Head and shoulders image of Sonia Morris, College of Education.

Bio/Historical Note: Born in 1933 in Windsor, Ontario, Sonia Morris completed primary education and high school in Canora, Saskatchewan, where she was the Canadian Legion Gold Medalist in 1951. Based on her educational record, Morris was selected for a Weston Tour of Great Britain in 1951. Qualifying for several scholarships, Morris received a Bachelor of Arts with Great Distinction (1957) from McGill University, a Bachelor of Education with Great Distinction (1960) from the University of Saskatchewan, a Master of Education (1968) from the U of S, and a Master of Philosophy (1976) from Columbia University, New York. Beginning her career as a social worker in the late 1950s, Morris subsequently taught at the elementary and high school levels for the Saskatoon Public School Board from 1958-1963. She then joined the College of Education at the U of S where she taught for 32 years, including roles as Head of the Department of Educational Psychology, Acting Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Programs, and Acting Head of the Department of Communications, Continuing and Vocational Education, capping her career with four years as Assistant Dean, Student Affairs. Morris died in Saskatoon in 2007.