 
The Yes She Can award is presented annually by Balmoral Hall School to
celebrate positive role models for young women and to recognize the achievements
of women who have gained national and international prominence in their fields
of endeavour.
 2007
Yes She Can Award Recipient
Madeleine K. Albright is a
principal of The Albright Group LLC, a global strategy firm and the 2007
recipient of Balmoral Hall School's "Yes She Can" Award, presented in
recognition of exceptional women who embody the Balmoral Hall vision of
"Believe, Achieve, Succeed!" Proceeds go to the Balmoral Hall School
Endowment Fund at the Winnipeg Foundation, providing financial support to
deserving young women in our community.
Dr. Albright served as the 64th
Secretary of State of the United States. In 1997, she was named the first woman
Secretary of State and became, to that time, the highest ranking woman in the
history of the U.S. government. From 1993 to 1997, Dr. Albright served as the
United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations and as a member of
the President’s Cabinet.
Dr. Albright is the co-chair of
the Commission on the Legal Empowerment of the Poor and also serves on the Board
of Directors of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Board of Trustees for
the Aspen Institute. Dr. Albright earned a B.A. from Wellesley
College, Masters and Doctorate from Columbia University’s Department of Public
Law and Government, as well as a Certificate from the Russian Institute.
2006
Yes She Can Award Recipient
Barbara G. Stymiest, Chief
Operating Officer of RBC Financial Group is the 2006 recipient of
Balmoral Hall School's "Yes She Can" Award, presented in recognition of
exceptional women who embody the Balmoral Hall vision of "Believe,
Achieve, Succeed!" Proceeds go to the Balmoral Hall School
Endowment Fund at the Winnipeg Foundation, providing financial support
to deserving young women in our community.
Ms. Stymiest has had a
distinguished career in Canada's financial sector. Prior to
joining RBC Financial Group in 2004, she served as the Chief Executive
Office of the TSX Group Inc. Ms. Stymiest is a Fellow of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario and the only executive
from a Canadian company to be named to the Fortune International Power
50.
 2005
Yes She Can Award Recipient
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Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of Canada.
After a distinguished career in western Canada as a lawyer, professor and
provincial court justice, Chief Justice McLachlin was appointed to the Supreme
Court of Canada in 1989 and appointed Chief Justice of Canada in 2000. A native
of Alberta, Chief Justice McLachlin sits on the Privy Council of Canada and
serves a chairperson of numerous organizations including the Advisory Council of
the Order of Canada.
Read the news release (PDF file).
 2004 Yes She Can Award Recipient
Linda Cook, former CEO of Shell Canada and currently Executive
Director, Gas & Power and a Managing Director, Royal Dutch Petroleum Company.
2002 Yes She Can Award Recipient
V. Maureen Kempston Darkes, President of General Motors Latin America,
Africa and Mid East Division
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