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Sunny skies, h enge to help in almy breezes, J m*—^^^^r fresh-cooked wild hoar and lots of hard work. President Assistant Editor Debra L Browning, LLB'80 Dale Fuller Post President Contributors UBC's Forestry Programs Get a Refit ^m ^f Jim Stich, Clark Binkley Forestry Dean Clark Binkley outlines UBC's 1 m^^^. BSc7l,DMD75 Zoe Landale impact on the resource sector and looks into I ■ ■ Sr. Vice President ShaunJohnston the future offorestry education. —JL_ ^^^^T Al Poectcker, Mary Trainer BCom'69 Treasurer Dickson Wong, Cover 1 III Dr. Joseph Kania 1 ^Bfc^ Joe Kania studied, taught and served at UBC. He BCom'88 This George Norris sculpture was donated to 1 1 M ^^ maintains an active life, a love of music and a warm Members-at-Large '94-'96 the university in 1967 by former Dean of I L_ ^^.^^ spot for his alma mater. Chris Bendl, BSc'9l Agriculture Dr. Blythe Eagles and Violet Eagles. Pamela Friedrich, BA'67 The sculpture sits in the courtyard of the H.R. Louanne Twaites, BSc(Pharm)'53 MacMillan Building, and symbolizes the care, ^^^ >^^^ Members-ot-Large '93-95 nurturing and renewal of the earth undertaken Why We're in the Retail Trade ' J F Beryl March, BA'42, MSA'62, DSc(Hon)'88 by the faculties of Forestry and Agriculture, Most alumni associations around North m ^^^ Tricia Smith. BA'80, LLB'85 which share the building. The granite figure is America want to sell things to their ^r ■ Grace Wong, BEd'74, MBA'83 seen crouching, trowel in hand, preparing to members. What's the deal? 4^^K^B^^^^T Executive Director plant a trifoliate leaf. The leaf, made of bronze, Agnes Papke, BSc{Agr)'66 has, unfortunately, disappeared. Editorial Committee Ron Burke Steve Crombie Katie Eliot Dale Fuller Chris Petty Sue Watts Don Wells The UBC Alumni Chronicle is published 3 times annually by the UBC Alumni Association, 6251 Cecil Green Park Rood, Vancouver, B.C., V6T IZI. It is distributed free to all graduates of UBC. Member, Council for the Advancement and Support of Education Alumni News 4 Debra Browning's Column 4 David Strangway's Column 6 Faculty News 12 Elections 20 Books 24 Printed in Canada Class Acts 26 by Mitchell Press Marketing Advertisement 33 ISSN 0824-1279 Acrostic 34 © Alumni Association Refocuses My year as president has gone by much more quickly than I thought it would. We've had some great opportunities to look at our programs and do some hard thinking about how we work with the university to serve you, our members. This has been Agnes Papke's first full year as executive director, and she has done a remarkable job at guiding the Association through the management transition. Our new program manager, Leslie Konantz, and our very capable staff and volunteers have also helped smooth the way. We were also very fortunate to have an enthusiastic chancellor, Bob Lee, and his wife Lily as our ambassadors at events too numerous to mention. Bob claims he has made more speeches in the past year than he made in the previous fifteen. As we move into 1995-1996, we can look back on an extremely productive year for our core programs: reunions, branch events, awards, communications and our marketing and travel programs. Our staff and volunteers have worked hard to build these programs while, at the same time, examining the rationale for our service and our relationship with the university. In 1989, the Association's major role as a fundraiser was undertaken by the university, and we began to refocus our efforts as a friend raiser. We went through a period of intense self-examination back then, and with the help and support of many of our members, we expanded our core programs by linking more closely with the university's priorities, and by offering more diverse services to our members. We are at a crossroads again. The funding we receive from the university and the money we generate through marketing is simply not enough to sustain our core programs and support new initiatives (see the article on Why We Market, page 23). Some of the initiatives we're developing are: • a revitalized branch program to organize ongoing events to establish alumni connections in centres around the world, and to keep grads in touch with UBC; • a member services card that will offer on-campus and off-campus benefits to alumni; • new student/alumni programs to develop recognition and support in the student body to encourage a stronger, life-long tie to the university. During the next few years, you will see some significant changes in the way we service our membership and serve the university. As president, I have had the pleasure of meeting and working with many supportive and committed grads. Their enthusiasm makes me very optimistic that the next phase of change at the Alumni Association will be successful and fruitful. I extend my warmest thanks to the board, our executive, staff and volunteers for their help in the past year, and for their continuing commitment. I would also like to offer my best wishes to Al Poettcker, our 1995-1996 president. Debra L. Browning, LLB'80, President, UBC Alumni Association Programs The Alumni Association welcomes three new staff members to the Programs Department: Dawn Levy, reunions coordinator; Deanna McLeod, alumni/faculty coordinator and Kathy George, programs secretary. Branches The 8th Annual All Canadian Universities Dinner at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco featured Dr. David Suzuki as guest speaker.The dinner, held on March 10, was preceded by an informal reception at the Top of the Mark, where UBC alumni and Dr. Suzuki were able to meet informally. Branch representative Kent Westerberg BA'84, LLB'87 worked hard to make this event a success and welcomed the participation of past president of the Alumni Association Jim Stich BSc'7/, DMD'75. Dr. David Strangway hosted an alumni reception at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo on February 27. JohnTak BA'82, acting branch representative, was on hand to welcome UBC grads. Coming Branch Events This spring Dr. Strangway will accompany some deans to Southeast Asia: (Forestry) Clark Binkley, (Commerce) Michael Goldberg, (Medicine) Martin Hollenberg, (Pharmaceutical Sciences) John McNeill, (Dentistry) Edwin Yen, (Science) Barry McBride and (Applied Science) Axel Meisen. There will be an alumni reception in Singapore on Sunday, March 26, at the Four Seasons Hotel. Contact Judith Law of the Canada ASEAN Centre at (65) 841 -7871 for more information. The Hilton Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia will be the site of another alumni reception on March 28 at 6:30-8:30 p.m. If you would like any further information, please contact Jennifer Woolley of the Canada ASEAN Centre at 6(03) 242-3324. There will be a Seattle reception for alumni and friends of UBC at the Seattle Asian Art Museum on April 6 at 5:30-7:30 pm. Leslie Konantz would love to hear from you if you want more information. Call her at our toll free number: 1-800-883-3088. Carlton University will host an All Canadian Universities night on April 27 in Chicago at the University Club of Chicago, 76 East Monroe Street. Special guest will be Robin H. Farquar, president of Carlton University. Cost is $20 per person (wine, beer and hors-d'oeuvres). RSVP by April 13 by fax (613) 788- 3587 or by calling Patti Cooper at (613)788-3636. There will be a branch event in Edmonton on May 4, location TBA. Calgary grads can go skating at the Olympic Oval on Sunday, March 26.The Pan Alumni Skate will start with a pancake brunch at I 1:00 a.m. Cost will be $5/adults, $2.50/chil- dren, $ I 5/family (I or 2 adults with children). For more info call the University of Calgary Alumni Affairs office at (403) 220-7107. Monthly FRASER VALLEY ALUMNI Thursday, May I I 5:30-7:30 p.m. Atschelitz Hall 6590 Lickman Road, Sardis Find out about the new FraserVal- leyAlumniAssociation Branch. For more information or to RSVP, telephone Wally Mitchell at 823-6564. UBC Alumni Chronicle, Spring 1995 NEWS What the well-dressed chancellor will wear (... or, the Chancellor and the tie painter) Our own Chancellor Bob Lee models the new Alumni Association tie with tfieorist, Heather Nichol, Heather is well- known in town for her fantastic ties. She's painted them for the Canucks, the Commonwealth Gomes and many corporations, and for individuals such as Jeff Hyslop end Bob Lee. See page 33 and buy one for yourself, your spouse or a tie-wearing pal. Chris Petty photo. Meets & Greets for alumni living in the Calgary area will be held on April 5, May 5, June 7 and July 5. For more information, contact Alice Daszkowski at (403) 298-3940. New Branches? There have been inquiries about branches from St. John's, Newfoundland, Pittsburgh, Saskatoon and Regina. If you are interested in helping in these areas or want to start a new branch, please contact Leslie Konantz toll free at 1-800-883-3308. In Winnipeg we are working with two very enthusiastic graduates. If you want to be involved in revitalizing the branch, call Leslie Konantz at the above number. Convocations The UBC Alumni Association will be front and centre at the convocations in Kelowna at Okanagan College University (June 15) and Kamloops at The University College ofthe Cariboo (June 17).The Association is planning to get together with grads and soon-to-be- grads in both cities and will be sending out the invitations soon. Or call the Association's toll free number (1-800-883-3088) and speak to Leslie Konantz or Kathy George. Divisions Representatives from 17 alumni divisions attended a half-day Divisions Volunteer Workshop at Cecil Green Park on December 3, 1994, where facilitator John Baker of Baker McCulIough, specialists in organizational change and innovation, led group discussions on the role and motivation of volunteers. Enlightening and practical ideas emerged which could be shared with fellow volunteers. Lori Baxter, MBA'84, executive director of the Vancouver Cultural Alliance, will lead a second workshop on April I, 1995. Lori specializes in event planning and strategic marketing. On January I I, the Agricultural Sciences Division held its Career Fair. Alumni, faculty and undergradu ates all participated and benefited from this encounter. As always, a great success. Alpha Omicron Pi in Vancouver is nearing 65.To celebrate, the Vancouver alumnae chapter is organizing an afternoon of memories at Cecil Green Park in October 1995. Go to your attic, dust off the old trunk and dig out those mementos you've saved since UBC days. We are revising our address list, so if you have moved, write to Marjorie Stevens, 908 Sawcut, Vancouver, BC.V5Z 4A2.This year we held a successful Founders' Day celebration with formal ritual. On February 16th, our meeting focused on women's issues. On May 7, Honoree Findlay (261 -0765) will host the Annual Rose Tea at 7087 Cypress Street, Vancouver, and on June 3, Elaine Peterson (244-1 197) will hold a family BBQ at her home at 90- 5531 Cornwall Drive in Richmond. The major future event to remember is the 100th anniversary of the sorority in New York City in June 1997.There is talk of organizing a group cruise prior to the convention. If you are interested in joining a cruise or going to New York, contact Marjorie Stevens, historian. Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Physiology (BPP) is an expansion of the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Division. A social gathering and general meeting is planned for June 28th at Cecil Green Park. Please watch for details in the inaugural BPP alumni newsletter or call 822-8918 if you would like to help out. We hope to see you in June. Commerce will hold its next business breakfast in spring 1995. Details will be announced shortly. If you are interested in assisting in the organization or the marketing of this event, or if you would like to be on the mailing list, leave your name, phone and fax number with Marlene King at our office (822-8923). The division's next annual general Hong Kong Branch 1995-1996 Officers Iggie Chong, BCom'82 President John Henderson BCom77 Vice President Kevin M.S. Lee 8A'80 Vice President Wilson Wong BSc(Phorm)72 Board of Governors Joseph S.K.Yu MBA'71 Board of Governors Anthony CB. Cheng MD'67 Board of Governors Yan-Yan Li LLB'89 Honorary Secretary Dow Famulak BA'83 Chair, PR Committee Michael Own MBA'87 Honorary Legal Advisor Lena KaWai Siu BA'88 Chair, Social Henry K.C. Lam MBA'88 Treasurer Ricky W. Lau BCom'92 Chair, Membership More than 80 alumni and their families celebrated Christmas with a Canadian salmon dinner at the Bull and Bear Pub Restaurant. It was a fun night full of food, singing and Canadian beer. This active branch held a luncheon in the board room of Hang Lung Ltd. in January and another one in February at Baker Mackenzie in Hutchinson House. There is an informal luncheon on the last Friday of every month. Contact Lena Siu at (852) 2847-0355 or Kevin Lee at (852) 2877-3088 if you are interested in attending. UBC Alumni Ciikoniclf, Spring 1995 NEWS New Opportunities for Training Today's undergraduates face different and more intense pressures than we older grads ever had to endure. Constantly rising fees, changes in course and program structures, higher and higher performance demands: yesterday's grads can look back in relief at the relative ease of their university years. One of the most confusing pressures on today's students is how they can structure their educational programs to take optimum advantage of the opportunities available in the workplace. The fact is, those opportunities change faster and faster with each decade: booming employment opportunities they aimed at in first year may well have disappeared by the time they graduate. Increasingly, students are making career and career training decisions after their baccalaureate degrees rather than before. As well, many graduates who have been in the workforce for a number of years are returning to UBC for further training. UBC and other post secondary institutions are responding to this phenomenon in a number of interesting and exciting ways. I mentioned in this column a few issues back that many employers now consider the post- baccalaureate degree as the minimum entry level qualification. Knowledge intensive fields, particularly, have become extremely sophisticated in a very short period of time, and have a huge appetite for skilled workers. It's becoming clear that the skills needed to perform at a professional level in some of these areas cannot be learned in a four year program. Our response has been to develop more advanced professional programs at the graduate and post baccalaureate level. Some examples: • We have introduced Canada's first five year combined BSc/MEng program in Mechanical Engineering. This project-oriented program prepares engineers with the specific skills needed in today's workplace. Forestry is developing a similar five year program. • The MBA program is being completely restructured from a two year program to a 14 month modular program with a four month internship. • UBC has joined with Paprican to offer a professional master's program in Pulp and Paper Engineering. • We have developed a new master's program in Occupational Hygiene offered jointly by Medicine, Engineering and Graduate Studies to produce workplace specialists. • We are introducing master's degree programs in Rehabilitation Science, both in Physical Therapy and in Occupational Therapy. These are just a few of many post-baccalaureate programs we are developing that will take advantage of the constantly changing opportunities available in the workplace. These programs do not, of course, eliminate the need for research- based graduate programs.These new programs complement the more traditional ones, and allow the university to be extremely flexible and respond quickly to changing needs in society and in industry. It's part of what makes UBC a dynamic, change-oriented institution, growing and adapting with the times. David Strangway, President, UBC meeting is scheduled for late spring 1995. Details are not available at press time; however, if you are interested please call Marlene King at the above number. Also, stay tuned for announcements about the division's involvement in this year's Homecoming/Open House. Engineering held the annual Old Red, New Red event on February 9 at Cecil Green Park, together with the technical ball model judging. Students and alumni came together at the informal reception to chat about the profession and share anecdotes. Old Red, New Red was hosted by the Engineering Alumni Division and the EUS with support from B.H. Levelton Associates.The next event is the annual BBQ at Cecil Green on July 7.The executive committee is seeking new blood! If you're interested in continuing the engineers' strong tradition of alumni activity and support, please call Deanna McLeod at 822-8918. Are you a graduate of the School of Family and Nutritional Sciences (or Home Economics)? The school wants to hear from you! Plans are underway to renew an alumni division. If you are interested in volunteering a bit of your time or if you have no volunteer time but would love to come out to some social and professional development events, please call the division at 822-8918 or fax 822-8928. Watch for a reception during Homecoming and Open House on Friday evening, October 13th. The Landscape Architecture Division is once again on track. If you would like to be involved with the alumni division or plan any event for your grad class such as a social or reunion, please call 822-8918. If any grads have moved recently, please call to update your address so you will receive the newsletter and keep in touch with upcoming events. Medicine held the 43rd annual Medical Ball on Saturday, February I I at the Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre.This year's theme was the Bal Masque and inspired by the promise of magic and mystery, many of the 250 guests did indeed come in disguise.The guests danced to the great sounds of Wager, surrounded by beautiful masks created by the decorations committee. Teaching awards were presented by the Medical Undergraduate Society to Drs.Vogl, Goumeniouk.Vickars and van Laeken. Second year medical student Maggie Watt and her hard working committee did a great job of organizing the event with the UBC Alumni Association staff providing coordination and administrative support. Nursing will be holding its Alumni Annual Dinner on May I I at Cecil Green Park.The no host bar will open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Elaine Carty, associate professor at the UBC School of Nursing, will speak on Childbearing and Parenting Issues for Women with Disabilities. Cost is $28 and that includes GST and gratuities. Please RSVP by May 5 by phoning 822-8918. Cheques should be sent to Nursing Alumni Dinner, UBC School of Nursing, 206-221 I Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC.V6T 2B5 and made payable UBC Counselling Services ... is offering a one day Career Exploration Group for alumni called'Taking Career Control" for those who are considering changing careers. It will be held on Saturday, April 22, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. at the Student Resources Centre on campus. Please phone 822-9260 for information. 6 UBC Alumni Chronicle, Spring 1995 NEWS Welcome, new (honorary) alumni! to Nursing Division, UBC Alumni Association. Rehabilitation Sciences is holding the Mentorship Program's wrap-up party at the school on March 27.This year 12 physiotherapy and 30 occupational therapy students were paired with mentors from the therapy community. Thanks to Sheila Branscombe and Risa Greenwood for organizing the first year of this program.The division's executive, coordinated this year by Nancy Cho, is planning to publish two newsletters, to augment the bursary and scholarship fundraising efforts and to search for some enthusiastic alumni to join the executive. If you are interested, call Nancy at 739-4215. Scholarship and Bursaries On February 13, 1995 the Alumni Association Scholarships and Bursaries Committee, represented by chairperson Jennifer Guinn BSN'84 and members-at-large, Margaret Hobson BEd'64, MEd'79 Yes, that's new alumni David Strangway and Alice Strangway (with their daughter Trish). David and Alice were presented with the Association's honorary alumnus awards at the Volunteer Party held at Cecil Green Park in December. They were cited for their extraordinary contributions to the univesity. That's Father Christmas looking on benignly from the back. Chris Petty photo. and Dick McManus BEd'63, MEd'69, hosted a dessert reception in honour of the recipients of alumni-sponsored awards. Also included in the evening's program were the UBC Faculty Women's Club award recipients (and Wesbrook Scholars). Students, family and friends enjoyed the opportunity to meet and chat with the chancellor, president, the Alumni Association's vice president Al Poettcker, university administrators, faculty and alumni donor representatives. Each year the Alumni Association awards scholarships and bursaries valued over $ 100,000 to more than 100 worthy students. The Association's major award is the Norman MacKenzie Alumni Entrance Scholarship, named in honour of the late Norman A. MacKenzie, an internationally recognized legal scholar who served as president of the university from 1944 to 1962-This scholarship of $2,400 is awarded to 21 Grade 12 REUNIONS 1995 The following classes are already making plans for a class reunion this year. If you are a member of one of these classes and would like more information, please call our reunion coordinator, Dawn Levy at 822- 8917 or toll free at 1-800-883-3088. Who Where When Applied Science'30-'35 Cecil Green Park, UBC June 13 Class of '45 TBA TBA BSF & BASc(For) '50 Harrison Hot Springs Apr. 28-29 Social Work '75 School of Social Work May 5-6 Nursing '65 Whistler May 5-7 Rehab Medicine '70 Vancouver May 20-21 Forestry '74 Cecil Green Park May 28 Medicine '55 Whistler June 16,-18 Geological Sciences '85 Beaver Lake Resort July 1-3 Law '85 Grad Centre Ballroom August 19 MBA '85 Cecil Green Park Aug. 5 Medicine '85 Whistler Aug. 5-7 Medicine '70 Whistler Sept. 8-10 Varsity Outdoor Club '55 Cecil Green Park Sept. 15 Engineering'50 Cecil Green Park, Sept. 23 Commerce '65 Cecil Green Park Sept. 29 Mechanical Engineering '70... Cecil Green Park Oct. 6-8 Pharmacy '85 Harrison Hot Springs Oct. 12-15 Civil Engineering'45 Cecil Green Park Oct. 12 Law '81 University Golf Course Oct. I 3 Continued page 8 VOC Oldtimers' Reunion for Grads to 1955 Miss our notice in the Winter 1994 Chronicle7. Here are the details! We're gathering together on Friday, September 15,1995 at 6 p.m. for a reception, followed by dinner at Cecil Green Park at UBC. The cost is $45 per person. No host bar. Does that sound expensive? Hey, this is 1995, and not a VOC long hike—style dinner. Meet friends you haven't seen since then. Swap life's little stories, and hiking and skiing tales from the '40s and '50s. For reservations call/write: Dawn Levy Program Coordinator 6251 Cecil Green Park Road Vancouver, B.C.V6T IZI Telephone: (604) 822-8917 or toll free 1-800-883-3088 Fax: (604) 822-8928 or toll free 1-800-220-4022 UBC An mm C'.iiROMc:i k, Sprinc. 1995 NEWS * the UJjC -i -pn "1 Annual rund Thanks to you, we've reached our goal! By April 1, more than 12,600 alumni will have participated in the 1994/95 Annual Fund, and will have donated more than $900,000 toward faculty and university priorities—a 20% increase over last year. Thanks to you, the Annual Fund is a success. Your participation makes the difference! We want to thank all volunteers who phoned their classmates in the following faculties and schools: Applied Science, Architecture, Athletics, Forestry, Law, School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Social Work. Many of these volunteers were joined on the phone by their deans and directors. Graduating students are a "Class Act." Fourth-year students are also participating in the Class Act Graduating Gift program by making three-year pledges to faculty projects of their choice. One hundred student volunteers are currently canvassing their classmates to reach a goal of $196,000. A new year begins! As the Annual Fund year begins April 1, we hope you will join your classmates to make 1995/96 as successful as this past year. The UBC Annual Fund 6253 N.W. Marine Drive Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1 Phone: (604) 822-8920 Thank you! students in BC entering UBC for the first time. Many other scholarships and bursaries are sponsored by the Association, including the Norman MacKenzie College Scholarship, Walter H. Gage Bursary and the John B. Macdonald Bursary. These major awards are drawn from the interest of a $1 million endowment created jointly by the Association, the Vancouver Foundation and UBC, and are made possible through contributions by alumni and friends of UBC. Other smaller endowments created and supported by alumni divisions, fund awards for students in areas such as librarian- ship, social work and nursing, to name but a few. The Association always welcomes alumni support of this important program. For more information, contact Marlene King at 822-8923. Handshake with Grizzlies? Basketball fans have their ears to the ground around campus.The buzz is that a unique community partnership is being developed between UBC and Vancouver's new NBA franchise, the Grizzlies. The aim of the partnership is to assist and enhance athletic programs at UBC, promote sports at all levels in the province and provide the framework for a long-term community partnership. Word on the street is that this will be a mutually beneficial situation, with UBC students and the Department of Athletics the big winners. As a member of the UBC family, you will have the opportunity to become involved in this relationship and share in the benefits. How about a Blue &Gold UBC section at Grizzlies games? Stay tuned for further details. Z± Cruise September 10 Three Great Rivers of Europe September 15 - 28 China Adventure September 19 - October 1 Frend? 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TEACHERS CREDIT I WON OAKRIDGE Cambie at 40th Ave. 324-6655 Toll Free for Oakridge Branch and Administration Office 1-800-663-3345 DUNBAR Dunbar at 28th Ave. 224-2364 BIRNABY Norland Ave. just off Canada Way 294-5106 SURREY %4812SthSt. 581-9828 VICTORIA Scott St. just off Hill Side 595-5151 UBC An mni OiRONici.K, Spring 1995 NEWS YACkety YAC - Do Talk Back! Happy New Year, all you YACs! A new year means mat months of exciting YAC events are just ahead. Don't be overwhelmed. The YAC committee, which works to bring you these great opportunities for professional, cultural and social interaction with other UBC grads, has sketched out a smooth and convenient calendar of events. Look for a night of laughs April 28 at Cecil Green Park to kick off the fun. Call Dawn Levy at 822-8917 for further details The best way to keep up with a pack of moving YACs is to call/fax for details ofthe next adventure. By returning the coupon below, you are sure to know the scoop! You will receive the YAC newsletter (the official guide to the happenings of YACs) and any other intriguing information. Remember, Young Alumni Connections wants to hear from you about what you want — so YACkety YAC — TALK BACK! Return without delay to: The UBC Alumni Association Attn: Young Alumni Connections 6251 Cecil Green Park Road Vancouver, BC.V6T1Z1 Phone: 822-8917 Fax: 822-8928 r i i i i i i i i i i L I WANT TO BE PART OF THE FUN... so send me a newsletter with all the details of the next adventure. Name: Address: City: Phone: P/Code Fax: Degree: Year: e-mail address Young Alumni Connection The First YAC Nofel—On December 8th, Young Alumni Connection members (YACs) gathered at Cecil Green Park. They came from all corners of the city to toast the season and raise their voices in song. YACs rekindled old friendships made brand-new connections. Although the celebration was informal.YAC leader Leanne Jacobs welcomed everyone, and lucky members won door prizes! The real winner was the Food Bank, which received a hamper of canned goodies and a small purse of money from YAC. If you missed this chance to catch up with your old friends, don't worry. Young Alumni Connections is now planning the 1995 list of events. To keep in touch or participate, call 822-8917 for details, or send in the coupon above! Where Great Minds Meet The UBC Conference Centre A Over 3,000 bedrooms available in student residences situated in the spacious and park-like setting of UBC campus. A Gage Court Hotel offers yer-round accommodation in recently renovated one bedroom suites, ideal for seminar groups and visiting academics. ▲ Meeting facilities for 15 - 1,000 delegates in academic buildings, in-house meeting rooms and special facilities. A Conference coordination, registration services and full meeting management packages available in-house with experienced meeting professionals. 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Zlotnik was captain of UBC's golf team in the '60s, and in 1984, along with fellow alumnus Ken Mahon, founded the Thunderbird Golf Society.Their aim was to stage an annual tournament to raise money for UBC golf scholarships. The 22-year-old Tsawassen native's win in the prestigious Colorado State Invitational was as much a victory for the Thunderbird Golf Society, whose enthusiasm for golf and for UBC student athletes has enabled Lipp and others like her be competitive at elite NCAA tournaments. As captain of Canada's only university women's golf team, Lipp went on to win the University of San Francisco Invitational later that year and last summer captured the 1994 BC Ladies Amateur crown. Team-mate Shelly Comadina, a 25- year-old human kinetics student, won the 1994 Boise State Tournament, was second in 1993 at California-Santa Barbara and took third place in the BC Amateur last year. Jason Monteieone, a 25-year-old MBA student who used to play on Washington State's golf team, came to UBC and won his first-ever NCAA tournament at Portland State last fall. "We wouldn't be competitive at this level if it wasn't for their help," said UBC intercollegiate athletics coordinator Kim Gordon. "Each year it becomes more difficult for us to fund some of the non-CIAU sports, but with their (Thunderbird Welcome to the 21st Century! The Alumni Association gets E-mail ... and a toll free telephone number, I -800-883-3088, and a toll free fax number, I -800-220-9022..You can call these from anywhere in North America at no cost to you and very little to us. You can also communicate with most staff members via E-mail. Those of us who have nosed up to the steamy window of technology are: Dale Fuller (Chronicle) Kathy George (Grants) Marlene King (Divisions) Leslie Konantz (Programs) Dawn Levy (Reunions,YAC) Deanna McLeod (Divisions) Chris Petty (Chronicle) sdfuller@unixg.ubc.ca kgeorge@unixg.ubc.ca mking@unixg.ubc.ca lkonantz@unixg.ubc.ca dlevy@unixg.ubc.ca dmcleod@unixg.ubc.ca cpetty@unixg.ubc.ca Remember, E-mail is case sensitive and space sensitive. Rarely will you see capitals used or spaces included in the address. Golf Society's) help, we have both men's and women's programs which are consistently turning in better results at the big US tournaments. They are usually competing with golfers who are receiving substantial scholarships, so it's particularly gratifying to watch them progress." The first fundraising tournament Zlotnik and company staged was in 1983 with the assistance of the University Golf Club. An annual tournament has been held in May of each year. Entries for individuals or teams of five (men and women) are now being accepted for the May 25 event. It will be a 1:00 pm Texas Scramble tee-off at University Golf Club followed by dinner and prizes. For more information, contact June Carlyle at the UBC Athletic Department at 822-8205. *»■ by Don Wells NEPAL! Challenge yourself with a walk among the world's highest peaks! Be in an exotic mountain culture with a small group plus Canadian leader and caring Sherpas. Variety of tours from high altitude treks to Everest to low level Gorkha ridge walk plus jungle safari. Call 731- 7650 for brochure. Everest trekking Himalayan Adventure Travel since 1987 COMPLETION OF HIGH SCHOOL IN SWITZERLAND Neuchatel Junior College is a small, co-educational school with a large vision. It prepares students jhj their final year or semester of high school for the demands and independence of university and their career. Established in 1956, NeuchltelJunior College attracts students from across Canada. The College offers a broad range of Ontario Academic Credits, residency in French-speaking Swiss homes, and a tradition of excellence in teaching, extra curricular activities, and travel while living and studyingpin Europe. For further information please contact Mrs. Dayle Leishman Tel: (416) 368-8169 1-800-263-2923 Fax: (416) 368-0956 Neuchatel Junior College "The best year of my life" Member - Canadian Association of Independent Schools io UBC Au'mm Chronicle, Spring 1995 NEWS UBC Open House '95 October 13-15 Where can you feel the roll of a major earthquake? Stand eyeball-to-eyeball with a dinosaur? See great live theatre? Munch your way through an apple festival? See Goldilocks defend herself on the witness stand? Meet a Nobel Prize winner? You can do these and hundreds of other fun and fascinating things at UBC Open House '95, October 13-15, 1995. Right now faculty, staff, students and alumni are gearing up to host UBC's biggest and best Open House ever. The theme this year is "An Odyssey," an adventurous journey. We're designing a series of incredible journeys to take you to places you've never been before—from inner space to the stars and beyond. The Open House coincides with our annual Homecoming festivities. This is popular time for alumni to come back to UBC to visit the old haunts and renew old acquaintances. This year marks UBC's 80th anniversary. That's right: we've been educating the best and brightest since 1915. Celebrations during Open House will feature celebrity alumni, memorabilia collected from past years, contests, prizes and a giant birthday cake. You might even see your own picture on display. UBC's last Open House, in 1990, attracted nearly 200,000 people from around the province. Since then, UBC has been transformed with 13 new buildings either finished or under construction, and a brand new rose garden. Come see the changes and feel the excitement of a growing university. Demonstrations during Open House will come from virtually every faculty, department, research centre and school, and Is 1995 the Year of Your 60th Anniversary Class Reunion? Now is the time to get organized! Grads from 1935 (60th) have a special reunion to celebrate. The Alumni Association is looking for volunteers from this class to form a committee to begin the preparations for these grand events! For further information complete this form or call Dawn Levy at 822-8917 or toll free at 1-800-883-3088. □ I am interested in being a part of the reunion committee for the Class of 1935. Name Faculty Address P/Code (w) Telephone: (h) Please reply to: Reunions, UBC Alumni Association, 6251 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1. Or Fax: (604) 822-8928 will show you why UBC is ranked one of the top universities in North America. The Open House committee is busy organizing events. A full list will be published in the Fall Chronicle. So mark your calendars now and prepare to be amazed. ?*• Open House, 1990. A theatre department Opera Star sang an aria outside SUB and dramatized with a passing cyclist Come to Open House '95 in October and expect the unexpected. REMEMBER YOUR ALMA MATER WHEN YOU DO YOUR HIRING ... HIRE A UBC STUDENT! Retail Labour Marketing Childcare Clerical Computers FULL-TIME PART-TIME CASUAL DAYS EVENINGS WEEKENDS Flexible Reliable Motivated Skilled Competent Qualified For more information, or to post a job opening call: 822-JOBS Tel: 822-5627 Fax: 822-8758 JobLink UBC Alumni Chronici.k, Spring 1995 II "JT TT"istory at UBC is caught in the throes of change.A new series of is- w~~t sues has found a place on the history department's teaching agenda. JL -K. According to department head Peter Ward, the past may be unchanging but our interest in it is not. Each age seeks its own historical understanding. We often turn to history to help us comprehend our own times and, when we do, the questions we ask usually reflect out current interests.This certainly is true of the new perspectives on the past now being taught in the department. One striking change has been the intro- jM duction of courses in world history and /■ /%/%w-f\ comparative history, a development in X""W wj m W keeping with the changing character of our /^ J m WJk j community. For many years the depart ment has had a strong interest in non- western as well as western societies,Asian nations in particular. But it now integrates these interests in novel ways through courses which take a truly global point of view. Another innovation adopted by the department is comparative history. Dr. Joy Dixon, who teaches comparative courses on gender and society, notes that the comparative approach offers a way to emphasize general themes and broad structures instead of the specifics of time and place. Comparative history, she argues, encourages breadth of thought among students and faculty alike. The department has also introduced gender history to its curriculum.The subject now forms part of many well-established courses and is the central theme of several new ones. Dr. Dianne Newell, a historian of technology now planning a new course on gender and technology, observes that gender history has a long lineage. Its origins lie in the social history revolution ofthe 1960s, in particular the growth of women's history, which played such an important part in the rise of the new social history. Fundamentally the study of gender relations in past time is about the study of power. Given the masculine worlds of science and technology in history, Newell argues, the gender approach— largely neglected until now — is fundamental to her field. 2*- Science We wish to congratulate Dr. Peter Hochachka of the Department of Zoology on receiving the NSERC Gold Medal for Science and Engineering for 1995. This honour is awarded to an individual in recognition of sustained and outstanding contributions to Canadian research in the natural sciences and engineering. Dr. Hochachka is the filth recipient ofthis prestigious award, and the first in the life sciences. He has received international acclaim for his work on the adaption of animals to harsh environments and how the biochemistry ofthe organism evolves. In particular he had focused on how animals survive in low oxygen environments and this has led him to study how large marine animals can dive for over an hour, and also how humans can live at high altitude. This has involved people such as the Quechuas from the Andes and Sherpas from the Himalayas who have adapted to mountain conditions and can function in circumstances which would be disastrous for lowlanders. Dr. Hochachka's fasci- |applied sciences The Advanced Materials and Process Engineering Lab (AMPEL) is a new $21 million laboratory building under construction in the applied precinct ofthe UBC campus. Construction is expected to be completed by the summer on this 4,250 m2 building. The building consists of a four-story laboratory wing, a central office and meeting room area with eleven faculty offices and two meeting rooms and a high head wing for pilot scale process development.The standard head laboratory wing includes a 120 m2 of clean room for microelectronic device fabrication.The building is equipped with the mechanical and electrical services that are needed to do materials research and process development in a safe and efficient manner. In this respect it is unique on the UBC campus.The building will be linked by second storey walkways to the neighbouring McLeod (electrical engineering) and civil/mechanical engineering buildings. AMPEL will bring together faculty members and graduate students from the faculties of science and applied science and the departments of chemistry, electrical engineering, metals and materials engineering and physics, as well as the Centre for Metallurgical Process Engineering. It will be home to more than 100 faculty, staff and graduate students. Up to now materials researchers at UBC have been spread over a variety of locations on the UBC campus even though in many cases there is considerable commonality in the research programs. While the AMPEL building is not big enough to hold everyone involved in materials research at UBC, it will create a new focus and synergy for materials- related work on the campus.This will enhance our research programs and improve the quality of our graduate education in this area of science and technology, which has many important industrial applications. J*. nating research has been published in several books, including a recent volume, Surviving Hypoxia (CRC Press, 1992). In other news, Science I has entered its second year. This successful first-year program seeks to give students a more integrated approach to the teaching and learning of biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics. In the first year there were 46 students and this year there are sixty- three, and a further small expansion is expected next year. In mid-December they moved into their new quarters on the fourth floor ofthe old Computer Science building. This space became available when the Department of Computer Science moved to its new home in the CICSR/CS building at the southern end of the main campus. The space for Science I was renovated and consists of a convenient suite of classrooms, study room, computer room and office area. In keeping with the times, the computers are networked, and the students will have access to E-mail and the World Wide Web. In harmony with the desire to show the interconnectedness of Science, they hold short workshops on special topics, with specialists from other areas invited to participate. A memorable one last year was on the death of the dinosaurs 65 million years in a cataclysm like the recent collision of comet Shoemaker-Levy with Jupiter. To understand such events, students need information from every scientific specialty, and they need to synthesize these facts into a coherent picture of an event which literally changed the face of our planet. The students have appreciated the informal "family" atmosphere of Science I and have responded well to this innovative program. Further information can be obtained from the director, Dr. Julyet Benbasat at 822-9876 or the secretary, Catherine Young at 822-5552. **• 12 UBC Alumni Chronicle, Spring 1995 FACULTY NEWS Commerce Derek Atkins, associate dean of academic programs, is chair of the MBA 2001 Implementation Committee. The new MBA program will include a required, integrated one-term core; a post-core taught in four six week modules with every student pursuing a specialization and an internship or project of at least five weeks in duration. In addition, the faculty will offer a pre-core to upgrade the credentials of incoming students.Theme weeks devoted to developing necessary skills and covering current event topics will also be included.The new program will be implemented in the 1995-96 academic year. A part-time program containing all the academic content of the regular program is proposed for implementation within three years. Ron Giammarino, David McPhillips and Ken MacCrimmon spearheaded the development of the new program by studying leading edge MBA programs from top business schools in North America, interviewing leaders from the faculty's alumni, business, government and labour constituencies and consulting with faculty members. Professor Martin Puterman, post- core coordinator, is responsible for leading the development of the specializations and internships.The following specializations are now under consideration: international business, entrepreneurship, operations, management, public policy and management, advanced technology management, general management, business analysis, marketing, human resource management, corporate finance/investments/banking and international finance, information technology development and management and urban economics/real estate finance. The faculty has asked its divisions to review the proposed selection of specializations and to offer additional suggestions.The faculty is defining these specializations more clearly before moving on to the next step of development. Interested alumni should contact Marty Puterman at 822-8388 to contribute components of the new program. >*• Agricultural Sciences UBC Senate recently approved the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences' proposal for new program specializations for the Bachelor of Science Agriculture degree. Developed after extensive consultation and discussion, both on-cam- pus and in the broader community, the new curriculum reflects the faculty's unifying educational goals, emphasizing program specializations rather than administrative units. A new curriculum core underpinning the specializations provides the student with more academic flexibility while allowing the faculty to achieve greater teaching efficiency. It will allow for custom design of programs and will facilitate the future development of further specializations to meet evolving needs. The new core of 56 credits will be required by all BSc(Agr) students. Along with various program specialization requirements of at least 69 credits, the new core reduces the minimum number of credits needed for the degree from 136 to 125.This reduction brings faculty requirements closer to those of other faculties, such as Science, which require 120 credits. It provides students with more time for reflective thought and will make it easier for them to complete the BSc(Agr) in four years. In response to educational and professional needs identified by employers, alumni, current students and others, courses in critical thinking, agricultural ethics, professional communication and stewardship of managed landscapes are being added to the core curriculum. Some of these requirements replace previously unspecified breadth electives. A new program specialization in agro-ecology is also being introduced. One new course is being developed for this program and another modified. Otherwise, the program will draw on existing courses from several departments. All new courses and programs will be phased in in the 1995-96 winter session with current students having the option of following the "old" curriculum or the new one. *»■ P k a m ci y The Scientists and Innovators in the Schools program is a volunteer program, administered by Science World and funded by the provincial government. One of its goals is to show children in grades 5 to 7 that science is fun and exciting. Children are encouraged to consider pursuing a career in science — and, specifically, in pharmacy, which has been identified as one ofthe top 10 jobs in terms of satisfaction, prestige and future demand. To this end, Dr. Helen Burt, an associate professor in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, travels several times a year to elementary schools throughout the Lower Mainland. She shows chil dren that medications are chemicals, and that the properties of those chemicals help determine whether the medication is taken in tablet, capsule, liquid or other form. The children participate in hands-on experiments to demonstrate acid-base reactions, the formation of precipitates, the preparation of stable oil and water emulsions and so on. This is followed by a "show and tell" where they learn more about medications they may have taken themselves. The children love it — and so does Dr. Burt, who especially likes getting thank you letters from all the children saying how much fun they had. it- ATHLETICS War Memorial Gymnasium has a new-look interior. Following a $700,000 renovation, the venerable building, constructed in 1951, features 2,907 new moulded seats on retractable frames, new pro-style gooseneck basketball hoops and two new electronic score clocks. With one ofthe best basketball facilities in Western Canada, UBC hopes to attract more spectators to Thunderbird games as well as attract special events such as the popular BC High School Boys' Championship and international matches in both volleyball and basketball. UBC's hockey team staged a highly successful Christmas tournament. The 1994 Father Bauer Classic featured Alberta, York and Litvinov, a Czech Elite Division team coached by former Vancouver Canuck Ivan Hlinka. UBC narrowly lost 4-3 to the swift—skating Czech team in the finale December 30 before a packed house at the Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre. Casey Smith, the 35-year-old son of former UBC football coach Frank Smith, is settling comfortably into his new role as head coach of the Thunderbirds. Smith Jr. had been an assistant under his father, who led the T-Birds to Vanier Cup championships in 1982 and 1986, for the past eight seasons. UBC soccer coach Dick Mosher was awarded the Sport BC's Coach of the Year Award at the annual Sport BC Awards Banquet March 9 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Mosher, who coaches both the men's and women's soccer teams and is the winningest coach in UBC history, guided the men's soccer team to the 1994 CIAU championship and came within a heartbeat of accomplishing the same feat with UBC's women's team, which lost to Dalhousie in penalty kicks in the CIAU championship final after overtime failed to break a 2-2 deadlock. »■ UBC Allmm Chromolk, Spring 1995 13 FACULTY NEWS ^tlmtrg m; he UBC Library received an early Christmas present on December 19th with the start of construction of Phase One of the new Walter C. Koerner Library. A soundproofing wall between Sedgewick Library and the building site will allow Sedgewick to remain open during construction. Phase One is scheduled for completion in September 1996. Bravo Tom! Tom Shorthouse BA'54, BLS'65, head of the UBC Law Library, has been awarded the UBC President's Service Award for Excellence. The Faculty of Law nominated Tom for his long-term dedication and willingness to go beyond the call of duty. In addition, the Canadian Association of Law Libraries recognized Tom for his influential and intelligent contribution to Canadian law librarianship by awarding him the Carswell/Sweet & Maxwell Exchange. The holder ofthe Exchange is the official representative from Canada at the Meeting of the British Irish Association of Law Librarians. For 28 years the library has benefited from Tom's professional expertise, genuine kindness and lively wit. We are very pleased to see him honoured. 5»- Graduate Studies In an effort to understand and improve the environment for graduate students at UBC, the Faculty of Graduate Studies has been involved in a series of initiatives which will culminate in a one-day conference entitled Improving the Quality of Graduate Education at UBC, to be held at Green College on November 26. For the past three years, each student completing or abandoning a master's or doctoral program has been asked to complete an exit survey. This provides feedback on the perceptions of that student regarding his/her program, causes of delay, impediments to progress, etc. The information obtained will help departments and other units (e.g. Library) focus on improvements that could be made. In conjunction with the Graduate Students' Society and the Women Students' Office, a comprehensive climate survey was sent to all existing graduate students in March/April 1994.This survey, based on one carried out in 1993 by the University of Michigan, will complement the exit survey by providing a snapshot of students' feelings about such issues as the role and helpfulness of the faculty supervisor, quality of instruction, experience with comprehensive exams, program expectations, gender, resources, treatment of visible minorities, etc. More than 3,300 surveys were completed, a 60% return rate. One finding that has already come to light is that 26% of women feel unsafe on campus compared with only 2% of men. The two surveys will provide background material for the one-day conference. Invitees to the conference will include a representative group of graduate students, departmental graduate advisors, members of Graduate Council and representatives of the sponsoring organizations. It is expected that the conference will make a series of recommendations for policy changes that will lead to improvements in the climate for graduate students at UBC. Institute for Hearing Accessibility Research The Institute for Hearing Accessibility and Research (IHEAR) began its work in September 1994 and is the latest unit to join the group of interdisciplinary research centres and institutes administered by the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Dr. Charles Laszlo, a professor in electrical engineering and researcher in communications technology for the hard of hearing, has been appointed director of the Institute. IHEAR's mission is to do research, training, education and service in the field of hearing accessibility, and to serve the needs and interests of the hard of hearing — people with hearing loss who nevertheless communicate via speech. Hard of hearing peo ple exploit every means at their disposal to make use of whatever hearing they have left. The hard of hearing comprise about 7% ofthe general population and are the largest group of people with hearing disorders. Yet the condition itself and the needs of hard of hearing people are varied, complex and poorly understood.This complexity, together with other psychosocial reasons, have kept researchers away from many problems in this area — a situation IHEAR is aiming to change. IHEAR coordinates the activities of scientists, engineers, social scientists, professionals, manufacturers and consumers to examine problems of hearing people, to find appropriate solutions to these problems and to promote hearing accessibility. Some current IHEAR projects include: ■ hard of hearing elderly in retirement homes; ■ improving acoustical accessibility of classrooms; ■ development of performance criteria for assistive listening devices; ■ development of non-acoustical fire alarms; ■ assisting hard of hearing inmates in prisons; ■ assisting Hearing International with training in South East Asia. The new institute has already begun holding a series of public seminars on current topics in hearing accessibility. It is also seeking external funding to provide the infrastructure needed for its successful survival. J»- t D U C fl T I o n The faculty's long-awaited new library facilities were officially unveiled in February as part of a ceremony celebrating the opening of Phase One of the Scarfe building expansions and renovations. Art Charbonneau, Minister of Education, was on hand as UBC Chancellor Bob Lee, President David Strangway and Dean Nancy Sheehan cut the red ribbon in front of a crowd of faculty and friends. The library move means more study, seating and collection space. Over 120 journals, the ERIC micro fiche, several hundred reference works plus juvenile picture books, folklore and story collections were transferred from the Main Library to the new facility. A new microfiche printer provides easy access to the various research collections.The Education Library also offers greatly needed conference and meeting space, facilities shared with the new Teacher Education Office. Consistent with the rest of the faculty, technology is a major focus for the Education Library. Several CD- ROM stations, nine UBCLIB work stations, an OVID work station and numerous databases make the library an excellent resource for students, faculty and the educational community. The Education Library staff invite all alumni and friends to drop by and see their new facilities! Phase One renovations also include new space for the Department of Counselling Psychology, the Teacher Education Office and Education Computing Services. A larger celebration is planned for 1996, once all renovation work to the Scarfe building is complete, f* 14 UBC All'MNI ClIRONlCLh, Sl'RING 1995 Notes from the Solomon Islands For three months last year I worked with Youth Challenge on their inaugural project in the Solomon Islands, which lie just east of Papua, New Guinea in the South Pacific. When I returned to Canada, I quickly finished off some school work and headed back. Project Solomon Islands 1994 brought together participants from five countries for 15 medical, scientific and community development projects spread over 12 different islands and 900 kilometres of water. I spent half my time in the capital working on logistics, and the other half as co-leader of two field projects. One, a mobile dental clinic, brought dental service and education to remote areas of Vella Lavella Island, and the other was an archaeological survey to bring legal protection to sacred tambu sites on Tetepare Island, which is slated for clearcut logging. Tetepare is held under customary tenure by descendants of the original residents, though no one lives on the island now. One hundred years ago, the chief from the island of Roviana was killed during a raid on Tetepare. The Rovianans were so outraged that they placed a curse on Tetepare that resulted, soon after, in the mysterious deaths of many inhabitants. All the survivors fled the island, and their descendants are scattered throughout the western province of the Solomons. Some of these descendants favour logging the island, while others vigorously oppose what they feel will be the destruction of the island. I attended the Western Province Environment and Economics Summit and heard many people stand up and speak about the benefits of logging money: better houses, more consumer goods, better schools, better medical care. However, many others spoke about mud-choked coral reefs, reduced fish catches, polluted water supplies, the breakdown of traditional community values and increased alcoholism and crime. We outsiders, from Canada and Australia, were impressed by the eloquence, insight and passion of many of these people. Our job was to find and record sacred tambu sites that, should the logging go ahead, would be spared. We visited a new site each day. Some were villages extending for a kilometre along a ridge, others were feasting areas made up of a 20 square metre pile of coral and basalt rocks, and others were burial sites with their customary power still very much alive. During our work on this project we had a guide named Mathias to help us find tambu sites. "Pies wea iumi go hem i lillebit kolsay faraway nomoa, ia man," he told us one day, which, loosely translated from the Solomon Island's Pijin English was, "The place we're going is a little bit close by far away only, eh." This, strangely enough, made perfect sense to us. Our team of surveyors was in for another hour or two of hiking through dense jungle filled with spiny plants, creepers, wild pigs and iguanas. When we arrived at the new site just over a ridge, we pulled out the compass, the 50 metre measuring tapes, graph paper, and the official record book. We began to survey the site. We noted the locations of shell money, skulls and other artifacts, and recorded any stories or histories associated with the site. Then the rain started and soon turned into a torrential downpour. It seemed every time we worked on a tambu burial site it would rain, in spite of the fact that our guides had told the island about our work in order to ensure our safety. But Tetepare had a way of letting us know we were outsiders (Solomon Islanders are nearly all Christian, but they have a strong respect for tradition). After an hour of wet work we had officially recorded the site, giving it the protection of law. Then began our trek home.The rain had turned the way back into a mud slide. I made my way down the ridge carefully by running and slipping from tree to tree. The Solomon Islanders, joking and hollering, ran down in bare feet, 24 inch bush knives in one hand, brushing away branches with the other. When the dogs picked up the scent of a wild pig, the Solomon Islanders all ran off in a sprint to take up the chase. A little bit later Mathias and his stuck pig found us again. Mathias was the best hunter.You can see a picture of him in the "Lonely Planet guide to the Solomons." Mathias the hunter from Vanikuva Village on Rendova Island has his photo in there. Once we got back to our home near the mouth of a small river, we all went swimming to clean up and cool down, then we played volleyball on the sandbank until the tide came in. A few hard working indi- Recording custom stories about Tetepare on nearby Rendova Island in Vanikuva Village with carver Reuben Sei and a Youth Challenge team: Lia McKnight, Juliet Spagnolo and Shaun Johnston. viduals prepared dinner: fresh baked bread, BBQ pork, coconut rice and slippery cabbage (which is something like slimy spinach). Someone else made the daily call to headquarters in the capital and gave the typical report: another day, another tambu site, another pig. Our evenings were busy. We played cards, polished up reports or recorded more stories about Tetepare songs, dances and legends. Story telling is one of the pillars of Solomon Island culture. Everyone has time to listen to your stories, and to tell their own. We heard stories of brave warrior chiefs and their beautiful daughters, powerful giants, vicious battles, magic and vengeful curses.Yet many of the stories I heard were strangely familiar: they were the same stories I might hear on a beach in Sydney, a pub in Toronto or in a team member's leaf house on Malaita Island. Stories of people and how they relate to the places they live. Or, as Mathias, might say, "hem i lillebit kolsap faraway nomoa." *»■ Shaun Johnston, MSc'94 UBC Alumni Chromclk, Spring 1995 15 Growing with the Times: Forestry Re-tools Its Curriculum by Clark S. Binkley British Columbia's economy is dependent on natural resource industries, from forestry, mining and fishing to nature-based tourism. Not surprisingly, the University of British Columbia supports strong academic and research programs in these areas across nearly all ol its faculties. As our name implies, the Faculty of forestry devotes its entire effort to the problems of managing forested landscapes and forest-based industries for the purposes of conservation and utilization. Most British Columbians understand the profound changes facing forestry both in the province and elsewhere in the world. Downward pressure on harvest levels and increased global competition challenge the industry to perform at ever higher levels. The creation of new parks, and new programs for restoring watersheds damaged by past logging demand innovative, science-based approaches to conservation. These changes logically suggest that UBC's programs should change as well. Just whal is the Faculty of Forestry doing to respond to these new demands? In 1992 we introduced Canada's first degree program dedicated to the management of parks, preserves and other natural areas where industrial activities are absent or nearly so. The Natural Resources Conservation degree program combines work in the natural sciences (especially ecology), the social sciences and management. The program will provide the pool of talent needed to manage BC's expanding park system and protected areas in other parts ofthe world as well. The Natural Resources Conservation degree also covers our basic undergraduate education in wildlife biology and management. Students have flocked to the program, with demand for admissions far exceeding our capacity to provide instruction. This May, the first graduates from the program will cross the stage at Convocation. We will formally review the program next year with a major locus on how we can incorporate experiential learning into the curriculum through internships or through a co-op program. We are in the early stages of introducing—in collaboration with the Faculty of Applied Sciences—an exciting new program in Wood Products Technology. This initiative harnesses the world-class strength of UBC's academic talent in wood sciences to the European concepts of university-level technical education. The result will be a unique-to- North America education in the technical and business aspects ofthe wood processing industry. The development ofthis program is an interesting story of how the university's regu lar program of departmental reviews can lead to profound programmatic changes. The most recent review ofthe Department of Wood Science contrasted the low numbers of undergraduates in the department's courses with the apparent economic importance of the subject area to BC and Canada more broadly. We heeded their recommendation for a careful review ofthe program, and asked our external Forestry Advisory Committee to help. A subcommittee (chaired by Dr. Ian de la Roche from Fointek Canada, including Ike Barber from Slocan, Ted Boswell from F.B Eddy and Bob Bird from Canwood) guided the faculty's analysis of industry needs. At about the same time, a group of secondary wood products and furniture manufacturers (led by Art DeFehr from Palliser Furniture) was conducting a similar but independent review of educational needs for their industry. These two initiatives merged in October, 1994 when UBC won a national competition to create a new centre of excellence in advanced wood processing. We plan to accept the first students into the program in the fall of 1995. We are employing this same model of program development—formal assessment of sectoral needs with curriculum development aided by an external committee—to revise our flagship Bachelor of Science in Forestry programs (including both the forest resource management and forest operations options). Although the faculty revised this program in 1991, the demands on the profession have changed enough so a complete overhaul is warranted. We plan to use our own alumni as well as other professional foresters as the external reference group for program re-design. The project is still in its early stages, but we plan to have a new curriculum ready for con- 16 UBC An mm Chroniclk, Si-rim. 1995 sideration by the UBC Senate in the fall of 1995. As important as what we teach is how we teach and whom we admit as students. We have come to recognize that effective program development cannot be divorced from reconsideration of our methods of instruction and our admissions policy. The faculty has gradually realized that we need to emphasize learning rather than teaching. This implies a competency-oriented curriculum where the student has the responsibility to learn rather than simply to take a set of courses. This shift in perspective, as simple as it might seem, has powerful implications for our programs. Problem-based learning becomes an instructional method of choice. Self-paced learning outside the classroom combined with competency testing can become an important part ofthe curriculum. For example, with support from the university's Innovation Fund, Prof. Karel Klinka is developing a way to teach the biogeoclimatic zones (the system of ecological classification that underlies all forest management in BC) using interactive video. Once this technology is fully developed, most ofthe instruction in this area will be eliminated from our ecology courses. Students will still be expected to master this material, but will do so on their own using the computer-based system. The classroom can then become a dynamic, interactive setting for problem solving without expanding program length or requiring new teaching resources. As a result of heightened student interest in resource issues and the attractive educational programs now available, applications to the Faculty of Forestry have soared. In the past five years, undergraduate enrolment has nearly doubled and now stands at an all-time , high. The minimum grade-point average (GPA) required to enter the faculty has moved up dramatically to the point that we know we are excluding some students who would make excellent professionals. In response to this situation, we have initiated an experimental program to admit some of our new students on the basis of factors other than GPA alone— participation in extra-curricular activities, work experience and well-articulated desire to enter the field. We hope that this approach will permit us to allocate among applicants the limited capacity we have more intelligently. In short, the pace of change in the Faculty of Forestry equals or exceeds the pace of change observed in the "real world" of forestry, wood products technology and natural resources conservation. Nearly every facet of the faculty—programs, teaching methods, admissions policies and even our internal organization—differs from what it was just five years ago. A major challenge facing the faculty (and indeed the entire university) is how to develop and sustain these innovations at a time when the university's budget is in decline. Unlike the private sector, we have no venture capital to invest in re-engineering our activities. We rely to an ever greater extent on our alumni—their financial support and ideas—to propel us into the 21st century. Write me a letter, give iue a call (604/822- 2467) or drop me an e-mail (binkley@ unixg.ubc.ca) if you have some thoughts on how we can better serve the people of British Columbia. £*■ Clark Binkley is Dean ofthe Faculty of Forestry H In the past Ave years, undergraduate enrolment in the Faculty of Forestry has nearly doubled and now stands at an all-time high." 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His mother's Old World remedies saved him during the epidemic, and the f; young engineers changed the direction of his life. by Dale Fuller Portrait by El/leiltt Russell 18 UBC Alumni Chronici.k, Spring 199.r> His family came to Canada from Vienna in 1913 to escape the impending war. They tried bush farming in northern British Columbia for two years, but when they lost everything in that venture, they settled in Rossland. There young Joe became something of a local celebrity, using his classical training to play musical accompaniment at one ofthe silent movie theatres in the town. That all ended when his father died in 1916. The family moved to Trail, where Joe started working in the smelter at the age of fourteen. When the First World War ended, a contingent of young men who had been studying engineering when the war broke out, spent some time at the Cominco smelter before returning to UBC. The budding engineers impressed foe. He liked the way they acted, the life they led, the possibilities that were open to them. He even liked the way they treated his sisters. When they were preparing to go back to school, he announced that he wanted to go too! There were obstacles to overcome, but he wasn't a stranger to adversity. Like a true engineer, he went about resolving the problems that faced him, namely that he hadn't been to high school and he didn't have any money. He completed his secondary school requirements in a few months. He continued working at the smelter and started to play music for at the movie theatre at night. He saved his money, and was on his way to UBC. Joe earned his BASc in geological engineering. (Kania always contended that he had simultaneously completed the requirements for a BA, and in 1991 UBC finally relented and granted him his BA in a special ceremony.) His main extracurricular activity as a student was helping to stage Gilbert and Sullivan musicals with MusSoc (which, he claims, is the precursor to UBC's music school). Music has continued to be a major interest throughout his life. Before returning to UBC for his master's degree, Joe went to Anyox, BC to work as a mine surveyor and geologist. There he met his first wife Nan, a young woman from Chilliwack who was teaching at the local school. The young man who had made his way from Vienna, to the bush of British Columbia, the noisy pandemonium of early movie theatres and the bowels of a lead-copper- zinc smelter had become a committed academic. He didn't stop with a master's degree, but went on to obtain his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His academic career continued at the University of Illinois (Urbana). While working there he became a member of Sigma Xi, an honorary science fraternity. In 1932 a protectionist immigration department ruled that naturalized Canadian citizens were not eligible to stay in the United States. Since Kania had become a Canadian citizen, that ruling meant he had to leave the US. Back in Vancouver, looking for a job, he went to Pemberton Securities. He had befriended the partners in 1924 while working on a fund raising campaign for the YMCA, a campaign that made possible the construction ofthe present YMCA building on Burrard Street in downtown Vancouver. Although they considered him overeducated, when he promised to stay for a least four years and to work for commission only, they created a research department and made bim its head. He quickly became their best salesperson and stayed with them for 44 years. Kania's lifelong passion is the house he built in 1936. He bought a triangular lot in Point Grey and designed a Spanish-style house that has been featured in such magazines as City and Country Home and Western Living. It was of sufficient architectural interest to be assigned to UBC architecture students as a drawing project. He lived there for 42 years, and it is the source of many fond memories. "Kania's Kastle" was a haven during WWII for British child refugees, families of Canadian servicemen and for students. He and Nan also had a girl and a boy of their own, today a musician and an engineer, respectively. In 1942 he began to teach engineering economics to graduating engineering students at UBC. The classes grew very quickly, especially at the end ofthe Second World War. They had to change an auditorium into a lecture hall for this popular class, which lasted for 18 years. As a member ofthe UBC Senate (17 years), he was the chair of the Alumni Higher Education Committee, whose findings were the basis for the establishment of BCIT. As if he didn't have enough on his plate, Kania pursued many activities in business organizations. He travelled all over the world on trade missions as a member of the Vancouver Board of Trade. He was also a founding director ofthe BC Chamber of Commerce. Nan died in 1987. In 1990 he married Florence Taylor, a family friend. She was also an accomplished musician, and they have collaborated musically for many years. Today they live at Crofton Manor. Kania, as always, is an inveterate traveller. The couple has been on cruises to New Orleans, Jamaica and the Panama Canal, and in July they plan to go to Alaska. Last year they made a very special trip to Vienna for a family reunion, and Florence celebrated her 80th birthday atop the Intercontinental Hotel. » Dale Fuller is the assistant editor of the Chronicle. CROQUET TINE AGAIN! Mallets are yet again poised for the annual costume croquet tournament at President and Mrs. Strangway's residence. This is a fun event to raise funds for the Crane Library — the ability to play croquet is purely coincidental! Date: Tuesday, June 20, 1995 4:00 - 9:00 p.m. Norman MacKenzie House, UBC $100 per person (Tax receipts are issued) for refreshments and a sumptuous Buffet Best/worst costume, best/ worst player, etc. For further information, please call Eilis Courtney at 822-6192. Time: Place: Cost: Prizes: UBC Alumni Ciironiclk, Spring 1995 19 Officers 1995 - 1996 President Al Poettcker BCom'69 Alumni Activities: Sr.Vice President; Senior Executive and Finance Committee; Chair, Awards Committee. University Activities: Member of the Board of the UBC Real Estate Corporation; member of the Dean's Advisory Committee in the Faculty of Commerce. Occupation: Real Estate Developer. Sr. Vice President Tricia Smith BA'80, LLB'85 Alumni Activities: Member-at- large 1993-95; Chair of Marketing Committee; Member, UBC Law Alumni Association. University Activities: Chair, University Athletic Council 1996-96; While a student at UBC, a member of 4 Olympic teams; winner of Olympic silver medal; Commonwealth Games gold medal and numerous world championship medals; inductee to both the UBC and BC Sports Halls of Fame. Community Service: Boards of directors of Sport BC, Rick Hansen Man in Motion Foundation, Full Figure Theatre Company, BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum; commission member of FISA (International Rowing Federation) and a member of Esteem Team (Athletes' Speakers Bureau). Occupation: Lawyer and consultant for Barnes Craig & Associates. Treasurer Dickson Wong BCom'88 Alumni Activities: Treasurer 1993- 95; Senior Executive and Finance Committee; Member, Marketing Committee. Community Service: Active in SUCCESS, a charitable organization in Vancouver; Member, Canadian Tax Foundation (CTF). Occupation: Partner, Michael Adams & Associates. Past President Debra Browning LLB'80 Alumni Activities: President 1994-95; Senior Vice President 1993-94; Member, Senior Executive and Finance Committee; Co-chair, Long Range Planning Committee and Transitional Planning Committee; Member, Alumni Chancellor Search Committee 1992. University Activities: 1985-88 Adjunct Professor, UBC Faculty of Law - Close Corporation Seminar. Community Service: Member, Board of Directors, Canadian Club of Vancouver; Vancouver Bar Association Executive Committee Board Member 1990-92; Sunny Hill Hospital for Children Chair, Lights of Joy Campaign 1989. Occupation: Partner, Ladner Downs, Barristers & Solicitors. Association Members There are three Members-at-large positions to be filled on the Alumni Association Board of Directors. The Treasurer and Senior Vice President positions have been filled by acclamation. Seven candidates are contesting the three members-at-large positions. Vote and Mail Today Please vote according to the directions below. The results of the election will be announced in the fall Chronicle and will be available by May I, 1995. Chris Bendl Chief Electoral Officer Your Vote Counts The Association is managed by the Board of Directors. UBC graduates help set the direction ofthe Association by annually electing its officers. The Senior Vice President automatically becomes President the following year. The Treasurer is elected for a one-year term, and Members-at-large are elected for two years. The Board of Directors Nominating Committee ensures a full slate of candidates by searching for people who bring a broad range of experience and perspectives to the Association. 20 UBC Art mni Chronicle, Spring 1995 Seven Candidates for Member-at-Large: Three to be Elected Patrick K.Y. Cheng BASc(MechEng)'83 Alumni Activities: Young Alumni Connections. Community Activities: Founding member of the Public Relations Committee,Vancouver branch of the UN Association; member, board of the Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre 1995; member, Program Committee of M-OCC; member, board of the Kensington Community Centre. Occupation: President & owner of Leading-Tech Computer Corp. Statement: I would like to contribute my skills, knowledge and experience to the Association and its members. These are my objectives: promote member and public awareness of the Association's existing and new services; expand the membership base; apply innovative and leading edge techniques and technologies to the Association's services; increase the dialogue between the Association, its members and the community which it serves; provide members with service improvement via feasible and innovative application of new technologies and methods; continue to strengthen the Association's assets and financial position with a prudent and well-balanced asset and investment portfolio and enlarge the contact network. Dean Leung BASc(ElecEng)'93 Alumni Activities: Member, Sigma Tau Chi. University Activities: SUS Sales Manager; president, Electrical Engineering Club; graduating class president; director of finance, AMS; 2nd Term senator-at-large; founding director, Canadian Campus Business Consortium; Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre ManagementAdvisory Committee. Community Activities: Senior volunteer with the Red Cross of Canada, BC-Yukon Division Action, Multicultural Awareness Ctte. 1991. Occupation: Systems consultant with Alma Mater Society, UBC. Statement: I have been involved at UBC at many levels, beginning at the club and undergraduate level and continuing with my involvement as graduating class president, two terms as a senator-at-large and as director of finance for the AMS. As director of finance, I was exposed to a $7,000,000 not-for-profit student society whose goal is to provide both information and services to its members. Goals are accomplished with work and dedication at the committee and group level. I will continue this belief and philosophy at the Alumni Association. I will use my past experience and the new skills acquired as a member-at-large to ensure a strong base of active new alumni and to foster a common bond between new and senior alumni. Graduation does not end a person's involvement with the UBC community. It is the beginning of a new relationship with theAlumniAssociation. I want my experience, commitment and contribution to the university to continue to benefit the university community. Timothy Lo BSc'91 Alumni Activities: Joint Adjudication Committee of the President's, Gage and Buchanan Funds; Sigma Tau Chi. University Activities: Director of administration, AMS; student ambassador, UBC School and College Liaison Office; Aquatic Centre Management Committee; Thunderbird Winter Sports Management Committee; Student Recreation Centre Development Committee; chair, SUB Safety Committee; University Athletic Council; Law Students' Legal Advice Program (Chinatown Clinic). OccupationThird year law student. Statement: Nearing the end of eight years and two degrees at UBC, I'm finding myself wandering around campus and seeing the tremendous change going on. Most of the change can be attributed to the strong commitment of UBC alumni. As a member-at-large I hope to build on the strong foundation of existing alumni with increased participation by new alumni. At UBC I have been involved in many extracurricular activities from co-founding the Biochemistry, Physi ology and Pharmacology Club to being elected to the Alma Mater Society executive as the director of administration. Due to my involvement I was inducted into SigmaTau Chi, the honorary society of the AMS. As I move into the "real" world, I wish to continue my commitment to UBC by being elected to the Alumni Association board of directors. No Photo Available. Donald G. McConachie BSA'63, MBA'65 Alumni Activities: Founding member of Dean's Advisory Committee, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration; visiting guest lecturer, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration 1986-87; lecturer in real estate and finance through RI(BC) and other programs. Community Activities: Ten years as director, campaign chair and board chair, Central Okanagan United Way; founding member and past director of Central Okanagan Foundation; past president, Rotary Club of Kelowna; Rotary Paul Harris Fellow; past member, BCIT Advisory Board. Occupation: President, The McConachie Group of Companies; involved in real estate; real estate and financial consulting; retail, restaurant and entertainment businesses; formerly vice president marketing and corporate participation for Expo 86 Corporation; former cattle rancher and banker; director and officer of a number of private companies. Continued on page 22. The Association appreciates the commitment these candidates make to the university and its graduates by offering to stand for election. Please mail your ballot today. Al Poettcker Chair, Nominating Committee Voting Instructions All graduates of UBC (including graduates of Victoria College) may vote. There are seven candidates for Members-at-large positions. Their names are listed on the ballot on page 22. Vote for three of the seven candidates. A ballot and a partner ballot are provided. The partner ballot is for use when partners, both eligible to vote, receive a single copy of The Chronicle. Identity Certificate Your ID number, from the magazine mailing label, and your signature must be on the ballot. To Return Ballot I. To ensure confidentiality, detach your completed ballot from the signed and completed ID certificate and seal it in a blank envelope. Place that envelope and the ID certificate in a second envelope, with a stamp, and mail it to the returning officer at the address below. 2. Mail to: Alumni Returning Officer, P.O. Box IIS, 1857 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC. V6J IM4. 3. Ballots received later than noon, April 28, 1995 will not be counted. UBC Alumni Ciironiclk, Sprino 1995 21 Continued from page 21. Dana M. (O'Rourke) Merritt BCom'88 Community Activities: Volunteer, Endeavour Auction Society; member, Finance Committee of the MS Society 1991-2; member, board, New Westminster Family Place Society 1991-92. Occupation: Director of financial services.Vancouver Community College. Statement: I had a very good university experience — granted most of the"goods" involved sport related activities, not my commerce exams. After studying for my CA exams, I thought I never wanted to see the university again, but now it brings back memories of an important time in our lives. I feel my financial background, network and fresh perspective will be beneficial in the Association's consideration of its goals for the coming year. I look forward to working with a dedicated group of board members to strengthen theAssociation and help it to fill its goals. Peter T. Nishihama BSc(Agr)'85 Alumni Activities: Agricultural Sciences Division 1987-89, 1994-95; Divisions Council (Committee) 1987— 89, 1994-95; coordinator.Agricultural Sciences classes of 1984 and 1985 reunion. University Activities: AMS representative on UBC Senate 1983-84; Agriculture Undergraduate Society 1983-84; president, International Agricultural Students'Association ofthe Americas, UBC Chapter 1982-84. Community Activities: Member, current president, Sigma Tau Upsilon Society (Honorary Agricultural Soci ety) 1992-95. Occupation: Sales representative for Stokes Seed Limited. Statement: I am a strong supporter of the Association's objectives for 1995-96, especially in regard to strengthening the branch/divisions network and instilling interest among inactive and future alumni to become involved with their respective branches and divisions. These objectives, once realized, will hopefully lead to a better dialogue and understanding between the alumni, the Association and the university. From my participation at the grassroots level ofthe Association, the divisions level, I must emphasize that as UBC graduates, we are extremely blessed to have such a remarkable pool of dedicated volunteers and staff supporting us.To ensure that the quality of services which the Association can provide us is not affected by possible funding restraints, it will become essential to sustain all present revenue sources as well as target addi tional revenue sources. In closing, I would like to say that it would be an honour to represent you on theAlumni Association's Board of Directors. Grace Wong BEd'74, MBA'83 Alumni Activities: Member-at-large, 1993-95. University Activities: Executive Committee, Centre for Chinese Research; Dean's Advisory Committee, Faculty of Commerce; Board of Advisors.AIESEC. Community Activities: Internationalization Committee; British Columbia Centre for International Education; conference coordinator, Canada-China Business Linkages: Growth and Sustainabilty in Vancouver, December 1994. Occupation: Assistant dean, International Programs, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, UBC. Statement: The years ahead will be challenging ones for all public institutions, including universities. More than ever, institutions need to be in touch with their stakeholder groups. One of the university's most important stakeholder groups is its alumni. I believe alumni can truly"make a difference" in helping the university to overcome the challenges, to seize opportunities and to take new directions by providing valuable input and feedback to university programs. In turn, the university needs to consider how it may be of greater service to alumni. I would like to work with the Association to provide greater alumni input to the university and to work with the university to provide programs and services of interest to alumni. * UBC Alumni Association " UBC Alumni Association " BALLOT PARTNER BALLOT 1995 I 1995 I ■ Place an X opposite the candidates of your choice. ■ Vote for three only. ■ B Place in X opposite the candidates of your choice. B Vote for three only. B Members-at-large ■ Members-at-large ■ 1995-1997 I 1995-1997 I :□ Patrick K.Y. Cheng I :□ Patrick K.Y. Cheng B :□ Dean Leung ■ :li Dean Leung " :□ Timothy Lo B :li Timothy Lo B :u Donald G. McConachie B :li Donald G. McConachie ■ :□ Dana M. (O'Rourke) Merritt J :□ Dana M. (O'Rourke) Merritt J :u Peter T. Nishihama ■ :L-i Peter T. Nishihama ■ :□ Grace Wong ■ .a Grace Wong ■ ■ Identity Certificate ■ B The information below must be complete and accompany B _ the ballot or the ballot will be rejected. _ B Identity Certificate B _ The information below must be complete and accompany _ the ballot or the ballot will be rejected. Name (print) " ■ Name (print) ■ 2 ID# B ID# B 1 certi _ British ■ 1 certify that 1 am a graduate of the University of ■ a British Columbia. B y that 1 am a graduate of the University of B Columbia. _ ■ SIGNATURE a B SIGNATURE B 22 L'BC An mm Ciiromci.k, Si'rini. 1995 Why We Market Why we want you to take a trip, buy a sweater and get life insurance from your friendly Alumni Association. In the Spring 1994 issue of The Chronicle, we introduced you to ACC, a company that resells long distance telephone service. Some years ago, the j\lumni Association entered into a contract with North American Life to provide group rates for various personal insurance products, and with INTRAV to sell you trips with other grads at attractive prices. In 1991, we joined with the Bank of Montreal to offer you an affinity credit card and, a few years earlier, we began marketing high-quality, award winning alumni merchandise. You have likely received separate mailings for the travel, insurance and affinity card service. Why this mad rush to sell you things? Some of our members wonder the same thing, and some question the idea of our . being in the marketing business in the first place. There are private entrepreneurs, they argue, who live and die by competition, who take the day-to-day risks of the marketplace, and who put their own money on the line. Is it proper for a publicly-funded association to compete, risk-free, with these people? A little history might help. In the early days, the university paid the Association to keep track of graduates. For every active grad on our records, the university paid us a small sum. That arrangement changed in the Fifties, replaced by an operating grant. That changed again in 1987. Then, the university took over the task of maintaining alumni addresses (and of fundraising) so the Development Office could better plan the World of Opportunity campaign. Some members might remember the flap that ensued over the obvious question that move brought up: If the Association isn't maintaining the data base and can't raise money, what's its role? The Association won its case for independence (see The Chronicle, Winter '91), and promised to carry on the job of being the university's chief friend raiser. But to stress the fact of independence, the Association also decided to be very aggressive in finding But we won't make the offer if you don't want us to. alternate ways of funding. We produced a marketing plan that made recommendations for new ways to make money, and set out to put the plan to work. Our grant from the university has been more or less static over the past five or six years, and in fact our budget was cut by 10% two years ago, and 5% for '95-'96. We cut our services to reflect that. We reduced production of The Chronicle from four to three annually, we eliminated staff positions, and put programs on hold. These aren't bad things, necessarily: in these interesting times every organization has to look carefully at how it spends its money and make some difficult decisions. But we're concerned that we maintain services that encourage grads to stay in touch and get involved. While the bulk of our budget goes to staff salaries and benefits, we produce this magazine for all grads and mail newsletters to divisions members, provide staff support for volunteers, recognize members with awards and special events, organize and execute numerous reunions, organize Homecoming events, produce and distribute alumni pins and literature to new grads (6,000+ every year) at convocation, and coordinate branch events around the world. We are also investigating an alumni card that will give discounts at certain retailers on campus and off, provide for library access, and more. So, to help fund all these, we, like most alumni associations in Canada, market to our members. Since we represent so many people (more than 110,000 living members), we can get solid discounts from our suppliers, and, as a result, can offer first-class services at very reasonable prices. When you buy a sweat-shirt from us, go on an alumni-sponsored tropical cruise or purchase a meal with your affinity MasterCard, you not only save money, but you help us offer you even better services. We are very grateful to those who have participated in these programs. But we don't want anyone to feel they are being harassed or pressured by the Association. If you do not want to be mailed any marketing materials from us, please send in the form below. We assume you still want The Chronicle, but if not, please indicate that, too. We serve two masters: you and the university. We do our best to bring you information about UBC, and we try our best to cultivate a concerned, interested body of alumni for the university. But it only works if you're interested. Chris Petty, Editor 1 | Please do not send me any marketing materials. Please continue to send The Chronicle. | | Please do not send me any marketing materials. I do not wish to receive The Chronicle. [ | Please include me on all your Alumni Association mailings. Name Address Return to: Chronicle Editor UBC Alumni Association 6251 Cecil Green Park Road Degree and date Vancouver, B.C. V6T IZI I I . Postal Code. UBC Alumni Chronici.k, Spring 1995 23 6L For Your Reading Pleasure Great spring reading: disappearing teachers; subtle, lovely poetry of innocence; essays on the politics of logging; Starshine looks for vampire spiders; breast cancer and the realities of modern medicine. Frankie Tapper and the Disappearing Teacher, illus. Rick Van Krugel (Ronsdale, paper, $7.95) is a novel for eight to twelve-year olds by Victoria poet Linda Rogers BA'68, MA'70.The handsome jacket advises that "This story will make you laugh, unless you think turning a teacher into a parrot isn't funny." Our nine-year old thought it was a hoot. "Kids don't always like their teachers you know," she told me gleefully. Imagine the book as a literary cartoon cum wish fulfilment with everything exaggerated—such as the fate of the despicable teacher—and you'll get the idea. Oh, and add in boogers, vomit, zits and farts. The pace of the text is busy. There could have been fewer digressions such as Odie thinking back to his parents fighting because over the course of one weekend, Odie and his friends "had a hundred and thirty dollars worth of conversation with total strangers. When Odie's dad found out, he hit the roof. His mum said he didn't mean to be bad, and besides..." The black and white illustrations go well with the text.The parts where Frankie Zapper goes into a trance are great, though my daughter preferred the action scenes. There are enough of those for any kid to keep the pages turning. Zoe Landale Radical Innocence by John Pass BA'69 (Harbour, paper) is poetry with a gorgeous, simple cover of red, black and gold. It features the apple of knowledge from the garden of Eden. Pass, an agnostic, examines the God of Christianity with a speculative eye. Pass is a real poet's poet. When he's overly subtle, he arouses the grave suspicion that the reason you don't understand his poems is because you're too stupid. When he's on, the poems are melt- ingly lovely.The table of contents itself is a poem, each line of which is later expanded into a whole poem. On the other hand, when individual lines are abstract, the poem that results can become diffuse with the speed of light. ems look elegant, sound round in the mouth, and express compelling tenderness. ZL Phrases such as "love's articulate diversity," "poets gaga against the facts," are wonderful. They get the reader through to poems like "Whose Lineage It Was, Lost." We're on recognizable ground. As each son from his father moves that immense increment, the journey repeatedly personal and immediate, the sun, September... I'm happy to come home to details, the small physicalities that fasten us to the world; ...the smooth enchantment the dry air's made of my wife's warm skin, the mown valley's little corrals of headstones... It is in the realm of father, mother/wife and children that Pass' work is the most meaningful. Poems like "Done With Begetting, Done" and "Scrape" examine the world of flesh, the excursions into "words made flesh," where in the earthy, the writer finds heaven. These po- Clayoquot & Dissent (Ronsdale, paper, $9.95) This collection of essays is, with one caveat, excellent. The best is Dr. Maurice Gibbons' BA'57 piece which combines the here-and-now of he and his wife being arrested at Kennedy Bridge, his stories of logging, and what trees mean to him. "In the woods I feel a presence I cannot define ... Surely, sanity is a wild place where we renew ourselves ... and madness is an urban place of concrete and straight lines..." Dr. Ronald Hatch's BA'63, MA'64 "The Clayoquot Show Trials" is lucid and moving. He avoids a morass of legal language to come up with damning evidence. One point Hatch raises is that "When an injunction is given, the person or company receiving the injunction is supposed to come with 'clean hands.' Could MacMillan Bloedel claim to have clean hands when its own logging practices had been in violation numerous times?" Reading this essay confirms the worst fears about Clayoquot. It makes one question whether M & B should have been allowed to get away with their perversion of our legal system, let alone be backed up by our provincial government. Dr. Loys Maingon puts environmentalists in context: "As a result of their displacement from a legitimate place within scientific discourse, environmentalists are perceived by the public as individuals who oppose 24 UBC Aiimni Chronici.k, Spring 1995 science and progress." His arguments are graceful and easily understood. Historically, this is an important BC book. Anyone committed to this province should read it. Essay number two is the driest of the lot, full of industry jargon about silviculture and biomass, but the facts are interesting.The 12 pages of footnotes are, however, more succinct. Starshine at Camp Crescent Moon (Polestar, paper, $8.95) is Ellen Schwartz's MFA'88 long- awaited second novel about the irrepressible Starshine, collector of spiders. My nine-year old warned me,"You have to give this book a good review. It's great!" The language is child-friendly and sounds accurate: kids really speak this way, and Schwartz's words fit naturally together on the page. Beginning readers will make out just fine with this chapter book. Starshine's concerns about fitting in and making friends are those every kid can identify with.The characters are well- drawn; they include children of different races, and a kid with cerebral palsy. The pace is zippy. The plot: ten-year old Starshine goes to camp on the Sunshine Coast of BC. She doesn't want to leave home for four whole weeks and when she gets to Camp Crescent Moon, there's her dreaded enemy from school, the prissy Miranda. And Miranda tells everyone that Starshine collects spiders. Will Starshine be able to overcome everyone else's arachnophobia and her own homesickness? Will she find the rare Araneus vampiricus, the fanged vampire spider? We miss the sheer off-the- wallness of Starshine's artistic parents and surroundings that characterize the first book. Schwartz is a real professional writer, though; the story is seamless. It's my daughter's favourite of the year. ZL Patient No More:The Politics of Breast Cancer by Sharon Batt BA'7/. Gynergy Books, $ 19.95. There's a famous scene in the movie "Network" when Peter Finch, the network news anchor crazed by the corruption and inhumanity of society around him, exhorts his viewers to go to the window, open it up and shout, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!" There comes a point in the reading of Patient No More where the reader may feel like doing something like that. After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 1988, Batt decided to learn as much as she could about the disease, partly out of her natural journalistic interest, and partly because she wanted to become an active participant in her own treatment. What she found was a medical establishment filled with practitioners who insisted on complacency and blind trust in their breast cancer patients, and who discouraged any attempt to challenge their authority. She found too many breast cancer patients who were shut off from the mechanics of their treatments, and who were encouraged to be quiet, consenting, and not questioning of their doctor's decisions. In the midst of writing the book, Batt became involved in creating an activist movement that is now helping women overcome their fear not only of the disease, but of the industry that helps cultivate the fear. Breast cancer is a particularly lethal cancer because it grows and spreads so quickly. In spite of all the research done in the past 50 years, and in spite of the various treatment procedures developed, mortality rates have not gone down appreciably in that time. Even though the benefits of radical mastectomy were disproved decades ago, it was still the preferred treatment until the mid '70s.There is, currently, controversy over the effectiveness of giving mammograms to women under 50. It is expensive, potentially dangerous and, statistically, makes no difference in mortality rates.Yet it is still highly recommended by the industry for, as Batt points out, hardly justifiable reasons. The medical establishment is also extremely hostile to alternate, less toxic treatments, especially those espoused by practitioners outside the establishment.They insist that the "slash/burn/poison" methods, though clearly not effective and debilitating of themselves, are the only options women should consider. All in all, the book is a harsh indictment of the medical establishment. There is hope. Batt and others like her are helping to raise awareness ofthe disease and ofthe industry that has been built around it. 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Maclean's Magazine "Destined to be a classic' Breast Cancer Action San Francisco Available at Woman in Print, UBC Bookstore, Vancouver Women's Bookstore, and Other quality bookstores near you. gynergy 432 pp. ISBN 0-921881-30-4. $19.96 "books Phone: (902) 566-5750 Fax: (902) 566-4473 UBC All mm Chronicle, Spring 1995 25 20s Charlie Bishop BASc(MechEng)'27 and his wife Laurana are slowing down a little, but are fine in Pauma Valley, California ... Harry Warren BA'26, BASc(GeoEng)'27,DSc(Hon)'78 celebrated his 90th birthday surrounded by friends and family in his garden. He considers himself fortunate to have the help of many people to be able to stay in his house, where he has lived for 55 years. the UN in Geneva from 1972-76 and ambassador and permanent representative of Canada to the UN in New York (1976-80), and he became a member ofthe Order of Canada in 1994 ... George Elliott BA'48 has retired as professor emeritus from Sonoma State after a long career in secondary teacher preparation. His earlier years in the classroom were spent at Ladysmith High School in BC. 50s 30s Phoebe (Riddle) Noble BA'35 taught mathematics at Victoria College and the University of Victoria from 1945 to 1978. She maintains, with her daughter Sandra, a two-acre country garden near Victoria where some 70 to 80 different hardy geraniums are cultivated.Travelling, especially to visit gardens, is another hobby. 40s William Barton BA'40 was awarded an LLD by Mount Alison University in 1978. He served in the Canadian Army from 1940-46, on the Defence Research Board (1946-52), and in External Affairs (1952-80). He was ambassador to Maurice Cote BCom'49, BSW'52, MSW'53 retired in 1983 after 23 years as executive director of the Snohomish County (Washington) Family Counselling Service. Since retirement he has completed his Washington State University master gardener training. He is active in the master gardener program in Snohomish Country and is secretary of the board of the Puget Sound Master Gardener Foundation ... Robert Davis BASc(MetEng)'57 is corporate vice president of engineering and technology of the Boeing Company, headquartered in Seattle, Washington.This is the most senior technical position at Boeing ... Francis Forbes MD'57 retired in January 1995 following 35/2 years as a medical officer with the Armed Forces, Health and Welfare Canada and the RCMP ...William Fraser BASc(MechEng)'57 was born and raised in Salmon Arm, BC. After 41 years of flying (26 military and 15 civilian), he has retired back there with his wife, Lee. He says, "Of all the places in the world we have seen and lived in, the Shuswap still has the greatest charm" ... Michael Jones BASc(MechEng)'51 moved from Michigan to Washington after 43 years "back east" ... Richard Pearce BA'58 is an adjunct professor in the educational studies department at UBC. He is also a part-time Let's have a Reunion! How long has it been since you graduated from UBC? Do you ever find yourself telling your family and colleagues about the great time you had there? Are you curious about what happened to your classmates? Perhaps it's time for a reunion! Too much work, you say? Leave it to us. Our office provides a wide range of reunion planning services. Complete and return this form, and we'll be in touch to talk about planning a reunion for your class. Name: Faculty: Address: Year »(h) E-mail address Code (o)_ Please reply <o:Reunions, UBC Alumni Association 6251 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z1 Or Fax to: (604) 822-8928 or toll free 1-800-220-9022 Call 822-8917 or toll free at 1 -800-883-3088 Or E-mail dlevy@unixg.ubc.ca sessional lecturer in adult education ... Frank Peters BASc(MetEng)'5S, MASc(MetEng)'58 has joined his wife Alice (Ruddick) BA'56 in retirement in Victoria, after 37 years with the Department of National Defence. Frank, coauthor of the book Why Metals Fail, lectured in metallurgy at the University of Leeds (where both of them earned further degrees), was head of the dockyard laboratory of DREA in Halifax and, until recently, was head of materials technology at DREP in Victoria ... Ewing Rae BSc(Agr)'54 retired in October 1994 after 35 years as a minister with the United Church of Canada ... Jerome Rosenberg BASc(Mech- Eng)'55 retired after 29 years in airplane design at the Boeing Company, having completed work on their new 777. He lives in Bellevue, WA ... Peter Valentine BCom'58 will assume the duties of Alberta's auditor general on March I, 1995. He is partner-in-charge, professional practice, of the Calgary office of KPMG Peat Marwick Thorne. 60s In 1988 Douglas Blair BSc(Agr)'64 started Alta Genetics Inc., a company that specializes in the artificial insemination and embryo transplants in cattle. Alta, which employs 100 people, is headquartered in Alberta and has offices in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico ... Lorna Campbell BEd'64 has been volunteering with the Peterborough Art Gallery and Historical Society. He took early retirement two years ago as an administrator with the Toronto Board of Education. He had travelled to Greece, the British Isles, Portugal, China, New England and, of course, beautiful Vancouver ... Lois (Halls) Clark BHE'61 has moved to Atlin, BC. She plans to open the Pillman Hill B&B, develop large rose and perennial gardens, teach quilting and make quilts inspired by the wonderful scenery! ... Gordon Clarke BASc(GvEng)'63, MBA'71 is managing Ziff Energy's corporate studies group, leading edge benchmarking ... Harry Cook B$c(Agr)'60, MSA'62 and Maria have three children and have lived in Edmonton for sixteen years. He teaches biology at The King's University College and does research on fish endocrinology and the history of biology ... Donald Creelman BASc(MechEng)'61 took early retirement from the federal government (Treasury Board) at the end of 1985, took flying lessons and developed and sold real estate. He is the captain of a square rig sailing training ship. He is recovering from two years of illness, and he's looking for a new mate and a new life ... Claudia Douglas BLS'69, MLS'90 has been a community librarian at the Joe Fortes branch of the Vancouver Public Library since March 1994 ... Brian Evans BA'67 is the new president of the systems division at ATS Aerospace Inc. of St. Bruno, Quebec. He held management positions with IBM and DMR for twenty years ... David Hamilton BEd'61 continues to enjoy retirement (8I/2 years) and will be spending 1995 in Adelaide, Australia with his wife Betty Anne, who will be on a teaching exchange in that city ... Jimmy Hwang BSc'66 earned his doctorate in physical chemistry from UCLA in 1972. He has been working at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, where he is now a professor of chemistry, since 1979... After working as a journalist tn Asia for many years for The Globe and Mail and Time maga- 26 UBC Alimni Chronicle, Spring 1995 CLASS ACTS zine, Ross Munro BA'65 is director of the Asia program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia. He and his wife Julie have a son, Paradon, 12, whom they adopted in Thailand ... S.J. Peerless MD'6i has been the director of Mercy Neuroscience Institute in Miami, Florida since June 1994 ... Joanna Perlman BA'66 is teaching ESL at the College of the Desert and at the Palm Springs Adult School. She also does volunteer work in a local nursing home, and would love to make contact with fellow alumni in the desert ... Earl Rubin BSc'69 married Mazal in 1973; 2 sons 16 and 19. He is a product manager at Dead Sea Periclase Ltd., races road bikes, is on his neighbourhood council and is an amateur radio buff (callsign 4Z4TJ). He would like to contact some of his friends from Totem Park (65-67) via bitnet ...Alfred Scow LLB'61 has retired from the bench. As a judge he had to be impartial in cases relating to First Nations people, but as a consultant and mediator he can be more of an advocate for them. "Judges resolve disputes by making decisions but in the mediation process, hopefully I'll be able to help people fashion their own decisions" ... Kenneth Stowe BSF'69 is woods manager for Clear Lake Sawmills, a division of Canfor in Prince George ... Daryl Sturdy BSc '63 is off to Darwin, Australia, on a one year teacher exchange as a teacher-librarian at Leanyer School ... James Wainwright BCom'63 retired after 30 years as an executive with Imperial Oil Ltd. He is now the chair of Corstrat Inc., a management consulting firm ... D'Arcy Warner BA'63 is president of a one-year-old management consulting firm in the Vancouver area, HR Network Inc. It specializes in performance improvement, change management and conflict resolution. He is married to Jill Warner BA'62 ... Rory Wellings BASc(ChemEng)'67 moved to Calgary with Trans Alta Energy. He is responsible for project finance for China and Southeast Asia. His daughter, Carla, will graduate from UBC this year. 70s Peter Sunday Ajayi MA'78 is the assistant GM in charge of environmental planning and conservation in the Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency in Nigeria. He is responsible for ensuring the sustainable development through constant monitoring of land uses ... Janet (Inman) BEd'75 and Peter Arbuckle BCom'77 have lived in Dubai for four years. Peter is developing the Middle East's largest indoor shopping mall, and Janet helps run ice hockey, cubs, brownies and teaches swimming to handicapped children.They have three children ... Brad Atchison MSc'7l relocated the head office of his sixteen-year-old management consulting firm, Atchison McTavish, to Victoria three years ago. He is involved in other entrepreneurial ventures and would like to re-establish contact with old friends ... Sharon Batt MA'7I is the president of Breast Cancer Action Montreal. Her book. Patient No More:The Politics of Breast Cancer, was published last fall by Gynergy Books ... Patrick Beirnes BSc'79 won the Tony Sunderland Memorial Plaque after fifteen years as an emergency paramedic with the BC Ambulance Service.This award has only been awarded twice before in twenty years. Patrick is retraining as a cardiovascular perfusionist, is a critical incident stress counsellor for his peers and is a volunteer with Canuck Place ... Grant Burnyeat LLB'73 is the new treasurer of the Law Society of BC. He is specializes in insolvency with emphasis on land and real estate realization projects and residential foreclosures. He is a partner with Davis & Company ... Paul Chapman BA'78, MBA'80 is a director, of asset management, office and industrial at L & B Group in Dallas,Texas. He supervises properties in sixteen American states and the District of Columbia ...After 24 years in eastern Canada, Thomas Clarke MBA'71 is moving his R&D management consulting firm to BC ... Janis (Craig) BA'73 and Jim Connolly BA'73 have moved to Taipei,Taiwan. Jim is a senior consultant to the president of Shin Fu Life Insurance. Janis hopes to work as a freelance editor and public relations consultant... Dan Cornejo MA'75 is the new director of development for the city of Robbinsdale, Minnesota ... Ed Grimes MBA'71 is president and CEO of Enterra Canada Ltd., a provider of services and products for drilling and servicing onshore and offshore oil and gas wells with operations in Canada, the US, Russia, Rumania and Argentina ... In the last issue ofthe Chronicle, we reported that Deryck Holdsworth MA'7l,PhD'8l had coauthoredVolume III ofthe Historical Atlas ofCanada.We further reported that he is a professor emeritus of geography at Pennsylvania State University. One of his coauthors wrote in protest, saying that Dr. Holdsworth is not yet old enough to be a professor emeritus, and that along with him, Don Kerr, and Cole Harris BA'58 , Holdsworth won a gold medal from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society ...The University of Winnipeg honoured Sandra Kirby BPE'7I with the Clarence Atchison Award for Community Service. A member of Canada's 1976 rowing team at the Montreal Olympics, she has continued to be active in sports as well as in feminist organizations and a volunteer home support program providing palliative care for terminally ill persons. She is on faculty in the sociology department ofthe same university ...The new president of Capilano College is Greg Lee PhD'72. He joined the college in 1971 as a faculty member and has since held a variety of appointments, most recently as VP, career and vocational programs ... Colin MacKinnon BSc'73, MBA'75 is treasurer and CFO of Texcan Cables Group of Companies ... Daniel Peebles BEd'72t MEd'80 was seconded from his principalship of Langley Secondary School to work with the BC Public School Employers'Association. He will be a member ofthe bargaining team negotiating the first provincial contract with teachers ... Michael Perri BCom'76, earned his CA and joined MIS Computer Systems (Canada) Ltd. as president. This company sells construction software ... Ian Rudkin's BA'70 first published book, one for children, Poems for Blooming Natures, came out last October ... Gabor Sandi MA'76, MLS'78 has lived in the Geneva area since 1983, working at the International Labour Office (ILO). His work involves CD-ROM based databases and the edition ofthe ILO Encyclopedia of Occupational Safety and Health. He and wife Barbara have two sons, Patrick and Robert ... Lorna Seppala BA'75 and David Rowat MASc(ChemEng)'79 live in Vancouver. David is president and CEO of Merit Technologies in North Vancouver ... Brenda (Taft) Silsbe BEd'77 has had her fourth children's book, The Watcher, published by Annick Press ... Robert Sinclair BCom'74, wife Judy and children Kendra and Fraser moved from Toronto to Wilmington, Delaware in 1992. Robert is director of commercial and product development in North America for ICI Films. In October 1994, he became human resources director at ICI ... Robert Slade BSc'76 published Robert Slade's Guide to Computer Viruses in November. He is doing a daily technical book review column on the Internet... Greg Thomas BPE'72,MPE'75 transferred from Vancouver to Victoria in January. He is GM,Vancouver Island, for Xerox Canada Ltd. He's been Xerox 's Vancouver corporate account sales manager since 1986 ... Lyle Weis MA'77 had two new young adult novels published by Oz New Media of Edmonton, Burn It and Bush Party. He is finishing his second year as a full-time writer (after teaching for a number of years).Two more novels are taking shape in the computer. 80s Joyce Andrew MSc'86 and her husband Jim Archie live in Long Beach, CA. She is supervisor of engineering and environment at a generating station for Southern California Edison.They became parents of Heather Laura on December 23, 1994 ... David Aquino BPE'80 taught ESL in Japan 1989-92. He is now in BCIT's financial management program in preparation for a CGA.After spending years helping people to become physically fit, he will now keep them fiscally fit... Gordon Axford BCom'89 has moved to Aus- Buying a new carr For the best possible price on the purchase of your vehicle, call: Greg Huynh #506 - 1015 Burrard Street Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 1Y5 TEL: 688-0455 FAX: 669-1110 1-800-300-GREG (4734) .^MMEHiLA 'CS—Cpi™! us AUTO '.'■•HiMiiiHiH-Hana SERV NG UBC GRADUATES CLASS ACTS tralia to manage a short term derivative book for Citibank ...After working for five years as an arts management consultant, Lori Baxter MBA'84 is the new executive director of the Vancouver Cultural Alliance, an umbrella organization for over 150 professional arts companies in Vancouver ... Audrey (Darroch) BEd'85 and Jim Beard BEd'87 and their two boys, Dustin and Jordan live in Aldergrove.They both teach at a Christian school in Langley ... Dan Bednar BCom'87 is in Paris and is the finance director of Sara Lee Personal Products, Europe headquarters. He and his wife Tania are enjoying their life in Europe ... Scott Beesley BSc'86, MA'94 is teaching economics at the University College ofthe Cariboo ...Heather Benson BPE'85 is working for Burnaby South School teaching hearing impaired students. She is enrolled in the MEd program at UBC ... David Berlando MBA'87 has just begun a one-year performance management project for Canfor in Prince George. He is a consultant with the Rudberg Levy Group, a management consulting company ... Russell Brown BA'87 and Heidi Hawelka BCom'89 were married on September 3, 1994 ... Thomas Nelson Australia has published Joan Buchanan's BFA'83, MFA'94 fourth book. The Nana Rescue. See Winter 1994 Chronicle for a review. She lives in Prince George with her spouse, Larry Woods BA '83, who is an associate professor in the international studies program at the University of Northern BC.At the end of 1994 he was awarded the Outstanding Academic Book Award from Choice Magazine for his 1993 publication, Asia-Pacific Diplomacy: Nongovernmental Organizations and International Relations ... Cynthia Bunbury BA'8/ and Barry Walker were married in November 1994. They operate a coffee roastery and vegetarian RETIREMENT PLANNING Specialists in planning for financial independence 4 MEMBER DEPOSIT BROKERS Financial Planning Unbiased Recommendations Ongoing Investment Services BALANCED FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD. Independent Financial Planners #202 - 2309 West 41st Ave. Vancouver, B.C. V6M 2A3 (604)261-8511 restaurant and are beginning restoration of a traditional grain elevator ... David Buss BCom'81 lives in Nelson where he is part owner of RHC Realty. He married Lorie Darough in 1985 and they have two children, Michael and Allison ... Barbara Cade-Menun MSc'89 and Charles Menun BASc(CivEng)'86, MASc(CivEng)'88 had a baby, Jacob Christopher, on Sept. 3 1994. Chuck started his PhD in civil engineering at Berkeley in January, and Barbara is home with the baby writing her PhD thesis from UBC. She should defend in June 1995, and will start postdoctoral work at Berkeley in September ... Kathleen (Corbett) Carswell BCom'80 received a promotion on the day her second child was born. Graeme Gordon was welcomed by sister Alana. Kathleen is on maternity leave from her job at the WCB in Richmond ... Stephen Cheng BSc'80, MBA'82, a consultant with Stejoe Consultants Inc. of Vancouver, qualified as a fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) and as a fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA) by satisfying their examination and work experience requirements ... Since completing his PhD requirements in English literature at the U ofT in 1994, David Copeland MFA'86 has been employed as a sessional lecturer at Humber College ... Kim (Elmore) BA'87 and Glen Coulthard BCom'88 were married in I 988.They live in Vernon with their daughter Kyra Elizabeth, who was born on March 14, 1994 ...Carolyn (Van Dijk) BSc'84, MD'88 and Michael Davies BASc(GeoEng)'85, MASc(GeoEng)'87 are completing an emergency paediatric fellowship and civil engineering PhD (both in '95!) respectively while chasing 20-month-old daughter, Taylor Elise, around their new Vancouver home ...After spending three years with Coopers & Lybrand in London, England, until July 1993, Richard Elwell BCom'83 rejoined Deloitte &Touche as a senior audit manager ... Rex Eng BSc(Agr)'80 is a horticulturist forTPL Phytogen, a company that grows medicinal plants. He is growing yew trees for the extraction of taxol which is used to produce cancer fighting drugs ... Kim (Hartmann) Feltham BSc'83 and husband Steven moved to Shawnigan Lake in 1990.They are building a log home and have two boys in elementary school. Kim is working as a geological consultant doing slope stability for forestry companies ... Warren Fong BSc'88, now an officer of the Canadian Forces, was promoted to the rank of captain in 1993. He completed a four-year tour at the Canadian NORAD region headquarters in North Bay, Ontario as a weapons director and identification and warning officer. He is now atTyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida, where he will spend the next four years as a computer programmer ...Yad Garcha BSc'81 finished his MBA at the University of Western Ontario in 1984. He is working on venture capital for the Working Opportunity Fund ... Patricia (Rencher/Hunter) Gibbs BEd'83 changed her name to her father's 'maiden' name, Gibbs. After completing an MA at the University of Alberta in 1989, she was on faculty at East Kootenay Community College in Cranbrook and then at Malaspina College in Nanaimo. She is completing a PhD in sociology at the University of Hawaii, Manoa ... Michael Gillingham PhD'85 has joined the faculty at the University of Northern BC ... Robert Green BArch'80 is still a partner with Climans Green Liang-Architects Inc. in Toronto ...Arlene Henry BCom'82 has established her own solicitor's law practice, which will include a special emphasis on Aboriginal law ... Karyn (Engler) BA'87 and Geoff Huenemann BSc'87 have completed their four-year stay in England and will move to Bangalore, India in April 1995. Geoff continues to work at Bell Northern Research and Karyn in the final stages of writing up her PhD ... Michael Izzotti BSc(Pharm)'84 is the national coordinator for Pharmacists for Life (Canada).The main purpose ofthe group is to educate pharmacists, other health care professionals and the public about the sanctity of human life ... Ken Johnson BASc(CivEng)'81 moved back to Edmonton after two years in the Yukon. He is still working for UIVIA Engineering in Arctic Group ... Donald Jones MMus'84 married Susan Cooper in June 1994 ...Sherman Lam &SW86 is delighted with all ofthe readings he is required to do for his MA program at Simon Fraser University. He says "hi" to all of his fellow BSW graduates. He is still playing volleyball ... Yvonne Au-Yeung Lam BCom'84 continues to work as a chartered accountant in public practice. She and her husband David have two daughters, Courtney (3) and Alexis (born June 1994) ...After spending seven years at Canada Airlines and Air Canada in finance, corporate strategy and marketing, Julie Laviolette MSc'88 has been promoted to director and branch financial officer, marketing and sales at Air Canada in Montreal ... Robin Keirstead MAS'85 married Catherine Walraven in November 1994 in Waterloo, Ontario ... Mary (Armstrong) BEd'88, DipEd(LibEd)'92 and Grant Kushniryk BSc'89, BEd'90 were married in August 1994.They both teach in the Chilliwack School District... Bebyn Litke BSc'88 has been managing the futures trading division of XCan Grain Co. for the last three years. He and wife Holly had their first child, Lauren Alyssa, on September 30, 1994 ... Kathryn (Krueger) BA'82 and Grant Lockhart BASc(Geo£ng/94 live in Kelowna. Grant is a geophysicist with BHP Minerals Canada Ltd., and Kathryn is employed full—time with daughter Miranda Jane, born October 12, 1994 ...Anthony Loh BA'81 is a research fellow at the Harry S.Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace in Jersalem, Israel ... Michelle Losie LLB'89 is practicing law with Becker Mathers. She married Dan McKitrick in June 1994 ... Colleen (Welsh) BA'85 and Mark Lusk BASc(MetEng)'86 are living in Pottstown, Pennsylvania with their two children, Clayton (4) and Nicole (2). Mark is working as a plant metallurgist for Dana Corp ... George Markin BRE'86 relocated to Vancouver from Rainbow Lake, Alberta, where he served as the town's parks and recreation director for five years ... Michael Mayer MA'87, BEd'93 is teaching elementary school in beautiful Mission. He is still trying to make sense of the crazy world in which we live and learning to improve his French ... Daniel McAllister MBA'85 is on the faculty of Georgetown's School of Business as an assistant professor of management, specializing in organizational behaviour. He completed his PhD at the University of California, Irvine in 1993 ... Paul McCulloch BA'83, BSc'86, MSc'89 is working as a postdoctoral fellow in the department of anatomy and neurobiology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine in Missouri. He recently finished his PhD in physiology at the University of Saskatchewan, working with Nigel West PhD'74 ... Dawna (Chubey) McLean BA'89, LLB'93 is studying at the Sorbonne in Paris. She would like to hear from other UBC alumni living in Paris, especially law grads ... Nels Nielsen BSF'86 moved to Gold River in November 1994, where he is employed as a forestry crewman with Pacific Forest Products Ltd., Gold River Woodlands. He was a volunteer firefighter in the Queen CLASS ACTS Charlotte Islands, and he plans to continue as such in his new town ... Greg Osborne BASc(ElecEng)'88 is a systems engineer in cellular radio at Bell Northern Research in Ottawa ... Midori Ota MA'88 married Gary McGillicuddy and moved to New York City ... Peter Ott BASc(ChemEng)'82 is living in Sarnia, Ontario with his family. He is working as a production superintendent with Dow Chemical Canada at their Sarnia complex ... Shaun Peck MSc'80 is a deputy provincial health officer. He has been a specialist in community medicine in the Northern Interior Health Unit, deputy medical health officer for the City of Vancouver and medical health officer for the Capital Richmond District... Edward Prior BASc(ElecEng)'80 returned to BC after an eight year stint in London, Ontario ("self-imposed exile"). He left as a single person, and returned with a wife (Jill ) and two kids (Robert, 3 and Katherine, I) ... Cyndey (Scheck) BSc'88 and Kenneth Punch BASc(ElecEng)'88 were married in December 1989.They have two children, Samantha (3) and Connor (born Nov. 4, 1994). At UBC, Ken is managing the Peace Canyon generating station for BC Hydro ... Carol (Hall) Reed-Jones BMus'83 married Steve in August 1993. Her first children's book, The Tree in the Ancient Forest, will be in print in April 1995 with Dawn Publications in Nevada City, California ... Corinne L. Reimer BSc'86, MSc'89, PhD'94 received a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Hospital in the department of pathology January 1994 ...After spending one year in a refugee camp in the Philippines and another year studying traditional Chinese medicine in Guangzhou, Sally (Pike) Ringdahl MEd'86 completed a naturopathic doctorate at Bastyr University in Seattle. She is practicing at Maplewood Naturopathic Clinic in Victoria ... Caterina Rizzo BA'88, BEd'92, LLB'93 and Ben Taddie BCom'90 got married in Vancouver on September 3, 1994.They report that it was a happy day full of love, joy and excitement! ... Bruce Robertson BA'85 lived and worked in Mainland China after graduation and before going to Wharton School of Business. He married Carolyn and moved to Cincinnati to work for Proctor and Gamble. He is now in England, father of a baby boy and is working for Johnson & Johnson as a marketing manager ... Lieje (Binns) BA'85 and Lindsay Ryerson MBA'85 are living in West Vancouver, where they are raising their son Adrian. Lindsay is vice president of Norsat, a satellite communications company, and Lieje is a teacher at St. George's, a private boys' school ... Clarke Burnett BA'86, LLB'9I works with the firm of Pusher and Company, while Sandy Sanford-Burnett BA'89 stays at home with their daughter,Taylor ... Greg Smith BA'89 and Denise Gout BSN'90 were married in August 1994 and now live in Toronto. He is finishing a PhD in history at U of T, and Denise is a practicing nurse ... Margot Stewart-Lee BA'82, MEd'93 earned her second degree in counselling psychology and is working as a counsellor at Columbia College in Burnaby. She and husband Wilson Lee BCom'83, LLB'87 had their first child, Scott Jen Leung Stewart-Lee, in November 1994 ... GregTedesco BCom'85 married Sherry in September 1993. His is manager, financial accounting, of Klohn- Crippen Consultants Ltd.... 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Or call our 24 hour address line: (604) 822-8921. Name: UBC Degree, Year Address (include maiden name if applicable) Student I.D.# Major _Code »(h) -(o) Fax E-mail address. Spouse's Name UBC Degree, Year Tell us your news! (include maiden name if applicable) Student I.D.# Major UBC All MM ClIKONICI.K, Sl'KIM. 1995 29 CLASS ACTS Carolyn Tiffin BEd'80 wrote from Borneo that there are more than "twenty of us" contracted to the government. We assume she means UBC graduates ... Raymond To BSc'88 , MBA'90 has been appointed president of the Association of Professional Placement Agencies and Consultants, BC Region. He has been with Corporate Recruiters Ltd. of Vancouver for the past 2'A years. He is also on the board of directors of Golden Brain Education Centre, a Taiwanese based firm specializing in helping students get into universities around the world ... Beryl Tsang BA'88 received her MA from York University in 1990 and is the health promotion program director at East End Health Services, a community health centre in the Beaches area of Toronto. She is a partner with her spouse Rod Lohin BA'88 in Tsang Lohin & Associates, a firm specializing in public consultation and strategic planning. Kirin was born in January 1993 ... Denise Tupman BEd'85 married Paul Gipps in 1987. She taught in Kemano (1985-87, 1988-89) and in Abbotsford (1987-88). She is at home full-time now with their three children, and the family lives in Terrace ... Sandra Turner BSW89, MSW'94 married a member of the Metropolitan Police {London, England Yard). She is hoping to work in family mediation, which would be a follow-up to her thesis. Would like to see ex-fellow students if they cross the ocean ... Brent Tynan BCom'82, LLB'83 went to Hong Kong to expand his and his partners' North American real estate activities into Asia and Australia. He is looking forward to meeting UBC alumni in the busy Hong Kong branch ... Michael Vanchu BCom'83, MBA'87 joined Sprint Canada in July 1994 as a partner marketing manager. He was promoted to marketing operations manager in September. He is responsible for inbound and outbound telemarketing, customer retention, customer winback and partnership programs ... Nuri Vellani BA'82, MA'85 graduated with a PhD in public health from the University of South Carolina ... Sandra Vonniessen BHE'86 will marry Brian Applebee in May (in Vancouver) and June (in Greenwich, Connecticut). She will receive her master's degree in college student personnel from Bowling Green State University in May ... In August 1994 Eric van Soeren MBA'85 left Coopers & Lybrand, where he earned his CA designation in 1988, to take the position of marketing director of the BC Job Protection Commission. He lives in Ladner with his wife Julie and daughter Melanie ... Kathleen (Saunders) 8A'87 and John White BA'87 were married in September 1991 and welcomed daughter Jennifer in October 1993. John, having received a law degree from the University of Toronto, now practices in Vancouver with Connell Lightbody. Kathleen is an accountant at Bull, Housser and Tupper, also in Vancouver ... Betty (Henderson) Whitney BSR'8/ has remarried and has two children, Alicia (3) and Dustin {I). She is in sole charge of High River Hospital and Nursing Home (Alberta), living on acreage and flying ultralights in her spare time ... Rowan Williams-Short MS'89 is working as a portfolio manager in South Africa. He hopes to visit Vancouver and UBC in 1995 ...Valerie (Madill) BA'87 and Phil Young BA'83 live in Victoria.Valerie job shares in customer service at BC Hydro after working full-time for six years (see birth announcements). Phil is a sales marketing manager for Pacific National Group, the largest salmon farming company in BC. He previously worked for BC Packers and for the provincial government ... David Zayonc BSc'84 graduated in chiropractic medicine in I 989 and is practicing in Surrey. He is expecting his first child in February ... Peter Zell BASc(MechEng)'83 is working in Sao Paulo, Brazil for Sandwell Inc. His wife Diane (Campbell) BCom'82 and their three children are with him. 90s Caroline Anderson BA'90 recently began teaching in Bend, Oregon. The "beautiful facilities, newest classroom computers, and great all year recreational area" are making her life enjoyable ... Nadine Braun BA'90 earned a BEd from the University of Calgary in June 1994. She started teaching in Medicine Hat in January ... Brad Breems PhD'92 has been an associate professor of sociology at Trinity College in Palos Heights, Illinois, since 1992. He has also been the tenured chair of the department of sociology since 1991, upon successful defense of his thesis at UBC ... Adrienne Brown BA'93 will graduate from the University of Alberta with a master of library and information studies in June 1995 ... Kathy Butler BCom'92 is an MBA student at the U of T ... Stephen Chan MBA'94 just purchased a condo in the Fairview Slopes region ofVancouver. He is enjoying his career as a management consultant, specializing in information technology and general business strategy ... Ian Clark MSc'9/ married Julia Bessette MSc'92 in July 1994 at Cecil Green Park. Ian is working towards his PhD in earth sciences at Memorial, and Julia is a speech pathologist for the public school board ...Tina Commando BEd'94 is teaching full-time in a grade 3 classroom in Quebec ... Jeffrey Critten BSc'90 went on to University of Waterloo to do an MA in digital signal processing. He is working in BC at Spectrum Signal Processing as an applications engineer. He is looking forward to attending continuing education courses at UBC and to those cinnamon buns ... Martin Gagnon MBA'9I moved toToronto a year ago to join Goldman Sachs Canada as a fixed income trader ... Robert Gray BA'92 will receive his degree in Chinese history from Harvard this spring. Next year he will be working, studying and travelling in China ... Karen (Jablonsky) Hopkins BEd'92 married Steven Hopkins in October 1994. She is teaching in Powell River and expecting their first child ... Joanne (Howitz) Hougrand BA'90 married Robert Hougrand Jr. in October 1994 ... Catherine Kalke MBA'93 is one of two recipients of the Jeanne Sauve Award for 1994/95. She is a manager, marketing and development with Stentor Resources Centre Inc. Besides her degree from UBC, she has a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Calgary ... Tanya (Esselmong) BEd'94 and Gordon King BEd'94 both have full-time teaching jobs in School District #89 (Shuswap) ...Jan Kuno BEd'91 and Gary Kuno BCom'85 are living in Surrey. Jan is teaching for the Vancouver School Board and Gary is the divisional controller for Coors Brewery.They celebrated the birth of Christopher Alexander on November 20, 1994 ... Neil Lalach BMLSc'9l married Karen Liebolz in November l994.They live in Kelowna ... Ray Miya MASc(MechEng)'94 is busy as a consulting engineer. His work involves the FEA of a fabric covered structure. After a cold Christmas vacation in hometown Toronto, he has decided to stay a little longer in Vancouver ... Lesley Mounce BEd'90 is in her fifth year of teaching. She lives in Halifax and will be marrying Michael McMinnis in July ...Vania Ng BSc'94 is studying dentistry at the University of the Pacific in San Francisco ... Emma (Farrow) Payton BSW'94 moved to Courtenay, where her mother bought a farm and business called Blooming Barn Dried Flowers. Emma and her husband Jason Schmid became the proud parents of Maya Jane Payton— Schmid on November 16, 1994 ...Jane Polvi BEd'90 married Dave Swan in July 1994. She is employed as an insurance adjuster at the Insurance Corporation of BC ... Michael Reitermann MBA'90 is single and living in Munich, Germany. He is project manager for Inhouse Consulting, Corporate Planning and Development ...John Robertson MBA'93 is the new general manager of the Bentall Centre in downtown Vancouver ... Tarn ara (Hanby) Sykes BA'90 married Lieutenant Bartz Sykes in August 1994. They are exploring the US, "courtesy ofthe US Air Force" ... AruneeTanvisuth MSc'93 is working as a lecturer in the department of international business and transportation atThammasat University in Bangkok ...Jenny Terrio-Baturin BSc(PT)'9l is working at Castlegar Hospital (general duty), living in Rossland and working on her EV levels and sports medicine certificate. She has kept busy by volunteering with local sports teams and at the Commonwealth Games ...Traci (Shuster) Um berger BA'94 and her husband Rod are back in the Pacific Northwest after living in Tennessee.They have a year old son, Reilly Jackson, born on December 20, 1993 ... Sandra Villam BSc(PT)'93 is working in Grand Rapids, Michigan ... Satoshi Watanabe BSc'93 is back in his home country working on his master's offish biology at the ocean research institute of The University ofTokyo. He misses Vancouver quite a bit and is looking for a chance to return ...Jennifer White MA'91 is working for Alberta Health as a consultant in the prevention and promotion branch ... Minna Wong BCom'93 lives in Vancouver and started her own business, Minnam Racing, selling performance auto parts. She will be relocating soon ...Jason Yee BLA'94 is at the University of Oregon, pursuing his master's degree in architecture ... Brian Yiu MBA'90 joined the Union Bank of Switzerland, Hong Kong branch, as an executive director of the Debt Capital Markets Group in November 1994. Prior to joining UBS, he was a vice president at Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Ltd., also in Hong Kong ... Tonya Zibin BSc(PT)'92 has moved to Chilliwack, where she is working at Chilliwack General Hospital with a "patient-focused" model. She has no children, but she did buy a house. Births Pan (Jones) BSc(OT)'90 and Mark Allen BASc(GvEngj'87: a daughter, Lauren Alexandra on June 23, I 994. A sister for Carly (V/i) ... Syed Hasan Askari PhD'87 and Judy Askari BA'86: a baby boy Syed Jameel Askari on November 11,1994 in Santa Clara, California ... Brenda (Hobbs) BSN'80 and Thomas Baumeister DMD'83: a daughter, Austyn Laura Elyse, on November 8, 1994. Welcomed home by Mia, Marc, Lane Brigitta and Blake ... Kelly Bottone MBA'85 and husband Gary Eisen: a daughter, Caroline Siobhan Eisen, on 30 CBC Al I MM ClIKONICI.K, Sl'KIM. 1995 CLASS ACTS August I, 1994 ... Kevin and Margaret (Grip) Coates BSN'93: a son, Devon, on October 29, 1994 ... Susan Gillmore LLB'86 and George Federoff BCom'86: a daughter, Sarah Grace, on October 1, 1994 ... Carl and Sylvia (Gajdics) Glinsbockel BPE'85: a daughter.Alexandra Marie, on August 28, 1994. Sylvia is a marketing manager with BC Te) ... Elaine and Charles Hulton BSc'70: a son on November I I, 1994 in London, England. Chares is operations director of Anything Goes Sales Ltd. ...Yoshi and Brenda (Sykes) Kawasaki BEd'88: a son, Steven Toshiro on November 28, 1994. A brother for Bryanna ...Teresa and Chi Tak Lee BArch'80: a son.Ty William, on May 4, 1994 ... Theresa (Racich) DipDH'83 and Ian Leitch DMD'83: a daughter, Anna Elizabeth, on October 12, 1994. A sister for Laura and Maria ...Valerie and Grant Pagdin BSc'85, MD'88: a daughter, Rachel Elizabeth, on May 5, 1994 ... Susan Sziklai BLA'88 and Rod Brown BEd'88: a daughter, Allison ...VickiWilton BA'82 and Brian Gray:a daughter, Jessica, on May 4, 1990 and a son, Matthew, on September I, 1993 ...Valerie (Madill) BA'87 and PhilYoung B/V83:a daughter, Jacqueline Victoria, on May 4, 1994. In Memoriam John B.Anderson MD72 on November 24, 1994, in Victoria. He received the gold medial for academic achievement upon his graduation from UBC and also received the Wallace Wilson Leadership Award in 1991. He was a past president ofthe BCMA (1989-90) and a board member of the CMA (1978-94) ... Theodore E.Arnold BASc(Mech Eng)'27 on November 10, 1994. He was the president of three mining companies and was the major stock holder of the J. and L. Mine in BC. During WWII he invented a machine that reduced the time required to fill Navy ammunition shells. He was in Britain during the war doing sea rescue work ... John R. Barnsley BCom'J4 on August 1, 1994. Mr. Barnsley was a chartered accountant ... M. Ailsa Bishop BA'38 on October 17, 1994. She received a diploma in social work from the University of Toronto and her MSW from Columbia University. She returned to Victoria after working in her profession in New York and Toronto. She continued her work in Victoria and was married to Roger Bishop, former head ofthe English department at the University of Victoria ... Mary E. (Ripley) Bloomfield BA'48 on May 26, 1994 ... Edward L. Bullen BA'48 on June 15, 1994. He served in the RCAF during WWII, and went on to a rewarding teaching career. He worked in education both as a teacher and administrator in the public and independent school systems on Vancouver Island, the Yukon and the Queen Charlotte Islands. While at UBC and Oxford he excelled at cricket and field hockey ... Royce Butler BA'39 on September 22, 1994. Royce went on to graduate school at the University of Toronto and the University of California at Berkeley. He was a business executive in Vancouver and a much-honoured academic librarian at universities all over North America, as well as a poet whose works were published under the title At the Rim of Consciousness (1991) ... James C. Currie BA'36 on December 26, 1994, in Victoria. Mr. Currie was a retired lieutenant colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces ... Philip H. Davies BEd'69 on April 25, Subscribe Now ... and get the key (chain) to our hearts Yes, we know that as a graduate of this fine old university you get The Chronicle for free. We sure need some help getting it out, though. Not to sound too pathetic, but our costs are arcing toward Jupiter while our funding is staying right here on earth. We've added as much advertising as we can, and other areas of the university pay for any announcements we put in for them. Cost recovery, you know. But we're a victim of UBC's success. 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V6T 1Z1 UBC Alumni Chronicle, Spring 1995 31 CLASS ACTS 1994 ... Edgar Dewdney BA'48, LLB'49 on August 14, 1994. He served in the Canadian Armed Forces for five-and-a-half years before returning to UBC to complete his education. For many years he was a senior partner in Boyle and Co. in Penticton, BC ... Anna M. (Fisher) Faris BASc(Nurs)'23, BEd'51 on November 19, 1994. She attended Normal School in Vancouver and was a graduate of the first nursing baccalaureate program in the British Empire. She lived for extended periods of time in China, Thailand, India and other parts of Canada with her doctor husband Donald before moving to Victoria in 1983 ... Alexander W. Fisher BCom'32, BA'33 on December 26, I 994. He was called to the bar in 1937 and spent the war years as assistant city prosecutor. He was active in Liberal politics and community affairs, serving on Vancouver City Council for two terms. He became a senior partner of Davis and Company upon its formation ... Harold M. Green BCom'49 on October 18, 1994 ... Edith Larsen BEd'58 on November 5, 1994. Edith began her teaching career at the age of seventeen in rural Alberta. She took summer and correspondence courses while teaching on Indian reserves in BC and received her BEd degree at the age of fifty-two. Then she moved to the Vancouver School District where she taught special needs students until her retirement... Ron Bick Lee (LeeYat Yee) on December 22, 1994, at the age of 102. Born in Toishan, Kwangtung, China, he immigrated to Canada in 1911 at the age of eighteen. Mr. Lee was a successful businessman and a prominent community leader. He was also the father of UBC's current chancellor. Bob Lee BCom'56 ... John R.C. Le Huquet BSc(Pharm)'50, MD'55 on July 22, 1994. He served as an officer for four years in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. He moved to Victoria to begin his medical practice, retiring from general practice in 1972 but remaining active as medical director of the Royal Jubilee Hospital until 1980. He was an enthusiastic gardener, a musician and fisherman and in the last phase of his life developed a keen interest in amateur radio ... Tom Leach BSA'31. After graduation he joined CIL and worked there until 1943. He was an agriculture reporter with the CBC from 1943 to 1963, and then became a writer for Country Life ... Dorothy (Byers) Logan BASc(Nurs)'50 on February 16, 1995 in North Vancouver. Dorothy held teaching posts at the schools of nursing at Saint John General and at Vancouver General Hospital. She was the director at the latter school from 1965 until her retirement in I 986. She was a well-known and respected member ofthe health care community ...Taizo Miura PhD'62. He worked at the Lake Biwa Museum Project in Siga, Japan ... Sydney G. Pettit BA'36, MA'45 on November 2, 1994, in Vernon. 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Title | UBC Alumni Chronicle |
Publisher | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Alumni Association |
Date Issued | [1995-03] |
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Language | English |
Notes | Titled "[The] Graduate Chronicle" from April 1931 - October 1948; "[The] UBC Alumni Chronicle" from December 1948 - December 1982 and September 1989 - September 2000; "[The] Alumni UBC Chronicle" from March 1983 - March 1989; and "Trek" from March 2001 onwards. |
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Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Archives. |
Date Available | 2015-07-16 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
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