Alice Payne

Alice Payne
Born1940 (age 83–84)
Edmonton, Alberta
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of Alberta

Alice Virginia Payne (Alice Payne) is a Canadian geologist. She became the first female president of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists in 1992.[1] The University of Calgary granted her an honorary doctorate, and she also was honored by the Order of Canada.[2] She is an important Canadian female figure in paving the way for female geologists, a field previously male-dominant.[1] Payne played a foundational role in the creation of the Alberta Science and Technology (ASTech) Leadership Foundation[2], and is an active member of multiple geologic organizations.[3]

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  2. ^ a b "The Unstoppable Alice Payne, P. Geo". discoverapega.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
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