The Lectureship was re-established in 1981 to perpetuate the memory and intention of our founder, Donald Ross, "to bring before a large audience of students, Old Girls, parents, staff and friends of the school, a speaker of prominence and personal distinction, whose address will prove of lasting influence and inspiration for our students."
1981 - David Suzuki - geneticist
1982 - Marie-Josée Drouin - economist
1983 - Diane Jones Konihowski - athlete
1984 - Adele Wiseman - author
1985 - Maureen Forrester - singer
1986 - Marc Garneau - astronaut
1987 - Anne Begor Lancashire ’58 - university professor
1988 - Louise Mailhot – judge (Quebec)
1989 - Jane Poulson - physician
1990 - Peter Mansbridge - journalist
1991 - Lynn Johnston - cartoonist
1992 - David Lank – historian
1993 - Sunniva Sorby ’78 – trans-Arctic explorer
1994 - Gretta Chambers- Chancellor of McGill, journalist
1995 - Sylvia Sweeney – athlete, filmmaker
1996 - Terry Mosher (Aislin) – editorial cartoonist
1997 - Margie Gillis – solo dance artist
1998 - Amanda Vincent – environmental biologist
1999 - Kathy Reichs – forensic anthropologist, author
2000 – Rosalie Abella – family court judge (Ontario)
2001 – Jessalyn Gilsig ’88 – actor
2002 – Lisa Campeau ’86 – international aid worker
2003 – Heather Munroe-Blum – Principal of McGill University
2004 – Margaret Somerville – ethicist
2005 – Charlotte Gray – historian and author
2006 – Moira Brown – marine biologist
2007 – Elizabeth May – politician
2008 – Nancy Dunton – architectural historian
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