Through her prolific writings and editorship of the journal The Canadian Nurse, this dynamic educator and administrator campaigned for the advancement of nursing as a profession for over fifty years. Serving as director of the newly created Department of Nursing at the University of British Columbia, she laid the groundwork for nursing education in Canada by establishing the country’s first university nursing degree program. With her research and program development at home and abroad, this leader fostered a spirit of international cooperation in the field while tirelessly promoting high standards of practice and education.