Dr. Howard Oliver Jackson
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Thursday, September 27, in memory of Dr. Howard Oliver Jackson, who passed away at the age of 84 on Sunday, August 26, 2012. Dr. Jackson received his PhD in Philosophy from the University of California (Berkeley) in 1967 and was a member of […]
Professor Jacob Zilber and Professor Mary Hill
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 to mark the passing of: Professor Jacob Zilber, Professor Emeritus, who passed away on Tuesday August 21, 2012. Professor Jacob Zilber taught creative writing at the University of British Columbia from 1957 to 1989. Jacob Zilber served as chairman of the University […]
Dr. Warren Kitts
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Monday September 24, in memory of Dr. Warren Kitts, Dean Emeritus, who passed away on Thursday September 20, 2012. Dr. Kitts joined UBC in 1953 in the Department of Animal Husbandry, and was named Professor in 1965. He was appointed Chair of the […]
Dr. Ted Aoki
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered on Monday September 10th, in memory of Dr. Ted Aoki, Professor Emeritus of Education at UBC and a world-renowned scholar on multicultural education. Dr. Aoki received an honorary degree from UBC in 1991 (http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/hdcites/hdcites9.html#aoki). He was also one of the 59 Japanese Canadian students […]
Dr. Shirley Wong
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered today, Thursday August 30th, in memory of Dr. Shirley Wong. Dr. Wong had a career which spanned over four decades in education and was a supporter of lifelong learning. She was dedicated to her Strathcona roots and to providing opportunities to Faculty of Education […]
Charles Kadota
The BC flag will be lowered today, Monday, August 20, 2012 in memory of Charles Kadota, who passed away Wednesday August 15, 2012. Mr. Kadota was one of the 59 Japanese Canadian students awarded honorary degrees (D.hc) at a special ceremony on May 30, 2012. Mr. Kadota was one of the 10 students who attended […]
Rachel Fortier
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered today, Tuesday July 31st to mark the passing of Rachel Fortier. Rachel passed away on July 18, 2012 ending her life long battle against the effects of Cystic Fibrosis. Rachel began her studies in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at UBC in […]
Dr. Bomshik Chang
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered today, Thursday July 26th, in memory of Dr. Bomshik Chang, Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, who passed away at 1:30pm on Monday July 16th, 2012. Dr. Chang was an Associate Professor of Mathematics for 34 years at UBC (1962 – 1996). A funeral service […]
Dr. Mary Morehart
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered today, Friday July 20, in memory of Dr. Mary Morehart, Associate Professor Emerita of Art History, Visual Art and Theory (1989), who passed away on Saturday July 14, 2012. Dr. Morehart began her career at UBC as a lecturer in 1962, becoming an Associate […]
Dr. John E. Phillips and Professor Ralph Raymond Loffmark
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered today, Thursday, July 12th, 2012 to mark the passing of: Dr. John E. Phillips passed away on June 29, 2012. He joined the UBC Zoology Department in 1964, became the Department Head from 1991-1996, and Professor Emeritus in 2000. He received several awards for […]