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More than 170,000 people have graduated from UBC since it opened its doors in 1915. According to the Alumni Association’s 1996 figures, most alumni continue to live and work in […]
May 22, 1997
The UBC Alumni Association has named nine outstanding individuals as winners of its annual awards. The Faculty Citation Award is shared by Thelma Sharp Cook (BEd ’58) and Geoffrey Scudder. […]
by Don Wells Thunderbird Athletics World-renowned wine writer Hugh Johnson constantly warns his readers not to become slaves to vintage charts. For even in a so-called non-vintage year, inexplicable quirks […]
Students graduating at this spring’s Congregation are the first to do so in the new Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. The $25-million facility consists of a concert hall, a […]
by Charles Ker Staff writer Aneil Agrawal’s interest in science began with an early infatuation with frogs. As a six-year-old Richmond resident, he pulled his family out of a restaurant […]
It takes six pastry chefs two weeks of preparation to produce 32,640 sweets — including Nanaimo bars, chocolate chip cookies, lemon tarts — served during Congregation. 2,179 litres of fruit […]
UBC’s first Congregation ceremony took place on May 4, 1916 in the Hotel Vancouver ballroom. There were 41 graduates. UBC’s first graduate degrees were conferred in 1919. The first degrees […]
President’s message . Pace setters: Graduate profiles . 1996/97 milestones . Graduation facts . Congregation schedule Graduates pursue lifelong interests Aneil Agrawal’s interest in science began with an early infatuation […]
Twenty-eight students finished at the head of their class at UBC this year, including recipients of the Governor General’s Academic Medals for achieving top marks in the Faculty of Graduate […]
UBC graduate and retired B.C. provincial court justice Alfred Scow is among 10 distinguished individuals to be awarded honorary degrees by UBC during this year’s Spring Congregation. Scow was the […]
by Charles Ker Staff writer Hungry for extra tickets to their graduation ceremony, students lined up for almost two hours outside the Ceremonies and Events Office before the doors opened […]
by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer Some years ago, while playing junior hockey in Hobbema, Alta., Lenny Joe came to the realization that his path did not lie in the pursuit […]
by Gavin Wilson Staff writer Evan Lee is a Fine Arts graduate whose outlets for artistic expression include painting, drawing, photography, and playing in a band called Orphan. “We have […]
by Charles Ker Staff writer Bernard Leung joins a long list of health care professionals in his family. He is proud to be the only pharmacist. Leung, who already has […]
by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer One week after Jay McNee graduates with a PhD in Geochemical Oceanography, he will celebrate the first anniversary of Lorax Environmental Services Ltd., a consulting […]
During the last week of this month, more than 5,000 UBC students will take an important step in their life’s journey. They will receive their degrees, denoting both the completion […]
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