Woman of Wisdom and Passion
In 2008, the Executive Board of British Columbia decided to honour a woman in our province who has demonstrated passion and wisdom in her pursuit to improve the lives of others in her community or in underdeveloped regions of the world. She has inspired others through her work. She does not have to be a member of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.
Daphne Bramhan
BC DKG Woman of Wisdom and Passion, 2018
Daphne spoke at two Vancouver Chapter Meetings, first in 2016 and again in 2018. She so impressed the members that they successfully nominated her for the Woman of Wisdom and Passion Award, given this past Saturday April 28, 2018.
Daphne has been a columnist for The Vancouver Sun Newspaper since 1989. She has consistently performed extensive research on public issues – the most current being Global Warming in which she collected data in the Antarctic region and has continued to research the effect of plastics on the environment.
Daphne is passionate about education, particularly for women and girls at home and around the world. Over the past years, Daphne has reported on the plight of families and children of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (known as the Bountiful Community) in B.C. Out of that research, she has developed a current concern of advocating for students who are home-schooled in B.C. She recently raised the issue of a lack of regulation for home-schooled children in B.C. compared to other provinces, and challenged members to get involved at chapter and provincial levels on this issue. She raises issues that fit the purposes of DKG, especially # 4 (To initiate, endorse, and support desirable legislation or other suitable endeavors in the interests of education of women and children) and # 7 (To inform the members of current economic, social, political and educational issues so that they may participate effectively in a world society).
Her awards include:
BC DKG Woman of Wisdom and Passion, 2018
Daphne spoke at two Vancouver Chapter Meetings, first in 2016 and again in 2018. She so impressed the members that they successfully nominated her for the Woman of Wisdom and Passion Award, given this past Saturday April 28, 2018.
Daphne has been a columnist for The Vancouver Sun Newspaper since 1989. She has consistently performed extensive research on public issues – the most current being Global Warming in which she collected data in the Antarctic region and has continued to research the effect of plastics on the environment.
Daphne is passionate about education, particularly for women and girls at home and around the world. Over the past years, Daphne has reported on the plight of families and children of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (known as the Bountiful Community) in B.C. Out of that research, she has developed a current concern of advocating for students who are home-schooled in B.C. She recently raised the issue of a lack of regulation for home-schooled children in B.C. compared to other provinces, and challenged members to get involved at chapter and provincial levels on this issue. She raises issues that fit the purposes of DKG, especially # 4 (To initiate, endorse, and support desirable legislation or other suitable endeavors in the interests of education of women and children) and # 7 (To inform the members of current economic, social, political and educational issues so that they may participate effectively in a world society).
Her awards include:
- National Newspaper Award 2004.
- Jack Webster Award for Commentator of the year 2004-2005.
- Published The Secret Lives of Saints Child Brides and Lost Boys in Canada’s Mormon Sect.
- Shortlisted for the National Non-Fiction Book Award (BC) 2008.
- Beyond Borders National Award.
- National Award for Column Writing.
- Honorary Degree Doctor of Letters Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Capilano University 2013.
- Gave the convocation address to students at Capilano University 2013.
Past Recipients of this award are:
2008 - Lorrie Williams
2009 - Lennor Stieda
2010 - Jody Paterson
2011 - Jonquile Hallgate
2012 - Anne Thompson
2013 - Muriel Endersby
2014 - Louise Paulson
2015 - Hilary King
2016 - Sheila Pither
2017 - Shirley Lang
To read more about these past honoured women, click here.
2008 - Lorrie Williams
2009 - Lennor Stieda
2010 - Jody Paterson
2011 - Jonquile Hallgate
2012 - Anne Thompson
2013 - Muriel Endersby
2014 - Louise Paulson
2015 - Hilary King
2016 - Sheila Pither
2017 - Shirley Lang
To read more about these past honoured women, click here.
NOTE: to see the criteria for nomination, scroll to the bottom of this page.
Nominating a Woman of Wisdom and Passion
The criterion includes the following:
1. Someone who has worked diligently to improve the life of others in her community or in underdeveloped regions
of the world.
2. She has inspired others through her work and the passion she has for her work.
3. She does not have to be a member of Delta Kappa Gamma International.
Please ensure that your nominee knows you are nominating her, and is in agreement of the nomination and willing to have her name published in her local paper.
Click here for the nomination form.
Send, by e-mail, the nomination form, of your nominated candidate to Norma Westrom, our Provincial President,
by March 15, 2020 - normawestrom@hotmail.com.
All nominees will receive a letter. We will also recognize them in a news release (unfortunately, we have no influence whether it will be published) in their local paper. Our provincial winner will be invited to the Spring Conference and will be presented with a certificate on that occasion. If the winner is unable to attend the symposium, the certificate will be sent to her home.
Thank you!
This page was originally created December 6, 2011, and moved to this new website on January 13, 2013.
It was edited on October 5 & 6, 2013; March 4, 2014; April 15, 2014; January 20, 2015; February 3, 2016; April 26, 2016; January 17, 2017; May 2, 2017; February 13, 2018; January 29, 2020.
The criterion includes the following:
1. Someone who has worked diligently to improve the life of others in her community or in underdeveloped regions
of the world.
2. She has inspired others through her work and the passion she has for her work.
3. She does not have to be a member of Delta Kappa Gamma International.
Please ensure that your nominee knows you are nominating her, and is in agreement of the nomination and willing to have her name published in her local paper.
Click here for the nomination form.
Send, by e-mail, the nomination form, of your nominated candidate to Norma Westrom, our Provincial President,
by March 15, 2020 - normawestrom@hotmail.com.
All nominees will receive a letter. We will also recognize them in a news release (unfortunately, we have no influence whether it will be published) in their local paper. Our provincial winner will be invited to the Spring Conference and will be presented with a certificate on that occasion. If the winner is unable to attend the symposium, the certificate will be sent to her home.
Thank you!
This page was originally created December 6, 2011, and moved to this new website on January 13, 2013.
It was edited on October 5 & 6, 2013; March 4, 2014; April 15, 2014; January 20, 2015; February 3, 2016; April 26, 2016; January 17, 2017; May 2, 2017; February 13, 2018; January 29, 2020.
