Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Achievement
Daphne Bramham has dedicated her professional career to journalistic integrity and excellence.
After
completing a BA with a double major in English and German in 1975, the
Luther College graduate went on to Ryerson University to complete a
bachelor of applied arts in journalism and began her career as a summer
intern as The Globe and Mail’s sports departments as the yachting
reporter—not bad for someone who’d learned to sail at Katepwa Lake and
never seen a yacht. Her first full-time job was as the university
sports reporter for The Regina Leader-Post. Later, her work on the
civic and provincial government beats caught the attention of The
Canadian Press editors and she was wooed to the West Coast in 1983,
working three years in Vancouver and two as the Victoria bureau chief
before joining The Vancouver Sun in 1989.
In her 17 years at The
Sun, Daphne has worked her way from the city hall beat, to Asia-Pacific
reporter covering two elections in India and the handover of Hong Kong
to China before being appointed associate editor in charge of The Sun’s
editorial page, a distinguished post that carries responsibility for
the editorial position of the newspaper. While she was working
full-time, Daphne also completed a master of arts degree in liberal
studies at Simon Fraser University.
But it’s her work as one of
the Sun’s columnist that has truly set her apart. Daphne has
distinguished herself as a first-rate, public-interest journalist.
Whether it’s advocating on behalf of Canadians who lost their
citizenship or urging the governments of B.C. and Canada to defend the
rights of children in the polygamous community of Bountiful, B.C., she
has compellingly spoken out on behalf of the voiceless in society.
She
has been awarded the Jack Webster Award for Commentator of the Year,
Asia-Pacific Foundation Journalism Fellowship, Genesis' Awards
Commendation from The Ark Trust, a Journalism Animal Advocate of the
Year award, a Beyond Borders National Media Award and a National
Newspaper Award for Column Writing, Canada's equivalent to the Pulitzer
Prize.
Daphne has maintained her dedication to her craft and is
a consummate researcher. Sparked by her endless curiosity, she writes
with courage and passion.
“I continue to believe that we all
have a role to play in making the world a better place," she says,
"whether that means improving the lives of people in your
neighbourhood, by working to make the lives of the poor in your city
better or by exposing people to the suffering of others around the
world.”
Daphne’s mother, Lydia Bramham BEd’74 was the first
president of the University of Regina Alumni Association. Her father,
Donald Bramham, is a former member of the University of Regina Senate.
Her brother Jack Bramham is also a graduate of the U of R as is Jack’s
son, Duncan (James).
Daphne lives in Vancouver with her partner John Skinner, a news editor at The Sun.
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