Elizabeth Misewich
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Tuesday, February 9, in remembrance. Librarian Emerita Elizabeth Evelyn Misewich passed away in January, 2016 at the age of 90. Elizabeth worked for many years as a librarian at UBC, retiring in 1988.
Maria Fürstenwald
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Wednesday, January 20, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Maria Anna Fürstenwald passed away on January 14, 2016. Dr. Fürstenwald retired from the Department of Germanic Studies in 1985. She was best known for her research work on women writers of the Baroque period. Maria was predeceased by her long-time friend […]
Janet Stein
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Wednesday, January 20, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Janet Ruth Stein Taylor passed away on January 16, 2016. Dr. Stein joined the UBC Department of Botany in 1959, retiring in 1985. During that period, she lead the advising group in the Department, and served as […]
Roger Tonkin
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Wednesday, January 13, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Roger Sherriff Tonkin, OBC passed away on December 23, 2015. Dr. Tonkin joined the UBC Department of Pediatrics in 1968, was inducted to the Quarter Century Club in 1996, and appointed Professor Emeritus in 1997. Dr. Tonkin’s interests […]
Judy Mosoff
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Wednesday, January 13, in remembrance. Professor Judith Mosoff passed away on December 20, 2015. An alumna of the UBC Faculty of Law, Judy Mosoff joined the Allard School of Law as faculty in 1991. She influenced generations of students, activists and lawyers through her passion for social justice […]
Dal Richards
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Wednesday, January 6, in remembrance. Dr. Dallas Murray Richards, OC, OBC, passed away on December 31, 2015, at the age of 97. Dr. Richards was conferred an honorary degree by UBC in 2010. Dal, his wife Muriel, and the Dal Richards Orchestra celebrated their relationship […]
Spiro Yannacopoulos
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Wednesday, January 6, in remembrance. Dr. Spyridon Yannacopoulos passed away on December 21, 2015. Dr. Spiro Yannacopoulos held the roles of Director of the School of Engineering, UBC Okanagan since 2006 and Associate Dean for the UBC Faculty of Applied Science from 2008 through August […]
Brian Lupton
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Wednesday, January 6, in remembrance. Dr. Brian Lupton passed away on December 19, 2015. Dr. Lupton was Professor of Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics. A neonatologist, Dr. Lupton was dedicated to his work as Director of the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at BC Children’s Hospital
Clement Lear
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Wednesday, January 6, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Clement Samuel Cope Lear passed away on December 12, 2015. Dr. Lear came to UBC as Professor and Head of Orthodontics in the faculty of Dentistry until his Emeritus appointment in 1990. He maintained his private practice until […]