Career
She was the first female to hold the position. She is a Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Calgary. The University of Calgary"s Muriel Kovitz Prize, awarded to the University of Calgary graduate with the highest grade point average, is named after her.
The University of Calgary Mace was donated by Muriel and David Kovitz in 1979.
She received her Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music (Piano) from the Royal Academy of Music in 1944. She was the first female director of Imperial Oil appointed in 1975 and was the Chair of the Imperial Oil Charitable Foundation (formed in 1994)
Other corporate directorships included The Reader"s Digest Association of Canada Limited., The Institute of Donations and Public Affairs Research, Alberta Investments Limited., Centennial Packers of Canada Limited and Murko Investments Limited.
She was appointed by Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau as a commissioner of the Federal Government Task Force on Canadian Unity in 1979.