UBC mechanical engineering professor Elizabeth Croft is this year’s recipient of the YWCA Vancouver Women of Distinction Award in the category of Education, Training & Development.
Also honoured was UBC nursing graduate Sara Eftekhar (BSN ’13), who received the YWCA Vancouver’s Young Woman of Distinction award on the same day she received her degree.
The YWCA cited Sara’s volunteer work in nine countries, her representation of Canada at the World Youth Congress in Turkey and the UN University in Japan. It also mentions her work building homes in Ecuador, initiating health programs for women in Egypt, advocacy for global health in Ottawa, and work with marginalized populations in the Downtown Eastside. Sara has also initiated a mentorship program for youth in an Aboriginal community and is the BC youth ambassador for the Canadian Council for Refugees.
Over 1,100 guests attended the gala at the Westin Bayshore to honour all 83 nominees and to celebrate the 11 winners.
Croft will also be giving a talk on Transforming Human-Robot Interaction at 7 p.m. on June 13 at the H.R. Macmillan Space Centre. For more information, visit http://www.spacecentre.ca/women-in-science
