Flag Notifications – Archives

Category for archived UBC in memoriam notices.

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 […]

Dorothy Stanfield

The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Old SUB) will be lowered on Tuesday, August 8, in remembrance.   Ms Dorothy Stanfield passed away on July 18, 2017, after a long illness. Dorothy came to the Faculty of Dentistry in 1991, where she held various administrative positions. Her colleagues remember her […]

Arthur Burgess

The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Old SUB) will be lowered on Tuesday, August 8, in remembrance.   Dr. Arthur Edwin Burgess passed away on June 18, 2017. Dr. Burgess earned his Ph.D. and began his career at UBC. He was a distinguished researcher and scientist in the field of […]