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Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard is a social worker, educator, researcher, community activist, advocate and mentor.
Born in East Preston, Nova Scotia, she was one of the first three young people from her community to attend university and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Saint Vincent University in 1975. She went on to receive a Masters of Social Work degree from Dalhousie University in 1977, and a Ph.D. in 1996 from the University of Sheffield, Sheffield England. She served as Director of the Dalhousie School of Social work for 10 years, and has been a faculty member for 25 years.
Dr. Thomas Bernard is highly regarded for addressing racial and cultural diversity in social work education and in the community. She is a thoughtful leader who has generously shared her expertise in family and social development with local, provincial and national organizations. She is a founding member of the Association of Black Social Workers, and is the Chair of the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
Dr. Thomas Bernard has received numerous awards, certificates and recognition over the years for her trendsetting work and effective community leadership, most notably the Order of Nova Scotia and the Order of Canada.
Dr. Thomas Bernard is the 2015 Harry Jerome Award Winner in the area of Community Service.
Recently, Dr. Thomas Bernard was on our show talking about:
– A little about life in East Preston, Nova Scotia and how her mother raised twelve children
– Learning about community service from her mother and her values especially education
– Her reaction when she heard that she was going to receive the award and what is means to her
– Her message for older black canadians in regards to helping young Black Canadians
– A call to action for older and younger Black Canadians
– Why she is excited about the awards
Event Information:
The 33rd Annual BBPA Harry Jerome Awards will be held on Saturday, April 25th, 2015 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, 222 Bremner Blvd., Toronto. Tickets for the Harry Jerome Awards are $200. To place an order, please call 416-504-4097 or online at Shop@bbpa or visit the Centre of Excellence, located at 180 Elm Street, Toronto, between the hours of 10-4pm Monday to Friday.
For more information, please visit us online at Black Business and Professional Association, call 416-504-4097 or email.
History Of The Harry Jerome Awards:
On October 21, 1982, a meeting was held where a decision was made to form an association and a steering committee including Al Hamilton, publisher of Contrast Newspaper, Denham Jolly and Bromley Armstrong. Incorporated in July 1983, the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) is a non-profit charitable organization that serves to address equity and opportunity for the Black community in business, employment, education and economic development. Following the October 1982 meeting, it was decided to honour the six Black Canadian athletes who excelled at that year’s Commonwealth Games: Angela Taylor-Issanjenko, Ben Johnson, Mark McKoy, Milt Ottey, Tony Sharpe and Desai Williams.
A dinner was suggested at which Harry Jerome, Canada’s premiere track and field athlete of the 1960s would be invited to be the keynote speaker. However, before he could be invited, Harry Jerome died suddenly in December 1982. The group then decided to turn the celebration into a tribute to Harry Jerome and an awards ceremony to honour the six athletes. The name “Harry Jerome Awards” was proposed by Hamlin Grange and so the first Harry Jerome Awards was held on March 5, 1983.
The Harry Jerome Awards is now a national event that recognizes and honours excellence in African Canadian achievement. In addition to the Harry Jerome Awards, the BBPA sponsors the Harry Jerome Scholarship Fund, providing financial support to African Canadian youth pursuing higher education. The idea for the Harry Jerome Scholarship Fund was provided by Hamlin Grange and realized through the efforts of Kamala-Jean Gopie, Pamela Appelt, Sheila Simpson and Beverly Mascoll. Journalist Cynthia Reyes was the BBPA’s president at the time. Under the leadership of Verlyn Francis, in 1996 the scholarship fund established an endowment fund and attracted corporate sponsorship. Today the Fund awards some thirty scholarships each year.
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