Mel Hurtig
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) is lowered on Thursday, August 4, in remembrance. Dr. Melvin Gordon Hurtig, OC passed away on August 3, 2016. Dr. Hurtig was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Laws by UBC in 1992 in recognition of his dedication to his country.
Martha Stella Bonilla
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) is lowered on Thursday, August 4, in remembrance. Martha Stella Bonilla, passed away on July 25, 2016, at the age of 33, shortly before moving onto to her second year of graduate studies in Human Development, Learning, and Culture in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS) within […]
John McIver
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) is lowered on Thursday, August 4, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus John Robert (Jock) McIver passed away on June 27, 2016. Dr. McIver came to UBC in 1969, teaching in the Department of Anatomy until his retirement in 1991. A celebration of life will be held Thursday August 11, at Hollyburn Country […]
Carl Douglas
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Thursday, July 28, in remembrance. Professor Carl Douglas passed away tragically on Monday, July 25, 2016, in a climbing accident. Professor Douglas was a faculty member in the Department of Botany from 1987-2016. He was a plant molecular biologist, studying tree biology and the genes responsible […]
Edward Allen
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Friday, July 22, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Edward Albert Allen passed away on June 21, 2016. Dr. Allen first came to the UBC Department of Medicine in 1980, retiring from the Division of Respiratory Medicine in 1994. During the same period, he was the Provincial Director of […]
Wesley Clark
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Friday, July 22, in remembrance. Mr. Wesley Clark passed away on June 20, 2016. He was inducted to the 25 Year Club from the Department of Human Resources in 1982.
Elie Wiesel
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Tuesday, July 5, in remembrance. Nobel Laureate Professor Elie Wiesel, passed away on July 2, 2016 at the age of 87. Dr. Wiesel was conferred an honorary degree by UBC in 2012.
Shirley Sato
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Friday, July 22, in memory of Ms Shirley Akemi Sato, who passed away on July 16, 2015. Ms Sato was inducted to the 25 Year Club from the Department of Pension Administration. A gathering in her memory will be held on Monday, July […]
John Dennison
A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, 21 August 2016, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Marine Drive Golf Club, 7425 Yew Street, Vancouver. (During Marine Drive construction, the club may be reached via the western end of West 57th Avenue.) The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will […]
Lawrence Lowe
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Friday, June 24, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Lawrence E. Lowe passed away on June 17, 2016. Dr. Lowe joined the UBC Faculty of Agricultural Sciences in 1966, serving as Associate Dean of the faculty from 1985 to 1991. He retired from the Faculty of Land and […]