This message is being sent on behalf of Jacquie Ripat, Vice Dean, Academic Affairs

Dear Students and Faculty,

I am pleased to announce that the Martha Donovan Women’s Leadership Development Awards will be offered again this year.

The Winnipeg Foundation Martha Donovan Fund provides leadership development opportunities for women (including trans women and non-binary people) in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba.

The application deadline date is Monday, June 1, 2026.

Please visit the updated webpage for full details on eligibility and the application process: https://umanitoba.ca/health-sciences/martha-donovan-womens-leadership-development-awards

For questions, please connect with Hoeward Dela Cruz Hoeward.DelaCruz@umanitoba.ca.

Kellie Thiessen, RM, RN, PhD

Dean, Associate Professor

College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

University of Manitoba

Helen Glass Centre for Nursing  

 89 Curry Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 

Clinician Scientist, Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba

Tel: 204-474-7821
Fax: 204-474-7682 

Email: kellie.thiessen@umanitoba.ca

I live and work on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininiwak, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Dene, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.  I respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, I acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and I dedicate myself to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration.