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On the recommendation of the Honorary Degree Committee, the Academic Committee of St. Andrew\u2019s College has selected Dr. Kathryn Yamashita of Lethbridge, AB, to receive a Doctor of Divinity\u00a0honoris causa<\/i>\u00a0degree at the College\u2019s Spring convocation on May 10, 2024, at Knox United Church in Saskatoon.<\/p>\n
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Kathryn Yamashita<\/b> is being honoured for her lay leadership in the church.\u00a0 In addition to serving her own local congregation, Kathryn has served the wider United Church of Canada for several decades in numerous capacities including the Chinook Winds Regional Council Executive, Region 3 transitional commission, Board member for the Western Inter-cultural Network, final President of Alberta & Northwest Conference and over 20 years of service on the board of Canyon Church Camp.\u00a0 As stated in her nomination, \u201cKathryn has carried on the legacy of Japanese Canadians within the United Church and has not allowed the painful history of the internment to be forgotten.\u00a0 She also is not shy to give witness to her own personal faith in her leadership within the local and wider United Church.\u201d<\/p>\n
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