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Diane Loomer (23 April 1940 - 10 December 2012) was a choral conductor, arranger, and teacher. She was given the Willan Award in 1990 by the British Columbia Choral Federation and was named "Vancouver's Woman of Distinction of Arts and Culture" by the YWCA in 1994. In 1997, Loomer was named a distinguished alumnus of Gustavus Adolphus College, and she received the same honour from Douglas College in 2004. She was named conductor emeritus at Dalhousie University in 2005. In 1999, Loomer was appointed a member of the Order of Canada, and in 2002, she received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal.