On June 28, U of T Engineering alumna Anne Sado (IndE 7T7, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa 1T1) was appointed Member of the Order of Canada.

Sado, who has served as President of George Brown College since 2004, was honoured for enhancing the role of colleges in the educational sector and bringing a new vision to George Brown.

The Order of Canada is one of the country’s highest civilian honours, which recognizes a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to community and service.

Sado, George Brown’s first female president, has led the college to new heights, becoming one of Canada’s largest, most diversified and respected colleges. Since 2004, it has more than doubled in size, while Sado has built new partnerships with industry and government to create more opportunities for students.

This recent honour is one of many in Sado’s career. In the past year, she was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women for the second time by the Women’s Executive Network, as well as being named a Women of Influence Diversity Champion. She is also the recipient of the YWCA Toronto Women of Distinction in Education award, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal and the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal. In 2011, she received an honorary degree from the Faculty for her successes in the engineering profession, and in 2010, she was inducted into U of T Engineering’s prestigious Hall of Distinction for her lifelong accomplishments as an engineering alumna.

“On behalf of the Faculty, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to Anne Sado,” said Dean Cristina Amon. “This is a tremendous, well-deserved honour, and we are so proud to call her one of our graduates. Her leadership is truly inspiring to me, and to all of us at U of T Engineering.”