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Volume 5 I Number 2 Summer, I997

4 All the Alumni Association News That Fits . . . . Reports from divisions, branches and reunions from all over, raves

for the Chan Centre, mentoring, our volunteer hero, Science One

and a bench program to sit and ponder upon ...

The I997 Alumni Awards

A Lieutenant Governor and his wife, an investment whiz, an assistant

professor of education, a master teacher, an outstanding student, a tireless

volunteer, an entrepreneur, a great branch rep and a Nobel Prize winner. 13 22 David Strangway's University

After two six-year terms, David Strangway is leaving UBC. We look at

his time here and give you an idea of the changes he brought. We also

break the news on what he's off to do next.

Alumni Profile

Myles Frechette, BA58, took his degree and became a career diplomat

for the US State Department. After 35 years dealing with the vagaries of

international relations, he's ready to settle down closer to home. 34 News

Haig Farris' Column

David Strangway's Column

Branch News

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Books

Faculty News

Class Acts

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Reaching out to bring you back

M y first task as president is to thank our outgoing president, Tricia Smith, for her hard work during the past year. Her calm and thoughtful style produced several new initiatives that will serve the university, alumni and students well. On behalf of the Board, I would like to wish Tricia continued success, and I look forward to working with her this year.

than 160,000 graduates, 60,000 of whom have graduated in the last 10 years. My aim is to continue to develop strategies and programs that will dramatically increase the number of graduates participating in university and alumni activities. Last year we had 600 alumni and friends at the Alumni Achievement and Sports Hall of Fame Dinner. This year, our target is 800, and we’re very likely to sell out early. The date for this year’s dinner is October 23, so mark it in your calendar and plan to put a table together. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Martha Piper, UBC’s new president.

We are organizing a new kind of Homecoming this year. Grads Cheryl and John Banfield are heading up a committee to produce a Homecoming program designed by alumni for alumni. We’re asking you to tell us what you want to see and do at Homecoming. What activities would make you want to revisit your alma mater? With new facilities such as the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, the Belkin Gallery, the Koerner Library and the McGavin building for new university high tech companies, UBC has under- gone significant changes in the past few years. Come see these stunning additions, and see how UBC has grown.

We are also reaching out to the community in new ways. Our mentoring programs help students develop networks and find jobs. Alumni are getting involved as adjunct professors to connect UBC to activities in the business community, and our grads make up a large part of the volunteer army on various faculty committees, advisory boards and selection committees. Contact us and get involved.

UBC has much to offer us in new technologies that make the university accessible in ways not even dreamed of a few years ago. Our Acard program gives you discount access to the incredible world of the internet, which includes our own UBC library and an ever-expanding menu of sites for games, information and serious research. Be sure to visit the Alumni Association site (www.alumni.ubc.ca), and find out how you can become involved. And when you’re there, don’t forget to give us your e-mail address and any other address changes you have.

I look forward to working with the alumni and university com- munities. We have a wonderful university; together we can make it even better.

UBC has produced more

Haig Farris, BA’60, LLD’97 President, UBC Alumni Association

Chan Centre rates rave revzews P e o p l e say it looks like a storage tank o r a giant industrial widget. It sits on the best view spot on campus but doesn’t have a view window. Function- ally though, it’s one of the most beautiful buildings on campus. It contains three facilities: the Chan Shun Con- cert Hall, the BCTel StudioTheatre and the Royal Bank Cinema.

I had the good luck t o attend some concerts of the inaugural Spring Festival at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Performers and audience members alike agreed that there’s not another concert hall anywhere that sounds this good.Architects worked closely with contractors and acoustic ex- perts t o make the Chan Shun Concert Hall as close t o acoustically perfect as a building can be.

Spirit ofthe West, in their new rock ’n’ roll incarnation, tried t o lift the adjust- able 37 tonne acoustic canopy, but it’s effectively counterweighted so didn’t budge.The audience did, though.All 1.400 twenty-somethings were on their feet jumping for the whole show and Spirit never sounded so good. Tafelmusik, playing Baroque music on period instruments, and Quortetto Gelato, with a mix of classical and contemporary music on various instruments including an oboe and an accordion, elicited a more demure response.The subtleties of the Ba- roque, and the quartet’s witty musicianship were all the more stunning in the quiet resonance of the hall.The Italian orchestra, I SolistiVeneti. played selections from 17th and 18th century Italian composers including Boccherini,Albinoni andvivaldi. Conductor Claudio Scimone was so impressed with the sound quality of the hall that he brought his players down t o a mere whisper and cupped his ear to the audience t o show his approval.Al1 these performances were first rate, but the big star was the Chan Centre.

The first congregation to be held in the Centre was also a smash. even though the grad class size made it necessary t o hold 23 separate ceremonies. I attended a few t o see how they compared t o the formerwar Memorial Gym traffic jams. It was clear that students, parents and staff loved the experience.The beautiful setting made the ceremony seem intimate and personal. The days of mass graduation are over at UBC.

The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts was built with the support of the Chan Foundation of Canada, BCTe1,the Royal Bank Financial Group and the BC government. It is a spectacular facility that lives up to all the hyperbole usually surrounding such things. It will change the wayvancouverites entertain themselves.

After a performance by theVSO, the first official concert of the Chan Shun Concert Hall, David Strangway was heard t o say,“How will anyone be able t o listen to them in the Orpheum again?”

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Alumni reflect UBC’s quality

Join our mentoring team O u r Mentor Program needs you t o help today’s students get a handle on life after graduation.

The program is organized by the faculties of Arts & Science, Career Services and theAssociation and in- troduces students t o UBC grads who have survived and even thrived during the transition from school t o career. It gives students a realistic perspective on their career options. Last year’s program involved 40 students from Arts.This year, with such a high demand, the program is expanding t o 300 students, in both Arts and Science faculties.

As a mentor, you attend two lunches with students.They’l1 want to know how you got to do what you’re doing, how to develop and use a network and what their chances are of a good job when they get out of university.

Students felt it was a rewarding experience.They said the mentors provided networking advice, inter- viewing skills and useful contacts. Even more importantly, the mentors stressed the need t o target the right profession for each individual and t o be prepared t o make several career changes along the way.

“It was interesting and encourag- ing to see how past UBC grads were making use of their education in such a variety of ways,” said Jennifer Dagg, a student who attended the January lunch.

“The small group sessions helped us feel more comfortable and less intimidated to ask questions,” she said.

The evaluation also showed that all mentors who participated

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Bruce Gille.spie, BCom’76 intrudlcces himselfat thr .spring Mentor Lunch. Studerrtv get ( I sensp of& afier miver.sit?; cr t the srtsion.s.

thought the program was a valuable way of providing information and inspiration t o students.

Ideal volunteers will have a wide variety of work experience and a desire t o lend a hand t o students. You will be treated t o t w o lunches in either the fall or winter term. If you are interested or know someone who is, contact Catherine Newlands at the Alumni Association at 822-89 17.

Speaker Series A n audience of 50 gathered at the Robson Square Media Center on March 26 t o hear favourite professor Ivan Avakumovic. Dr.Avakum- ovic, professor emeritus in the De- partment of History, spoke on the topic, Crisis in the Former USSR.This is the second in a series of speaker events the Association is sponsoring t o bring a piece of UBC to the downtown alumni community. Next year’s series is being organized now in conjunction with Continuing Studies. Look for our next events in the fall Chronicle o r contact Leslie Konantz at 822-06 16.

F r a n k Fairchild Wesbrook, UBC’s founding president, said that the proof of a university’s ef- fectiveness lies in the accomplishments of its graduates. His comment came in the early part of this century when university trained men and women were needed to shape the province, but the sentiment remains: how well alumni do after they receive their degrees is a reflection on the how well they were educated.

Those early UBC grads did, in fact, build British Columbia. Since UBC began granting degrees in 1916, the majority of our leaders in business, government, the professions and the arts have been UBC graduates. Today, it’s virtually impossible to go into a boardroom, cabinet room, waiting room or green room in BC without encountering a UBC grad. And increasingly, UBC graduates are spreading out around the world.

During my years at UBC, I have been consistently impressed by the quality of graduates this university has produced. In my travels to branches in Asia, Europe, the US and Canada, I have met UBC alumni whose talents and skills are of the highest order, whose achievements are on a scale with the very best in their fields, and whose dedication and hard work have helped shape our world. If UBC can claim a position as one of the best public universities in North America, it is because its graduates are among the leaders of our society.

UBC’s alumni have also been consistent champions of the university. From the Great Trek in 1922 through to the “Back Mac” campaign in the O OS, alumni have been vocal in their support of UBC. Alumni have always been involved on various faculty committees and on Senate and the Board of Governors. Their insights into the university’s ‘town and gown’ function have been extremely valuable.

well. As of last year, our rate of alumni giving to UBC was among the highest in the country. Because of the help of alumni and other friends of UBC, we now have one of the largest university endowments in the country, and a healthy, vi- brant campus.

Frank Wesbrook is also the originator of UBC’s motto, Tuum Est, translated as either “It is Yours,” or “It’s Up to You.” Both phrases capture the essence of what UBC grads have done with their degrees: they’ve taken on their world and made a difference, and they’ve taken responsibility for making the world a better place.

Alumni have provided ongoing financial support for UBC as

My association with the graduates of this university has given me great pleasure over the past twelve years. Congratulations to you, and thank you for your support.

David Strangway, President

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UBC Nursing Class of '86 Celebrates I OYears

T h e class of '86 celebrated was spirited, and a great time their 10 year reunion on Friday, was had by all! November 1, 1996. Wine, Monies were collected in cheese and memories lit the memory of Mykle Thompson, a evening. valued member of the class of

We then travelled to a late '86 who died a number of years dinner seating at Romano's ago. Further donations can be Macaroni Grill, where we in- directed to Kathryn May at the dulged in a multi-course Italian School in memory of Mykle Family Feast. The conversation Thompson.

The last ofthe 'tflower librclrians?" Three BLS'6Y graduates h a d h n wminiscing at C I A 9 6 . (1-r) Christine Corston, C.hrolr (Bregaint) Joling and Nancy Brodie.

40 Years of Education October 17-18, 1997

O c t o b e r I7 and I 8 marks the you would consider letting us use Faculty of Education's 40th anni- o r if you would like t o lend a

versary. hand, please contact Katy The celebration begins on Fri- Ellsworth, Faculty of Education,

day afternoon with a tribute to room 3038.2 I25 Main Mall.Van- our past and will include alumni, couver, BC,V6T I 2 4 o r call friends and donors. O n Saturday, 822-9 136. you will be entertained by musi- Why not arrange your class re- cians as you browse through our collection of memorabilia. Lunch with the deans, past and present, exhibits, a science fair, lectures and much more will keep you busy the whole day.You may even see some of your classmates.

If you have any artifacts that

union at the same time? Catherine Newlands at the Alumni Association can be contacted at 822-89 17.

For more information on our Education reunion, please contact Rachel Irvine-Halliday at 822-3790.

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R E U N I O N S 1997 F o r more info about these reunions, or if you are interested in helping to plan your own class reunion, please contact Catherine Newlands at (604)822-8917, toll free 800-883-3088, by fax at 822-8928, toll free 800-220-9022 or e-mail to [email protected].

WHO WHERE WHEN

Medicine '57 Medical Student & Alumni Centre & Harrison Hot Springs July 11/13

Mechanical Engineering Vancouver Aug. 16/17 Commerce '57 Cecil Green Park Sept. 1 1 Civil Engineering '87 UBC Golf Club Sept. 13 Medicine '82 San Francisco Cruise Sept. 25-28 Law '72 Cecil Green Park Sept. 26 Forestry '87 Okanagan Sept. 27 MBA '72 Cecil Green Park Sept. 28 Civil Engineering '57 Cecil Green Park Oct. 4 Family & Nutritional Sci. '67 UBC Oct. 17 40 Years of Education UBC Campus Oct. 17-18 Class of '37 Cecil Green Park Nov. 2 1 Chemistry/Biochemistry '87 TBD TBD Medicine '87 TBD TBD Commerce '87 TBD TBD Pharmacy '87 TBD TBD Rehab. Medicine TBD TBD Forestry '72 TBD TBD Commerce '42 TBD TBD

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supporting the GEEKing Up! UBC Engineering for Kids program for the second year. A group ofgeers received $7,750 from the Partners in Science Awareness Program to help children from 9 to 13 learn about, and have fun with, engineering concepts in chemistry, electricity and mechanics.

The group held school workshops in May and June and will operate summer camps during J u l y and August at UBC. It's a fun, valuable program that gets kids interested in science. For more information, contact (604) 822-2838 or e-mail geering-up@,unixg.ubc.ca

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VOC Oldtimers Reunion Hike

Thirty-seven gortex-ed Varsity OutcIoors Club oldtimers set off in the pouring rain on a walk to West Lake in September of last year. VOCers who would like to,join the third annual reunion, we will meet on Saturday, Sept. 13, 1997 at 10 am at the parking lot atop North \'an's Mt. Seymour Provincial I%rk. Bring a lunch in hopes o fa sun- ny day, and a warm thermos,just in case. 'l'he committee will again phone folks around Van- couver and Victoria.

I f you're interested call Ingrid Blomfield, 926-1 156; Margaret Merler, 922-8973; or Iola Knight, 922-7358.

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Unexpected

Startles Canrp1xs Or so it seemed.Actually, it was Alpine Skyvertising. organized by class chair Heather Croil. Startled class members were in the middle of a campus tour when the message circled overhead. One member hoped aloud that greetings from the other place wouldn’t appear later in the day. A passing student shook her head, wondering what the older generation was coming to.

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This reunion attracted I50 people t o Cecil Green Park for a rous- ing wine and cheese and r io t of remembering (“My God, Harold.You

haven’t changed a bit. 0h.You’t-e not Harold?”).

Next day members took a tour of the campus, visited their old faculties and current deans and had a

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Past Presidents Fete David Stranpay A l u m n i Association past presidents meet regularly to share their experience, advise the current UBC administration and keep informed about the universityThey met in early June for the last time with David Strangway.

Our past presidents make up a large memory pool of university history, and are a great resource for those who are new to campus and who want to avoid reinventing various wheels.

In attendance were: Agnes Papke (executive director), Martin Glynn. Norman Hyland, Sholto Hebenton,Ann McAfee, Charles Campbell, Barrie Lindsay, Bert Reid, Bev Field, Donovan Miller, David Strangway, Me1 Reeves, Charlotte Warren,Tom Brown,Tricia Smith, George Plant, Leslie Konanu (associate executive director),Al Poettcker, Stan Evans, Mike Partridge.

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w e need a new member for our Scho larsh ips and Bursar ies Com- mit tee. If you live in the Lower Mainland and you have a bit of time, come join us.

The Committee monitors five alumni-sponsored awards valued at $86,000: the Norman MacKenzie Alumni Entrance Scholarship, the Norman MacKenzie College Schol- arship, the Walter H. Gage Bursary, theJohn B. Macdonald Bursary and the Stanley ~ 1 : Arkley Scholar- ship in Librarianship.

Responsibilities include reviewing the program and making recom- mendations on awards, accounts and administration. Volunteers also help plan and attend an annual recognition event for recipients of alumni-sponsored awards.

Volunteers must be UBC alumni, preferably with experience in secondary or post-secondary education and knowledge of endowment fund management, scholarships and bursaries. You will have to attend 3-4 meetings a year, with about 1-2 hours of preparation time per meeting.

If you are interested, please contact Marlene King at 822-8923, fax 822-8928 or e-mail: kmarlene@ alumni.ubc.ca

Thanks to Margaret Hobson, HW’64, MEd’79 and D i c k M c - Manus, BEd’63, MEd’69, who have served for many years.

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Science One: Students Question Science

U B C ’ s Science One program was launched ab a pilot project to run concurrently with the university’s mainstream first-year science courses. I t is now entering its fifth year and the first class of Science One students graduated last May.

Science One is a new approach to presenting science to first year students. I t combines Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Physics in an integrated format. ’l‘he emphasis is on cultivating critical, independent thought as the basis ofscientilic inquiry. Students learn about the relationships between the different disciplines: how math skills can be used to solve specific problems in physics and chemistry, for example. ~l‘hey are admitted to the 21 credit program through a special application process. Classes are smaller, which allows more interaction between students and teachers. Students are encouraged t o

think, question, probe and enter into discussions during lectures, tutorials and workshops. ‘l’hey learn by understanding concepts, not by memorization.

Students carry this way of thinking and understanding further into their studies. David Aus- tin, Mathematics professor, noted the difference in former SciOne students enrolled in his classes. “They are intellectually bold and not as intimidated by a new idea, even when the idea or its useful- ness is not at first clear to them. They demonstrate an organic way of thinking.”

Students feel the benefit ofthis type of learning. “Discussions were easy t o get going because the group was small and we were not too intimidated to ask clues- tions. We were forced to think,” said Anna Greatrex in a course evaluation.

Many students feel the program was their first opportunity to apply creative thought to science and they continue to see relationships and ask questions in their second and third year courses. Their learning experience is nluch more challenging because they are willing to challenge themselves.

“The SciOne program is a course in enlightenment which goes beyond the basics to a higher level of real comprehension,” said Paula Sharpe, another ex- SciOne student. “Because the emphasis is on learning rather than merely knowing, the SciOne student develops the ability to think creatively and analytically, a skill that forms the foundation for progress in the scientific world.”

SciOne students report that they have no difficulty adapting to their second year courses and maintain their academic standing. Professors teaching second or third year classes commented that ex-SciOne students changed the dynamics of interactions between student and instructor, and re-energized their classes.

“.[‘hey made a big difference to the dynamics of the classroom and the degree of student-faculty interaction,” said John Sams, professor, UHC Chemistry and associate dean, Faculty of Science. “This is basically a lecture course. SciOne graduates were the first to start asking questions and get discussions going. We’ve had discussions that went on for 20-30 minutes because one of the students began with a very penetrat- ing question.”

For more information on the program, contact the Science One program office at 822-5552 or call Catherine Young, program assistant, 822-0548,

Imagine UBC Welcomes New Students First-year students need not wander lost and lonely during their first days on campus.

A new program, Imagine UBC, is designed to help new students find their way around campus and make them feel less intimidated and more at ease with their new home-away-from- home.

A day of special events on Sept. 2 will introduce students to life on campus and give them an idea of what the next four years holds for them.

Students will hear speeches from Association president Haig Farris, the AMS president Ryan Davies and other notables, go on an academic scavenger hunt, meet their faculty deans and attend a dance in the evening.

Regular 100 level classes will be cancelled during the day. If you want to volunteer, call Joyce D’Souza at 822-6700.

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Commemorative Benches: Peaceful views in memoriam

Y o u can now buy a bench in memory of friends and family members, and have it set in a special place on campus.

The program started last summer and has become quite popular. Michael Howell, an urban de- signer with Campus Planning and Development, feels that this is an excellent way for people to keep the memory of their friends or family, while simultaneously giving to the university.

“The benches are a way of giving and remembering,” said Howell. “The purpose of the program is not only recognition, it is also a way to contribute to the university grounds.”

An ideal setting for benches is UBC’s Rose Garden, located at the north end of campus, over- looking Howe Sound. This is where Rosalind MacPhee’s, BFA’92, MFA’94, bench is located. MacPhee, poet and author of Pi-

casso’s Woman, received the Alum- ni Award of Distinction last year. She died of breast cancer in May, 1996. Anna Nobile, who books tours with the Museum of Anthro- pology, and friends of Rosalind donated the money for the bench.

Another bench (below) was placed in memory of Fine Arts Professor Emeritus Roy Kiyooka, who died in 1994. His daughter, Fumiko, donated it last summer. Located in the plaza adjacent to the Belkin A r t Gallery, the bench features a poem that her father wrote, engraved on a green gran- ite plaque.

Donors are involved in siting the bench and often it is placed in a part of the campus that had special meaning for the person being remembered.

$2,000. For more information, contact Howell at 822-9530.

Donors may place a bench for

Roy Kiyooka, from the Pear Tree Pome

in my book of sacral nomenclature compost and bury every lover

the pear tree bespeaks all the given

unimpeachable days its seasonal epiphanies i would be a

we savour’d under i ts green fool indeed if umbrella. i didn’t turn inside its ring-of-seasons

‘pears’ kisst into existence by the sun and will nourish yes sing my adamant self alive-

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HOMECOMING I997

C a n you Ixlieve that we actually printed out-of-date information about both our current and immediately past president in the last issue? How, you might ask, can we make mistakes about our top volunteers? Excellent question.

I Haig deU. Farris, this year’s Alumni Association president, is currently president of Fractal Capital Col-poration. He is also the recipient of the Commemora- tive Medal for services to the

community. In May, Haig received his Honorary Degree in Law from URC.

Tricia Smith, our past president, has been a partner with Barnes Craig &Associates since 1992. Currently she chairs Sport BC and the International Rowing Federation Women’s (:ommission, is on the Board of Directors for the Commonwealth Centre for Sport Development, and is a member o f the Man in Motion Foundation Board.

Banfields Chair Homecoming John and Cheryl Banfield, co- John, RCorn’56 was a long-time chairs oftllis year’s Homecoming. member of U B C ’ s senate and

OMECOMWG I997 LENDAR OF EVENTS

OCT. I 6- I 9 ER 1 6

i Association & Continuing Education present

ite Professors” speaker, Hotel Georgia

Great Trekker Award Reception - AMS “

rary Event: UBC grads read from their works

OCTOBER I 7

i mentors share their experience with UBC

t Essay Contest - “The Way W e Are”

reat Trek Remembered Luncheon - UBC’s pioneers

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r a t the Mansion in i ts fourth popular year

Ec ’67 reunion, Green College

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of Education celebrates i ts 40th Anniversary

e to the past and to the faculty’s alumni friends and

rs.Vancouver Institute Lecture: Larry Cuban

r 17, 18, I9 urals Competitions

ff at the Chan Centre, IO- I I am, followed by

I Entrance Scholarships reception

r s Emeriti reception

~ ~ r r ~ estival at the Botanical Garden . .

Events: Family & Nutritional Sciences, Geography,

ial Work. Contact Marlene King at 822-8923.

vents: Contact Deanna McLeod at 822-89 18.

n ’97 - captures the campus spirit.

Call 822-33 I 3 for more information

http://intramurals.ubc.ca/innov/97

UBC Alumni Association I997 Awards

HONORARY ALUMNI AWARD David and Dorothy Lam

Since coming t o Canada from Hong Kong in 1967, David and Dorothy have contributed both time and money to the university and the province.The Lam’s gift of $I million helped build the David Lam Management Research Centre and Library. David and Dorothy also provided major funding for the David Lam Asian Garden, Regent College and the Dorothy Lam Chair in Special Education. Mr. Lam was B C f Lieutenant Governor for three years.

OUTSTANDINGYOUNG ALUMNUSAWARD Jacki Hoffman-Zehner BCom’88

Jacki Hoffman-Zehner is managing director of the New York investment firm Goldman, Sachs and Co. She has been with the firm for more than eight years, during which she was responsible for the development of a multi-billion dollar market. Last year she was invited t o become a partner of the firm.

FACULTY CITATION AWARD Thelma S. Cook BEd‘58, MA, PhD

T h e l m a Sharp Cook is an assistant professor in the Dept. of Educa- tional Studies. She has served as chair on the Board ofTrustees of St. Paul’s Hospital, the Council of Uni- versity Teaching Hospitals and of the Board of Directors of the BC Health Association. She is a long- time supporter of student activities at UBC.

Geoffrey Scudder BSc, PhD

A professor of zoology since 1958, Scudder is currently a member of many environmental committees and has won numerous awards, including the President’s Service Award for Excellence in I993 and the Master Teacher Award in 1976. He has writ ten I90 scientific papers.

OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD

F: ~~~~~s currently studying

second-year law at UBC. He spent nine years as avancouver police- man, and was awarded the Attorney General’s Distinguished Police Serv- ice Award. He also coordinated a Neighbourhood Police Office in Chinatown, designed to overcome cultural barriers and increase access of the Asian community to police services.

BLYTHE EAGLESVOLUN- TEER SERVICE AWARD Louanne Twaites BSc(Phorm)’53

Louanne Twaites was a clinical pharmacy specialist forVGH. UBC Pavilion, for I3 years until her retirement in April 1996. She also worked as clinical assistant professor in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences from 1983- 1987. She has received numerous awards, including the Dean’s Certificate of Merit for the faculty of pharmaceutical sciences. She has been a tireless volunteer with the Association for 6 years.

ALUMNI AWARD OF D IST INCTION Dato’Lim Say Chong MBA’65

Da to . L im Say Chong has been the managing director of the Chemical Company of Malaysia since 1989. Chong was president of Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce as well asVP of the

National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia. He is a council member for the Common- wealth Study Conference Associa- t ion of Malaysia, along with many other affiliations.

BRANCH REPRESENTATIVE AWARD Kent Westerberg BA’84,11B’87

Cur ren t ly practicing with the San Jose law firm,Atwood, Harris & Haiman as a litigation associate, Kent Westerberg is U B C f North- ern California Alumni Branch Rep- resentative. He is an active supporter of branch activities and has donated much time t o developing the San Francisco branch.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Michael Smith DSc’94 (Hon)

D r . Michael Smith is a professor in the Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He was founding director of the Biotechnology Laboratory, and a career investiga- tor of the Medical Research Coun- cil of Canada. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Gold Medal, Science Council of BC, and the Award of Excellence, Genetics Society of Canada.


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your area, contact the branches coordinator a t 1-800-883-3O88, ;’

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David S t ranpay and branch volunteer Louise Shnw BA’88 at the Alumni and Chnmber of Commerce luncheon, Feb. 24.

Student Send Offs T h e I s t annual UBC Student Send Ofs will take place this summer in Calgary, Kitimat and Hong Kong.Alumni, parents and friends are invited t o come ou t t o a BBQ to bid farewell t o the departing first- year students.

This is a great opportunity for alumni in these locations

to share their UBC spirit and help new students learn about the university.

If you’re interested in attending one of the student send-off events, contact the Association offices for more information at: Tel: 800-883-3088 or fax: 800- 220-9022, email: [email protected].

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Ten UBC grads met with David Strangway at an alumni reception at the Terrace Inn,

Campbel l River Twenty alumni and David Strangway gathered at the An- chor Inn on May 2 1 . Thanks to Janet Lackey BA’68, MA’74.

Nanai rno Pr ince Rupert Caughtfilling out branch surteys are Sandra Jones MA’96, Laurinda Burgess BA’A’?, and Kathy Bedard UA’64, MEd’90 at an alumni receptton Februa? 22.*

14 UBCALLMNI CHKONICI t , SUMMLK 1997

Forty UBC grads met at the Coast Bastion Inn with David Strangway on May 20. Thanks toJim Slater PhD’7I .

Call forVolunteers ... Will U Be Ceeing Us? We want to rejuvenate our BC branches this year. If you’ve been thinking it might be nice t o link up with some fellow UBC grads in your neck of the BC woods, give us a call.Whether you’ve just graduated and moved t o Fort St. John, or you’ve been living in Cranbrook for years,young grads could really use your help. If you’re interested. call Deanna McLeod, branches coordinator at 800-883-3088, Fax 800-220-9022, email: dmcleod@alumni. ubc.ca.

Thanks to all you alumni keeners who have returned branch surveys this year.To date, we’ve received more than I ,OOO from around the world and they’re still flowing in. If you haven’t heard from us yet, you soon will.

Upcoming Events

FrancelEurope The second annual UBC fall week- end is tentatively scheduled for Sep- tember 27-28. Last year about 20 people from around France and western Europe gathered in Beaune for wine tasting. It’s a small world after all, eh?

Call Mandy Kerlann BSc’82, BPhorm’86 at (333) 80 24 92 94.

Montreal Tennis Anyone? Second Annual Alumni Night at the duMaurier Open, July 30, JarryTen- nis Stadium, 6:30 pm $30/person, plus tax. Includes reserved group seating with fellow alumni, access t o a reserved corporate area and a three-course pasta dinner. Does this sound like an evening at the Pit or what? RSVP by July 4. Call Tennis Canada at: (5 14) 273- I 5 15.


Ottawa A 150 alumni and,fiends of'UBC attended a reception at the Chateau Luurier Hotel, hosted by David Strangway February 17. Special guest speakers included Nobel Laureate Michael Smith and M P Raymond Chan. Pzctured here are branch volunteers Don Gardner BASc'54 and Carole Joling BA'67, BLS'69 with David Stranpay.

Fprrmnd R. Idaarphoto

Melbourne On March 26, 90 alumni from UBC, U of' 7; and McGill met with DC 'Bear' McPhail BSc'80, MSc'85, David Strangway, UofT VP Heather Munroe-Blum and McGill princif)al Bernard Shapiro at a tri-university alumni reception. Thanks to Rob Pereira MA'94 and Bear MacPhail. Rob Pereiru photo

LosAngeles 40 alumni attended a wine and cheese reception at the home of Consul General, the Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell BA'69, ILB'83. With Kim are David Strangway, Alice Strangway, Doug Thomas BA'92, LLB'95, Betty Jean Prosser BSN'52, Hartley Turpin MD'56. For info on branch activities, contact Doug at (31 0)

150 alumni andfi-iends gathered at the American Club with David Strangway. Pictured here is Olivia Ford BA'92, Hong Kong branch preszdent John Henderson BCom'77 and Haig Farris, president of the Alumni Association. To join in HK activities, contact John Henderson at (852) 2524-6078, evnail: [email protected], or Ricky Lau BCom'92, at (852) 2504- 3074, email: [email protected]

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Philippines First alumni assembly March 1st in Manila. Branch rep Bob D. Gothong BCom'77 (seated Pndfi-ovn It$) with guest of honoul; Stephen H. Heeney, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines (2ndfi-om right).

* Monica Sayers photo

UBCALCMNI CHKONI(:I.E, S U M M E R 1997 I 5

We are pleased to recognize our alurnni who donated $250 and above in 1996/97 and those alumni who have donated more than $25,000 in their lifetime to UBC.

President's Circle (SZiCl,OOO and above l i fet ime)

Anonymous Dr Sally Aw Sian M r A Stuart Belkin Dr Helen E Belkin M r Jack Bell, OBC, C M Ambassador John P Bell Dr Peter] G Bentley M r Dan A G C a m p b e l l M r Patrick D Campbell Professor Louis Cha Dr Caleb Chan Dr Tom Chan Miss Anny W Choi Dr Antony W Y Choi Dr Cheung-Kok Choi M r David W Choi Mr Donald Wun Hing Choi Dr Wallace B & Dr Madeline H Chung M r R o d 81 Mrs Arctelle Cliff Sir Cecil H Green Dr Rick Hansen. 0BC.OC Mr Glenn B Hunnings Dr Asa Johal. OBC, CM Mr Alfred & Mrs Stella Kwong The Hon David C & Mrs Dorothy

Lam, CM. OBC Dr LIOU Jieh ]ow Dr Tong Louie, OBC Dr David 81 Dr Brenda McLean M r Rudy E & Mrs Patricia J North Dr & Mrs William L Sauder M r N o m & Mrs Joan Swers Dr Soshau Sen

Dr Peter Wall M r Daniel J Steneker

M r James & Mrs llse Wallace Dr W Maurice and Mrs Mar/ M Young

Chancellor's Circle (S25,OOO and above Ilfetime)

Anonymous (3) Dr Phllip & Mrs Helen Akrigg Mrs Louise R Anderson M r John & Dr Nelly Auersperg M r Avrid & Mrs E I ' i Backmam Dr Virginia J Baldwin M r W m A Barron Mr Harry R Bell Dr Margaret E Barr Bigelow Dr Dan & Mrs Arlene Birch Mrs Mary F Bishop Mrs Janie Bodner DrJohn Brockington Ms Joanne V Brown Dr John C & Mrs Anne Brown M r W Thomas Brown Mrs Edna F Burch M r W Gerald Burch The Hon M r Justice Grant D Burnyeat Mrs Dorothy E Chechik M r Raj I Chowdhry M r David R Crombie Dr George F Curtis, QC. OBC Mrs E Laurenda Daniells M r J Erlk de Bruijn Dr John S Diggens

M r Robert J Disbrow

The Honourable Thomas A Dohm. M r Earl & Mrs Suzanne Dodson

Ms G Jeanne Elliot

Mrs Lois M Fisher M r J Haig & Mrs Mary Elizabeth Far!

Mr Douglas Forster Dr Arthur & Mrs Ancie Fouks. QC.

Dr & Mrs William C Gibson Mr William G Hanbury Dr & Mrs David F Hardwick Mrs Marjorie M Harper Dr Gordon & Mrs Dons Harris Mrs Margaret Harvey Miss Letitia A Hay Dr Dorothy Chave Herberg Mrs Audrey J Hetherington M r Niels E Holbek Mr j N o m Hyland M i J u d i i Jardine Dr 81 Mrs William Joiner Ms Anne M Kaplan Mr Nicholas & MK Karen Koemer Mr Frank K T Lee Dr Robert 81 Mrs Lily Lee, OBC M r Murray V Leith MrJack B Leshgold MrJeffrey D S Llang Mr George Roy Long, Jr Dr David 81 Mrs Mary Macaree Dr Hubert R MacCarthy

QC. LLD

CM

Dr Kenneth & Dr Marilyn

Miss Mary K L Mathen MacCrimmon

Dr John H McArthur Mr I a n W McDonald Mr John T McLeod M r Chester F Mlllar Dr Kenneth S Morton Miss Jean Ross Myron Mr Milton & Mrs Bess Narod Mr Eric P Nicol Mr Lawrence P Page, QC Mr Alan F Pierce Mr Alexander Pratt Mr Melvin R Reeves Mr Hugh 81 Mrs Loise Rhodes Mr John 0 Richardson Mr Robert C H Rodgers Mr Michael R Roop Mrs Susan M Roote

Dr Robert S Rothwell Dr & Mrs G Sheldon Mwell

Mr Michael M Ryan Dr Jack L Shadbolt, OC OBC Dr Therese W H Shak Mr Gordon B Shrum Dr John M Sieburth Mr Bent G Siiem

Dr Michael Smith, OBC CC Dr H Colin Slim

M r Jan J Solecki M r Ronald N Stem Dr David W & Mrs Alice Strangway M r Lynn & Mrs Florence Sully Mrs Ann M Taylor Dr & Mrs James P Taylor, QC M r Philip & Mrs Hilda Thomas

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Dr Paul C Trussell Mr and Mrs Charles

DrJohn Gordon Watt M r John Earl Watt

Dr William A & Mrs Marilyn Webber

Walker

M r Peeter Wesik Dr Ray & Mrs Eileen

Mr Alan & Mrs Susi

Miss Florence J Wilson Mr Edmund TWong Dr Harold 81 Mrs Edna

Wright, CC Dr Robert Wyman Mrs Allson Wyness

Williston

Wilson

Wesbrook Societv (S1,OOO and above annually)

hnymo- (26) Mr Brian Edward Abraham Mr Ellis Dawd J Achtem Dr John D Allan Mr Charles R Allard Mr Leopold Amighetti. QC MrJohn F Anderson Mr Robert G Atklnson Mr James W Atwater MrKTong&MnSylvlaAu DrEGAukl Mn Florence A Auld Mr Kenneth M -haw,

Mr Kenneth W Ball Dr C J a n e Banfield Mr John J Barakso DrRoh&MrsKBarker Dr Walter M Bans Mr Robert E Beamto Mr Thomas W Bantie Mr Howard L Beck, QC Mr Stanley M Beck. QC Mr R Paul Bechann. QC Dr Charles E Beil M n Virginla E Belmea Mr Keith R Benson MrAbtar&MnMindy

Mr Walter H h k o f f Mr Anthony h s c h i Mr J McIntosh Bird Mr B w e R Birmingham Mr W David Black

Mr H Rabin h d l Ms A C Smith Bmnd Mr A n d m Brown Mr Brenton S Bmwn Mr Joseph 81 Mrs Mary

Mr Robert J Wan Mr Ronald E Burke Mr M e r W &der, QC

Dean Richard S Cddecott DrAkxudarRMCaimr

Dr Eugene C Cameron Mr HamW C C a m e m

The Hon David H Mr h o k e Shaw Campbell

Campbell

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Msr Jean A K Campbell MrJohn K Campbell Mr W Earl Campbell Dr Derek Cooper Carr Dr NkMas John Cam Mr R B (Dick) Cavaye Mr Israel Chafea Mr Phlllp then Dr Wayne A Chou

Dr Donald R Clandinln Dr Davld Chi Wal Chung

Dr Robert M Clark Mr William Randolph

Mr Ronald & M o Nancy

Dr PA Clugrmn MrRaymondECkkjng The Hon Mr Justice R

Mr Steven M Cook Mrs Albert Colby Cooke Prof Maurice D

Coplthorne Mr Gary W J Coull Mr Bradley oaw(wd. QC Mn SyfviaA Crooks Mr Thom+r P D'Aquino Mr Mark Robert W s Mr Michad B Daw Mr Charks A Davis Mr J o h a n P De Rooy Mr Robert A Deermg Dr Thomas & Mrs Patrlcia

Mr Charles Diamond Mr Robert A D&Inson Mr William L DimltroH

Mr william ivor D d Dr Arthur Dodek

Mr Manin D Don= Mr I a n F Oaglas Ms Maureen A Dcuglas Mr Ross R Douglas Ms Frances M Dowderwdl Mn Lorraine Drdul Dr Charles B Dunham Dr K Ann Dusing Mr Mary C Dvorak Mr John Alan Eckersley Mr Brian D Edgar Mr Gordon M Elliott M n Ha& T B Emsrson Mr J Thomas English Mr Peter Bernard Enm Mr Johann Erickson Mr Wilfred M Evans Mr Gene W Faryna Ms C Alnrworth & Mr H H

Felkm

Mr Kep-Lynne D Rndlay Mn B G Field

Dr & Mrs S h e r d d Fishman Mr N M Fklshman M r M n & M n J o a n

Mr Bruce F FM. QC

Dr BradleyA Fritz Dr Richard A F m

Mr Csogc K Fujlsawa, QC Dr Edwin K Fukushima M n Valentine D Gamage Dr Joseph & Mrs Joyce

Gardnw Dr h n K Garg M n Ruth E Garvie Mr P Richard Genest Mr Gerald W J Ghlkas M o Dlane E Gibney Mr Wllllam R Gibson Mr Martm N Gifford Mr W Herbert Gilbert

Clerrhue

Cliff

Collver

Demco

Fowler

MrJack M Glles. QC Dr Gurdev Sin& Gill. OBC Dr J R Pralurh S Gill Mr Mohindar S Gill Mr h i d D W Gillesple Mr Douglas Bruce Gkig Mrs Alka R Goel-Stevens Mr Marc Emmm Gold The Hon Mr J R G Gould Mr Richard A Grafton Mr Lorne Arthur Green Mr David J a m e s Greer Mr &uce M Greyell DrGcwgsMGrifIiths

MIS Marion W Gunning MrRoknTCmver

Mr Lswnce J Gwozd Mr Norman R Hacklng Mr Robert S Hager

The Hon H J Hamilton Mr Alan J Hamllton

Mrs M R K Hamilton. QC.

Mr Nicdy J a m s Harrkk Mr H &MI Hareid

MrRoknAHuorikson Mr James Peter Hamm Mr Hugh Basil Heath Mr udto Hebenton. QC Dr Richard He& Mr Michael H Helkr Mr Alan A Hobkirk Dr Donald 0 Hodgins Ms Sandra L M Hodgins

Dr John Hogarth Ms Vera Hoffman

Mr Charles S Hopkins Mr Christopher R Holmes

Mr Derek T Hopkinr Mr David M Howard

The Hon Mr J w i c e F Mr DavM S M Huberman

lacobucci Dr Kathleen GJaeger Ms J u d y Jansen Mr Mohan S Jaw1

Judge G H Johnson Mrs Anna Koerner letter

Mr Donaid James Jordan,

Mr William C Kaplan Brlg-Gen Frank Kumndy Dr Herben William k Mr Stephen F KeBchcr, QC

Dr Susan M Kennedy Dr Robert W Kennedy

Mn Kathryn Wlam

Mr Helmuth Knteman Mr Lyall D Knott. QC Dr Penelope Ann Koch Ms Mary E Lade Mr Thomas E Ladner. QC Mr A Crag Lahmer Mr Frank A Lang Mn Helen E Lauener Mr Bruce A Laughton Mr Robln B Leckle Mr V Paul Lee Mrs Paullne G Legg Mr Rupert A Lege Mr Rtchard E M Lester Dr Robert C Leung

The Hon Judge Cecil J Ms ksa E Levine

Dr Helmut J Llebert Mr Phhp & Mrs Anne Lind Mr Denys C Lloyd Dr Wmston J Louie Dr Alan A Lowe

Mr BNW R Grkt

OBC

QC

Mirr J a n Klyooka

Lewis

Mr Jeffrey J Lowe DrAnn Lukasevlch Mr Marvin A Lundeen

The Hon Mr Justre 8 Mrs Mr Larry C Luther

Mr D Grant MacDonald Mr H Scon MacDonald Mr Roderlck W

MacDonald

MacFarlane

QC

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The Hon Mr Justice A

Mr James M Maclntyre.

Mr Duncan M MacPhail Mn Dons Elsie Magee Mr Kenneth W Mahon

Mr Donaid E Mann Mr Robert J Matr, QC

Mr Roben E Marrlott Mr Jwl B Martmeau Mr Hugh M Matthews Mr J Donald Mawhmney.

Dr R Ann Plckard McAfee Mn Sarah J McAlplne Dr Gordon Almon

QC

McBean Dr Barry Clarke McBrlde Mr Roger D McConchie Hon Mr M M McFarlane.

Mr Brian N McGavin Mr Gerald A B McGavm Mrs Allson R McGillivray

Mr David Leslie Mclnner Dr Robert W McGraw

Mr George B McIntosh.

The Hon L G McKenzie Dr John A McLaren Mr Rtchard W McMahon Mrs Joan McNeeiy Mr & Mrs William B

Mr & Mrs George McNulty

Dr Elmer Lyle Menzie McWhirter

Mr William R Miles Mr Colin A Mlllar Mr Rcdenck J Millar Mr Ian RA Mllls Mr A Keith Mitchell. QC Mr Douglas H Mitchell,

Dr Edith J Mitchell Mr Warren J A Mitchell.

Mrs Rose T Mok Ms Maria A Morellato Mr & Mrs George Mofin,

Mr Paul R Moriu Dr Kenneth Avard

Mr James Graham

Mr Donald R Munroe.

Mrs Shaheen Lalji-Nanji Mr Rlchard I Nelson Dr Tad Ntshlmura Mr & Mrs Mlchael J

OKeefe. QC Mr Dean A OLeary Mr Roger M Odlum Dr Ian T Okabe. PhD Mr Mark T Olsen Dr & Mrs Robert F

Osborne Mr Noel A S Owens Dr Russell A Palmer

QC

QC

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Morrow

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QC

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list. If you observe any errors or omissions. please accept our sincere apologies and notify us at the UBC Development office: (604) 822-8900. Some donors have requested anonymity and do not appear in this listing.

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Dr Peter R Taylor Mr D Murray Tevlin Mr Keith A Thompson Mr W H Thornton-TNmp

Dr Mary Elizabeth Todd Dr S a p h e n j Tdwetl Mr J o h n G TN- Dr Mprvin A Tung Mr David W H Tupper, QC

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I X B M ~ G F O * ~ K Dr Ron Ulinder

Mr Peter F D Parsons Mr J a m e s D V i h g , QC Mrs Ann L Patterson Dr Blair T Wachter Dr Ralph F Patterson Mr 'liang Wingwd Mr John I and Mrs Joan Mr Frank E W a k n

Dr Leslie R Peterson. Mr john H Wallis

Mr James W Phelps Dr Richard j Warren Mr James W Pilton Mr Bryce Waten Mr Edward S Pipella Rd Enmst LWatson Mr George and Mrs Mary M n Barbara Wellwood

Mr Al G Poettcker Mr Sharon E white M n Elaine R Polglase Mr Wanen T Wilson, QC Mr J Raymond Pollard Drjch D W Dr Man-Chiu Poon Mr Bruce D Wley Mr William Popowich Mr william P Wwk Mr Esmond R Preus Drjch G W d l . Mr Michael F Provennno Ms Shelley A Wrean

The Hon Mr Justice Bryan Dr William F Yeung MrJohn F Pryde Mr Frederick R Wright

MrJames G Reddon Mr Randolph B Zien Dr Andrew H Younger

Mr Robert S Reid

Pavelich Dr&bunEWJar

M n Ellzabeth J Wakh QC.OBC

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Mr Thomas J Reimer Clock Tower Mr Georg D Reuter Dr Donald R heel Circle Mr & Mrs George R

Richards ($500 and above Dr J S F Richards annually) Mr Peter C G Richards Mr Paul S Richardson Miss Louise H Riffer Mr Steven A Rodrigues Mr James Edward Rogers Mr Thomas Allan R o w Mr J R Donald Rose Mr Donald Alan Ross M n Sheila & Mr Roberr

Mr Brock Robert Rowhd Mr Anthony D Saundeo.

Mr Michael D Sawyer Dr Coltn Davld Scarfe MrJohn C Scholefield Dr Gunther F Schrack Hon Judge Alfred J Scow Mr Michael P Shane Mr Rahoul Sharan Dr Paul Shatzko HortJudge James K Shaw

Mr Brett A Simpson Mr Bernard Simpson. CM

Ms Debra L Sing, QC Mr William F Sirett Dr Peter W Smdey Ms C Lynn Smith, QC Dr Mary G Smith Miss Ruth Lily Soderholm Mrs Lata Sood Mr Don Lyndon South Mrs E Jean Spark Mr Peter A Spencer Dr John E R Stainer Mr Alexander B Stewart Miss Anne M Stewart. QC Mr William G Stewart Mr John Tryon Still Mr Marvin R Storrow, QC Dr Gerald B Straley Dr R Ian & Mrs Janie

Mr Craig C Sturrock Mr Richard R Sugden. QC Mr A K Sutherland Mr Robert Brent Swift Mr G Ross SwiQer Dr Beverley L Tamboline Dr Eng Seng Tan Mrs Mary L Taylor

Ross.QC

QC

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Anonymour (30) Mr Wllliam A Adams M n Anne E Aikmr Mr j T Allester Dr Michael M Amer

M n M lo-Ann Arch i id Mr I Keith Andersen

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Mr lan Edward khdown M n Ellen Baldwin

Dr Brian E Burke DrHelenMBwt Mr Tenance Henry Butler Dr Pauline M Butling Dr Francisco X Cabew Ms Connie Canam Dr R Paul Castner Dr Ronald G Cavell DrKaiSunChan Mrs Mabel Chan MnMuyloll iwYChan

MrMaumChksa Mr Waltsr D Charles

Mrs Kathleen M Chmde D r E M H C h o m ,

Mr Dexter Chu Dr Michael A Church

The Hon Mr J l a f i r r Bruce Dr William Cnig Clarke

Mrs Helen E Coleman Mrs Nora E Colvtlle Mr G Wayne Coombs Mr D Geoffrey Cowper,

Mr Elmer J Crawford Mr Harold P Cunliffe Miss Alice Moss Curtis Mr William R P Dalton Ms Susan C Daniells Mr C Paul Daniels, QC Mr Colin K & Mrs Sharon J

Ms Ayra K Davy Mr Leslie Bruce Dawson Mr Andre J De Leebeeck The Hon Mr Justice M de

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Mrs Betty R Dewar Miss Charlotte Elva Dill Dr James E Dimmick MrSamSDkon MmerUMWDonrklron Dr Clive P Duncan M n Jessie Eades Mrs Liz Rose Edinga Mr Kenneth M Elmer Dr Helen June Emmom MISS Maty M Falllr Mr Brian H Fast Dr & Mrs Kelvin 0 Flem~ng Mr Ome Fwrurier Mrs Dorothy M Forsyth Mr Patrick G Foy Mr Charles N Freeman Mrs Natalie V Freeman Mr Richard D French Mr Mkhael Alan F u p n Mr ian J Gamble Mr J Glen Gates, QC MrJ David Gibb

Or Douglas C Gillespie Mr James W Gill

Mr Gordon Ross Gilley Mr Geoffrey P Could Mrs Margaret I Gourley Mr Michael James Grant MrPeterCGwmyr Mr Gowan T Guest. QC Mr Arthur Henry Hall. QC Dr Marjorie Halpm Dr Jon A Harper

Judge LuKe Heard Mr Richard F Hatch

Ms Katherine J Hdler MrPemrSHemmm M r j c h 0 Hemmingsen M n Gertrude 0 Hsrd MI Mugrrn P H i M Mr David 5 HRI Mr R Bruce Hilland Dr Brian Y B Ho Mr Laurence F M Ho

The Hon MrJustice R Mr William R Holmes

Hudson Mr Ernest B lngles

Dr R u l Gordon J&e MrAlhnHlang

Mr&MrsCadRJonnon Mr D Hugh J Kay Father Neil KeHy Mr W j Kennedy Mr G Jamie K i l l a m Dr Brian Knlght Mr R Gordon K n i i Mr Robert D Lalng Mr Marvin Charkr R Lang Dr Gary J Lastman MrJurgen Theodore Lau Mr Damin Nai-Yiu Law M n Bartara M lazarow Mr john Micheal Lea41

Mr Vincent Li Mrr M Lynn Ledgerwood

Mr Robert M Lindsay Dr Franklln S Loomw MrHerimnMLoomar

Dr Harvey Lui Dr Fred W Lundell

MK Leota J McCullagh Mr S t e m M Marshdl

Mr M Gerry McGlnley MrThomas Bernard

Mr Calin D McQuarrie Mr Stephen K McTagp-t

Mr Parer Ldghton Miles Mr J o h n Moore Dr M i c t d M Mwan Ms D Shirley Mwven Dr Richard Scm Muir Mr Doug 0 Mullins Dr Ernest K Murakaml Miss Shirley E Myers Mr Eric Patrick Newell Mr Leslie Ng

The Hon Mr Justice W E Mr William Edwin Norrish

Dr Andrew) Louie

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Mr Michael Omelaniec Mr David J Ophel Dr Richard G Orlaw MrPeterFrancirOmn DrAnenioRduxo Mr Barry A Rmnow Mr Glen A Patterson

Mr Lawrence E Perce Miss Lisa Anne Peters

MrsJaniceJ Plensky Dr Patrlck A Powell

The Hon M Rovmzano Dr Deborah L Prior

Mr Ben Quan Mr David Thompson Rea Mr Kenneth A Rea Mr Alex C Robertson. QC Mr Dcuglas F Robinson.

Mr Keith Edward Roblnson Mr Donald J Rosenbloom Mrs Adele Marta Runlkis M n Dorothy G Sa+ Dr John Edward Schinbein Mr Max Schlaginrweit Dr Hanrpeter Schreier Dr J F Schweigel Mr Temnce M Shannon M n Karen R W o w Dr George E u jpky Mr Frank Edward Smith Dr James L Smith DrJ Carol Smlth The Hon Mr Justce J E

Dr Margaret Anne S m t t Spencer

Dr Shirley S u l h Mr Lmnnce C Surges MrJamsRSuthemnd Dr J Neil sutharlsnd Mr L F Swannell

The Hon john D &The Dr Delfa Syeklocha

Hon Valerie Tagsart Dr David E N Tait Mr Robert W Taylor

The Hon Judge M Howard Mr Paul E Thiele

Mr Geoffrey Thompson Thomas

MI M Thommn-Trump Mr wdker D Toulcau Mr Leon T q Mr Lee S Tupper Mr James W F Tmon Mr Raveen KVarshney Mr Sherry L Victor Dr Steven R Vincent Ms E l i i e t h M Vogt MrArneWVonDehn Mr Graham Gordon Weeks Mr Davld P Wilkhson Dr Mwin Philp Wlllina

Dr Robert G Wlkon Miss Sonia L Willhms

Mr StephenJ Wilson Mr Stanley H W i W d Mr Frederick G Witkrs Miss Frances M wbodward Mr Frank A Woodward MrsNancyLWoohvoRh Mr EMon worobieff Ms Marguerite M Yee MrTedAZacks

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BY ZOE IANDALE

Wildflowers: Seasonal Splen- dors of the North America West by Grahame Osborne (Grey- stone, $19.95). with an introduction by Stephen Hume. If photographs of mountains, incredibly-coloured wildflowers and rugged evergreens turn you on, this is your book. De- signed t o appeal t o both the Cana- dian and American market, the book is divided into Alpine, D e s e d Interior and Coast sections.

Latin plant names aren’t used in the photo captions but are included a well-laid out appendix at the back. Avalanche lilies in creamy abundance, sun-bright mountain arnica, purple penstemmons against the scraped- bare blue of the Rockies; these land- scapes are just extraordinary and the more I looked, the more I found to admire. There’s one photograph that’s like a Chinese landscape: the moving water comes out misty and yet the bleak rock cone in the background and the zingy colours of fireweed and Indian paintbrush are beautifully crisp.

Osborne’s photographs are in demand by glossy magazines such as Beautiful BC. Equinox and Canadian Geographic. Osborne. who lives in White Rock, trained as a geologist and has spent years travelling in wilderness areas of Canada and the US. This is his second book.

Through the Canyon by Lorraine Vernon (Ekstasis Editions) is her

fourth book and is both leisurely and compelling. Her ease with words, her Iux- uriance in them, is a pleasure for the reader. The

book starts off, “This is a love-letter: I’m writing t o tell you about my aunt.” Mortality, the aging body and i ts frailties, run through the stories.

Theseliterary stories are as welcome as a spritzer on a muggy day. Her characters treat one another with tenderness, and that’s conta- gious.

One of my favourites was the “The Dry Sea,” about gambling in Las Vegas. The narrator confides, “We’re all strangers here. We’re reticent, we don’t speak; we wander aimlessly: lost people, homeless; in and out of the four casinos of the four corners at the core of the city. God’s creatures seeking Noah’s Ark.” It’s a powerful and poetic statement about North American culture where a spiritual search becomes muddled with acquiring material goods.

Stories in this collection have been published in numerous literary magazines.

The Night the Moon Blew Kiss- es by Lynn Manuel, illustrated by

Robin Spowart, (Houghton Mifflin, $14.95) is a first picture book by the BC author. It was written for her grandson. It’s a lavish production with a rich periwinkle and purple jacket and interior illustrations. Grandma and the narrator, a young girl, go for a walk in the moon-lit woods at night. The forest is myste- rious, with the deep green and blue illustrations, but is a peaceful place, not threatening at all. The under- stated relationship between the Grandmother and the child is extremely comforting. The girl blows the moon kisses: “A laughing kiss for the tip of the nose. A gentle kiss for the cheek. A good-night kiss for

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the brow.” Obviously this is a happy and well-loved child.

Manuel’s language is just right for a very young person, and there is a nice sense of playfulness. She uses repetition effectively and gently.The illustrations also add t o the sense of a unified and tight book.

Diamond Grill by Fred Wah (Newest, $16.95) is a book the

writer rather dauntingly calls a “biotext.” Wah, who has written sixteen volumes of poetry and prose-poetry, recently re-

tired from teaching English at the University of Calgary. I’d call this book creative non-fiction o r poetic prose. It’s a dense and delicious read where the author recalls the Diamond Grill, a restaurant in Nel- son run by Wah senior. As a kid, Wah junior worked there as a soda-jerk for twenty-five cents an hour and learned curses from the Chinese cooks. What isn’t remembered is freely imagined, as when the writer sees his father moving through the house in the early morning hours when the rest of the family is locked in sleep.

Wah shares occasional recipes and gives us enough details about the different kinds of dishes the restaurant served that I found my- self getting hungry. As a reader, I felt invited right into the kitchen.

The Diamond Grill is a good unifying device. I enjoyed the way that between stories about his father and other relatives, Wah kept grounding us in the physical details of the cafe. As well as food, the book deals with the racism Wah experienced from both white and Chinese (he is half-Swede).

God on His Haunches by Diane L. Tucker (Nightwood Editions, $9.95) is a first book of poetry

from a Burnaby author. This is

clean work, where the words pull their weight and the language sends that frisson of chill down the

reader’s spine. Even with poems like “The Community Relations of a

Certain Ms. Nevin,” where I have no idea what the writer is getting at, I am able t o enjoy the intensity of lines like “Ah, that scarlet spill of hair-/rich soup” and “Your collar- bone ... rises from the silk of you.”

Tucker is concerned with subjects such as prayer, waiting, adul- tery, though one suspects she is groping toward some larger truth rather than writing from the stance of a person who has found it. She also has a lovely sense of humour. In the prose poem “Please don’t break my heart.” she replies, “I am a kindly soul, willing/ t o ride a hun- dred miles an hour, your brown arm sliding under my ribs./ For you I ride without a seat belt, willing t o be thrown clear at f irst impact.”

Tucker has a clear voice in this collection. I look forward to hearing more.

Science Lessons by W.H. New (Oolichan, $14.95) is the first book of

Poetry from a UBC professor of English who has

written more than thirty books. He is a man of letters. There are ech- oes of the Bible here, a playfulness with the sound of words, and final- ly, the science referred t o in the title; “Degaussing,” “Fermat’s Prin- ciple,” etc.

Writ ten in variations on the sonnet form (non-rhyming but with numerous internal rhymes) each poem is formally short. They are

arranged t o tell the story of a thir- teen-year old boy who comes t o live with relatives in the Kootenays and his maturation. Which of his new family’s values can he adopt and which must he reject?

It is key in reading each poem t o refer back to its title. Doing that gives the double vision the author is striving for, where the reader at once sees the literal content of the poem-a young boy’s e x p e r i e n c e and the mocking, deprecatory knowledge that the adult brings to

it. In the poem “Wave Theory” for instance, boy meets girl and they walk into the hayfield. Those are the literal elements of the experience. Without the title, you wouldn’t get t o that sense of chargedness, of rhythmic attraction, until the last stanza.

New assumes that his audience, like himself, has a high level of scientific knowledge. Some titles, like “Josephson Junction” left this reader floundering; it’s something to do with electricity, I think, o r perhaps I am confusing it with the mechanism of synapses.

I especially like the second half of the book and lines like:

W h a t parabola loops out ofno- where,

stings him on the cheek, scares him white, like the flying steel o f a bro-

ken handle?

Chasing After Carnivals by Er- nest Hekkanen (New Orphic Pub-

ERNEST HEKKANEN

lishers. $20). Hek- kanen con- structs a picaresque story about two broth- ers; Tom, the athletic, carousing older broth-

er, and Link, the smart kid who works long hours in their Dad’s garage. It’s a coming-of-age novel that takes place in a US shadowed by the Vietnam War.

The book is raunchy, fuelled with teenage hormones. Link sees women mainly as impediments t o freedom, like Marg. who wants t o marry his Dad, or objects of lust like Carol, who initiates him into the Amazing World of sex. To give an idea of what the young Link thinks is fun, when he finds out the mayor’s wife is having an affair with a contractor-they meet three times a week for sex on a back road-Link sells tickets for the townsfolk to watch them go at it in a station wagon.

Hekkanen’s book always kept my interest. I especially enjoyed the parts that featured Ed Hazlett, the logger poet. I wish, though, that towards the end of the book the writer had taken the disparate characters and questions he raises in the different sections of the novel and brought them back for closure.

The book builds up considerable momentum toward the tragic ending.

Summon up the Blood: The War Diary of Corporal J.A.Womack,

Royal Engi- neers Edited by Celia Wolfe MA74 Womack gives vivid accounts of such wartime hor-

rors as the Invasion of Normandy and the advance through Northern France and Belgium through a diary he kept that was encouraged by his commanding ofticer.

The diaries are edited by Womack‘s daughter, and embody a realistic and gripping picture of this momentous time in history.The editor’s accompanying research help the reader absorb and under- stand the meaning behind the events.As she uncovered her father’s memories,Wolfe discovered fresh, and shocking, material.This is a book that is no t t o be missed by historians and the battle-curious. Shari Ackerman

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Molly Brown is N o t a Clown by Linda Rogers, illustrated by Rick Van Krugel. (Ronsdale,

paper, unpriced) is a children’s book from the Victoria au-

thor. My daughter who is eleven, the same as the heroine, Molly Brown, fell upon it. The first chap- ter was slightly slow going- she thought it was for babies and younger people-but after that she thought it was great. She read it on the bus t o school, and when she got home. She even confessed t o staying up a bit late finishing it.

It isn’t an ordinary book about

two kids who hang out. It’s about a kid who decides she really wants t o find her Dad, and they have a hilari- ous adventure trying t o find him.

Parents may find the adventure heart-wrenching, but there’s no deny- ing the book has a good fast pace. Molly and her friend Trouper are delightful characters, and I w a s partial t o Candace, also known as Candy ma’am, Molly’s embarrassing clown mother, too. “Having Candace for a mother is like having a pet parrot drive you to school,” Molly laments.

Rogers’ affectionate tone makes the book successful. She is totally ou courant with slang, girls playing hockey and a Chinese grandmother (Troup- er’s) with no English. My daughter loved the unexpected ending. I found it unbelievable, but what kid cares what a grownup thinks? ZL

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

997, Jim Richards com- as dean of the Fac-

ural Sciences. He will contmue as a professor in the De- partment of Food Science, but will leave behind his administrative duties.

Dean Richards joined the faculty in the Department of Poultry Sci- ence in I964.Active in university Senate and in a number of professional societies, he also served as associate dean and assistant dean for Academic Affairs before being appointed dean in 1985. He has guided the faculty through a dynamic era of change and growth and undergraduate enrolment has almost doubled during his tenure. His accomplishments include a major revision to

the Agricultural Sciences curriculum and development of a strong international program.

A new curriculum for the BSc (Agr) program was implemented a few years ago, which included new and revised study options. Diploma and certificate programs have also been introduced. Fostered by Dean Richards, the International Program has grown dramatically in recent years t o include links with institu- tions in Kenya, Poland,Japan, Mexico, Chile, China, Malaysia,Thailand, Indo- nesia, the Philippines and many other countries. Highlights include the faculty’s membership in the Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education on Agriculture and Natural Resources, and extensive student exchanges facilitated through the Education Abroad Pro- gram.

During Dean Richards’ leadership, the School of Family and Nutritional Sciences joined the faculty, major development of the Botanical Gar- den began, activities at the Oyster River Research Farm expanded and diversified, a strong faculty distance education program developed, the Agricultural Sciences Alumni Division was formed, physical facilities for

teaching and research were im- proved and several successful fundraising initiatives commenced. He plans t o take some administrative leave t o explore teaching and research opportunities before fully resuming his academic duties in Food

Jim Richards, Dean of Agriculllual Scaence.$

Science in early 1998. He was honoured last year by being made a Fel- low of the Canadian Institute of Food Science andTechnology.

“It has been a distinct honour and a great education being dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences for the past twelve years,” said Dean Richards.“This faculty, although small in comparison t o others, has a great diversity of programs and interests and is incredibly dynamic. In a period of shrinking budgets, the greatest stimulation and satisfaction comes from the opportunity to work wi th such dedicated and innovative faculty, students and staff.We are all com- mitted t o applying new and creative approaches to achieving our educational goals. I look forward to continuing, in another capacity, to be part of that discovery and implementa- tion process.”

Ag Sci Division News

The Ag Sci Division wishes t o add t o i ts core group of volunteers. Mem- bers recently held an information meeting for a number of interested Aggies, and a follow-up meeting will be held in the Fall. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Marlene King at 822-8923 or e-mail: [email protected]

MEDICINE

Division News al Alumni Division nual General Meet- ards Ceremony on

winner ofthis year’s Wallace Wilson Leadership Award was Garson Romalis, MD’h2, clinical associate professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. This award is given annually to a graduate of the UBC Faculty of Medicine who has demonstrated high ethical standards and outstanding leadership to the profession.

Honorary Alumni Awards were given to Wayne Vogl, professor, Department of Anatomy and Andrew M. Seal, associate professor, Division of General Surgery and associate dean, Medical Undergraduate Educa- tion, Student Affairs.

The Medical Alumni Divi- sion is holding its 12th Annual Golf Tournament and Dinner on Thursday, September 18, 1997 at the University Golf Course. All medical alumni, faculty and students are invited to participate, so come out and join the fun on the green and/ or over dinner. For more information, contact Bernie DeJong, MD’57, at 731-2102.

NURSING

Division News Nursing Alumni Din- lace on May 8 , 1997.

Kelli Stajduhar MSN’95 received the Young Alumnus Award, Barbara Fitzsimmons BSN’84 the Alumni Recogni- tion Award, and the Award of Distinction went to Ethel War- binek BSN’57, MSN’70.

The ’97 grad class held a dessert party at Cecil Green Park on April 7. Working nurs- es also attended, providing an opportunity for networking. They talked about their experiences and gave solid guidance and advice to this year’s class. Thanks to Mary Paone BSN’85 for arranging this event.

Convocation was held May 30, 1997 at the new Chan Cen- tre. Congratulations to the Class of ’97. I t also marked the graduation of the first students from the PhD program. Con- gratulations to Rosalie Star- zomski, Patricia (Paddy) Rod- ney MSN’88,Janice McCor- mick MSN’77, and Lynne Max- well BSN’86, MSN’YO.

Cathy Ebbehoj BSN’75, and UBC faculty member wel- comed our new alumni.

DIVISIONS & FACULTY N E W S

GRADUATE STUDIES

February of this year, the UBC ard of Governors approved a tui-

n fee increase of $4,808 for in- rnational graduate students in re-

search-oriented programs.Total fees are now $7,087.

The Faculty o f Graduate Studies, the Graduate Student Society, and others on campus opposed the increase.The university administra- t ion has agreed to return one-third of the fee increase ($1.603) to Grad Studies to be used for financial assistance for international students.The remaining two-thirds of the increase will be divided between the admitting faculty (70%) and Central Revenue (30%).

To assist international students, Graduate Studies and other faculties are now offering a rebate in the form of the partial tuition fee scholarship. Graduate Studies will match up t o $1.603 of any amount awarded t o students by their admitting faculty.This amount varies - some

departments are giving just the $1.603 that Graduate Studies will match. Others are returning the entire $2.243 that they receive, while a number are topping up that amount to completely reimburse international students for the differ- ential fee they must now pay.

The duration of the award also varies. Most departments are offer up to 2 years for Masters students and 4 years for PhDs. while some will continue t o fund for the duration of the student’s program.To be eligible, a student must:

hold a valid student authorization visa maintain good academic standing - not have their tuition already paid for by an external source. W e hope that this scholarship

will reduce the negative impact of the fee increases on international graduate students and on recruit- ment efforts abroad, and help ensure that UBC continues t o receive i ts fair share of talented international graduate students.

AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH SCIENCES

Division News f alumni from the interested in forming division, but we need

other graduates. Check out the school’s website: (http://www.audio speech.ubc.ca) and look for the first newsletter in your mailbox this fall. Then return the survey to let us know your thoughts on what an alum-

ni division could do: Mentor- ship? Keeping in touch? Bursa- ries? Social Events? It’s up to alumni to decide!

For more information, or to let us know what you think, contact Grace Shyng (Audiology) at 736-739 1 or Erane van Blom- mestein (Speech-Language Pa- thology) at tel: 552-2563, email: evanblome bcrehab.bc.ca.

LAW

UBCf Faculty o f Law. o his years at UBC, Pro-

fessor Blom has a BCL from Oxford and an LLM from Harvard. He joined the faculty in I972 and served as associate dean from I982 t o 1985.

Professor Blom has taught courses such as Contracts,Torts, Conflict of Laws, IncomeTax and In-

tellectual Property. He has published numerous articles and book chap- ters concerning the conflict of law and the intersection of contract and tort. He was called t o the BC Bar in I978 and was awarded a QC in 1985.

Dean C. Lynn Smith completes her term on June 30. She will take a one-year study leave to work on a book about equality rights in the Charter with Professor Bill Black. During her term the faculty substan- tially expanded i ts graduate program and created a PhD. It also established Centres in Feminist Legal Studies and International Criminal Law. Under her direction, the faculty celebrated i ts 50th anniversary and raised $I .2 million through an endowment campaign funded primarily by alumni.

Professor Blom says he is looking forward to the challenges of his new position. “Professional, social and scholarly attitudes toward law are rapidly and profoundly changing,” he said.“The UBC Faculty of Law is well posi- tioned to make the most of the opportunities this presents.”

Given its first-rate students and staff, Professor Blom expects the faculty t o consolidate its position as one of Canada’s best law schools.

FNS & HOME EC

, Oct. 17. More de-

ested alumni should contact Lois Smith MacGregor RHE’60 (988-5089), Mari-I.ou Laishley BHE’79 (926-4130), or Barb Hartman HHE’78 (943-63 17).

COMMERCE

ral MBA Futures Golf

setting for the 30 current UBC MBA students and 50 business and alumni representatives.The tournament, organized by the Commerce Graduate Society, was designed to raise the profile of the UBC MBA in theVan- couver business community. Many thanks t o sponsors, prize donors, participants and volunteers. The CGS looks forward t o seeing everyone back next year.

S trangway The changes he’s made at UBC have been profound, both physically and philosophically.

He created an irresistible vision of academic brilliance, international expansion and financial stability. Although controversial, he leaves an indelible mark on the university.

by Chris Petty

in the past ten years or so? Get a couple of old been gone long enough, even the bookstore’s new. walk around campus. Stow the car in the Rose And where are all the old huts, you might ask, or the Armories?

e elevator to the top. Before you stroll south The UBC you left behind all those years ago is a changed place, and ick look at the Chan Centre for the Performing the person responsible is David Strangway, UBC’s president since 1985. the Belkin Gallery, through Wyman Plaza and He completes his second and final six-year term as president in July of

past the Koerner Library. Stop at the David Lam Management Research Library and have a coffee and cinnamon bun at Trekkers. Carry on down Main Mall to catch the computer-like construction called CICSR (Caesar), which houses Computer Sciences.

From CI(:SR you can go straight on to take a look at the Forest Sciences complex, or turn right, go down one street, then go back north to check out the huge University Services Building, the Jack Bell building, the First Nations House of Learning and the C.K. Choi Institute.

Confused? Think you have the wrong university? Are the only references you recognize the ones about the Main Mall and cinnamon buns? You haven’t even seen Ritsumeikan House, Green College or the Student Kec Centre, never mind the National Research Council building, the Advanced Materials lab or the Brock Hall Annex. If you’ve

The CK Choi Building

this year.

complex man. He is immensely likeable in person, anour and an avuncular charm. He’s not much for s ajoke with some skill and he laughs easily. People

~ bfind him friendly and interested: on the way in to the jrning he stops to talk, in Portuguese, to Maria Gaspar,

It doesn’t take long in conversation to realize that he has an exceptional mind. He’s one of those lucky people who can ponder over a question for a moment, then talk for some time in complete paragraphs. He’s articulate, focussed and informed. He has the ability to do prodigious amounts ofwork and turn it around with surprising speed.

He’s a team player. Barbara Evans, his assistant for his entire term, counts him as the best president UBC has ever had. “He’s incredibly focussed and persistent. He gets things done,” she says. “But he’s not a micromanager. He knows how to delegate and he puts a lot of trust in those around him.”

the Administration building’s custodial worker.

He’s also extremely strong-minded. Like many brilliant people, he has supreme confidence in his beliefs and, while he is happy to entertain questions about them, he’s not likely to change them. This is particularly true of his vision for UBC.

He likes t o point out that the UBC he inherited in 1985 was in bad shape. The government of the day had cut nearly 25% of the university’s budget between 1983 and 1985, faculty members were discontented and dispirited, and staff and student morale was atrocious. Some of the best faculty were being lured away by richer universities back east o r down south, as were many of the best students. Facilities built in the ’20s and

’30s as temporary were still in use, and others were in desperate need of repair. The last building boom at UBC had come after the war when Norman MacKenzie prepared the university for the mass of returning war vets and, in the process, built the university’s reputation. By the time Strangway came along, both the buildings and the reputation were in decline.

Government rhetoric wasn’t helping either. Governments of the O OS, ’60s and ’70s were, if not anti-university, then at least anti- intellectual. When the fiscal crisis of the early 1980s hit, pouring more taxpayer money into the pockets of ivory tower academics wasn’t a popular notion.

But in fact, UBC has never been much of a darling in government circles. Construction on the university was halted in 1919 -the skeleton of the Science Building stood silently in the weeds for three years - because of wartime restraint. It took a mass demonstration, the Great Trek, in 1922 to get funding moving again.

In the 1930s UBC was threatened with actual closure but alumni organized a massive signature campaign to convince government that UBC was an essential part of BC life. Government backed down and only cut the budget by half. And in the 1960s, the ‘Back Mac’ campaign by the Alumni Association and the AMS gathered 230,000 signatures from around the province to support President John Macdonald’s fight to increase the university’s core grant and secure funding for new capital prqjects. Macdonald, whose report Higher Education in BC and a Plan for the Future resulted in the creation of SFU, UVic and the BC college system, spoke and wrote passionately about “the crisis in higher education” for most of his term as president. The Winter, 1963 issue of The Chronicle contains a ten-page insert, The Challenge of’Growth, that outlines UBC’s needs. Government ultimately responded, reluctantly, to the pressure by partially increasing the grant.

The condition of UBC in 1985 was the result of years of benign neglect and an odd reluctance on government’s part to recognize the value of a strong, research-oriented university. In a resource-based province, filled with self-made men who built their fortunes on chopping trees and mining metal, was it necessary to finance a large university?

David W. Strang

Born: Simcoe, Ont. 1934, spent early years in Angola where his parents served as medical mis- sionaries. Speaks French and Por- tuguese.

Education: BA56. MA58, PhDUO, University ofToronto

Family: wife Alice, children Rich- ard, Susan and Patricia.

Awards: numerous honorary degrees and professional awards; Honorary Alumnus, U B C Officer of the Order of Canada;Vancou- ver Board of Trade Community Leadership Award. Many others.

ay:Vital Statistics

Work History: I96 1 - W ass’t prof, geophysics,

University of Colorado

1965-’68 ass’t prof, geophysics, MIT

1968-’70 prof, physics, U of T

1970-’73: chief of Geophysics Branch, NASA

1973-’80 chair, dep’t of Geology, U of T

1980-’85: vice-president, U ofT; acting president, U of T

1985-’97 president and vice-chancellor, UBC.

Wouldn’t a couple of relatively small ones do? If industry needed people with esoteric expertise, couldn’t they be hired already trained from elsewhere?

These were the realities that faced anyone who took on the presidency of UBC in 1985.

Strangway was a natural for the job. He was a highly respected academic, with original research on the composition of lunar materials, and a dynamic team builder. As NASAs head of geophysics in the early 1970s, he and his team were an essential part of the Apollo program and a major reason for its success.

He was also a well-respected administrator. His years at NASA and as a department head then vice president at the University of Toronto taught him the importance of decision making, consensus building and that tricky skill called backhand management. That’s the ability to get people who don’t come under your managerial control to buy into your vision and actively work to bring it about. He’s a master at that.

Even before he took the job he was aware that UBC faced some serious problems, but he was impressed with its potential.

“UBC has always been a first class university,” he says, “with an incredibly strong faculty in both the arts and sciences. The work UBC was doing in my own discipline, for instance, was the best in Canada. The

ccDavad understood that the proper persFec8ive for viewing

research was on the world scale. It’s not mough to look

at it nationally. ’9

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h. ‘ISICS .’ . were there, but the campus was profoundly demoralized by budget

antl program cuts. If there had been another year of such cuts, it would have taken a decade to recover.”

“ I was fortunate. I came at the end of a bad time, and there were great opportunities to make some very positive changes.”

But he didn’t take any chances. Before he accepted thejoh offer he spent a k w hours with then premier Bill Bennett. Bennett assured him that U H : was indeed a vely important part ofthe province’s economy and that, for now, the cuts were over. Strangway accepted the job.

His first task was t o make sure government continued to be onside. He spent the first year of his term lobbying the ministry of education, working with deputy ministet-s and the premier’s off~ce to restore some funding. Fortunately, many in government agreed with Strangway that the cuts had gone too far and set up the Fund for Excellence in Education. It helped initiate new programs but its main function was to protect B(:’s universities from the ravages o f high, 1980s inflation. It was the first step back to financial health for UBC, and the beginning of David Strangway’s crusade to make it ‘a world renowned institution of higher education and research.’

Ry 1989, David Strangway had produced an official mission staterrlent and was ready to launch what became the most successful fundraising campaign in Canadian university history.

Lheloping the mission statement was an interesting and healing process. 11 began as a series of questions posed to UBC’s faculties and schools and developed, after three years and five drafts, into a working plan for the development of UBC into the 2 1 st century. By focussing on what UBC did best, and by getting broad support from faculty and staff, the mission statement helped to reinforce the identity and purpose of the university.

Broadly stated, the document identified UBC as the premier research fhcility in the province antl that i t should focus its efforts in developing research strength. I t was a controversial approach that many considered elitist and exclusionary, but Strangway pushed ahead.

. b t l was successful. Bob Miller, VP Research for much of Strangway’s tern1 has nothing but praise for the results. “David understood that the proper perspective for viewing research was on the world scale. It’s not enough to look at i t nationally. .I’he criteria for research, and competition for research funding, is international. He took that message with him wherever he went.” The atmosphere he created attracted first rate researchers and more research dollars.

In hct, most of the goals he set out in the mission statement have been achieved as is shown in the box below:

Second to None: A Mission Statement for UBC limit undergraduate admissions by raising entrance standards increase graduate enrollrnem . 8

encourage government degree-granting status t increase the amount a$ increase enrollment d i n t develop more progam - , en$ , i p c w e UBC‘s

construct new facilities develop the University Endowment Lands to increase university revenue

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It meant that UBC was no longer all things t o all people. In the early years, when UBC was the only post secondary show in the province, everyone who wanted an education went to UBC;. Strangway argued that BC should have a wide variety of post secondary options for students, and that UBC’s natural place was at the top ofthe educational chain. As an institution whose focus was research, UBC had to move more toward the model of UC Berkeley or the University ofwashington: a world class facility for world class faculty and students.

By 1989, that goal was set. And a nmjor capital campaign was in the works to raise money to support it.

ampaign was the most successful in raised $262 million for capital

airs and endowments, put UBC on the ng the top four universities in Canada.

were asked to create wish lists of things they wanted from a major campaign and Strangway went about collecting a team of fiundraising professionals to get the job done right. He created a development office to centralize all fundraising initiatives under one director and told faculties, departments and other units, like the Alumni Association, to stop all unapproved fundraising activities.

This upset some deans who held their right to raise funds as a sacred trust. They expressed their displeasure before and after the campaign launch, hut Strangway was unmoved. It made sense, of course: his view ZMLS the right one. Better, he reasoned, t o approach corporation X with a detailed plan for establishing a chair or scholarship endowment for $ 1 million than to go after $25,000 tor a one-time project. The net result was a hugely successful fundraising effort, but with some lingering bad feelings around campus toward what some saw as the administration’s high-handedness.

‘l‘he original goal o f the campaign was $66 million. According to Peter Ufford, VP External Affairs, how that total more than quadrupled has to do wi th David Strangway’s ability.

“David came i n with very little fundraising experience,” says Ufford. A product of the United Way and considered the best fundraising campaign strategist in the country, Ufford was chosen by

New Facilities Built (or nearty SO) since I985 Cost: $750 million

David Lam Management Re- search Centre (at old Bus Stop)

Green College (on Graham House site)

Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery (in front of Freddy Wood Theatre)

Jack Bell Building for the School of Social Work (across from the Ponderosa)

First Nations Longhouse (southwest of the old Auditorium)

Brock Hall Annex (by Brock Hall, obviously)

Student Rec Centre (in front of Gage Towers)

CICSR (across from MacMillan Forestry building)

Advanced Materials Building (behind CICSR)

Forest Sciences Centre (across the road from CICSR)

University Services Building (where the army huts used to be)

Thunderbird Student Resi- dences (across from Forestry)

Ritsumeikan House (across from University Services)

National Research Council Building (south side of 16th Ave.)

Gerald McGavin Building (across from B lot)

Chan Centre for the Perform- ingArts (north of Buchanan)

Walter C. Koerner Library (west of Sedgewick, facing the Main Library)

C.K. Choi Building for the In- stitute ofAsian Studies (across from the old Armories site)

Chemistry-Physics Building (across from the bookstore)

In the works: SingTao School of Journalism (north end of old Armories site)

Creative Arts facility (south end of old Armories site)

St. John’s College (south of PlaceVanier residences)

Liu Centre for International Studies (site not yet determined)

Strangway to come on board to establish a development office. “David has enormous strengths as a strategic planner and as a team

builder. He creates an environment where people want to be a part of his team. He’s a natural leader. He is also extremely enthusiastic about this university and has the ability to pass that enthusiasm on to others. The contacts he made, the relationships he established, were absolutely key to the success of the campaign.”

Strangway travelled extensively during the course of the campaign and established those relationships wherever he went. He was particularly successful in Asia. Some of the most significant gifts to UBC came from Asian donors who saw the value of strong ties to a Canadian university, and who were convinced that the chairs, programs and centres Strangway wanted to set up had broad appeal and long term benefits.

Perhaps his largest campaign coup was convincing the provincial government to match, dollar for dollar, all funds raised for campaign projects at UBC and at BC’s three other universities. It was a canny move: it convinced donors that the government was indeed willing to support higher education, and effectively doubled their donation. It also let government show taxpayers that it wasn’t just giving money away. Universities had to work hard for every dollar. The matching program was key to the success of the campaign and for leveraging major gifts.

“He created an entirely new atmosphere for university fundraising,” says Ufford. “He’s broken new ground and universities around the country are duplicating his model.”

Says Strangway, “There was really no choice. (hvernments simply don’t have the resources to maintain universities at the highest levels. And it’s essential that we keep this university strong. It’s the second largest employer in the province, it creates jobs through spin-off companies and research and development projects, generates millions of dollars annually in grants and prepares men and women to take on the leadership of our province. It’s a vital resource, an engine of our economy.”

He’s proud ofthe campaign and all it’s done for the university. “It’s a mistake, though,” he says, “to see the campaign as buildings. That was only one part of it.”

Albeit the most visible. But it’s true: the real benefits of the money raised can be seen in 53 new scholarships and bursaries, 56 new chairs, 12 new professorships and 35 other new academic initiatives. And at the heart of that is the increased worth of UBC’s endowment, valued now at $525 million. In 1985, that endowment fund stood at just over $85 million.

se, been controversies. ampton Place development on the University Endowment

n spite of loud community protest. That and the ational Research Council building brought about

ressure to develop a plan for the south campus. Criticisms about traffic, transit inadequacies and the lack of community input continue to plague development. The university, in response, has developed an Official Community Plan in cooperation with the Greater Vancouver Regional District, and with extensive public involvement.

Many on campus, faculty and students alike, have been highly critical of Strangway’s willingness to embrace corporations. An exclusive contract with Coca Cola and planned agreements with BC Teleconl and other suppliers have brought charges that Strangway has sold the university. As well, many large corporations donated huge sums to UBC during the campaign which caused some to question the university’s ability to maintain its academic integrity.

The most explosive controversy of his term was that surrounding

Walter C. Koerner Library

Major Accomplishments

Established UBC as an academic force internationally with student exchange programs, research partnerships and increased international student enrollment.

- Helped increase competitive research grant funding from industry, government and foun- dations from $60 million in I985 t o nearly $ I50 million in 1995196.

Increased endowment fund from $85 million in 1985 t o more than $500 million in 1997.

Established cost-effective, business-like,’not-for-loss’ ancillary services structure (athletics, bookstore, computing services, etc.), making them self funding and responsible for their own accounting

Fought t o ensure the right of freedom of expression for everyone, tenured faculty and students alike.

Convinced government of the value of UBC as a key player in a knowledge-based economy.

Moved t o make UBC more inclusive by establishing centres such as the Disability Resource Centre and First Nations House of Learning.

Developed and promoted industry liaison as a means of generating spin-off companies and revenues.

Ensured UBC‘s status as a world-class university.

Established UBC as one of the most financially stable universities in the country.

New Academic Initiatives (a random selection)

A total of 56 new chairs, I 2 new professorships and 35 other new initiatives including:

Centre for Geriatric Dentistry

Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies

Centre for Applied Ethics

Maurice Young Chair in Applied Ethics

Chair in Computer Integrated Design and Construction

*jack Bell Chair in Schizophrenia

Chair in Spinal Cord Research

Disability Resource Centre

Media and Graphics Interdisciplinary Centre

Brenda McLean Endowment in the Creative and Performing Arts

.

Ronald L. Cliff Professorship in Accountancy

Joan Carlisle-Irving Artist-in- Residence

Travelling Research Fellow in Art History

Chair in AIDS

Chair in Audiology and Speech Sciences

Chair in Biomedical Ethics

Hamber Chair in Medicine

Edgar F. Kaiser Jr. Chair in Organizational Behaviour

Dorothy Lam Chair in Special Education

Professorship in Health Promotion

Woodward Chair in Surgery

Chair in Feminist Legal Studies

the temporary suspension of new graduate student intake in the Political Science department over charges of sexism and racism. A university- fhnded report was highly critical of the department and some of its members and Strangway’s administration acted quickly and decisively to remedy the situation. The reaction was swift and noisy. While many in the academic community hailed his move, others accused him of bad judgement, ignoring due process and starting a witch hunt. He was excoriated in the Vancouver papers and the student press. To this day, anger wells up the hearts of some faculty members at the mere mention of the crisis.

All of these and other controversial issues resulted in great benefit to the university. The Hampton Place development on the University Endowment Lands generated $85 million in endowments for student aid, arts and humanities; contracts with Coca Cola and others will ensure funding for programs from athletics to disabled access initiatives with strict safeguards on the university’s academic integrity; and the Political Science debate, hotly contested on all sides, brought issues of acad-emic freedom and inclusion to the very front of the university’s agenda.

When Strangway is convinced that a plan of action will benefit the university, he acts on it. It’s led to one of the most consistent criticisms levelled against him: he acts unilaterally. It’s a charge he refilses to accept. ‘l’here’s a difference, he says, between seeking consensus and seeking consultation.

“When we developed the mission statement, we asked the campus for advice on UBC’s direction,” he says. “The same thing happened during the planning stages of the campaign. We depended on campus input to define our fundraising goals and to spell out important projects.”

“But the fact that we would enter a campaign and that all fundraising would be coordinated through a central ofice was not open to the consensus process. Nor was the fact that Hampton Place would be developed. We were happy to seek some level of consensus on the nature ofthat development, and in fact included much ofthat advice in the final plan. But we weren’t willing to debate the fact of it. The same thing applies to exclusive contracts with UBC suppliers. We will enter into them, but we will also seek campus feedback on safeguards and the programs we develop with the funds.”

No one can expect to make great changes in a complex system without stepping on some toes and causing some conflict. David

Green College, UBC

What's next for David Strangway? A comfortable seat on

a corporate board? A little boat and a fishing rod 1

The answer is a surprise.

Strangway understands the politically charged nature ofacademia, and appreciates the twin devils of ego and empire that seep into university faculties. But he's had the courage, the vision and the ability to make great things happen in spite o f it.

It's also important, says Strangway, to remember how Far we've come in 12 years. "Universities are supposed to be filled with opinions, ideas and points ofview. Sometimes these things clash," he says. "When I came here in 1983, UBC had lost its spirit, its feistiness. Faculties still had issues and individuals still had conflicts, but it was almost too much bother to raise any fuss. Now, that lost energy has returned and people are ready to stand up for the things they believe. It's a sign UBC is back in good health, and I like it."

Years from now, when the controversies and critics have been forgotten and ivy has grown tall on the new buildings, David Strangway will still be seen a s the major architect of UBC both in terms of physical plant and academic integrity. His 12 years have been some of the most significant in the history of this university.

. What's next? A comfortable seat on and a fishing rod? Puttering around in

children? a surprise.

port of the local business community,

a corporate the garden?

he hopes to establish a small, private, undergraduate university in British Columbia within three years. It will be the first secular private university in Canada.

The new university will attract half its students from Canada and half from around the world. Each student will speak a minimum ofthree languages (English, one European and one Asian), and each will pay the full cost oftuition. Funding for the university will come from tuition and from money the university generates through gifts and development. He's looking at a number of possible sites around the province, with Whistler at the top of his list.

"The idea is to prepare students for the challenges ofworking in the international community," he says. "It will incorporate the most up-to- date techno1og available, and students will be trained to use that technology creatively to solve current problems and to anticipate opportunities down the road. It's an exciting concept, and one we'revery much ready for in BC."

As he's done all his life, David Strangway has devised an extremely ambitious goal for himself. With his track record, it's likely he'll achieve it. .J

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page book called Canadian Small Business Money Management

Manual to help small business owners become better finan-

cial managers _.. twin Thomas BSc’52 retired in I984 after a

long and fulfilling career as. among other achievements,

Founding Chief Engineer for Cana Construction Co.. Ltd.

and president and C.E.O. of Cana Group of Companies from

1978-84 .__ Helen Louise (Kennedy)Todd BPE’53 is

putting her Masters in Library Education to use by setting up

a library for the University of Florida, Southwest Florida

Research and Education Center _..

60s Michael Aleksiuk PhD’68 (Zoology) recently published a

book of interdisciplinary theory of human behaviour titled

Power Therapy: Maximizing Health Through Self-Efticacy. He is

director ofThe PowerTherapy Institute and a senior re-

search associate in the Department of Psychology at the

University of Alberta .__ After 35 years in the Aerospace in-

dustry,RobertA.Cantin BA’61 has been assigned to work

on ISSA Space Station for NASA at Allied Signal Aerospace

Space Lab inTorrance, C A ... Active in her third career, Ellen

Edwards BEd‘65, combines her f i r s t two careers, teaching

and employment counselling, t o become aTraining Coordi-

nator for career and employment counsellors. Ellen’s career

life these days is shared with little granddaughter Zoe Edin

and genealogical research ... Peter Eggleton BASc’6 I (Mech

Eng) recently moved back t o Quebec after a posting in Brus-

sels as Counsellor (science and technology) at the Canadian

Mission to the European Union. He is currently a consultant

in InternationalTechnology Collaboration ... Robert Felix MA’62 and wife Judith (Grossman) Felix BA’62 celebrated

the birth of their eighth grandchild, Elizabeth Jane, on No-

vember I3 of last year in Hilton Head Island, s. Carolina ... 1978 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award Frances L. Fleming BEd‘65, “67 will be awarded the Order of

BC this June along with former pupil Howard White ... On

her 80th birthday,Taimi (Aho) Hindmarch BEd‘68 (Elem)

was informed by Saturna Island residents that a bursary in

her name was being established for the outstanding Saturna

Island school graduate of the year _._ Earl Jenstad BSc’64

(Food Sc) just finished a 28-year career with the BC Ministry

of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. He is now ready to move

into travelling, consulting and more volunteer work in

Abbotsford .._ DonaldT. Lee BSc’60 was recently elected

toVancouver council after 3 I years of secondary school

teaching ... Toronto-based Paul F. Little MBA’68 has led a

fulfilling life so far: he’s taken up with a younger woman, had

a hair transplant, made a lot of money and can still bench

press 250 Ibs. However, with good comes bad: Revenue

Canada is attacking him, he doesn’t get out to BC much, and

we’re not on his donations l ist _._ John M. Mackenzie

PhD’69 (Hist) has been a professor of imperial history at

Lancaster University in the UK for a number of years and

was the Dean of Humanities from 1989-92 and Dean of Edu-

cation from 1993-97 .._Bernice McDonough BA’60,

MEd’69 retired from the Faculty of Education back in 1980

and since then has lectured on cruise ships around the

world on handwriting analysis and graphology. She’s been

sailing the high seas for IO years now ... Gail (Schulz)

Muliner BA’68 (Psych), MEd‘79, MuEd‘96 (Dip) is teaching

Music Education at Kamloops’s UCC which presently has

the largest elementary school music ORFF program in the

BC interior .._Mary Jo (Anderson) Nicholson 116’66 is a

professor in the Law area of the Faculty of Business at

Ryerson inToronto. She has just published LegalAspects of

International Business:A Canadian Perspective through

Prentice-Hall Canada ... Stanley J. Papplebaum MD’63 has

been appointed ExecutiveVP and CEO of ScrippsHealth in

San Diego ... Alice Prendergast BSN’6 I just released the

fourth edition of her MedicalTerminology texdworkbook,

published by Addison-Wesley ... Margo (Swanson) Sargent BA’6 I (Eng) was awarded this year’s Governor’s

Award for Excellence in Education. She currently teaches

high-school level ESL ... Larry Schmidt BASc’63 (Chem Eng)

and wife Lorna are alive and well in Ontario. Larry is Associ-

ate Engineer in process design with NOVA Chemicals in

Sarnia __. Henry L. Suderman BASc‘65, MBA’69 has been

appointed marketing director of K.W. Brown Environmental

Services. Henry now lives inAustin.Texas and would enjoy

hearing from his UBC friends at [email protected] ... San Diego based Robert G.Thompson BASc’6I (Mech

Eng) is manager ofTechnology Development at Sunstrand

Power Systems. He has been named a Fellow of the Ameri-

can Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

70s Newly-appointed director of central area planning and co-

director of planning for the City ofvancouver, Larry Beasley MA‘76 recently travelled t o China on a mission t o

assist Chinese cities wlth contemporary problems. His work

was recently recognized by the UN as one of the world’s

100 best planning practices __.Lynne (Newman)

Carmichael MFA’78 was chosen asAlpha Omicion Pi’s

“Woman ofAchievement” for her exceptional service to the

community.She will be honoured at the Centennial Celebra-

tion convention in NewYork City this June ... After 20 years

in consulting and industry, Robert Clendenan MBA’75

formed Clendenan &Associate Consulting Ltd. a year ago.

The firm specializes in human resources and general man-

agement consulting with a particular interest in change rnan-

agement ... Ken Collier MSW70 took early retirement from

the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Regina last

December and is now director of the Centre for Learning

Accreditation at Alberta’s Athabasca University ._. Gaelan

(Doods) deWolfBA’71,MA’77,PhD is one of the authors

and editors of the newly-published Gage Canadian Diction-

ary ... Brian T. Digby BPE‘75, MBA’77 has accepted the posi-

tion of executive vice-president, Marketing and Product De-

velopment, for the AlbertaTreasury Branches in Edmonton

_.. Ronald A. Ford BEd‘78 (Sec) married Stephanie Durban

seven years ago and together they have three children. Pres-

ently Ronald is vice principal at KLO secondary school in

Kelowna ... Lucy Fox MA’76 and husband CharlesYoung 116’75, UM’77 are residing in New Mexico, where Lucy is

practicing as a nephrologist in Albuquerque ... Former

Ubyssey editor Christopher John Gainor BA’79 (Hist) is

now director of communications for the NDP government

caucus in Victoria. He’s worked for the Hospital Employees’

Union for the past few years and married Audrey McClellan.

a book editor ... Rick Hardisty BA’72 (Psych) is co-founder

and managing director of the Centre for Effective Enterprise

Development with an active consulting practice in organiza-

tional development, industrial psychology and human re-

source management ... Hong Kong-based John Henderson BCom’77. managing director of the Pacific Rim Group, has

just been elected as one of eight new Fellow Chartered Ac-

countants for 1997 in recognition of their dedication to the

CA profession and contributions in service areas ... Gary (Pryke) Howard BA’78 (Eng) married Shelly Howard in

1987 and took on her family name. Gary has been teaching

inVancouver for the past I 3 years and has fond memories of

his days at the U ... Robert Johnson BA’78,BArch’83

started an architectural practice specializing in heritage

houses and contextual designs for existing neighbourhoods

_._Nan (Diether) Judd BA’73 (Home Ec) and husband Ron

Judd BSF‘74 have two active healthy daughters, 14 and 16. Ron left the forest industry in I990 t o become a safety of-

ficer with WCB. Nan was elected school trustee in 1996 ... It’s been 25 years since Takashi Kano MAW71 (Elec Eng)

left UBC and yes, he will visit his friends and the university

this year _.. Rick Knowlan BASc’74 (Civil Eng), MBA’85,

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lsakk (Amwr) Bakat RA33 of Vancouw, March 9,1997.

Dar ejamaron RASI, W 5 8 OfCreston, December6,1996.

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lroMtd Borra BP70 ofCcquittam,April30. 1997.

Andrew Qwdpo m’47 of Burnaby, February 18.1997.

Gordon aark RA50, BEd57 ofladyunith.March21, 1997.

&ma Dd*rt RA35 ( E m ) ofCalifornia. February 28, 1997.

Gwrge Dodmn ECom’sl of Deb, November, 1996.

LanLianGabertBsr’95 OfVancower, October7.1995.

Roykwiam Hamlyn BCom’79 of Vancouver, November7. 1997.

williyn Rslph Holaton MEd66 of Vancouver, December I I, 1995.

chrler M. M d M69, M73 (Cr W) ofVidoria, March 27,1997.

Dr. AFa Aunm Lidng Bsc83 ofklucia, West Indies, Feb23, 1997

Rabsct 1. Luzarrb MLS79 of Vancower, J a n w y 26, I997

James Fnws L p BCmY6 of Nova Scotia, March 18,1997.

sarha A MacDonald EHF49 of Burnaby, Oaober 18,1996.

his wife Mary CheungThey provide management consulting

services t o leaders of strategic change .__John Len tsch

BSc’70 (Geophysrcs) and wife Marle are relocating t o the UK.

where John will assume the position of managing director of

QC Data UK Ltd ._.Jane (Andrews) Manning BRE’78 and

husband Paul Manning BASc’79 (Crv Eng) have recently re-

located to South Surrey where Jane is actively involved with

Southridge School,a new co-educatlonal private school.

They are academically oriented, so watch out UBC! ... You

can learn how to say “welcome” in Hawaiian by visiting

David Matt ison’s MFA’78,MLS’78 personal web site: http:/l

mypage.direct.ca/d/dmattiso ... Richard Paisley BSc’75 i s

among 15 Canadians selected to take part in the ‘97 class of

the prestigious Leadership for Environment and Develop-

ment training program.The two-year program begins in

Ottawa and includes training sessions in Costa Rica and Zim-

babwe ... Frances K. Pohl BA’77,MA’80 (Art Hist) wrll begin

a three-year term as associate dean of faculty at Pomona

College in Claremont. CA. on July 1st. She also published an

exhibition catalogue in 1995 entitled In the Eye ofthe Storm:

An Art ofconscience, 1930-1970 ... J. Ian Pra t t i s PhD’70

(Anthro), professor of Anthropology at Carleton Unlversity,

just released a book called Anthropology at the Edge made up

of I3 essays of current issues in anthropology, philosophy

and religion .._Patr ick Raynard BA’75,MM’78 left the Chief

Librarran position atWestVan’s Collingwood school to

work in the Archives of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of

Vancouver. He’s working under Rev. James Hanrahan CSB.

who is also principal of St. Mark’s College at UBC ... Elspeth Sage BA’75 (History) is working in the UK on inde-

pendent art projects and exhibitions, featuring work by con-

temporary Canadian artists ,.. Harvey Schrayen MSc’79

(Min Eng) and wife Bonnie sailed to NZ f rom Victoria in

1983 and settled there. Harvey is working in geographical

information systems for the local government. They are In-

terested in hearing from other UBC alumni in N Z _.. Lavonne (Bruchet) Stewart BA’78 recently moved from

Vancouver to Calgary with husbandTom and thew four sons.

After teaching for many years, she is now home caring for

their sons full-time ...J ohn Swainson BASc’77 (Mrneral Eng)

has moved to Connecticut with his wife Llnda and family

where John is the General Manager of IBM’s Application

DevelopmentTools division ... Glenn L.Tibbles BPE‘73

(Geography) has been selected by the US Embassy in Ottawa

as one of two Canadian participants in the US International

Visitor Pr0gram.a professiona1,cultural and business ex-

change program occurring in May I997 ... M i c h e l e W a t e r s

Arts Translation Diploma’79 (German) returned to Victoria

five years ago where she is happily employed as a career

counsellor and the proud owner of Hearts Delrght, a quaint

home built in 1903 ... Happily enjoying semi-retirement in

Nanoose Bay, Leonard F.Winter BCom’72 (Finonce) had a

two-year career with the Busmess Development Bank of

Canada, and spent a short time as a realtor in Delta .._ Ce l ia

M.(Womack)Wolfe MA’74 (History) is still teaching at

Ackworth Quaker school after I 2 years. She just published

her f irst book Summon Up the Blood on the 1944-45 north-

west Europe campaign ... T imothy B .Wools tencro f t

BA‘78 (Pol Sci) married Paula King inToronto two years ago.

80s RebeccaAbbot t MSc’8O (Planning) is now working as a re-

search associate for the Fairtrade Foundation, a human rights

N G O .._ R o n A o y a m a BSc’88 lust started a PhD in the De-

partment of Medicinal Chemistry at the University ofwash-

ington. Previously Ron was studying in the Faculty of Pharma-

cy’s MSc program at the University of Manitoba ... Miche l le

Askew-Crossland BA’87 marrled Kevin Crossland last Sep-

tember in Calgary. Since returning to Canada from England

and Cyprus, Michelle’s been working for Rogers Broadcasting

at Calgary’s CHFMKFAC Radlo. She was promoted to gen-

eral sales manager of CJOCICFRVICJPRICJEV in Lethbridge.

Aka. last Apr i l _. .Thomas Baumeister BSc’79, DMD’83, and

Brenda (Hobbs) Baumeister B S N 8 O (Nursing) are happy t o

announce their sixth child, Mason Kenyon Hobbs, born on

Nov. 26 of last year ... Another birth announcement for

Andrew Benkov ich BSc’83 (Physics) and Susan (Miller)

Benkovich BCom’85. Valerie Angela came into the world on

Jan. 29 of this year _.. Soon-to-be-married Tom Berger

BSc’88 (Geology) t o Anne O’Keefe, is currently with the

Hunter Dickinson Group as an environmental geologist. Anne

is a RN atVancouver Hospital-UBC site . . _ M a r k B l a m e r

BASc’82 (Mech Engj. MBA has been appointed Technrcal Di-

rector, Mechanical Engineering for Domco Engineering, the

engineering and design division of the Dominion Company ... One more for Mary-Ann Booth BCom’85,116’86,and John

Sampson BCom’82, LLB’85. Charlotte Rose was born Jan. 16.

a sister for two-year-old Madeleine ... M a r y B u r n s MBA’83 is

a senior consultant at John Fleury andAssociates,aVancouver

management consulting firm ... Happily married and recently

promoted is Les l ie (Scot t ) Cadien BAScBO (Metollurgyj.

She and husband Kenneth have five children and are settled in

Portland.Oregon after sojourns in Alberta and California ... Michael Canic BPE’8 1 , MPE’83, PhD’88 is now senior vice

president-Consulting Operatlons for theAtlanta Consulting Group. HIS wife of three years, Bernadlne Grenier. is a

Queen’s grad ... Ernes t Carson BASc’8 I (Civil Eng) is currently

working for the Ministry of Forests, Kamloops Region. He is

also involved in the Watershed Restoration Program for For-

est Renewal BC ... Back inVancouver from Ottawa is G r e g

Ce lmain is BASc’89 (Computer Eng) and wife Elizabeth, who

are proud to announce the arrival of their second son,

Malcolm Robert, born Dec. 2 of last year ... Ari Harding

Chernoff was born to Paul Chernof f MA’84 (Planning) and

Leannah Harding on Oct. 6, 1996. Paul also started as systems

manager for theWashingtonian Magazlne In D C and resides in

Arlington.VA ... Sheldon Clare BA’86 (Int’l Ref) was awarded

the Special Service Medal in 1995 for military service t o

NATO in Germany and Canada. He is currently a part-time

and sessional English faculty member at the College of New

Caldeonia in Prlnce George ... Rod C. C o l e BA’84 (Econ) was

recently promoted to manager, Customer Service and Opera-

tions for Royal Bank.Alberta South ... N o w living in England,

Sarah Col l ings BA’83 (Art Hist) started working at Sunder-

land Borough Council in Landscape and Reclamation ... After

some careful thought, L inda M .Conrad BHE’83,MA’86 and

husband G e r r y J. Naito BPEIO, MRM decided t o leave the

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congestion of the Lower Mainland and retreat to the city of

Vernon. Gerry i s currently Senior Fisheries Biologist at Sum-

mit Environmental Consultants Ltd..and Linda will be

putting her work search strategy knowledge to the test

looking for new employment ... Shortly after graduating,

Angela Cremer BEd‘87 was called several times to assist

with fundraising activities. which she thoroughly enjoyed, bur

has not been contacted since 1990. She is looking for more

work, so if you need any volunteers, please don’t hesitate t o

call her at 535-0622 ... Antoinette De Wit BEd‘87 com-

pleted her f i rs t collection of short stories and poetry enti-

tled Wrinkles ond Rhymes.The book is duly registered with

the National Library of Canada in their Canadiana Division.

She is now working on her second collection entitled Scenes

from a Pick-Up Window due to be released in December, I997 ... Bruce Dow BFA’85(Acring),MFA’88 (Directing,Theatre Hisr)

is enjoying the stage in his latest appearance as Dr. Carter

and Henry Lynn in Royal AlexandraTheatre’s performance

ofJane Eyre. In addition to numerous plays and musicals,

Bruce has appeared in Les Miserables, in both theToronto

musical and the Canadian NationalTour ... Active marathon

runners Cynthia Jane (Mepham) Egli BHE’89 and hus-

band Cam Egli BA’90 (Pharm) are expecting their f i r s t child

around Mother’s Day. Cam is a pharmacist at Kelowna Gen-

eral Hospital and Cyd is a Court Clerk at the Law Courts __. Rex Eng BSc’80 (Agr) is a biology and compute science in-

structor at Richmond International High School and College

.Mark Espenant Mech Eng’83 is manager of several R&D

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projects for the military, and now lives in Ottawa. He and his

wife Justine have a seven-year-old daughter, Nicole, and twins

Carleen andTyler were born last December ... Robin S.

Evison BSc’8I (Zoology), MD’85 and wife Audrey are proud to

announce the birth of their son. Robert. born on April 15, 1997; another grandson for Don S. Evison BCom’48 ... Busy

mom Shannon (Taylor) Evans BCom’85 of two children

occasionally likes to help out at her husband Michael’s invest-

ment banking firm. Evans and Evans, Inc.And no she’s not the

second Evans in the name ... Recent author Andre Frazer BCorn’86 has just published a personal finance book called The

Banker’s Secrets by Macmillan Canada. It is now available

across the country ... A second child for Lori Green BCom’84 and husband Randy.Alanna was born last February, a

sister for six-year-old Russell ... J ackie Hildering BSc’85

(Agr) is residing in the Netherlands and is a coordinator

within International Education. She also continues to teach

Biology and Integrated Science ... SooYong Hoo MEA39

married Roselineyap and has two l i tt le girls,six-year-old Lor-

raine and three-year-old Bridget. He is currently Business

manager with IC1 Paints. Singapore ... Congratulations t o Jill (Pease) Kenwood BSc’87 (Microbology) and her husband

Steve Kenwood BSc’87 (Geology) on their new arrival,

Madeleine Simone. born last December - a sister for Connor

... After five years of teaching ESL. Heather (Robinson)

Kirkwood BEd‘83 (ESL) is now teaching grade eight for the

Surrey school board ... Gary Kuno BCom’8.5 and wife Jan

(Yee) Kuno BPE’88, BEd‘9I (Elem) are thrilled t o announce

the arrival ofTamara Kyoko, born Oct. 26, I996 - a sister t o

ChristopherAlexander. Gary has been the controller for

Wolfe Chev. Olds since ’95 ... Bernard Lapointe MSc’88 (Ag Econ) recently moved back t o Canada after spending five

years in LA as a Portfolio Manager. He accepted the position

ofVice PredPortfolio Manager with Conseillers Financiers St.

Laurent in Montreal ... Another birth announcement for

Sherry (Quan) Lim BA’87 (Hon Eng) and Jeffrey Lim

BCom’87 (Urbon Land), Courtney was born Aug. 29,1996. Jeff

continues to work at GreatWest Life as asset manager, In-

vestment Properties while Sherry is director of corporate

Communications for Royal Le Page Commercial ... Seattle-

based Mark Looi BSc’82 (Applied Math) and wife Susan have

two young boys, ages four and eight. Both enjoy hearing from

and about fellow alumni ... Jo-Ann Lee MA32 (Adult Ed)

completed her PhD in Sociology at the U of Sask. and has

accepted a tenure track position in the Dept. o fWomeni

Studies at UVic ... A son, Erik, arrived for Leah (Needham)

MacLennan BSN’89 and David MacLennan MD’89 last

September. David works as a anaesthetist in NewWest __. Natasha Mendelsohn BHE’89 has been working as a do-

mestic production coordinator for Umbro Canada apparel

since February ... Jana Meyer BE888 (Geo Sci, Sp Ed) and

husband Mark spent the last two years living inYokosuka.

Japan where their first child, Konnor Francis, was born. Jana

had the opportunity to teach in t w o Japanese junior high

schools, as well as teaching for the Japanese National Defense

Force at their Graduate Academy. Both are settled back on

Whidby Island ... Laura Millar BA’81 (Hist),MAS’84 com-

pleted a PhD in Archive Studies at the University of London

last spring and is now a distance education and archival/edito-

rial consultant here in BC ... Musician James EX. Parker

BMus’85 received his DMAfrom the Juilliard School in New

York in 1992. He has been performing in piano recitals and

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chamber music,as well as a soloist with orchestras, both in

Canada and abroad. He is currently Assistant Professor in

the Music Department ofWilfird Laurier University in Wa-

terloo, Ont. ... Heather (McBurney) Pastro BEd’8 I (Elem)

and Allan Pastro DMD’82 are pleased to announce the

arrival of Stephanie Anne Elisabeth, born Dec. 17, 1996.Allan

has his own dentistry practice in Nanaimo. and Heather i s

teaching in the Faculty of Educatlon at Malaspina University

College ... Ken Pilgrim BASc’84 (Chem Eng) is starting a

new position as production manager at Cyclotron Isotopes

at MDS Nordion Inc. MDS produces radioisotopes and

radiopharmaceuticals for commercial use ... Shirley

(Rennick) Pitt BA’81 (Geography) and husband Richard

have formed Fireplug Computers Inc., a new product that

will address the security needs of small business and home

office computer users ... Megan (Watts) Pratt BCom’84

(Marketing) husband Mark and three sons Christopher, John

and David have recently relocated tovictoria from McBride.

BC ... Sharon (Nagel) Pughe DH’86 (Dip) and husband

Doug are thrilled t o announce the birth of their son. Briggs

Keith Payzant 1931-1997

K e i t h Wilbert Payzant BSc’56 (Pharm), of Victoria, BC died suddenly at home on February 23, at the age of 66.

Born in Edmonton, Payzant was one of the founders of the Regency Group of professional pharmacies in Vancou- ver, and owned O’Grady’s Prescrip- tions. His pharmacy career spanned forty years, and during that time he also operated MacInnis Rexall Drugstore in Penticton, and most recently provided the pharmacy services at Glendale Hospital in Victoria.

During his brief retirement, he found great pleasure working in his garden and travelling with his family. He was always very proud to be a UBC graduate.

Donations have been given to the alumni association and put in a separate account pending further instruc- tions from the family.

Douglas NageLon April 8. 1997: a brother for Kayla.Tennille

andTyra ... Patrick Reid BSc’8I (Agr) has just been ap-

pointed as Anglican priest for the parishes of St. Edward’s,

Oliver, BC and St. Christopher’s in Osoyoos, BC. beginning

in May ... Active in the BC Museum community, Shelley

Reid BEd‘83 (TESLAnthro) was recently promoted t o the

posltion of senior collections manager in the Anthropology

Department of the Royal BC Museum invictoria. where

she’s worked for the past eight years _..Bruce Campbell

Robertson BA’85 is now Marketing Director for Bristol-

Myers Squibb in China. He moved there with his wife

Carolyn and their two children and will be marketing health

and beauty products for the next two to five years ._. Living

up in the NorthwestTerritories is Jim Robinson BSc’85

(Geology) where he is employed as a grade-control geologist

at the Miramar Con Mine. He is still married to wife of nine

years, Juanita, and they have two children, ages seven and five

... Brian W. Russell BSF‘84 and Kathy (Vandalen) Russell BSc’86 (Agr) are living in Kamloops with three girls.Alysha,

Michelle and Jennlfer. Brian is a Forester for the Ministry of

Forests and Kathy is a supervisor for Usborne Books at

Home _.. GregTedesco BCom’85 and wife Sherry are proud

t o announce the arrival of their f i r s t child, Christina Rose,

born inVancouver on February 19 of this year .._Following

UBC. DavidVaisbord BA’83 (Art Hist) received an Honours

BFA in Media Arts from the Emily Carr Institute in 1989. Six

years ago David flew to NewYork for the funeral of hts Rus-

sian uncle, Mischa Weisbord. and began the project that ulti-

mately became Mischa. a National Film Board of Canada pro-

duction.The film premiered across Canada in February 1996.

and smce then has been shown at film festivals, received a

Best Director award at AMTEC. selected for a screening at

the BanffTelevision Festiva1,and nominated for a Chalmerf

Award in I997 ... After three years with Sprint Canada as

Manager of Marketing Operations, MikeVanchu BCom’83,

MBA’87 is leaving to become vice-president of Sales and Mar-

keting with Canadian Business Information ... M.Yasin

Visram BFA’84 (Art Hist), BArch’88 is among eight architects

who joined RTKL. an international architecture, planning and

engineering firm, as part of an expansion to their Hong Kong

office. He was previously responsible for the concept and

design development of the auditorium and exhibit hall for

Tzu Chi.a Buddhist temple inTaiwan ... Richard Waiz MD’86 and wife Cynthia Hamilton BCom’84 had a recent

arrival of baby Sonia Sayle on Dec. 27, I996 - a sister for

Amelia and Lydia ... Newlywed Ursula (Korth)Wiebe mar-

ried Peter last September after teaching grade one for l l years in Chilliwack.They now reside in Aylmer. Ont. ... More

congrats to AlexWong BA’88 (Psych) and Angela (Cikes)

Wong BA’88 (French) who welcome the f irst addition t o

their family.Tatiana was born March I 7 of this year, and her

parents are excited, happy and tired.

90s Kenneth Armstrong BA’9 I (PolSci) i s practicing family and

employment law with the Burnaby firms of Stone & Alexan-

der and is also engaged to Christina Glenn ... Richard Bae

BSc’91, BA’94 and soon-to-be-wife Sarah J. Kim BA’91 are

living in NewYork. where Richard is about to enter senior

year in the oral surgery honours program at NY University

College of Dentistry ___Robert Best BMus’94 has a suc-

cessful music instruction studio and has co-composed music

for a new 12 piece south-afro worldbeat big-band called

South African Big Band Revival (SABER) ... After completing a

two-year computer animation diploma form Burnaby’s

Center for Digital Imaging & Sound.Anne (Davis) Chan

BA’9 I (Econ) was hired on at Mainframe Entertainment. She

just finished her f irst professional animation production and

is working on the television shows Beastres and ReBoot ... Georgina (Toth) Chipman BSc’94 (Pharm) and Gordon Chipman BSF‘93 (Forestry) were married in 1995 and had a

baby boy, Stephen Edwin. last February. Georgina works for

Shoppers Drug Mart,and Gordon is with Riverside Forest

Products, both in Williams Lake ... Leanne Chow BA’94 is a

buyer for Canadian Autoparts Toyota. Inc. and has recently

purchased her f irst house ... Michael Redner Cumberland MMus’90 would like to inform his friends and

acquaintances that he has changed his name from Michael

Cumberland Redner t o the above ___Lynn (Blake)

Engelsjord BHE’92, BEd‘93 got married lastAugust and is

currently teaching at a high school in Kelowna ... Dalerie

(MacKenzie) Felstad BSN’94 and Colin Felstad BM’93

are residing in Dapp,Alta.. where Dalerie is busy operating a

catering business and exercising her thoroughbred and

chocolate lab. Colin joined his family’s mixed farming opera-

tions and likes fine wine and the Internet. to name a few

things ... Anke Frankenberger l L ” 9 2 is living in Germany

where she finished the PhD program a t Heidelberg Univer-

sity and is due to start working at a cologne company ... Af-

ter living in China for most of 1996, Robert Gray BA’92

(Hist) i s now at the University of Michigan where he is doing

his doctorate in Chinese history.This fall Robert plans t o

move toTaiwan where he will attendTaiwan Normal Univer-

sity for a year .._ Living in theWest lndies is Gregory

Greatrex LLB’9I where he is practicing estate and interna-

tional tax planning, offshore finance and investment at the

law firm of McLean McNally ... Steven Haworth’s BA’95,

Dip Film Prod, student film Not Kokura. has received critical

and popular acclaim, including awards from both the Mon-

treal and Atlantic International Film Festivals _.. Rhonda (Vanderfluit) Herbert BSc’92, BPE‘93 and husband Jason

Herbert BA (Hon)’92 will be graduating from the U o f T and

moving back home toVancouver this summer. Rhonda will

receive her BEd while Jason earns his LLB and starts a clerk-

ship at the BC ?upreme Court before he articles at Davis

and Co ... Recently returned from a Northern Indian village

where she was teaching at an orphanage, Kathleen Holmes BA’94 (Psych) is now successfully teaching seven

Grade 9“drop-outs” and studying Hindi. She is planning on

returning to India to teach children who cank go t o school

_.. Charlene Janzen BCom’96 (Accounting) and Andrew

Janzen BCom’92 (Marketing) are enjoying their new daugh-

ter,Taylor, born in July, younger sister to son Alex. Charlene

has returned after maternity leave to KPMG Abbotsford

where she is articling for a CA, and Andrew is now vice-

president, commercial lines manager at Baldwin Janzen Insur-

ance in White Rock ... Peter Kim BASc’93 is currently

working as an Industrial Sales Engineer for Cutler-Hammer

Canada in Richmond ... Graduating from UBC once again is

CLASS ACTS

Miriam Kobbeltvedt-Yapp BA’88 (Psych), BEd‘97 (Elem).

She is hoping to work as an elementary teacher in her

hometown, NorthVan .._ Duy Khai Le MSc’93 and wifeThi

Kim Loi Nguyen just had a babygir1,Annie Khai-Anh Le.on

April 5.Thi Kim successfully completed the CGA program

February of last year ... Andrew Lesperance MSN’95 and

wife Lucy are living in New Zealand. Lucy just completed her

PhD in organic chemistry.andAndrew has taken on a new

job as the clinical educator for intenslve and coronary care

units atTauranga hospital .._ Selina M.Y. Leung BA’96

(Psych) is currently working at theTD Bank as a Lead Cus-

tomer Service Rep .__Michael J. Lo MASc’96 has returned

to his old”digs”; he’s currently employed as a researchlscien-

tific engineer in the hydrometallurgy labs at UBC ._. Experi-

encing marital bliss are Cornelia (Boytinck) Lockitch BA’95 (Phil) and Keith Lockitch BSc’93 (Physics), happily mar-

ried at Cecil Green Park on July 27, 1996.They have relo-

cated to Milwaukee, where Keith is a PhD student working

in General Relativity and Cornelia i s a Montessori teacher

for 3-6 year olds ... David Marlor MA’94 and wife Marion

are living onVancouver Island while David commutes t o Salt

Spring. He is a Planner for IslandsTrust, the land use planning

authority for the Gulf Islands ...J oanne McLarty BSc’92,

MSc’95 (Animal Science) is a Surrey high school Biology and

Science instructor. Her and husband James iust bought a

house in Langley ... Dr. Nayani S. Melegoda MAS94 is living

in Sri Lanka and is a senior lecturer in South Asian Modern

History at the University of Colombo _..Denise (Logan)

Mend BSc’93 and her husband Paul Mend are still enjoying

the Okanagan ... Tim Meszaros BASc’93 (Geo Eng) moved

back to Prince George to work for the Ministry ofTranspor-

tation and Highways ... Viktoria Mogyoro BA’92 has been

accepted toTUNS In Halifax to undertake her masters de-

gree in architecture ... Angela (Pontikis) Mullan BA’90

(PalSci) and Steve Mullan BA’82 (PolSci) were married in

I992 and Angela has just started a new mail-order buisness

called FlexWear ... Natasha Murray BA’94 (Psych) is back in

Toronto looking for a fulfilling job __. Mallory O’Connor

BA’91 (Psych) and Colin Weston are t o be married on Sept.

13, I997 at Cecil Green Park ._.James Onley BA’93 (Hist)

graduated last year from SFU with a post-baccalaureate di-

ploma in history. He’s currently working on a D.Phil. in his-

tory at St.Anthony’s College.Oxford ... Anne-Louise

(Pilcher) Parker MA’96 (Science Ed) is currently teaching as

a sessional lecturer at UBC _..Steve Patitsas MSc’90,

PhD’97 (Physics) and wife Cathy Meyer have moved to On-

tario where Steve has started a post-doc research position

at NRC in Ottawa .._Ben Prins BASc’93 (Chem Eng) and

Michelle (Ternes) Prins BCom’90 (Marketmg) were married

September 15, 1996 here at Cecil Green Park ... Rob Prior

BASc’94 (Mech Eng) is working for SNC Lavalin as a Consult-

ing Engineer in the thermal power industry. His wife, Eliza- bethThornton BA’92 recently completed a degree in Land-

scape Horticulture at Capilano College and now works for

Gardenworks in EdgemontVillage ...J ennifer (Faye) Purcell BSN’92 is currently working as a general duty nurse

on a medical ward atVan Hospital. where she’s been since

graduation ... Perth-based Jon Rutledge BPE’93 graduated

from the University ofWestern Australia with a Bachelor of

Laws degree last December. He then married a native Aussie.

Chompy Sproat, and together they have developed a com-

pany that conducts skl tours for Australian university stu-

dents to Whistler every January ... Adrian D. Samuel BA’95

(Pol Sci) just graduated from BCIT this May with aTranspor-

tation and Logistics diploma .__ Heather Sinclair MBA’9 I i s

working for PACE research in Detroit as project director

for the automotive industry and is also getting married this

July ... It’s been a busy three years for Angela (Pilchak) Smith BA’92 (Psych) who marriedTrevor Smith in May of

1994. bought a Langley house, and had their f i rst child,Jor-

dan. in April 1996. She is also the assistant controller of a

wholesale distributor in Richmond .__Steve Spence BSc’94

(Chem) and Suzy (Tillson) Spence BA’92 (linguistics) were

married July. I995.The same year, Steve completed a post-

baccalaureate diploma in Environmental Science at Cap Col-

lege, while Suzy got her MA in Speech and Hearing Sciences

from Washington State the year before .__ Caedmon Staddon MA’9I (Geography) received his PhD in Geography

from the University of Kentucky in 1996. He then started an

appointment as Lecturer in Human Geography in the School

of Geography and Environmental Management at the U of

the West of England in Bristol. UK __. Barb Smith BCom’93

(Flnonce), 116’96 was called t o the BC bar in May and will be

joining the securities practice group at Ladner Downs,

Barristors and Solicitors, inVancouver .._Former Green Col-

lege residents AndrewTerrett Ll”5 and Kelly Russell

MLISPS were married last September and are now living in

Wamick. England.They met at the college where they spent

two of the most enjoyable years of their lives _..Julie

Thielmann BHE’96 is now in Zambia where she is begin-

ning a one-year MCC (Mennonite Central Committee)

SALT assignment as a secondary school teacher ... Sarah

Thornton BSc’94 (OceanographylBio) is working towards a

master’s in Biological Oceanography at the University of

Alaska Fairbanks. She is hoping t o finish in Spring, I998 __. DerekTong BSc’94 is currently pursuing the four-year Doc-

tor of Optometry program at the South California College

of Optometry. Derek will be doing externships at Alaska,

Colorado andTexas during his final year ... After graduating

with a General Nursing diploma from BCIT, Natasha

(Sivucha)Tremblay BA’90 (Psych) married David

Tremblay BSF‘94 and moved to Merritt. where she is nurs-

ing and he is a forestry supervisor forweyerhaeuser ... Congrats t o Shari (Mos1ehi)Tyler BSN’91 and husband

John. Rebecca was born Nov. I I, 1996, a sister for Ariana

Leigh ... Going back t o school is Karina L.Walter BA’94

(Anthro) who is taking a half-year of unclassified at U of

Calgary t o qualify for their elementary education program.

She hopes t o teach in an international school in Japan ... Philip Wang BSc’90 (Comp Sci) obtained his ISP Designation

and MBA while living in Ottawa. He has moved back toVan-

cower and is working in the Federal Treaty Negotiation Of-

fice while also pursuing a CFA ... CarolineWelling BA’93

(lnt’l Ref) is a Starbucks exec assistant to theVP Zone andVP

Human Resources at the RegionallCanadian Head Office ,,. Pharmacy Director Anderson Wong BA’94 (Pharm) has

been at Mills Memorial Hospital inTerrace since last May .._ Kirby C.Wong”oon BSc’9I (Biochem & Chem), PhD’96

(Chem) is doing postdoctoral studies at U of C-San Diego

while he and his wife Pauline Chow MSc’93 (Chem) are

enjoying the California sunshine ... DavidYurkovich BLA’97

graduated this May and joined the rest of his family in be-

coming a UBC graduate.

Milton Everett Saunders I 908- I 997

M i l t o n Everett Saunders BASc’34 (Elec Eng) (centre) died earlier this year in Penticton at age 89.

Saunders worked for BC Tel for 30 years and was an avid “Ham Radio” op- erator (VE7KH) for many years. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, three sons, nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Helen (Mortimer) Knight

H e l e n (Mortimer) Knight died in 1990. She was a strong supporter of UBC and an active member throughout her university years. She participated in the Great Trek, a 1922 movement to build a university for the students.

As a graduate, Knight was impressed with the university and felt fortunate to receive financial help when she needed it. Therefore, i t was always Knight’s wish to provide support for needy UBC students. Her husband, Leslie (Ben) Knight, died in February of last year and fulfilled his wife’s wishes through his will.

As Ms. Knight requested, the money will be put in an endowment and used to help needy students.

Myles Frechette - In the Eve of the Storm by Ron Chepesiuk

Bogota, Colombia - When Myles Frechette BA’58 was studying comparative literature at UBC in the mid OS, the thought of someday being an ambassador never crossed his mind. To- day, nearly four decades later, Frechette is finishing a distinguished diplomatic career as the US ambassador t o Colombia, a posting considered t o be the most difficult American foreign service assignment in Latin America.

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Spring, I997 Solution: “Like David, joy too had recently become someone else. Having two small children and an absent husband helped speed her metamorphosis. Her days were no longer new and there were no be- ginnings anymore, only extensions.” Barbara Parkin, Woman With A Man Inside. Winners: Linda Mather, Denman 1sland;Terry Mullen,Vancouver; Sheila Arif, Nor th Vancou- ver, Finn Larsen,Vancouver; Pat Kolesar, Cra- ven, Sask.; Alexander Cobbin, Mount Vernon, WA.

“I push a lot of agendas for the United States,’’ Frechette said, looking relaxed in his embassy office in Bogota. “We want the Colombians t o move more aggressively against the drug car- tels and t o improve their human rights record. And, of course, we are always looking for ways t o increase our trade with the country.”

As ambassador, Frechette’s atypical, blunt diplomatic style has made him a controversial figure in Colombia. “Colombians aren’t used t o foreigners talking about them publicly, especially someone like me, who is not afraid to tell them what they don’t want t o hear.”

Frechette’s candour and his role as point man on the American anti-drug campaign has made him the object of several death threats. In a coun- t ry considered to be the most violent in the Western Hemisphere, the threats are not taken lightly. So the ambassador travels in an armoured car with several bodyguards and is constantly changing the pattern of his movements.

“My wife is with me, but my two children are grown and living in Washington, DC,” Frechette said. “If I still had small children, I would never take this assignment. Colombia has the world’s highest kidnapping rate and I would be constantly worrying about their safety.”

Frechette is proud that he is the only UBC grad ever t o become a member of the US foreign service. “I have fond memories of my four years at UBC,” he said. “My studies there gave me the broad background I need t o be a diplomat.”

O f Irish and French-Canadian ancestry, Fre- chette is a citizen of the world. He grew up in Chile and today speaks French, Spanish and Por- tuguese fluently. In I95 I , Frechette’s father decided it would be best to send him to Canada t o be educated.

To help pay his way through UBC, Frechette worked a variety of jobs for the Film Board of Canada and in the mining, fishing and timber in- dustries. “The jobs paid well and I had a hell of a time working all over BC. “ Frechette recalled.

He originally enrolled at UBC as a psychology major but didn’t like math and physics so

switched to comparative literature. He wrote a movie column for the Ubyssey and spent what free time he had attending the theatre and pursuing his outdoor interests of mountain climbing and scuba diving.

‘‘I didn’t have a lot of free time because I was

working when I wasn’t studying o r in class,” he said.

The work eth- ic Frechette developed at UBC has helped him reach the highest eche- lons of the diplomatic profession. O f the I80 plus US ambassadorships, one-third are DO-

filled by career diplomats like Myles Frechette. “I’ve worked hard and I’ve had some luck,”

he said. “To be an ambassador, you often have t o be in the right place at the right time.”

Since graduating from UBC with a degree in English and French, Frechette has earned an MA from UCLA in 1972, worked at the international level in the private sector with Boeing and Hano- ver Trust, and served as US Ambassador t o Cam- eroon from I983 to 1987.

Frechette will complete his assignment in Colombia by the end of the year. He is not sure of his future plans, but with 35 years of diplomatic service behind him, he is considering a move to Seattle, t o consult on Latin American trade.

“I last visited Vancouver in 1987, when I brought my family t o see what the city and UBC were like,” Frechette said. “I’d love to see how my old a h a mater is doing now.”

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