Mathilda B. Canter

Mathilda Bushel Canter (June 8, 1924 – January 30, 2015) was an American psychologist and leader in state and national psychological organizations.

She won multiple national awards for career achievement in psychological practice.

She married Army psychologist Aaron Canter, and the couple moved to Arizona in 1949.

[2] In 1966, after completing an internship at the Phoenix Veterans Hospital, Canter went into the practice of clinical psychology.

A past president and board member of the AzPA, Canter became known as the "First Lady of Arizona Psychology".