Flag Notifications – Archives

Category for archived UBC in memoriam notices.

Alex Fraser, Tony Lin

  The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Friday, June 20, in remembrance. Alexander Fraser passed away on May 26, 2014.  Alex was President of the 25 Year Club from 1978-79.  He was Supervising Technician in the Department of Physics, when he retired in 1981, after 49 years at UBC. Li-Chung (Tony) Lin passed […]

Nancy Scott

The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Monday, June 16, in memory of Nancy Scott, DMD, who passed away on June 4, 2014. Dr. Scott graduated from the UBC Faculty of Dentistry in 1980, and started teaching that same year.  In 2010, she was appointed Clinical Assistant Professor. Nancy was an outstanding clinical […]

Johnna Fisher

The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Friday, June 6, in memory of Johnna Fisher, who passed away on June 1, 2014. Dr. Fisher graduated from UBC Department of Philosophy in 2001, and has been teaching there since 2004 as a continuing sessional.  Johnna was actively involved in organizing undergraduate activities in the Department.

Margaret Harney

  The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Friday, May 30, in memory of Margaret Anne Harney, who passed away on May 24, 2014. Margaret was inducted into the 25 Year Club in 2013 from the Department of Zoology, where she has been administrator for the last 16 years.  She […]

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 […]