iSchool alum Elizabeth Denham (MAS ’84) has received a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) Award by Queen Elizabeth II for her services to protecting information.
“As a Canadian, now a United Kingdom resident, I am privileged to be recognised with this distinguished award for my career’s work in the fields of data privacy and information rights. My hope is that this honour will assist in drawing attention to the importance of data protection to citizens, particularly this year, which has seen major reforms in data protection law with the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation – reforms to keep pace with changes in our digital age.” – Elizabeth Denham
Elizabeth was previously the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia, and was appointed to UK Information Commissioner in July 2016.
In 2013, Elizabeth was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her service as an officer of the legislature in Canada.
Congratulations, Elizabeth!
For more on the award, visit the announcement in the So Cheshire newspaper.
