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Dianna Mah-Jones

BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Old SUB) will be lowered on Wednesday, October 4, in remembrance. Clinical Associate Professor Dianna Mah-Jones tragically passed away on September 26, 2017.  Dianna was highly respected occupational therapy leader, philanthropist, teacher, mentor, and long-time faculty member in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational […]

Patricia Rebbeck

BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Old SUB) will be lowered on Wednesday, October 4, in remembrance. Professor Emerita Patricia Rebbeck passed away on September 22, 2017. Dr. Rebbeck retired as Clinical Associate Professor Emerita of Surgery in 1994. Online Obituary: https://tinyurl.com/dr-p-rebbeck.

Vincent Sweeney

BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Old SUB) will be lowered on Wednesday, October 4, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Vincent Sweeney passed away on September 10, 2017. Dr. Vincent Paul Sweeney was a Professor of Medicine from 1973 – 1995, and was a founding Director of the Biomedical Ethics Program. Online […]

Ivan Szasz

BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Old SUB) will be lowered on Wednesday, October 4, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Ivan Szasz passed away on July 21, 2017. Dr. Szasz was a Clinical Associate Professor with the Department of Radiology. Online Obituary: https://tinyurl.com/dr-i-szasz

Peter Byrne

BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Old SUB) will be lowered on Thursday, September 7, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Peter Michael Byrne passed away on August 17, 2017.  Dr. Byrne earned his PhD in Civil Engineering at UBC and began teaching here in 1967, until his retirement in 2001. He was […]

Tibor Bezeredi

BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Old SUB) will be lowered on Thursday, September 7, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Tibor Bezeredi passed away on June 21, 2017.  Dr. Bezeredi completed his MD at UBC in 1960, returning to teach and practice adult and forensic psychiatry for over 40 years, as Director […]

Murray Hodgson

The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Old SUB) will be lowered on Friday, August 25, in memory of  Professor Murray Hodgson, who passed away on August 19, 2017. Dr. Hodgson held joint appointments in Mechanical Engineering and Population and Public Health, and was principal investigator and director of the Sustainable […]

Oldrich Hungr

The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Old SUB) will be lowered on Wednesday, August 16,  in memory of  Professor Emeritus Oldrich Hungr who passed away on Friday, August 11, 2017. Dr. Hungr came to UBC in 1996, after 24 years working in industry as a  geotechnical engineer in Ottawa, Toronto […]

John Yuille

The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Old SUB) will be lowered on Monday, August 14, in memory of Professor Emeritus John Charles Yuille, who passed away on July 23, 2017. Dr. Yuille came to the UBC Department of Psychology in 1968, was inducted to the Quarter Century Club in 2003, and retired in 2007. He is best […]

William Arnold

The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Old SUB) will be lowered on Tuesday, August 8, in remembrance. Professor William (Bill) J. Arnold passed away on July 20, 2017. Dr. Arnold retired in 2005, after heading the Spina Bifida Clinic for 30 years. Dr. Arnold’s specialty was the care and treatment […]