abstract:Alison Watt (born 1957) is a Canadian, writer, and painter born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Watt grew up in Victoria, British Columbia. She studied biology at Simon Fraser University and botany at the University of British Columbia.
Other Scots being honoured include Central Scotland Police chief constable Andrew Cameron, Glasgow School of Art director Seona Reid, tourism chief Philip Riddle and acclaimed artist AlisonWatt.