[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/martha-cohen-wikipedia\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/martha-cohen-wikipedia\/","headline":"Martha Cohen – Wikipedia","name":"Martha Cohen – Wikipedia","description":"before-content-x4 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia after-content-x4 Martha Ruth Cohen Born Martha Ruth Block after-content-x4 1920\u00a0(1920) Died February 26, 2015","datePublished":"2019-06-09","dateModified":"2019-06-09","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e9\/MarthaCohenWomanofVision.jpg\/220px-MarthaCohenWomanofVision.jpg","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e9\/MarthaCohenWomanofVision.jpg\/220px-MarthaCohenWomanofVision.jpg","height":"331","width":"220"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/martha-cohen-wikipedia\/","wordCount":4639,"articleBody":"     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});before-content-x4From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Martha Ruth CohenBornMartha Ruth Block       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x41920\u00a0(1920)DiedFebruary 26, 2015 (94-95 years old)Known\u00a0forPhilanthropy and activismMartha Ruth Cohen, CM, LLD (n\u00e9e Block; 1920 \u2013 February 26, 2015) was a Canadian community activist and philanthropist.[1]  She spearheaded a variety of major civic projects, including construction of the $45 million Calgary Centre for the Performing Arts. As chairwoman of the board of directors at Mount Royal College, she oversaw the construction of a new campus and was the first woman to head a higher educational institution in Alberta. She was a member of the Order of Canada and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Calgary in 1982.[2][3]Table of ContentsLife and education[edit]Achievements[edit]Philanthropy[edit]Honorary degrees[edit]References[edit]Sources[edit]Life and education[edit]Cohen was born in 1920 in Calgary, Alberta to parents Rebecca and Peter Block.[4]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alberta in 1940, and a Master Diploma of Social Work from the University of Toronto in 1945.[5] Cohen has four children.[6] In 1982, she received an honorary doctorate from the University of Calgary[2] and in 1995 received a Honorary Bachelor of Applied Communications from Mount Royal College.Cohen died on February 26, 2015.[7][8] Her 30-piece art collection made headlines when it was auctioned off.[9]Achievements[edit]Philanthropy[edit]The Harry & Martha Cohen Foundation is a private family foundation which provides grants primarily to Calgary-based charities.[14] She founded it with her husband Harry B. Cohen (1912\u20131990), who was also a philanthropist.Cohen and five other women primarily were the ones to fundraise $45 million to build the Calgary Centre for the Performing Arts.[6]In 1983, Cohen’s husband Harry donated $1 million to have a theatre named at the Calgary Centre for the Performing Arts in honor of Martha Cohen’s birthday.[15]After her death  on February 26, 2015, the Dr. Martha Cohen School was named in her honour.[10][16] On May 4, 2015, the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) announced that it would name a new Middle School (located in New Brighton\/Copperfield) after Martha Cohen and described her as one of the city’s foremost humanitarians and philanthropists.[16] In April, 2017, the CBE  formally opened the Dr. Martha Cohen School at 1750 New Brighton Drive S.E.  It will provide educational programming for approximately 900 students (Grades 5-9).[17]Honorary degrees[edit]Prime Minister Medal, State of Israel Bonds (1970)[10]Order of Canada (1975)[19]Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (1977)Calgary Citizen of the Year (1979)[6]Boy Scouts of Canada Medal (1984)Variety Club International Lifeliner Medal (1984)City of Calgary, Centennial Award of Merit (1985)Scopus Award, Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1994)[20]Distinguished Citizen Award, Mount Royal College (1995)Angel Award, International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA), New York (1995)[21]Great Minds Banner, 175th Anniversary, University of Toronto (2002)[22]Alberta Centennial Medal (2005)[23]Distinguished Alumni Award, Calgary Board of Education (2006)  [24]Best of Alberta Award, Calgary Herald (2008)Global News Woman of Vision (2009)Western Legacy Award, 100 Outstanding Albertans, Calgary Stampede (2012)[25]References[edit]^ “Archives Society of Alberta”.^ a b c “Drumheller Mail Newspaper Archives, Sep 15, 1982, p. 26”. NewspaperArchive.com. 1982-09-15. Retrieved 2018-03-30.^ a b “Mother Receives Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree”. Lethbridge Herald Newspaper Archives, Sep 18, 1982, p. 16. 1982-09-18. Retrieved 2018-03-30.^ Sanderson, Kay (1999). 200 Remarkable Alberta Women. Calgary: Famous Five Foundation. p.\u00a092. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2018-04-05.^ “University of Toronto, Faculty of Social Work”.^ a b c “When Martha Cohen Decided to Raise Money…” Lethbridge Herald Newspaper Archives, Jul 19, 1980, p. 91. 1980-07-19. Retrieved 2018-03-30.^ a b “Calgary Philanthropist Dies, CBC News, 2015”.^ “Calgary Philanthropic Legend Martha Cohen Dies, Calgary Herald, 2015”.^ “Martha Cohen art collection to be auctioned off”. Calgary Herald. 2015-11-07. Retrieved 2018-03-30.^ a b c “Alberta 150: The wrestlers, the team builder and the professor”. Calgary Herald. 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2018-03-30.^ “Calgary Jewish Family Service Bureau”.^ “National Council of Jewish Women (Calgary Section)”.^ “Council for the Alberta Order of Excellence”.^ “Harry & Martha Cohen Foundation”. Retrieved February 27, 2015.^ “Martha Cohen Theatre”.^ a b “New CBE School will be Named after Community Builder Martha Cohen”.^ “Dr. Martha Cohen School”.^ “University of Calgary Honorary Doctorate”.^ “Governor General of Canada – Archives”.^ “Scopus Award”.^ “Angel Award, ISPA”. The Globe and Mail. 7 December 2002.^ “Great Minds for a Great Future, University of Toronto”.^ “Alberta Centennial Medal, Province of Alberta” (PDF).^ “Distinguished Alumni Award, Calgary Board of Education”.^ “Calgary Stampede Western Legacy Award” (PDF).Sources[edit]Lumley, Elizabeth (2003). Canadian Who’s Who, 2003. ISBN\u00a09780802088659.“The Best of Alberta, Calgary Herald, 2008”.“Global Woman of Vision, Global News, 2009”.“Alberta 150: The Wrestlers, The Team Builder, and The Professor, Calgary Herald, 2017”.     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/martha-cohen-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Martha Cohen – Wikipedia"}}]}]