Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2015-05-07
Invested on: 2016-02-12
For promoting capacity building and good management practices among arts organizations in Alberta.
Mary Rozsa de Coquet is a passionate advocate for the arts in western Canada. As head of the Rozsa Foundation, she is helping to build the capacity of cultural leaders by creating programs, grants and awards that train arts managers on how to lead successful and sustainable cultural institutions. Her creative spirit, philanthropy and voluntarism have also benefited such organizations as the National Music Centre, Calgary Arts Development and Philanthropic Foundations Canada.