Norma Rose Point
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered today, Friday, July 6, 2012 in memory of Elder Norma Rose Point of the Nlaka’pamux, Sto:lo, and Musqueam Nations who passed away on Monday, July 2, 2012. Rose, a UBC alumna, was a strong advocate for Aboriginal children, families and students and was passionate […]
Dr. Charles Bourne and Palmer Nerland
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered today, Wednesday, June 27, 2012 to mark the passing of: Dr. Charles Bourne passed away on Monday, June 25th, 2012. Dr. Bourne joined the Faculty of Law in 1950 as an associate professor and then became a full professor. Bourne was a member of […]
Dr. Nathan Divinsky
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered today, Wednesday June 20, in memory of Dr. Nathan “Tuzie” Divinsky, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics (1991). Dr. Divinsky passed away in Vancouver on Sunday, June 17, 2012. Dr. Divinsky began his career at UBC in 1949 as a professor in the department of Mathematics. […]
Dr. Theo Goldberg
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered today, Friday, February 24, 2012 in honour of Dr. Theo Goldberg, Professor Emeritus of Visual and Performing Arts, who passed away on February 18, 2012. In 1970, Dr. Goldberg joined UBC in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts where he shaped many of […]
Lowering of the B.C. Flag Notification
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered today, Thursday, February 16, 2012 to mark the passing of three members of the UBC community: Walker, William (Bill), passed away on February 2, 2012. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Bill immigrated to Canada in 1957. Bill worked for many years at the Physics […]
Dr. Cyril V. Finnegan Jr.
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered today, Wednesday February 8, 2012, in memory of Dr. Cyril V. Finnegan Jr. Dr. Finnegan passed away in Vancouver on Monday, January 30, 2012. Dr. Finnegan began his career at UBC in 1958 in Biology. In 1969, he joined the football coaching staff at […]
James Carmen Avis
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered today, Tuesday, January 24, 2012, in memory of James Carmen Avis, who died suddenly, at the age of 63 in Florida on December 20, 2011. Jamie joined the MA program in the UBC Department of Philosophy in 2007, after a successful career as a […]
Dr. Shuryo Nakai
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered today, Tuesday January 24, 2012, to mark the passing of Dr. Shuryo Nakai. Dr. Nakai passed away peacefully in Vancouver on January 16, 2012. Dr. Nakai’s was awarded UBC’s Killam Research Prize in 1986. Dr Nakai’s outstanding research and professional contributions were both acknowledged […]
Lowering of the Flag Notification – Edwina Heller
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered today, Thursday January 19, 2012, to mark the passing of Edwina Heller. Edwina Heller, a former UBC faculty member in piano, and a long-time supporter of the School of Music, passed away January 14, 2012, at the age of 97. Edwina Heller received her […]
Lowering of the B.C. Flag Notification – Dr. Robert Maynard Jordan
The BC Flag (Main Mall and Agronomy Road) will be lowered today, Wednesday January 18, 2012, to mark the passing of Dr. Robert Maynard Jordan. Jordan, Robert Maynard, former head of the Department of English, passed away at the age of 87 on January 7, 2012. Dr. Jordan first came to UBC as an associate […]