was presented with the Great Trekker Award from UBC. The Great Trekker Award was initiated in 1950 and is presented by the Alma Mater Society to a graduate of UBC who has achieved eminence in his or her chosen field of activity and made a worthy and special contribution to the community. In 1996 the Alma Mater Society created an endowment to provide financial aid for students needing child care. The fund, the largest endowment of its kind at a Canadian university, was named in honour of Lett. She was also given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Alumni Association, which she helped found. In 1997, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for her "immense impact on the Vancouver community by raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for a seniors facility and a much-needed daycare centre for the University". References External links Sherwood and Evelyn Lett family fonds at the City of Vancouver Archives Evelyn Lett interviewed by Joan Pilcher. Audio recording of Evelyn Lett discussing the history of the University of British Columbia. 1896 births 1999 deaths Canadian centenarians Canadian feminists Officers of the Order of Canada University of British Columbia alumni Women centenarians