Peggy McKercher
Peggy Wilton McKercher (born April 17, 1929) OC SOM, is a Canadian conservationist and university administrator.
Peggy McKercher | |
|---|---|
| Born | Margaret L. McKercher April 17, 1929 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | University administrator and conservationist |
| Spouse | Robert H. McKercher |
| Children | 3 |
McKercher was the first woman elected to the RM of Corman Park council; she served as the 11th chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan; she chaired the Meewasin Valley Authority in its formative years; she vice-chaired the Wanuskewin Heritage Park; she sat on the board of the National Capital Commission’s Canadiana Fund, the Saskatchewan Arts Board, and was as Saskatchewan’s representative on the Trans Canada Trail Advisory Foundation Advisory Board. She also chaired the University of Saskatchewan Committee on Heritage Buildings and worked on the Mayor’s South Down Town Task Force in Saskatoon. For her dynamic and effective leadership Mrs. McKercher has received both the Order of Canada and the Saskatchewan Order of Merit.