People
Episcopal News Service. April 3, 1997 [97-1727BB]
Bishop Peter James Lee of Virginia was recently presented the 1997 Jessie Ball duPont award. The award is given annually to recognize an individual and his or her institution who "together have demonstrated the highest ideals of leadership, creativity, courage and community service." In a letter to Lee, duPont fund executive director Dr. Sherry Magill wrote that "We recognize your courageous and bold commitment to community leadership and social ministry." The award carries a $40,000 grant to the recipient's institution and a $10,000 discretionary award to the recipient.
Bishop Victoria Matthews, suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Toronto, was elected diocesan bishop of Edmonton on the fifth ballot, thereby becoming the first woman elected diocesan bishop in the Anglican Church of Canada.
Bishop James T. Yashiro, primate of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai (Episcopal Church of Japan) and bishop of the Diocese of Kita Kanto, suffered respiratory failure after a long illness and died on March 12. He was 65.