Elvi Whittaker received her bachelor's and master's degrees in sociology from UBC in 1955 and 1957, respectively, and later earned a second M.A. (1971) and doctorate (1973) in anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley. She returned to UBC as a visiting assistant professor of anthropology in 1973; she was appointed associate professor in 1975, and full professor in 1991. Dr. Whittaker served as President of the Social Science Federation of Canada (1993-94), and was a Member of the Board (1989-95). She also served in the following positions: Anthropological representative on Aid to Scholarly Publications (1991-93) and on SSFC Women's Issues (1991-93), on the Task force on the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies, and chair of Scholarly Book Awards (1992). She retired in 1996, and received an honorary degree (LL.D.) from UBC in 2005.
From the description of Elvi Whittaker fonds. 1989-1996. (University of British Columbia Library). WorldCat record id: 607063783
