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Dr. Gerri Dickson, BSN’69, PhD’97

Dr. Dickson has made a lifetime career in international health and development, and promoting health and education for Aboriginal people. She and her family have volunteered in developing countries around the world, and she has consulted widely on gender equity and HIV/AIDS. She was a founding member of the Canadian Nurses Association International Committee, the Iskwew project for abused women in Prince Albert, the HOPE Cancer Race for Recovery in Saskatoon, and the Native Access Program to Nursing. In 2004, she received the Ivany Internationalization Award for her tireless commitment to international health and development.