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1932-1986 (Creation)
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Jessie I. MacKnight was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia and would become a notable pharmacist in Nova Scotia and a lecturer at the Maritime College of Pharmacy. She began her career as a teacher, but would go on to graduate from the Maritime College of Pharmacy. She initially worked at the Victoria General Hospital and later joined the Maritime College of Pharmacy as director of dispensing practice. She retired in 1961, after 40 years of service.
One of the first women teaching pharmacy in Canada, MacKnight was known to have little patience for mediocrity, poor effort, or carelessness and was often heard stating "think, listen, repeat" to her admiring students. As a professor at the Maritime College of Pharmacy for 38 years, Dr. MacKnight's influence on generations of students is honoured by a teaching excellence award bearing her name. In addition, the dispensing laboratory was named after her in tribute in 1986.
Jessie MacKnight was also an active member of the Halifax community, having been a member of the Halifax Club of Business and Professional Women. She was instrumental in compiling the forty-year history of the organization in 1976 and was honoured with an honorary lifetime membership certificate.
MacKnight passed away on 18 June 1985.
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- English