Jane Soons

Jane Soons
Born(1931-06-18)18 June 1931
Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England
Died8 September 2020(2020-09-08) (aged 89)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Sheffield, BA (Hons)
University of Glasgow, PhD
Known forBeing the first female professor at the University of Canterbury
AwardsDistinguished New Zealand Geographer Medal
Scientific career
FieldsGlacial geomorphology and physical geography
InstitutionsUniversity of Canterbury (UC)
ThesisThe geomorphology of the Ochil hills (1958)

Jane Margaret Soons (18 June 1931 – 8 September 2020) was a New Zealand geomorphologist and pioneering role model for female students. In 1971, she was the first woman professor at the University of Canterbury, and possibly the first in New Zealand.[1][2]

  1. ^ Coldron, Anne (1995). A most remarkable woman: the story of Professor Jane Soons. Macmillan Brown Library: Research essay (Department of Sociology), Life History Project Series.
  2. ^ "Jane Soons". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 16 July 2019.