Elizabeth Comper
Philanthropist and teacher
Elizabeth Comper started her career as an elementary school teacher and never lost touch with her desire to change lives. She earned a BA at Concordia while working full-time as a teacher and then pursued her master’s in library science at McGill.
Giving back to the community has always been second nature for Mrs. Comper, who served on the board of directors of the Tarragon Theatre for 10 years. She is a member of the board of trustees of the Art Gallery of Ontario and is a director of the Ontario Arts Council Foundation, the Royal Conservatory of Music and the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews.
With her husband, Tony, she helped found Canada’s largest theatre arts award, the Elinore & Lou Siminovitch Prize, which alternates among directors, playwrights and designers.
Mrs. Comper is a recipient of the Scopus Award from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Arbor Award from the University of Toronto and a Human Relations Award from Canadian Council of Christians and Jews.
The other recipients receiving honorary doctorates at this year’s Fall Convocation, along with Elizabeth Comper, are Robert Walsh, AA Bronson and Tony Comper. Find out more.
Posted on October 8, 2009
