[2] Rahmel aided Robertson Davies in research while he was editor of the Peterborough Examiner[3] and, as described in Ross's book, Rahmel served as the stage director at the Peterborough Little Theatre for a series of plays at the encouragement of Davies.
[5] Rahmel also wrote children's educational radio plays[6][7] leading to the production of more than 60 scripts by the Canadian Broadcasting Company.
[12] Upon her death, Rahmel made a gift to Trent University which was the third largest received by the university and established the Fern A. Rahmel Bursary there for women who may have been delayed in their ability to attend college.
[13][1] In their 1970 Spring Convocation, Trent University awarded her an honorary Doctor of Laws degree,[12] and the citation included the following statements:[14][15] ...
As a result of such an approach, the student is able to prepare himself not ‘to fit into a mould’ but rather to create for himself his own unique position in society.