Sotheran was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal in 1990 , and the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal in 1993 . In the 1999 New Year Honours , she was appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to museum administration . She received a distinguished alumni award from the University of Auckland , also in 1999
New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal
New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993
Cheryll Sotheran