Flag Lowering – Archives

Category for archived UBC in memoriam notices.

Stanley Blank

The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on  Friday, May 16,in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Stanley Blank passed away on May 14, 2014. Dr. Blank was first appointed to UBC in 1967 and retired in 1993 as Professor Emeritus of Educational Psychology and Special Education.  Stan helped to establish the University Transition Program that brings […]

Delbert Guerin

The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on  Friday, May 16,in remembrance. Former Musqueam Chief Delbert Guerin passed away on May 11, 2014. Elder Delbert Victor Guerin Sr. was a leader of the Musqueam, recognized internationally for his contributions to Aboriginal rights.  Delbert was also a friend to many at UBC, who knew him from Wednesday […]

Barrie Stuart MacLean

The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Thursday, May 8, in memory of Dr. Barrie Stuart MacLean, who passed away on May 2, 2014. Dr. Maclean came to Vancouver in 1972; at the Vancouver General Hospital, he was Chief Resident, and a fellow in paediatric neurology and neonatology.  Dr. MacLean was Clinical Professor at […]

April 28, National Day of Mourning

  The Canadian Flag (Main Mall and Crescent Road) will be lowered on Monday, April 28, in recognition of the National Day of Mourning, to remember lives lost in the workplace and resolve to prevent future tragedies.

Harold Robinson, Peter Wassell

The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Friday, April 25, in remembrance. Harold Robinson – passed away on April 3, 2014. Dr. Harold Speers Robinson, C.M., M.D.C.M., F.R.C.P.(C) was Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine at UBC from 1953.  He was a pioneer in arthritis care and rehabilitation in his role as […]

Katharine Borgen

The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Wednesday, April 9, in memory of Dr. Katharine Borgen, who passed away on April 3, 2014.  Katharine joined the Faculty of Education as Adjunct Professor in 2009, where she taught courses in the BEd and Math Education programs and authored books and guides for use in […]

Philip Abernethy, Sheldon Cherry

The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Monday, March 24, in remembrance. Philip Rider Abernethy – passed away recently at the age of 32. Philip was in his second year at UBC in a Bachelor of Social Work program, preparing to graduate in May 2014. Sheldon Cherry – passed away on March 23, 2014. […]

Sonya Lumholst-Smith, Doreen Walker

The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Wednesday, March 19, in remembrance. Sonya-Mary Lumholst-Smith passed away on December 25, 2013.  Sonya was Coordinator of Campus Recreation and Fitness in the Department of Athletics, and was inducted to the 25 Year Club in 2004. Senior Instructor Emeritus Doreen Walker passed away on March 13, […]

Suzanne Dodson

  The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Thursday, March 13, in memory of Librarian Emeritus Suzanne Cates Dodson, who passed away on March 6, 2014. After graduating from UBC, Suzanne accepted a position in the UBC Library, where she stayed for 36 years, until her retirement in 1999.  The Suzanne Cates Dodson and Earl D. […]

Klaus Strassmann

The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Tuesday, March 11, in memory of Professor Emeritus Klaus Gerhard Strassmann, who passed away on March 6, 2014. Klaus joined the UBC Department of Theatre in 1964, teaching acting, directing, and history of theatre until his retirement in 1991.  He directed dozens of highly-regarded productions during […]