Dr. Nur Zincir-Heywood awarded the 2017 Women Leaders in the Digital Economy Award by Digital Nova Scotia

Dr. Zincir-Heywood’s dedication to diversity and championing of women in Computer Science earned her the 2017 Women Leaders in the Digital Economy Award. This award, presented by Digital Nova Scotia, recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to Nova Scotia’s ICT (information and communications technology) sector and actively championed diversity in their community or organization.

She was one of three individuals to receive a top award at the second-annual Digital Diversity Awards ceremony on May 30 at Mount Saint Vincent University. The awards honour and recognize women leaders and diversity champions in Nova Scotia’s growing ICT sector. Read more