Kathleen Richardson (Canadian philanthropist)
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Kathleen M. Richardson is a Canadian philanthropist and supporter of the arts.
She received a B.A. from the University of Manitoba in 1949.
She was president of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet from 1957 to 1961 and has been honorary president since 1963. She heads the Kathleen M. Richardson Foundation.
In 1973, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1993. In 2005, she was awarded the Order of Manitoba.
[edit] References
- University of Manitoba: Distinguished Graduates.
- Order of Manitoba citation.
- Royal Winnipeg Ballet. The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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