Sylvia Fedoruk grew up in rural Saskatchewan, and was taught by her father in a one-room schoolhouse. While living in Windsor, Ontario, during World War II, she was encouraged to go into science by her English teacher. Sylvia entered the University of Saskatchewan's medical program. She graduated in physics in 1951, and for 35 years she was chief medical physicist for the Saskatchewan Cancer Foundation. During this time, Dr. Fedoruk was involved in the development of both the Cobalt 60 unit, and one of the first nuclear scanning machines. She was also involved in athletics all through school and in 1986, she was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame. That same year, she was named Woman of the Year by the YWCA. In 1988, Sylvia Fedoruk was appointed Lieutenant- Governor of Saskatchewan.
Sources: Claiming The Future pg. 33-35 from Canadian Women: Risktakers & Changemakers Women Inventors Project
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