

First Black Bachelor of Commerce from Mount Allison University

James Chu

First Chinese man to graduate from Mount Allison University

Leonard St. Hill & Donald Maxwell Nicholson

First recipients of the Don Norton Memorial Award

1956

Violet Bailey & Aileen Lois Sabean

First female Bachelor of Commerce from Mount Allison University

1957

Ruth Koo

First Chinese woman to graduate from Mount Allison University

1967

Derek Hum

First person of colour to be named Rhodes Scholar from Mount Allison University

Brenda (Tubb) Robertson

First female MLA in New Brunswick

1970

Brenda (Tubb) Robertson

First female cabinet minister in New Brunswick

1972

Margaret (Fawcett) Norrie

First female senator from Nova Scotia

1979

Joan (Bissett) Neiman

First Canadian elected to the Human Rights Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

1981

Sarah (Maybee) Crowe

First female Rhodes Scholar from Mount Allison University

1986

Margaret (Norrie) McCain

First female Chancellor of Mount Allison University

1987

Brig. Gen. Sheila Hellstrom
First female regular force member to achieve the rank of brigadier-general

1994

Margaret (Norrie) McCain

First female Lieutenant-Govenor of New Brunswick

1854

Mary Electa Adams

First female Preceptress of the Mount Allison Female Academy

1857

Martha Louisa (Knight) Allison
First female professor at Mount Allison University

1875

Grace Annie Lockhart

First female bachelor's degree in the British Empire

1882

Harriet Starr Stewart

First female Bachelor of Arts in Canada and in the British Empire

1884

Maria Louisa Angwin

First female doctor licensed to practice in Nova Scotia

1885

Harriet Starr Stewart

First female Master of Arts from Mount Allison University

1890

Louise Jean Landers

First female instructor of elocution at the Mount Allison Ladies' College

1894

Harriott Scammell Olive

First female editor of The Argosy and first female valedictorian

1898

Christine (Ross) Barker

First female Chartered Public Accountant in the United States

1903

Emma Sophia Baker

First female PhD from a Canadian University

Recipient of the first doctorate in psychology conferred by the University of Toronto

1905

Mabel Outerbridge, Annie Smith, & Bessie Young

First certificates in Household Science from Mount Allison University

1912

Margaret (Harris) Fraser
First certificate in Arts & Crafts from Mount Allison University

Mary Elsinore (Tait) Wylie

First Bachelor of Music from Mount Allison University

1925

Margaret (Hilton) MacIntyre

First Bachelor of Science in Home Economics 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

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

1941

Phyllis MacPherson & Bertha Warren

First Bachelor of Fine Arts in Canada

1943

Eleanor (Fraser) O'Brien

First female editor of the Allisonian yearbook

1944

Dorothy (Heartz) Snook

First female recipient of an Engineering Certificate from Mount Allison University

1945

Christine (MacKinnon) MacInnes

First female Registrar at Mount Allison University

1953

Muriel (McQueen) Fergusson

First female senator from New Brunswick

1956

Violet Bailey & Aileen Lois Sabean

First female Bachelor of Commerce from Mount Allison University

1957

Ruth Koo

First Chinese woman to graduate from Mount Allison University

1967

Brenda (Tubb) Robertson

First female MLA in New Brunswick

1970

Brenda (Tubb) Robertson

First female cabinet minister in New Brunswick

1972

Margaret (Fawcett) Norrie

First female senator from Nova Scotia

1979

Joan (Bissett) Neiman

First Canadian elected to the Human Rights Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

1981

Sarah (Maybee) Crowe

First female Rhodes Scholar from Mount Allison University

1986

Margaret (Norrie) McCain

First female Chancellor of Mount Allison University

1987

Brig. Gen. Sheila Hellstrom
First female regular force member to achieve the rank of brigadier-general

1990

Sheila Brown

First female President of Mount Allison University

1994

Margaret (Norrie) McCain

First female Lieutenant-Govenor of New Brunswick

1892

Raitaro Okuro

First Japanese student to attend Mount Allison

1937

Teruko Komyo

First Asian woman to graduate from Mount Allison University

1951

Felix Orville Goodman

First Black Bachelor of Fine Arts from Mount Allison University

1955

Cyril Harper

First Black Bachelor of Commerce from Mount Allison University

James Chu

First Chinese man to graduate from Mount Allison University

Leonard St. Hill

First recipient of the Don Norton Memorial Award

1957

Ruth Koo

First Chinese woman to graduate from Mount Allison University

1967

Derek Hum

First Canadian of Asian descent to be named Rhodes Scholar