Bill Bennett
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Monday, December 7, in memory of Mr. William Richards Bennett, PC, OBC, who passed away on December 3, 2015. Bill Bennett was Premier of British Columbia from 1975 to 1986. His son, Brad Bennett is former Chair of UBC’s Board of Governors, and […]
National Day of Remembrance
The Canada and BC flags will be lowered on Sunday, December 6 to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
Maurice Strong
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Wednesday, December 2, in remembrance. Dr. Maurice F. Strong, PC, CC, OM, FRSC passed away on November 28, 2015. Maurice Strong was conferred with an Honorary Doctor of Laws by UBC in 1973. Dr. Strong was an internationally recognized environmentalist and philanthropist, who has been credited with placing the […]
Michael Craddock
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Wednesday, December 2, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Michael K. Craddock passed away on November 11, 2015. Dr. Craddock joined the UBC faculty in 1964, staying active for over 50 years, long after his retirement in 2001. Dr. Craddock was deeply involved with the building of the TRIUMF […]
Geoffrey Durrant
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Wednesday, December 2, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Durrant, FRSC passed away on October 12, 2015 at the age of 102. Dr. Durrant retired from the Department of English in 1981, having served as Department Head from 1966 to 1969. He was a Wordsworth Scholar and a […]
Grove Powell
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Wednesday, December 2, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Grosvenor (Grove) E. Powell passed away on October 3, 2015. Dr. Powell taught American Literature in the Department of English from 1963 to his retirement in 1996. Dr. Powell published widely on a range of American poets, particularly Yvor Winters. […]
Dorothy Osborne
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Wednesday, December 2, in remembrance. Dorothy B. Osborne passed away on November 21, 2015 at the age of 102. Dorothy was predeceased by her husband, Professor Robert (Bob) Osborne, CM, a UBC Athlete, coach and a founding father of the UBC School of Physical Education. Dorothy was an […]
Tragedy in Paris and Beirut
The Canada and BC flags will be lowered on Sunday, November 15 and Monday, November 16, in remembrance of those who died tragically in the terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut. Please see the statement from the Office of the President.
Dick Splane
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Monday, November 16, in memory of Professor Emeritus Richard Beverly Splane, OC, who passed away on November 8, 2015. Dr. Splane was recruited by UBC in 1973, as Professor in the School of Social Work, where he served until his retirement in 1982. He stood as one […]
Remembrance Day
The Canada and BC flags will be lowered on Wednesday, November 11, 2015, to mark Remembrance Day.