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Born in 1930 in [[Tasman District|Waimea West]] to [[Roman Catholic]] parents, John and Eileen Engel, she was one of five siblings. A [[Religious sister|sister]] in the Sisters of Mercy, Nga Whaea Atawhai o Aotearoa, she became an educator. In 1983, the third principal of [[Carmel College (New Zealand)|Carmel College]]. She was the first principal to be appointed by Carmel College's Board of Governors.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}
Born in 1930 in [[Tasman District|Waimea West]] to [[Roman Catholic]] parents, John and Eileen Engel, she was one of five siblings. A [[Religious sister|sister]] in the Sisters of Mercy, Nga Whaea Atawhai o Aotearoa, she became an educator. In 1983, the third principal of [[Carmel College (New Zealand)|Carmel College]]. She was the first principal to be appointed by Carmel College's Board of Governors.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}


In the [[1995 Birthday Honours|1995 Queen's Birthday Honours]], Engel was made a [[Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire]], for services to education,<ref>[http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/node/1068 Queen's Birthday Honours List 1995] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114090556/http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/node/1068 |date=2015-01-14 }}; retrieved 10 January 2013.</ref> having been made a [[Order of the British Empire|Commander]] of the same order in the [[1986 Birthday Honours|1986 Queen's Birthday Honours]].<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/50553/supplements/31 ''London Gazette'' (supplement), No. 50553, 13 June 1986]; retrieved 21 January 2013.</ref>
In the [[1995 Birthday Honours|1995 Queen's Birthday Honours]], Engel was made a [[Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] for services to education,<ref>[http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/node/1068 Queen's Birthday Honours List 1995] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114090556/http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/node/1068 |date=2015-01-14 }}; retrieved 10 January 2013.</ref> having been made a [[Order of the British Empire|Commander]] of the same order in the [[1986 Birthday Honours|1986 Queen's Birthday Honours]].<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/50553/supplements/31 ''London Gazette'' (supplement), No. 50553, 13 June 1986]; retrieved 21 January 2013.</ref>


Engel died at North Shore Hospital, [[Takapuna]] on 15 November 2017, aged 87.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=pauline-frances-engel&pid=187247510|title=Pauline Engel death notice|date=16 November 2017|work=New Zealand Herald|accessdate=16 November 2017}}</ref>
Engel died at North Shore Hospital, [[Takapuna]] on 15 November 2017, aged 87.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=pauline-frances-engel&pid=187247510|title=Pauline Engel death notice|date=16 November 2017|work=New Zealand Herald|accessdate=16 November 2017}}</ref>

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Dame Sister Pauline Frances Engel DBE (10 September 1930 – 15 November 2017) was a member of the Sisters of Mercy who served as the third principal of Carmel College, Auckland, New Zealand.

Biography

Born in 1930 in Waimea West to Roman Catholic parents, John and Eileen Engel, she was one of five siblings. A sister in the Sisters of Mercy, Nga Whaea Atawhai o Aotearoa, she became an educator. In 1983, the third principal of Carmel College. She was the first principal to be appointed by Carmel College's Board of Governors.[citation needed]

In the 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours, Engel was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to education,[1] having been made a Commander of the same order in the 1986 Queen's Birthday Honours.[2]

Engel died at North Shore Hospital, Takapuna on 15 November 2017, aged 87.[3]

References

  1. ^ Queen's Birthday Honours List 1995 Archived 2015-01-14 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 10 January 2013.
  2. ^ London Gazette (supplement), No. 50553, 13 June 1986; retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Pauline Engel death notice". New Zealand Herald. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.