Bulkley Valley | 2012

722 students graduated from UNBC this year, bringing the total number of UNBC alumni to 9,901. Convocation ceremonies took place in Prince George, Quesnel, Terrace, and Gitwinksihlkw.

CONGRATULATIONS GRADS!

Brandon AlessioBEd Secondary Education

Robyn BrownBA Environmental Studies

Stephane GauthierBHSc Community & Population Health-Environmental

Sandra HarrisMA First Nations Studies

Kathryn HartfordBSW Social Work

Christopher PendrayBComm Finance

Jeff ScholzBComm Finance

Sara SebastianBHSc Biomedical Studies

Jana TrapplBSc Natural Resources Management-Forest Ecology & Management

Samantha Van HornBHSc Honours Biomedical Studies

Andrea VandergaagBA English

Brandon AlessioR.R. Smith Education Bursary Courtney BerdanUNBC Transfer Student Award Ashley BrinnenChris Winther Memorial Scholarship,Raven Bursary Alana ClasonGraduate Research Award,UNBC Doctoral Tuition Scholarship Aleah GagnonBC Hydro Envionmental Studies Bursary Stephane GauthierUNBC In-Course Award Joshua HaskinsComputer Science Entrance Award Claire HinchliffeRaven Bursary

Rachel HofsinkUNBC Scholars Award

Haley HooperUNBC In-Course Award Meghan HorlingsAlumni Association of UNBC Undergraduate Scholarship

Jesse LaFountainUNBC In-Course Scholarship Crystal-Lynn LloydBC Council of Garden Clubs Bursary Christopher PendrayJack and May Fon Lee Memorial Scholarship,Simons Foundation International Scholarship,UNBC International Study Abroad Award Samantha Van HornGolden Key UNBC Leadership Incentive Scholarship,Rix Family Foundation Health Sciences Bursary

Award Recipients

SmithersGraduates

Devon FlynnGordon Bryant Family Scholarship

Kenneth AmonsonBComm Finance

Amanda DickensonBEd Elementary Education

Lorraine McFarlandMEd Multi-Disciplinary Leadership

Jonathan Van BarneveldBSc Natural Resources Management-Forest Ecology & Management

Randi WoodbeckBSc Honours Biochem & Molecular Biology

Kenneth AmonsonBMO Bank of Montreal Aboriginal Scholarship,Canfor Annual First Nations Scholarship,CIBC Wood Gundy Endowed Scholarship

Darcie PowellBC Hydro Envionmental Studies Bursary, Four-Year Guarantee Scholarship Tier 1

Serene StewartRaven Scholarship

Karen BergBScN Nursing

Lindsey BriseUNBC In-Course Bursary

Katherine HarrhyUNBC In-Course Award

Michael JordanUNBC Graduate Scholarship

Alysha O'BrienBEd Elementary Education

Cameron StevensMBA Business Administration

Tiffany BennettPresident’s Scholarship

Lori JohnsonBSW Social Work

Erica McLeanBSW First Nations Specialization

Darryl RyanBA General

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HoustonGraduates Award Recipients

TelkwaGraduate Award Recipients

KispioxGraduates

HazeltonGraduates Award Recipient

New HazeltonGraduates Mark NewberyMEd Multi-Disciplinary Leadership

Luke SpoonerBSc Honours Biochem & Molecular Biology

South HazeltonAward Recipient

TopleyAward RecipientLena-Monique BrodieHouston Scholarship,UNBC Scholars Award

UNBC Scholars AwardsFirst-year students Rachel Hofsink of Smithers, Lena-Monique Brodie of Topley, and Tiffany Bennett of Hezelton have the chance to earn a UNBC degree tuition-free after receiving UNBC Scholars awards this past year. As long as they maintain a B average, UNBC Scholars can have their tuition waived for an entire bachelor’s degree program.

Houston Student Receives UNBC Governor General’s Silver MedalRandi Woodbeck of Houston recently received the Governor General’s Silver Medal as UNBC’s top undergraduate student at the Convocation ceremony at UNBC’s Prince George campus. Woodbeck’s undergraduate record includes being the first-ever student from northern BC to win the top studentship from the BC Cancer Agency and a top prize at the Rising Stars of Research competition in Vancouver. She plans to attend the Northern Medical Program in the fall.

Rachel Hofsink of SmithersLena-Monique Brodie of Topley

Tiffany Bennett of Hazelton

Andrea Vandergaag of Smithers

Sandra Harris of Smithers

Kathryn Hartford of Smithers

Samantha Van Horn of Smithers

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UNBC Honours Advocate for Aboriginal ChildrenDr. Cindy Blackstock, a member of the Gitksan Nation, who hails from Hazelton, BC, was presented with an honorary doctoral degree at UNBC’s 2012 Convocation ceremony in Prince George. Dr. Blackstock has become one of Canada’s leading advocates for improving the lives of aboriginal children through restoration of the essentials of parenting and sound family structure. She has also developed an international role helping to develop the lives of children in vulnerable populations throughout the world.

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UNBC Facts | unbc.ca/about• 4,341 students in academic programs• 2,485 students in Continuing Studies• 566 students at regional campuses• 987 scholarships & bursaries worth $2.4 million• 66% of students are from northern BC

Social Work grad Lori Johnson of Kispiox

Canada’s Greenest EmployerUNBC has been named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for the first time in the list’s five-year history, a distinction earned by only 50 companies across the country each year, and is one of only four Canadian universities to make the list, joining UBC, the University of Alberta, and the University of Toronto.

UNBC 2012 Highlights

Provincial Champs Headed to the Big LeaguesUNBC has said “good bye” to its participation in the Canadian college athletics league by winning the provincial championship in both men’s and women’s basketball. Next season, the UNBC Timberwolves will begin their first season as a member of the Canada West conference in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS)—in both basketball and soccer.

Physical Therapy in the NorthA joint effort by UNBC and UBC has established a new clinical cohort allowing for 20 physical therapy students to complete the majority of their clinical placements in northern BC. The purpose is to expose more students to the region and address the shortage of local physiotherapists. The partnership will also enable all of UBC’s physical therapy students—80 in each class—to pursue more of their five-week clinical rotations in the north.

Bioenergy BirthdayThis spring marked the first anniversary of UNBC’s $15.8 million Bioenergy Plant, funded by the Governments of BC and Canada and featuring gasification technology from BC-based Nexterra Systems. The system has already reduced UNBC’s use of fossil fuels for heating by 89% and proven that emissions from bioenergy can be lower than natural gas.The plant serves as the primary heat source for UNBC, and also acts as a platform for education and research.