Joan Stevens (10 December 1908 â 11 June 1990) was a notable New Zealand teacher and university professor of English. She was born in Southwick, Sussex, England, in 1908.
In the 1974 Queen's Birthday Honours, Stevens was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to teaching and scholarship.
Joan Stevens Hall, a university accommodation building on The Terrace in Wellington, was named after Stevens.