University of British Columbia Board of Governors chair John
Reid welcomes four new elected members to the university board.
Andrew Irvine, a professor and deputy head in the Department
of Philosophy at UBC, and Belle Dale-Wills, the associate
director of UBC Facilities Services, have been appointed for
three-year terms beginning February 1, 2005. Tim Louman-Gardiner,
a first-year Faculty of Law student, and Quinn Omori, a fourth-year
International Relations student, have been appointed for one-year
terms beginning April 1, 2005.
“UBC has a dynamic vision to be among the best universities
in the world,” said Reid. “Our board looks forward
to working with our new members to achieve that goal for the
benefit of our students, province and country.”
UBC’s 15-member Board of Governors comprises the chancellor,
the president, eight persons appointed by the provincial government,
two faculty members elected by faculty, two full-time students
elected by students, and one person elected by and from the
full-time employees of the university who are not faculty
members.
By legislation, the board is responsible for the management,
administration and control of the property, revenue, business
and affairs of the university, including the appointment of
senior officials and faculty on the recommendation of the
president.
Irvine has been a professor at UBC since 1989 and serves
on several academic advisory and non-profit charity boards.
He is both a Killam Fellow and a Commonwealth Scholar. In
2000, he was included on the Vancouver Sun’s list of
“British Columbia’s Top 50 Living Public Intellectuals.”
Prior to joining UBC in 1999, Dale-Wills held leadership
positions at Vancouver General Hospital and the European Division
of Tandem Computers. In 2004, Ms. Dale-Wills received the
UBC President’s Service Award for Excellence.
Louman-Gardiner has been heavily involved with the UBC Debating
Society, serving as Vice-President (External), then as President.
He has also worked with Imagine UBC, Canada’s largest
one-day student orientation program, as a student coordinator,
overseeing the entire program including the recruitment, selection,
and training of more than 500 student leaders.
Omori served for two years as a director of the UBC Alma
Mater Society representing the Arts Undergraduate Society.
During that time he served as Chair of the Code and Policies
Committee. He has also worked on the Arts County Fair Organizing
Committee, with the UBC Social Justice Centre, and with the
Coalition Against War on the People of Iraq.
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