Nina Graham

Nina Cameron Walley (née Graham; 11 March 1891

Early life and education Nina Cameron Graham was born in Liscard, Cheshire to Mary Cameron Graham (née Slater) and Captain Charles Graham, a former sea captain and chairman at Seamen's and Boatmen's Friend Society. Walley attended the University of Liverpool on general BSc before switching to engineering. She received 2nd division result on the final examinations, including "a gruelling six-hour exam" where she had to design a railway bridge, that awarded her a degree of Bachelor of Engineering.

Life in Canada After graduating, Walley travelled to Canada and on 12 October 1912, she married Cecil Stephen Walley (1890-1960), a fellow University of Liverpool engineering student, who had graduated two years earlier in 1910. Walley was driven to the church and given away by her cousin, Colin Inkster, then Sheriff of Winnipeg.

Walley lived in Winnipeg from 1912 until her death in March 1974.

Legacy

The University of Liverpool awards an annual Nina Cameron Graham prize to the highest ranking female student in their Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree.