Dr. Howard Oliver Jackson
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Thursday, September 27, in memory of Dr. Howard Oliver Jackson, who passed away at the age of 84 on Sunday, August 26, 2012. Dr. Jackson received his PhD in Philosophy from the University of California (Berkeley) in 1967 and was a member of […]
Professor Jacob Zilber and Professor Mary Hill
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 to mark the passing of: Professor Jacob Zilber, Professor Emeritus, who passed away on Tuesday August 21, 2012. Professor Jacob Zilber taught creative writing at the University of British Columbia from 1957 to 1989. Jacob Zilber served as chairman of the University […]
Dr. Warren Kitts
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Monday September 24, in memory of Dr. Warren Kitts, Dean Emeritus, who passed away on Thursday September 20, 2012. Dr. Kitts joined UBC in 1953 in the Department of Animal Husbandry, and was named Professor in 1965. He was appointed Chair of the […]
Dr. Ted Aoki
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Monday September 10th, in memory of Dr. Ted Aoki, Professor Emeritus of Education at UBC and a world-renowned scholar on multicultural education. Dr. Aoki received an honorary degree from UBC in 1991 (http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/hdcites/hdcites9.html#aoki). He was also one of the 59 Japanese Canadian students […]