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3 Volume 5 Number 2 Summer, All the Alumni Association News That Fits... Reports from divisions, branches and reunions from all over, raves for the Chan Centre, mentoring, our volunteer hero, Science One and a bench program to sit and ponder upon... The 997 Alumni Awards A Lieutenant Governor and his wife, an investment whiz, an assistant professor of education, a master teacher, an outstanding student, a tireless volunteer, an entrepreneur, a great branch rep and a Nobel Prize winner David Alumni Profile Strangway's University After two six-year terms, David Strangway is leaving UBC. We look at his time here and give you an idea of the changes he brought. We also break the news on what he's off to do next. Myles Frechette, BA58, took his degree and became a career diplomat for the US State Department. After 35 years dealing with the vagaries of 34 international relations, he's ready to settle down closer to home. News Haig Farris' Column David Strangway's Column Branch News Books Faculty News Class Acts The UBC Alumni Chronde S pubbhed 3 tunes annualty by the UBC Alumni Arsrximon. 625 Cecil Green Park Rood, Vancouver, B.C.. V6T Z. t is distnbuted free to all graduates of UBC. Member. Councll for the Advancement and Suppon of Educauon, and the Canedm Councd for the Advancement of Educauon.

4 Reaching out to bring you back M y first task as president is to thank our outgoing president, Tricia Smith, for her hard work during the past year. Her calm and thoughtful style produced several new initiatives that will serve the university, alumni and students well. On behalf of the Board, would like to wish Tricia continued success, and look forward to working with her this year. UBC has produced more than 160,000 graduates, 60,000 of whom have graduated in the last 10 years. My aim is to continue to develop strategies and programs that will dramatically increase the number of graduates participating in university and alumni activities. Last year we had 600 alumni and friends at the Alumni Achievement and Sports Hall of Fame Dinner. This year, our target is 800, and we re very likely to sell out early. The date for this year s dinner is October 23, so mark it in your calendar and plan to put a table together. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Martha Piper, UBC s new president. We are organizing a new kind of Homecoming this year. Grads Cheryl and John Banfield are heading up a committee to produce a Homecoming program designed by alumni for alumni. We re asking you to tell us what you want to see and do at Homecoming. What activities would make you want to revisit your alma mater? With new facilities such as the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, the Belkin Gallery, the Koerner Library and the McGavin building for new university high tech companies, UBC has undergone significant changes in the past few years. Come see these stunning additions, and see how UBC has grown. We are also reaching out to the community inew ways. Our mentoring programs help students develop networks and find jobs. Alumni are getting involved as adjunct professors to connect UBC to activities in the business community, and our grads make up a large part of the volunteer army on various faculty committees, advisory boards and selection committees. Contact us and get involved. UBC has much to offer us inew technologies that make the university accessible in ways not even dreamed of a few years ago. Our Acard program gives you discount access to the incredible world of the internet, which includes our own UBC library and an ever-expanding menu of sites for games, information and serious research. Be sure to visit the Alumni Association site ( and find out how you can become involved. And when you re there, don t forget to give us your address and any other address changes you have. look forward to working with the alumni and university com- munities. We have a wonderful university; together we can make it even better. Haig Farris, BA 60, LLD 97 President, UBC Alumni Association 4 UBC ALUMN CHRONCLE, SUMMER 1997 Chan Centre rates rave revzews People say it looks like a storage tank or a giant industrial widget. t sits on the best view spot on campus but doesn t have a view window. Function- ally though, it s one of the most beau- tiful buildings on campus. t contains three facilities: the Chan Shun Concert Hall, the BCTel StudioTheatre and the Royal Bank Cinema. had the good luck to attend some concerts of the inaugural Spring Festival at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Performers and audience members alike agreed that there s not another concert hall anywhere that sounds this good.architects worked closely with contractors and acoustic experts to make the Chan Shun Concert Hall as close to acoustically perfect as a building can be. Spirit ofthe West, in their new rock n roll incarnation, tried to lift the adjust- able 37 tonne acoustic canopy, but it s effectively counterweighted so didn t budge.the audience did, though.all twenty-somethings were on their feet jumping for the whole show and Spirit never sounded so good. Tafelmusik, playing Baroque music on period instruments, and Quortetto Gelato, with a mix of classical and contemporary music on various instruments including an oboe and an accordion, elicited a more demure response.the subtleties of the Ba- roque, and the quartet s witty musicianship were all the more stunning in the quiet resonance of the hall.the talian orchestra, SolistiVeneti. played selections from 17th and 18th century talian composers including Boccherini,Albinoni andvivaldi. Conductor Claudio Scimone was so impressed with the sound quali- ty of the hall that he brought his players down to a mere whisper and cupped his ear to the audience to show his approval.al1 these performances were first rate, but the big star was the Chan Centre. The first congregation to be held in the Centre was also a smash. even though the grad class size made it necessary to hold 23 separate ceremonies. attended a few to see how they compared to the formerwar Memorial Gym traffic jams. t was clear that students, parents and staff loved the experience.the beautiful setting made the ceremony seem intimate and personal. The days of mass graduation are over at UBC. The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts was built with the support of the Chan Foundation of Canada, BCTe1,the Royal Bank Financial Group and the BC government. t is a spectacular facility that lives up to all the hyperbole usually surrounding such things. t will change the wayvancouverites entertain themselves. After a performance by thevso, the first official concert of the Chan Shun Concert Hall, David Strangway was heard to say, How will anyone be able to listen to them in the Orpheum again?

5 NEWS Join our mentoring team O u r Mentor Program needs you to help today s students get a handle on life after graduation. The program is organized by the faculties of Arts & Science, Career Services and theassociation and in- troduces students to UBC grads who have survived and even thrived during the transition from school to career. t gives students a realistic perspective on their career options. Last year s program involved 40 stu- dents from Arts.This year, with such a high demand, the program is ex- panding to 300 students, in both Arts and Science faculties. As a mentor, you attend two lunches with students.they l1 want to know how you got to do what you re doing, how to develop and use a network and what their chances are of a good job when they get out of university. Students felt it was a rewarding experience.they said the mentors provided networking advice, inter- viewing skills and useful contacts. Even more importantly, the mentors stressed the need to target the right profession for each individual and to be prepared to make several career changes along the way. t was interesting and encourag- ing to see how past UBC grads were making use of their education in such a variety of ways, said Jennifer Dagg, a student who attended the January lunch. The small group sessions helped us feel more comfortable and less intimi- dated to ask questions, she said. The evaluation also showed that all mentors who participated Call /.lypctir~lc~o Ctrrlcldu at the right N~~X. The ~ x p t ~, c~[u(/// o r ~ ~ article ~ published in the Spring, 1997 issue of the Chnmicle had a wrong phone number. The real number is: 1-8H8- LS4-(i618. Sorry and good luck. Bruce Gille.spie, BCom 76 intrudlcces himselfat thr.spring Mentor Lunch. Studerrtv get ( sensp of& afier miver.sit?; crt the srtsion.s. thought the program was a valuable way of providing information and inspiration to students. deal volunteers will have a wide variety of work experience and a desire to lend a hand to students. You will be treated to two lunches in either the fall or winter term. f you are interested or know someone who is, contact Catherine Newlands at the Alumni Association at Speaker Series A n audience of 50 gathered at the Robson Square Media Center on March 26 to hear favourite professor van Avakumovic. Dr.Avakumovic, professor emeritus in the Department of History, spoke on the topic, Crisis in the Former USSR.This is the second in a series of speaker events the Association is sponsoring to bring a piece of UBC to the downtown alumni community. Next year s series is being organized now in conjunction with Continuing Studies. Look for our next events in the fall Chronicle or contact Leslie Konantz at Alumni reflect UBC s quality Frank Fairchild Wesbrook, UBC s founding president, said that the proof of a university s effectiveness lies in the accomplishments of its graduates. His comment came in the early part of this century when university trained men and women were needed to shape the province, but the sentiment remains: how well alumni do after they receive their degrees is a reflection on the how well they were educated. Those early UBC grads did, in fact, build British Columbia. Since UBC began granting degrees in 1916, the majority of our leaders in business, government, the professions and the arts have been UBC graduates. Today, it s virtually impossible to go into a boardroom, cabinet room, waiting room or green room in BC without encountering a UBC grad. And increasingly, UBC graduates are spreading out around the world. During my years at UBC, have been consistently impressed by the quality of graduates this university has produced. n my travels to branches in Asia, Europe, the US and Canada, have met UBC alumni whose talents and skills are of the highest order, whose achievements are on a scale with the very best in their fields, and whose dedication and hard work have helped shape our world. f UBC can claim a position as one of the best public universities in North America, is it because its graduates are among the leaders of our society. UBC s alumni have also been consistent champions of the university. From the Great Trek in 1922 through to the Back Mac campaign in the O OS, alumni have been vocal in their support of UBC. Alumni have always been involved on various faculty committees and on Senate and the Board of Governors. Their insights into the university s town and gown function have been extremely valuable. Alumni have provided ongoing financial support for UBC as well. As of last year, our rate of alumni giving to UBC was among the highest in the country. Because of the help of alumni and other friends of UBC, we now have one of the largest university endowments in the country, and a healthy, vibrant campus. Frank Wesbrook is also the originator of UBC s motto, Tuum Est, translated as either t is Yours, or t s Up to You. Both phrases capture the essence of what UBC grads have done with their degrees: they ve taken on their world and made a difference, and they ve taken responsibility for making the world a better place. My association with the graduates of this university has given me great pleasure over the past twelve years. Congratulations to you, and thank you for your support. David Strangway, President UBC ALUMN CHRONCLE, SUMMER

6 NEWS - BRANCHES - REUNONS - DVSONS Thanks Subscribers! Last issue we predicted shocking results if you failed to tell us that you wanted to get all three issues ofthis magazine. We also pointed out that if you had done anything to indicate you wanted to stay in touch (from having your address changed to giving a major donation or being a volunteer), those dire con- qequences would not fall upon you. Well, hundreds of you re- sponded telling us "don't leave us off the A list!" We didn't. But there are some 20,000 to 30,000 who have been sum- marily dropped from our list (for now). These are grads who have taken their degrees and vanished into the distance, never to look back. But if one of them is looking over your shoulder now, reading this, they can be assured that they'll get another chance. We will mail the Spring election issue to everyone e+c;ry year. That way, once they know what they've been miss- in& they can get back on board. 'n,'the meantime, thanks for telling us to keep sending you the Chronicle. And, thanks especially to those who subscribed. Subscriptions are, of course, vofuntary. But we sure appreciate the support. f you want to renew your subscription or start a new one, now is the chance to do it. We're offering the same swell deal: $15 a year for the magazine, $27 for a sub and an Alumni hat.."" Yes! want to subscribe to the Chronicle. have enclosed: 0 $27 for 1 year's subscription and a hat 0 $15 Lix lyear's Address Postal Code... Degree(s) year... Mailing label D #... Tel: Visa... #... ~xp M/Card... #... Exp Cheque (Payable to UBC Alumni Association... subscription, no hat Name... Signature:... Return to: Subscriptions UBC Alumni Association 6251 Cecil (;reen Park Road Vancouver, RC Canada V6T 1 Z 1 UBC Nursing Class of '86 Celebrates OYears The class of '86 celebrated was spirited, and a great time their 10 year reunion on Friday, was had by all! November , Wine, Monies were collected in cheese and memories lit the memory of Mykle Thompson, a member evening. valued of the class of We then travelled to a late '86 who died a number of years dinner seating at Romano's ago. Further donations can be Macaroni Grill, where we in- directed to Kathryn May at the dulged in a multi-course talian School in memory of Mykle Family Feast. The conversation Thompson. The last ofthe 'tflower librclrians?" Three BLS'6Y graduates hadhn wminiscing at CA96. (1-r) Christine Corston, C.hrolr (Bregaint) Joling and Nancy Brodie. 40 Years of Education October 17-18, 1997 October 7 and 8 marks the you would consider letting us use Faculty of Education's 40th anni- or if you would like to lend a versary. hand, please contact Katy The celebration begins on Fri- Ellsworth, Faculty of Education, day afternoon with a tribute to room Main Mall.Vanour past and will include alumni, couver, BC,V6T 24 or call friends and donors. On Saturday, you will be entertained by musi- Why not arrange your class recians as you browse through our collection of memorabilia. Lunch with the deans, past and present, exhibits, a science fair, lectures and much more will keep you busy the whole day.you may even see some of your classmates. f you have any artifacts that union at the same time? Catherine Newlands at the Alumni Association can be contacted at For more information on our Education reunion, please contact Rachel rvine-halliday at

7 NEWS - BRANCHES - REUNONS - DVSONS REUNONS 1997 For more info about these reunions, if or you are interested in helping to plan your own class reunion, please contact Catherine Newlands (604) , at toll free , by fax at , toll free or to newlands@alumni.ubc.ca. WHEN WHO WHERE Medicine '57 Student Medical & Centre Alumni & Harrison Hot Springs July 11/13 Engineering Mechanical Aug. Vancouver 16/17 Commerce '57 Sept. Park Green Cecil 11 Civil Engineering '87 Sept. Club Golf UBC 13 Medicine '82 Sept. Cruise Francisco San Law '72 Sept. Park Green Cecil 26 Forestry '87 Sept. Okanagan 27 MBA '72 Sept. Park Cecil Green 28 Civil Engineering '57 Oct. Park Green Cecil 4 Family & Nutritional Sci. '67 UBC Oct Oct. Years Campus of UBC Education Class of '37 Cecil Park Green Nov. 2 1 Chemistry/Biochemistry TBD '87 TBD Medicine TBD '87 TBD Commerce TBD '87 TBD Pharmacy TBD '87 TBD Rehab. Forestry TBD '72 TBD Commerce TBD '42 TBD AFFORDABLE VSTOR ACCOMMODATON AT THE UBC CONFERENCE CENTRE GEERing Up! UBC Engineering for Kids supporting the GEEKing Up! UBC Engineering for Kids program for the second year. A group ofgeers received $7,750 from the Partners in Science Awareness Program to help children from 9 to 13 learn about, and have fun with, engineering concepts in chemistry, electricity and mechanics. The group held school workshops in May and June and will operate summer camps during July and August at UBC. t's a fun, valuable program that gets kids interested in science. For more information, contact (604) or geering-up@,unixg.ubc.ca A Spectacular location close to campus amenities A One-stop shopping for all your conference arrangements with our meeting professionals The University of British Columbia 5961 Student Union Boulevard Vancouver, B.C. V6T 2C9 Tel: Fax: reservation@brock.housing.ubc.ca lhrsity Outdoors Club 0ldtimer.c 2nd Artnual Rrunion hike through the mist on Hollyburn VOC Oldtimers Reunion Hike Thirty-seven gortex-ed Varsity Outcoors Club oldtimers set off in the pouring rain on a walk to West Lake in September of last year. VOCers who would like to,join the third annual reunion, we will meet on Saturday, Sept. 13, 1997 at 10 am at the parking lot atop North \'an's Mt. Seymour Provincial %rk. Bring a lunch in hopes ofa sunny day, and a warm thermos,just in case. 'l'he committee will again phone folks around Vancouver and Victoria. f you're interested call ngrid Blomfield, ; Margaret Merler, ; or ola Knight, UB<;.kl.L VX ~iikobl(;l.b, SL\\kK

8 NEWS - BRANCHES REUNON-S - DVSONS Unexpected Startles Canrp1xs Or so it seemed.actually, it was Alpine Skyvertising. organized by class chair Heather Croil. Startled class members were in the middle of a campus tour when the message circled overhead. One member hoped aloud that greetings from the other place wouldn t appear later in the day. A passing student shook her head, wondering what the older generation was coming to. The Class of 47 is one of the first to contain large numbers of re- turningwll war vets. Class sizes at UBC increased dramatically in the 40s and 50s. causing a building boom and the introduction of army huts used as classrooms. This reunion attracted 50 peo- ple to Cecil Green Park for a rous- ing wine and cheese and riot of re- membering ( My God, Harold.You haven t changed a bit. 0h.You t-e not Harold? ). Next day members took a tour of the campus, visited their old faculties and current deans and had a grand dinner at the Shaughnessy Golf C1ub.A ride on the Royal Hud- son and a performance of Shake- speare at Bard on the Beach round- ed out the week. Don t reunions sound like fun? Young Alumni Connections For theyoung (and Young at Hem) Keep connected to your university through the bung Alumni Connectior group TheYoung Alumni Committee will plan- events for at a summer retreat July P f you are interested in participating, please cat1 Catherine Newlands at Please Join Us n Our Deluxe Travel Line Up n 1997/9S Wings Over the Okavango Oct Nov. D1 Sea of Cortez and the Copper Canyon November 12-23/97 Rome Escapade December - 8/91 Australia and New Zealand Cruise February Trans-Panama Canal Cruise Feb MaEh South America Cruise Feb March 15/98 Jewels of the Austro-Hungarian Empire April 998 Mediterranean Cruise May 25 - June 7/98 Alpine Crossroads June1998 Journey of the Czars July 1998 Danube to the Black Sea August1998 Four Great Rivers of Europe September 998 European Capitals Cruise September China and the Yangtze River October 998 Mini Around the World Tour November 5-25/98 For more information please call or outside Vancouver at

9 NEWS - BRANCHES - REUNONS - DVSONS Past Presidents Fete David Stranpay Alumni Association past presidents meet regularly to share their experience, advise the current UBC administration and keep informed about the universitythey met in early June for the last time with David Strangway. Our past presidents make up a large memory pool of university history, and are a great resource for those who are new to campus and who want to avoid reinventing various wheels. n attendance were: Agnes Papke (executive director), Martin Glynn. Norman Hyland, Sholto Hebenton,Ann McAfee, Charles Campbell, Barrie Lindsay, Bert Reid, Bev Field, Donovan Miller, David Strangway, Me1 Reeves, Charlotte Warren,Tom Brown,Tricia Smith, George Plant, Leslie Konanu (associate executive director),al Poettcker, Stan Evans, Mike Partridge. Volunteer for the Scholarship Committee w e need a new member for our Scholarships and Bursaries Committee. f you live in the Lower Mainland and you have a bit of time, come join us. The Committee monitors five alumni-sponsored awards valued at $86,000: the Norman MacKenzie Alumni Entrance Scholarship, the Norman MacKenzie College Scholarship, the Walter H. Gage Bursary, thejohn B. Macdonald Bursary and the Stanley ~1: Arkley Scholarship in Librarianship. Responsibilities include reviewing the program and making recommendations on awards, accounts and administration. Volunteers also help plan and attend an annual recognition event for recipients of alumni-sponsored awards. Volunteers must be UBC alumni, preferably with experience in secondary or post-secondary education and knowledge of endowment fund management, scholarships and bursaries. You will have to attend 3-4 meetings a year, with about 1-2 hours of preparation time per meeting. f you are interested, please contact Marlene King at , fax or kmarlene@ alumni.ubc.ca Thanks to Margaret Hobson, HW 64, MEd 79 and Dick Mc- Manus, BEd 63, MEd 69, who have served for many years. Climb to the Top with a Solid Foundation. Reaching the top in your chosen career is exciting and exhilarating. But it can also be a long, hard climb. Training as a Certified General Accountant will give you the base you need to get there. Our Canadahde trainiig program is open to secondary and postsecondary graduates or matwe students. And our flexible program, with its detailed computer training wil fully equip you for a career in financial management, public praaice or management accounting. For further inquiries or to obtain our information kit, call or our toll-free number And rise to the peak of your abilities. REAL SOLUTONS FOR THE REAL WORLD West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V6J 1T5 Phone: (604) Fax: (604)

10 NEWS - BRANCHES - REUNONS - DVSONS Th rd Annual Alumni Achievement and Sports Hall of Fame Dinner in support of UBC student scholarships Thursday, October 23 Hyatt Regency Hotel Special Guest Martha Piper, UBC Presidentdesignate Tickets $1,000 table of 8 $ 25 individual GST included Tax receipts will be issued UBC Alumni Association, Tel: (604) Science One: Students Question Science UBC s Science One program was launched ab a pilot project to run concurrently with the university s mainstream first-year science courses. t is now entering its fifth year and the first class of Science One students graduated last May. Science One is a new approach to presenting science to first year students. t combines Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Physics in an integrated format. l he emphasis is on cultivating critical, independent thought as the basis ofscientilic inquiry. Students learn about the relationships between the different disciplines: how math skills can be used to solve specific problems in physics and chemistry, for example. ~l hey are admitted to the 21 credit program through a special application process. Classes are smaller, which allows more interaction between students and teachers. Students are encouraged to think, question, probe and enter into discussions during lectures, tutorials and workshops. l hey learn by understanding concepts, not by memorization. Students carry this way of thinking and understanding further into their studies. David Austin, Mathematics professor, noted the difference in former SciOne students enrolled in his classes. They are intellectually bold and not as intimidated by a new idea, even when the idea or its usefulness is not at first clear to them. They demonstrate an organic way of thinking. Students feel the benefit ofthis type of learning. Discussions were easy to get going because the group was small and we were not too intimidated to ask cluestions. We were forced to think, said Anna Greatrex in a course evaluation. Many students feel the program was their first opportunity to apply creative thought to science and they continue to see relationships and ask questions in their second and third year courses. Their learning experience is nluch more challenging because they are willing to challenge themselves. The SciOne program is a course in enlightenment which goes beyond the basics to a higher level of real comprehension, said Paula Sharpe, another ex- SciOne student. Because the emphasis is on learning rather than merely knowing, the SciOne student develops the ability to think creatively and analytically, a magine UBC skill that forms the foundation for progress in the scientific world. Welcomes New SciOne students report that they have no difficulty adapting Students to their second year courses and maintain their academic stand- First-year students need not ing. Professors teaching second or wander lost and lonely during third year classes commented their first days on campus. that ex-scione students changed A new program, magine UBC, the dynamics of interactions be- is designed to help new students tween student and instructor, and find their way around campus re-energized their classes. and make them feel less intimi-.[ hey made a big difference to dated and more at ease with the dynamics of the classroom their new home-away-fromand the degree of student-faculty home. interaction, said John Sams, A day of special events on professor, UHC Chemistry and Sept. 2 will introduce students associate dean, Faculty of Science. to life on campus and give them This is basically a lecture course. an idea of what the next four SciOne graduates were the first to years holds for them. start asking questions and get Students will hear speeches discussions going. We ve had dis- from Association president Haig cussions that went on for Farris, the AMS president Ryan minutes because one of the stu- Davies and other notables, go dents began with a very penetrat- on an academic scavenger hunt, ing question. meet their faculty deans and at- For more information on the tend a dance in the evening. program, contact the Science One Regular 100 level classes will program office at or be cancelled during the day. f call Catherine Young, program you want to volunteer, call Joyce assistant, , D Souza at

11 NEWS - BRANCHES - REUNONS -. DVSONS Commemorative Benches: Peaceful views in memoriam You can now buy a bench in memory of friends and family members, and have it set in a special place on campus. The program started last summer and has become quite popular. Michael Howell, an urban designer with Campus Planning and Development, feels that this is an excellent way for people to keep the memory of their friends or family, while simultaneously giving to the university. The benches are a way of giving and remembering, said Howell. The purpose of the program is not only recognition, it is also a way to contribute to the university grounds. An ideal setting for benches is UBC s Rose Garden, located at the north end of campus, overlooking Howe Sound. This is where Rosalind MacPhee s, BFA 92, MFA 94, bench is located. MacPhee, poet and author of Pi- casso s Woman, received the Alumni Award of Distinction last year. She died of breast cancer in May, Anna Nobile, who books tours with the Museum of Anthropology, and friends of Rosalind donated the money for the bench. Another bench (below) was placed in memory of Fine Arts Professor Emeritus Roy Kiyooka, who died in His daughter, Fumiko, donated it last summer. Located in the plaza adjacent to the Belkin Art Gallery, the bench features a poem that her father wrote, engraved on a green granite plaque. Donors are involved in siting the bench and often it is placed in a part of the campus that had special meaning for the person being remembered. Donors may place a bench for $2,000. For more information, contact Howell at ~.L..*.o.. :@~ The nfomation Technology Professional (TP Program at the University of Victoria nfomation Technology career preparation for... university or cdlege graduates from any discipline A nationally certified progmn that addresses the Canadian shortage of 24,000 nformation Technology professionals Technology, business management, and professional development skills Microsoft MCSE designation ntensive 12-month program including a work term Optional certifications include Certified Novel1 Administrator (CNA) and Certified Lotus Professional (CLP) Apply eady for the fall tenn (begins Sept. 29l space s limited. Contact: Elizabeth Vannan, TP Program, Division of Continuing Studies, University of Victoria. Tel: (250) Fax: (250) itp@ip. uvic.ca Web: Thisprogram addresses a unique need in our industty that has not been adequately addressed by either the private or pubic sector in Canada today. Microsoft Canada Roy Kiyooka, from the Pear Tree Pome in my book of sacral nomenclature the pear tree bespeaks all the unimpeachable days we savour d under its green umbrella. pears kisst into existence by the sun nourish will compost and bury every lover given its seasonal epiphanies i would be a fool indeed if i didn t turn inside its ring-of-seasons and yes sing my alive- adamant self UBC ALUMN CHRONCLE, SUMMER 1997

12 HOMECOMNG 997 OMECOMWG 997 LENDAR OF EVENTS ER 16 OCT. 6-9 i Association & Continuing Education present ite Professors speaker, Hotel Georgia Great Trekker Award Reception - AMS OCTOBER 7 rary Event: UBC grads read from their works i mentors share their experience with UBC t Essay Contest - The Way We Are reat Trek Remembered Luncheon - UBC s pioneers d r at the Mansion in its fourth popular year Ec 67 reunion, Green College r 17, 18 Can you xlieve that we actually printed out-of-date information about both our current and immediately past president in the last issue? How, you might ask, can we make mistakes about our top volunteers? Excellent question. Haig deu. Farris, year s this Alumni Association president, is currently president of Fractal Capital Col-poration. He is also the recipient of the Commemorative Medal for services to the community. n May, Haig received his Honorary Degree in Law from URC. Tricia Smith, our past president, has been a partner with Barnes Craig &Associates since Currently she chairs Sport BC and the nternational Rowing Federation Women s (:ommission, is on the Board of Directors for the Commonwealth Centre for Sport Development, and is a member of the Man in Motion Foundation Board. Banfields Chair Homecoming John and Cheryl Banfield, co- John, RCorn 56 was a long-time chairs oftllis year s Homecoming. member of UBC s senate and of Education celebrates its 40th Anniversary e to the past and to the faculty s alumni friends and rs.vancouver nstitute Lecture: Larry Cuban r 17, 18, 9 urals Competitions ff at the Chan Centre, O- Entrance Scholarships reception rs Emeriti reception am, followed by ~ ~rr ~.. estival at the Botanical Garden Events: Family & Nutritional Sciences, Geography, ial Work. Contact Marlene King at vents: Contact Deanna McLeod at n 97 - captures the campus spirit. Call for more information

13 UBC Alumni Association 997 Awards HONORARY ALUMN AWARD David and Dorothy Lam Since coming to Canada from Hong Kong in 1967, David and Dorothy have contributed both time and money to the university and the province.the Lam s gift of $ million helped build the David Lam Management Research Centre and Library. David and Dorothy also provided major funding for the David Lam Asian Garden, Regent College and the Dorothy Lam Chair in Special Education. Mr. Lam was BCf Lieutenant Governor for three years. OUTSTANDNGYOUNG ALUMNUSAWARD Jacki Hoffman-Zehner BCom 88 Jacki Hoffman-Zehner is managing director of the New York invest- ment firm Goldman, Sachs and Co. She has been with the firm for more than eight years, during which she was responsible for the devel- opment of a multi-billion dollar market. Last year she was invited to become a partner of the firm. FACULTY CTATON AWARD Thelma S. Cook BEd 58, MA, PhD Thelma Sharp Cook is an assistant professor in the Dept. of Educa- tional Studies. She has served as chair on the Board oftrustees of St. Paul s Hospital, the Council of Uni- versity Teaching Hospitals and of the Board of Directors of the BC Health Association. She is a longtime supporter of student activities at UBC. Geoffrey Scudder BSc, PhD A professor of zoology since 1958, Scudder is currently a mem- ber of many environmental commit- tees and has won numerous awards, including the President s Service Award for Excellence in 993 and the Master Teacher Award in He has written 90 scientific papers. OUTSTANDNG STUDENT AWARD F: ~~~~~s currently studying second-year law at UBC. He spent nine years as avancouver police- man, and was awarded the Attorney General s Distinguished Police Serv- ice Award. He also coordinated a Neighbourhood Police Office in Chinatown, designed to overcome cultural barriers and increase access of the Asian community to police services. BLYTHE EAGLESVOLUN- TEER SERVCE AWARD Louanne Twaites BSc(Phorm) 53 Louanne Twaites was a clinical pharmacy specialist forvgh. UBC Pavilion, for 3 years until her re- tirement in April She also worked as clinical assistant profes- sor in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences from She has received numerous awards, including the Dean s Certificate of Merit for the faculty of pharmaceutical sci- ences. She has been a tireless vol- unteer with the Association for 6 years. ALUMN AWARD OF DSTNCTON Dato Lim Say Chong MBA 65 Dato. Lim Say Chong has been the managing director of the Chemical Company of Malaysia since Chong was president of Malaysian nternational Chamber of Commerce as well asvp of the National Chamber of Commerce and ndustry of Malaysia. He is a council member for the Commonwealth Study Conference Association of Malaysia, along with many other affiliations. BRANCH REPRESENTATVE AWARD Kent Westerberg BA 84,11B 87 Currently practicing with the San Jose law firm,atwood, Harris & Haiman as a litigation associate, Kent Westerberg is UBCf Northern California Alumni Branch Representative. He is an active supporter of branch activities and has donated much time to developing the San Francisco branch. LFETME ACHEVEMENT AWARD Michael Smith DSc 94 (Hon) Dr. Michael Smith is a professor in the Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He was founding director of the Biotechnology Laboratory, and a career investigator of the Medical Research Council of Canada. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Gold Medal, Science Council of BC, and the Award of Excellence, Genetics Society of Canada.

14 NEWS - BRANCHES - REUNONS - DVSONS Around the world with the UBC Alumni Association BERMUDA TAdrian Kirnberley BCon &(44 ) Fa~:(441) :.. ~sfrndtcd@ibrnrnail.com Kitimat David Stranpay and branch volunteer Louise Shnw BA 88 at the Alumni and Chnmber of Commerce luncheon, Feb. 24. NEW C BERLN, n.... THA LA^ ~~~ Annette Tel: (49-30) Panadda D%~G annette=berndt@rz. Tek(66-2) ; :;:$! hu-berlin.de your area, contact the branches coordinator at O88, dmcleod(. alll,nni.libc.ca,orcl.lcckout ourweb site, The st annual UBC Student Send Ofs will take place this summer in Calgary, Kitimat and Hong Kong.Alumni, par- ents and friends are invited to come out to a BBQ to bid farewell to the departing first- year students. This is a great opportunity for alumni in these locations Prince Rupert Caughtfilling out branch surteys are Sandra Jones MA 96, Laurinda Burgess BA A?, and Kathy Bedard UA 64, MEd 90 at an alumni receptton Februa? 22.* Student Send Offs.... to share their UBC spirit and help new students learn about the university. f you re interested in attend- ing one of the student send-off events, contact the Association offices for more information at: Tel: or fax: , dmcleod@alumni.ubc.ca. Ten UBC grads met with David Strangway at an alumni reception at the Terrace nn, Campbell River Twenty alumni and David Strangway gathered at the Anchor nn on May 2 1. Thanks to Janet Lackey BA 68, MA 74. Nanairno Forty UBC grads met at the Coast Bastion nn with David Strangway on May 20. Thanks tojim Slater PhD 7. ; Call forvolunteers... Will U Be Ceeing Us? We want to rejuvenate our BC branches this year. f you ve been thinking it might be nice to link up with some fellow UBC grads in your neck of the BC woods, give us a call.whether you ve just graduated and moved to Fort St. John, or you ve been living in Cranbrook for years,young grads could really use your help. f you re interested. cal Deanna McLeod, branches coordinator at , Fax , dmcleod@alumni. ubc.ca. Thanks to all you alumni keeners who have returned branch surveys this year.to date, we ve received more than,ooo from around the world and they re still flowing in. f you haven t heard from us yet, you soon will. Upcoming Events FrancelEurope The second annual UBC fall weekend is tentatively scheduled for September Last year about 20 people from around France and western Europe gathered in Beaune for wine tasting. t s a small world after all, eh? Call Mandy Kerlann BSc 82, BPhorm 86 at (333) Montreal Tennis Anyone? Second Annual Alumni Night at the dumaurier Open, July 30, JarryTennis Stadium, 6:30 pm $30/person, plus tax. ncludes reserved group seating with fellow alumni, access to a reserved corporate area and a three-course pasta dinner. Does this sound like an evening at the Pit or what? RSVP by July 4. Call Tennis Canada at: (514) UBCALLMN CHKONC t, SUMMLK 1997

15 NEWS - BRANCHES - REUNONS - DVSONS Fprrmnd R. daarphoto Ottawa A 150 alumni and,fiends of'ubc attended a reception at the Chateau Luurier Hotel, hosted by David Strangway February 17. Special guest speakers included Nobel Laureate Michael Smith and MP Raymond Chan. Pzctured here are branch volunteers Don Gardner BASc'54 and Carole Joling BA'67, BLS'69 with David Stranpay. LosAngeles 40 alumni attended a wine and cheese reception at the home of Consul General, the Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell BA'69, LB'83. With Kim are David Strangway, Alice Strangway, Doug Thomas BA'92, LLB'95, Betty Jean Prosser BSN'52, Hartley Turpin MD'56. For info on branch activities, contact Doug at (31 0) 150 alumni andfi-iends gathered at the American Club with David Strangway. Pictured here is Olivia Ford BA'92, Hong Kong branch preszdent John Henderson BCom'77 and Haig Farris, president of the Alumni Association. To join in HK activities, contact John Henderson at (852) , evnail: @CompuServe.COM, or Ricky Lau BCom'92, at (852) , lo @compuserue.com Melbourne On March 26, 90 alumni from UBC, U of' 7; and McGill met with DC 'Bear' McPhail BSc'80, MSc'85, David Strangway, UofT VP Heather Munroe-Blum and McGill princif)al Bernard Shapiro at a tri-university alumni reception. Thanks to Rob Pereira MA'94 and Bear MacPhail. Rob Pereiru photo -'-yaiu.. P ".." Philippines First alumni assembly March 1st in Manila. Branch rep Bob D. Gothong BCom'77 (seated Pndfi-ovn t$) with guest of honoul; Stephen H. Heeney, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines (2ndfi-om right). * Monica Sayers photo j"> UBCALCMN CHKON(:.E, SUMMER

16 We are pleased to recognize our alurnni who donated $250 and above in 1996/97 and those alumni who have donated more than $25,000 in their lifetime to UBC. President's Circle (SZiCl,OOO and above lifetime) Anonymous Dr Sally Aw Sian Mr A Stuart Belkin Dr Helen E Belkin Mr Jack Bel, OBC, CM Ambassador John P Bel Dr Peter] G Bentley Mr Dan A G Campbell Mr Patrick D Campbell Professor Louis Cha Dr Caleb Chan Dr Tom Chan Miss Anny W Choi Dr Antony W Y Choi Dr Cheung-Kok Choi Mr David W Choi Mr Donald Wun Hing Choi Dr Wallace B & Dr Madeline H Chung Mr R o d 81 Mrs Arctelle Cliff Sir Cecil H Green Dr Rick Hansen. 0BC.OC Mr Glenn B Hunnings Dr Asa Johal. OBC, CM Mr Alfred & Mrs Stella Kwong The Hon David C & Mrs Dorothy Lam, CM. OBC Dr LOU Jieh ]ow Dr Tong Louie, OBC Dr David 81 Dr Brenda McLean Mr Rudy E & Mrs Patricia J North Dr & Mrs Wiliam L Sauder Mr N o m & Mrs Joan Swers Dr Soshau Sen Mr Daniel J Steneker Dr Peter Wall Mr James & Mrs lse Wallace Dr W Maurice and Mrs Mar/ M Young Chancellor's Circle (S25,OOO and above lfetime) Anonymous (3) Dr Phllip & Mrs Helen Akrigg Mrs Louise R Anderson Mr John & Dr Nelly Auersperg Mr Avrid & Mrs E ' i Backmam Dr Virginia J Baldwin Mr Wm A Barron Mr Harry R Bell Dr Margaret E Barr Bigelow Dr Dan & Mrs Arlene Birch Mrs Mary F Bishop Mrs Janie Bodner DrJohn Brockington Ms Joanne V Brown Dr John C & Mrs Anne Brown Mr W Thomas Brown Mrs Edna F Burch Mr W Gerald Burch The Hon Mr Justice Grant D Burnyeat Mrs Dorothy E Chechik Mr Raj Chowdhry Mr David R Crombie Dr George F Curtis, QC. OBC Mrs E Laurenda Daniells MrJ Erlk de Bruijn Dr John S Diggens Mr Robert J Disbrow Mr Earl & Mrs Suzanne Dodson The Honourable Thomas A Dohm. QC. LLD Ms G Jeanne Elliot Mr J Haig & Mrs Mary Elizabeth Far! S Mrs Lois M Fisher Mr Douglas Forster Dr Arthur & Mrs Ancie Fouks. QC. CM Dr & Mrs William C Gibson Mr William G Hanbury Dr & Mrs David F Hardwick Mrs Marjorie M Harper Dr Gordon & Mrs Dons Harris Mrs Margaret Harvey Miss Letitia A Hay Dr Dorothy Chave Herberg Mrs Audrey J Hetherington Mr Niels E Holbek Mrj N o m Hyland Mi Judii Jardine Dr 81 Mrs Wiliam Joiner Ms Anne M Kaplan Mr Nicholas & MK Karen Koemer Mr Frank KT Lee Dr Robert 81 Mrs Lily Lee, OBC Mr Murray V Leith MrJack B Leshgold MrJeffrey D S Llang Mr George Roy Long, Jr Dr David 81 Mrs Mary Macaree Dr Hubert R MacCarthy Dr Kenneth & Dr Marilyn MacCrimmon Miss Mary K L Mathen Dr John H McArthur Mr an W McDonald Mr John T McLeod Mr Chester F Mlllar Dr Kenneth S Morton Miss Jean Ross Myron Mr Milton & Mrs Bess Narod Mr Eric P Nicol Mr Lawrence P Page, QC Mr Alan F Pierce Mr Alexander Pratt Mr Melvin R Reeves Mr Hugh 81 Mrs Loise Rhodes Mr John 0 Richardson Mr Robert C H Rodgers Mr Michael R Roop Mrs Susan M Roote Dr & Mrs G Sheldon Mwell Dr Robert S Rothwell Mr Michael M Ryan Dr Jack L Shadbolt, OC OBC Dr Therese W H Shak Mr Gordon B Shrum Dr John M Sieburth Mr Bent G Siiem Dr H Colin Slim Dr Michael Smith, OBC CC Mr Jan J Solecki Mr Ronald N Stem Dr David W & Mrs Alice Strangway Mr Lynn & Mrs Florence Sully Mrs Ann M Taylor Dr & Mrs James P Taylor, QC Mr Philip & Mrs Hilda Thomas Dr Paul C Trussell Mr and Mrs Charles Walker Mr John Earl Watt DrJohn Gordon Watt Dr William A & Mrs Marilyn Webber Mr Peeter Wesik Dr Ray & Mrs Eileen Williston Mr Alan & Mrs Susi Wilson Miss Florence J Wilson Mr Edmund TWong Dr Harold 81 Mrs Edna Wright, CC Dr Robert Wyman Mrs Allson Wyness Wesbrook Societv (S1,OOO and above annually) hnymo- (26) Mr Brian Edward Abraham Mr Ellis Dawd J Achtem Dr John D Allan Mr Charles R Allard Mr Leopold Amighetti. QC MrJohn F Anderson Mr Robert G Atklnson Mr James W Atwater MrKTong&MnSylvlaAu DrEGAukl Mn Florence A Auld Mr Kenneth M -haw, QC Mr Kenneth W Bal Dr C Jane Banfield Mr John J Barakso DrRoh&MrsKBarker Dr Walter M Bans Mr Robert E Beamto Mr Thomas W Bantie Mr Howard L Beck, QC Mr Stanley M Beck. QC Mr R Paul Bechann. QC Dr Charles E Beil Mn Virginla E Belmea Mr Keith R Benson MrAbtar&MnMindy Berar Mr Walter H hkoff Mr Anthony hschi Mr J Mcntosh Bird Mr Bwe R Birmingham Mr W David Black DrJ-Ceoyla Mr H Rabin hdl Ms A C Smith Bmnd Mr Andm Brown Mr Brenton S Bmwn Mr Joseph 81 Mrs Mary Mr Robert J Wan Mr Ronald E Burke Mr Mer W &der, QC MtDorortyEBp-2.W DrAkxudarRMCaimr Dean Richard S Cddecott Dr Eugene C Cameron Mr HamW C Camem Mr hoke Shaw Campbell The Hon David H Campbell Msr Jean A K Campbell MrJohn K Campbell Mr W Earl Campbell Dr Derek Cooper Carr Dr NkMas John Cam Mr R B (Dick) Cavaye Mr srael Chafea Mr Phlllp then Dr Wayne A Chou Dr Davld Chi Wal Chung Dr Donald R Clandinln Dr Robert M Clark Mr William Randolph Clerrhue Mr Ronald & Mo Nancy Cliff Dr PA Clugrmn MrRaymondECkkjng The Hon Mr Justice R Collver Mr Steven M Cook Mrs Albert Colby Cooke Prof Maurice D Coplthorne Mr Gary W J Coull Mr Bradley oaw(wd. QC Mn SyfviaA Crooks Mr Thom+r P D'Aquino Mr Mark Robert W s Mr Michad B Daw Mr Charks A Davis Mr Johan P De Rooy Mr Robert A Deermg Dr Thomas & Mrs Patrlcia Demco Mr Charles Diamond Mr Robert A D&nson Mr William L DimltroH Dr Arthur Dodek Mr william ivor D d Mr Manin D Don= Mr a n F Oaglas Ms Maureen A Dcuglas Mr Ross R Douglas Ms Frances M Dowderwdl Mn Lorraine Drdul Dr Charles B Dunham Dr K Ann Dusing Mr Mary C Dvorak Mr John Alan Eckersley Mr Brian D Edgar Mr Gordon M Elliott Mn Ha& T B Emsrson Mr J Thomas English Mr Peter Bernard Enm Mr Johann Erickson Mr Wilfred M Evans Mr Gene W Faryna Ms C Alnrworth & Mr H H Felkm Mn B G Field Mr Kep-Lynne D Rndlay Dr & Mrs Sherdd Fishman Mr N M Fklshman MrMn & Mn Joan Fowler Mr Bruce F FM. QC Dr Richard A F m Dr BradleyA Fritz Mr Csogc K Fujlsawa, QC Dr Edwin K Fukushima Mn Valentine D Gamage Dr Joseph & Mrs Joyce Gardnw Dr h n K Garg Mn Ruth E Garvie Mr P Richard Genest Mr Gerald W J Ghlkas Mo Dlane E Gibney Mr Wllllam R Gibson Mr Martm N Gifford Mr W Herbert Gilbert MrJack M Glles. QC Dr Gurdev Sin& Gill. OBC Dr J R Pralurh S Gill Mr Mohindar S Gil Mr hid D W Gillesple Mr Douglas Bruce Gkig Mrs Alka R Goel-Stevens Mr Marc Emmm Gold The Hon Mr J R G Gould Mr Richard A Grafton Mr Lorne Arthur Green Mr David James Greer Mr &uce M Greyell DrGcwgsMGrifiths Mr BNW R Grkt MrRoknTCmver MS Marion W Gunning Mr Lswnce J Gwozd Mr Norman R Hacklng Mr Robert S Hager Mr Alan J Hamllton The Hon H J Hamilton Mrs M R K Hamilton. QC. OBC Mr H &M Hareid Mr Nicdy Jams Harrkk MrRoknAHuorikson Mr James Peter Hamm Mr Hugh Basil Heath Mr udto Hebenton. QC Dr Richard He& Mr Michael H Helkr Mr Alan A Hobkirk Dr Donald 0 Hodgins Ms Sandra L M Hodgins Ms Vera Hoffman Dr John Hogarth Mr Christopher R Holmes Mr Charles S Hopkins Mr Derek T Hopkinr Mr David M Howard Mr DavM S M Huberman The Hon Mr Jwice F lacobucci Dr Kathleen GJaeger Ms Judy Jansen Mr Mohan S Jaw1 Mrs Anna Koerner letter Judge G H Johnson Mr Donaid James Jordan, QC Mr William C Kaplan Brlg-Gen Frank Kumndy Dr Herben Wiliam k Mr Stephen F KeBchcr, QC Dr Robert W Kennedy Dr Susan M Kennedy Mn Kathryn Wlam Mirr Jan Klyooka Mr Helmuth Knteman Mr Lyall D Knott. QC Dr Penelope Ann Koch Ms Mary E Lade Mr Thomas E Ladner. QC Mr A Crag Lahmer Mr Frank A Lang Mn Helen E Lauener Mr Bruce A Laughton Mr Robln B Leckle Mr V Paul Lee Mrs Paullne G Legg Mr Rupert A Lege Mr Rtchard E M Lester Dr Robert C Leung Ms ksa E Levine The Hon Judge Cecil J Lewis Dr Helmut J Llebert Mr Phhp & Mrs Anne Lind Mr Denys C Lloyd Dr Wmston J Louie Dr Alan A Lowe Mr Jeffrey J Lowe DrAnn Lukasevlch Mr Marvin A Lundeen Mr Larry C Luther The Hon Mr Justre 8 Mrs K LYVk Mr D Grant MacDonald Mr H Scon MacDonald Mr Roderlck W MacDonald The Hon Mr Justice A MacFarlane Mr James M Maclntyre. QC Mr Duncan M MacPhail Mn Dons Elsie Magee Mr Kenneth W Mahon Mr Robert J Matr, QC Mr Donaid E Mann Mr Roben E Marrlott Mr Jwl B Martmeau Mr Hugh M Matthews Mr J Donald Mawhmney. QC Dr R Ann Plckard McAfee Mn Sarah J McAlplne Dr Gordon Almon McBean Dr Barry Clarke McBrlde Mr Roger D McConchie Hon Mr M M McFarlane. QC Mr Brian N McGavin Mr Gerald A B McGavm Mrs Allson R McGillivray Dr Robert W McGraw Mr David Leslie Mclnner Mr George B Mcntosh. QC The Hon L G McKenzie Dr John A McLaren Mr Rtchard W McMahon Mrs Joan McNeeiy Mr & Mrs William B McNulty Mr & Mrs George McWhirter Dr Elmer Lyle Menzie Mr William R Miles Mr Colin A Mlllar Mr Rcdenck J Millar Mr an RA Mllls Mr A Keith Mitchell. QC Mr Douglas H Mitchell, QC Dr Edith J Mitchell Mr Warren J A Mitchell. QC Mrs Rose T Mok Ms Maria A Morellato Mr & Mrs George Mofin, FCA Mr Paul R Moriu Dr Kenneth Avard Morrow Mr James Graham Mowan Mr Donald R Munroe. QC Mrs Shaheen Lalji-Nanji Mr Rlchard Nelson Dr Tad Ntshlmura Mr & Mrs Mlchael J OKeefe. QC Mr Dean A OLeary Mr Roger M Odlum Dr an T Okabe. PhD Mr Mark T Olsen Dr & Mrs Robert F Osborne Mr Noel A S Owens Dr Russell A Palmer

17 ~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~ Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list. f you observe any errors or omissions. please accept our sincere apologies and notify us at the UBC Development office: (604) Some donors have requested anonymity ando not appear in this listing. Dr Peter R Taylor Mr D Murray Tevlin Mr Keith A Thompson Mr W H Thornton-TNmp Drboge- Dr Mary Elizabeth Todd Dr Saphen j Tdwetl Mr John G TN- Dr Mprvin A Tung Mr David W H Tupper, QC XBM~GFO*~K Dr Ron Ulinder Mr Peter F D Parsons Mr James D Vihg, QC Mrs Ann L Patterson Dr Blair T Wachter Dr Ralph F Patterson Mr 'liang Wingwd Mr John and Mrs Joan Mr Frank E Wakn Pavelich Dr&bunEWJar Dr Leslie R Peterson. Mr john H Wallis QC.OBC Mn Ellzabeth J Wakh Mr James W Phelps Dr Richard j Warren Mr James W Pilton Mr Bryce Waten Mr Edward S Pipella Rd Enmst LWatson Mr George and Mrs Mary Mn Barbara Wellwood E Plant MrJarABWhst Mr Al G Poettcker Mr Sharon E white Mn Elaine R Polglase Mr Wanen T Wilson, QC Mr J Raymond Pollard Drjch D W Dr Man-Chiu Poon Mr Bruce D Wley Mr William Popowich Mr wiliam P Wwk Mr Esmond R Preus Drjch G W d l. Mr Michael F Provennno Ms Shelley A Wrean MrJohn F Pryde Mr Frederick R Wright The Hon Mr Justice Bryan Dr William F Yeung Ralph Dr Andrew H Younger MrJames G Reddon Mr Randolph B Zien Mr Robert S Reid Mr Thomas J Reimer Clock Tower Mr Georg D Reuter Dr Donald R heel Circle Mr & Mrs George R Richards ($500 above and Dr J S F Richards Mr Peter C G Richards Mr Paul S Richardson Miss Louise H Riffer Mr Steven A Rodrigues Mr James Edward Rogers Mr Thomas Allan Row Mr J R Donald Rose Mr Donald Alan Ross Mn Sheila & Mr Roberr annually) Dr Michael M Amer Mr Keith Andersen Mn M lo-ann Archiid Ross.QC HonJudgsEkabathA Mr Brock Robert Rowhd Amdd Mr Anthony D Saundeo. Mr lan Edward khdown QC Mn Ellen Baldwin Mr Michael D Sawyer DrPtWCbABoyd Dr Coltn Davld Scarfe Dr Brian E Burke MrJohn C Scholefield DrHelenMBwt Dr Gunther F Schrack Mr Tenance Henry Butler Hon Judge Alfred J Scow Dr Pauline M Butling Mr Michael P Shane Dr Francisco X Cabew Mr Rahoul Sharan Ms Connie Canam Dr Paul Shatzko Dr R Paul Castner HortJudge James K Shaw Dr Ronald G Cavell Mr Bernard Simpson. CM DrKaiSunChan Mr Brett A Mrs Mabel Chan Simpson Ms Debra L Sing, QC MnMuylolliwYChan Mr William F Sirett Mr Waltsr D Charles Dr Peter W Smdey MrMaumChksa Ms C Lynn Smith, QC DrEMHChom, Dr Mary G Smith Mrs Kathleen M Chmde Miss Ruth Lily Soderholm Mr Dexter Chu Mrs Lata Sood Dr Michael A Church Mr Don Lyndon South Dr William Cnig Clarke Mrs E Jean Spark The Hon Mr Jlafirr Bruce Mr Peter A Spencer Cohen Dr John E R Stainer Mrs Helen E Coleman Mr Alexander B Stewart Mrs Nora E Colvtlle Miss Anne M Stewart. QC Mr G Wayne Coombs Mr William G Stewart Mr D Geoffrey Cowper, Mr John Tryon Still Mr Marvin R Storrow, QC Dr Gerald B Straley Dr R an & Mrs Janie Strang Mr Craig C Sturrock Mr Richard R Sugden. QC Mr A K Sutherland Mr Robert Brent Swift Mr G Ross SwiQer Dr Beverley L Tamboline Dr Eng Seng Tan Mrs Mary L Taylor Anonymour (30) Mr Wllliam A Adams Mn Anne E Aikmr Mr j T Allester QC Mr Elmer J Crawford Mr Harold P Cunliffe Miss Alice Moss Curtis Mr William R P Dalton Ms Susan C Daniells Mr C Paul Daniels, QC Mr Colin K & Mrs Sharon J Davies Ms Ayra K Davy Mr Leslie Bruce Dawson Mr Andre J De Leebeeck The Hon Mr Justice M de Weerdt Mrs Betty R Dewar Miss Charlotte Elva Dill Dr James E Dimmick MrSamSDkon MmerUMWDonrklron Dr Clive P Duncan Mn Jessie Eades Mrs Liz Rose Edinga Mr Kenneth M Elmer Dr Helen June Emmom MSS Maty M Falllr Mr Brian H Fast Dr & Mrs Kelvin 0 Flem~ng Mr Ome Fwrurier Mrs Dorothy M Forsyth Mr Patrick G Foy Mr Charles N Freeman Mrs Natalie V Freeman Mr Richard D French Mr Mkhael Alan Fupn Mr ian J Gamble Mr J Glen Gates, QC MrJ David Gibb Mr James W Gill Or Douglas C Gillespie Mr Gordon Ross Gilley Mr Geoffrey P Could Mrs Margaret Gourley Mr Michael James Grant MrPeterCGwmyr Mr Gowan T Guest. QC Mr Arthur Henry Hall. QC Dr Marjorie Halpm Dr Jon A Harper Mr Richard F Hatch Judge LuKe Heard Ms Katherine J Hdler MrPemrSHemmm Mrjch 0 Hemmingsen Mn Gertrude 0 Hsrd M Mugrrn P H i M Mr David 5 HR Mr R Bruce Hiland Dr Brian Y B Ho Mr Laurence F M Ho Mr William R Holmes The Hon MrJustice R Hudson Mr Ernest B lngles MrAlhnHlang Dr Rul Gordon J&e Mr&MrsCadRJonnon Mr D Hugh J Kay Father Neil KeHy Mr W j Kennedy Mr G Jamie Killam Dr Brian Knlght Mr R Gordon Knii Mr Robert D Lalng Mr Marvin Charkr R Lang Dr Gary J Lastman MrJurgen Theodore Lau Mr Damin Nai-Yiu Law Mn Bartara M lazarow Mr john Micheal Lea41 Mrr M Lynn Ledgerwood Mr Vincent Li Mr Robert M Lindsay Dr Franklln S Loomw MrHerimnMLoomar Dr Andrew) Louie Dr Harvey Lui Dr Fred W Lundell Mr Stem M Marshdl MK Leota J McCullagh Mr M Gerry McGlnley MrThomas Bernard McNeil Mr Calin D McQuarrie Mr Stephen K McTagp-t DrGayMadfwd Mr Parer Ldghton Miles Mr John Moore Dr Mictd M Mwan Ms D Shirley Mwven Dr Richard Scm Muir Mr Doug 0 Mullins Dr Ernest K Murakaml Miss Shirley E Myers Mr Eric Patrick Newell Mr Leslie Ng Mr William Edwin Norrish The Hon Mr Justice W E OLeary Mr Michael Omelaniec Mr David J Ophel Dr Richard G Orlaw MrPeterFrancirOmn DrAnenioRduxo Mr Barry A Rmnow Mr Glen A Patterson Miss Lisa Anne Peters Mr Lawrence E Perce MrsJaniceJ Plensky Dr Patrlck A Powell Dr Deborah L Prior The Hon M Rovmzano Mr Ben Quan Mr David Thompson Rea Mr Kenneth A Rea Mr Alex C Robertson. QC Mr Dcuglas F Robinson. QC Mr Keith Edward Roblnson Mr Donald J Rosenbloom Mrs Adele Marta Runlkis Mn Dorothy G Sa+ Dr John Edward Schinbein Mr Max Schlaginrweit Dr Hanrpeter Schreier Dr J F Schweigel Mr Temnce M Shannon Mn Karen R Wow Dr George E ujpky Mr Frank Edward Smith Dr James L Smith DrJ Carol Smlth The Hon Mr Justce J E Spencer Dr Margaret Anne Smtt Dr Shirley Sulh Mr Lmnnce C Surges MrJamsRSuthemnd Dr J Neil sutharlsnd Mr L F Swannell Dr Delfa Syeklocha The Hon john D &The Hon Valerie Tagsart Dr David E N Tait Mr Robert W Taylor Mr Paul E Thiele The Hon Judge M Howard Thomas Mr Geoffrey Thompson M M Thommn-Trump Mr wdker D Toulcau Mr Leon T q Mr Lee S Tupper Mr James W F Tmon Mr Raveen KVarshney Mr Sherry L Victor Dr Steven R Vincent Ms Eliieth M Vogt MrArneWVonDehn Mr Graham Gordon Weeks Mr Davld P Wilkhson Dr Mwin Philp Wlllina Miss Sonia L Willhms Dr Robert G Wlkon Mr StephenJ Wilson Mr Stanley H WiWd Mr Frederick G Witkrs Miss Frances M wbodward Mr Frank A Woodward MrsNancyLWoohvoRh Mr EMon worobieff Ms Marguerite M Yee MrTedAZacks MSKiayZwGi Trekkers ($250 and above annually) ~ymour(107) MrChakjchAddiron Mr H Cameron Alrd Mn Eva W Aitchison Dr larguer Alard Dr Michael F Allard MrAndrewAAmMovich MrPaulbyAnderaan Dr Joan D Andem-cuk Mr Jerome H Angel Mr T Mlke Appav Mr James T Armstrong MrJohn Mtchael Ashton Mr Joseph W Awmack Mr Arthur Azana Mr W Arthur Baln DrGayGb DrWRobateangar Dr William R Barclay Mr G T Barford Dr Byan Clyde Bass Mr Robert Edward Beard MrRobertABeedle Dr William J Bell Mr Dunan H M-rving. QC Mr john R Bennest Mn Leanne N Bernaerdt Mr Peter Fredric Beulah Mr David Edgar Black Mr George H Blumuer Mr J G BlumeMuer Mr Lorne C Bohlman DrLL&DrEABongle Dr David Alfred Boon Mr Vincent G Borch Mr Bruce M Borthwick Dr James A P Bovard Mr Gregory T W Bowden. QC Mr Spencer A Bowen Mr Gilbert G Bndner The Hon Mr Justice T Braldwood Mr Murray J Brasseur Mrs Barbara A Bnnk, CM Dr Vernon C Brink. OBC. oc Dr E Bertha Brirco DrBsmunNBmckhouu. cc DrDMlaldEBmdct Mr A Leslie Brown Mr Philip Amhony Brown Dr W Lome Brown Mr Liam J Browne Mrs Joan M Brumwdl Mr Peter Brunold Mrs Luella M Buchanan Dr Kenneth j Burns Mr George T Campbell Mr W L Cnig Campbell Mr Robert C Came TheHon MrJusrceAB Curothcrs Mr Oizaberh D Cursr Mr George P Gssady Dr Peter M Cdlisrr MrBdKCCheng Mr F'ak chtung MrWaysonSChoy Mr Wd Ren Tao Chu Mrlune, Alfred Clarke Dr Mi F Clarke Mr NL F N Clarke Dr Wendy A Uay Judge Chris D Cleaveley Mr Davld H Clsgg Dr Douglas B Ckment. oc Mr William A Cllmie Ms Mary E. aohosey Mr Bruce F Coaas Mr George lhiglio Corns Dr K E Conn Dr Stephen B bnnor MrJohn W Conmy, QC Mr Richard Charla Cook MrJohn F Coombs MnWAnnCo0pe.r MrBrianBbrbouM.QC Dr Theodonj Corgrove MrBanyjbubon Dr R E Counsell Mr Donald j Crampton Dr Richard TCmw Drjamu Noel Cmwley MnEACubitt Dr)ames B Cupples Mr john M Cum& Mr LyalA Cume Mn Grace A D'Arcy Dr Marshal A Dah1 Dr Rita M Dahlke Ms Mary J Daniel Dr Anthony Davidson Mr Philip Burns Dennis Mr William D Derpak Mrs Ethel Agnes Derrlck Mr Derek A F Desrosiers MrWj&uccDcvitc Mr Sydney Dewick Mr Cenld M D e y e W Mr Fnnk Anhur Dickron Mr Tom Dielissen Dr Gary H Dtllabaugh Dr Morton Dodek The Hon Assoc Chief Justice Dohm Miss C Frances Dolan Dr Ranald R Donaldson Ms Wanda M Dorosz Dr Douglas G Dorrell Mr Harold S C Dow Mr James T Dowling Ms jennlfer M DNce Mr William E Dumont Dr Patrlce Mary Dunn Mr Robert L Eberlein The Hon MrJustice ERA Edwards Mrs Janet S M Egger Mr Andrew Eisses Dr Brian E Ellh Dr Simon C Ellis Mr Wiliam E Ellh DrRichardAREnns Mr Paul Eric Erickson Dr Robert L Evans Dr Thomas E Ewing Mrs M Dawn Faris Mr James Robert Faulkner Mr hrt Bruce Ferguron Dr Abxmder J Finlayson Mr Rcsr srephtn Fwhl Mr Clinton W Foote Mn Judith D Fomt, OC Mr Gram W Fotqth MrWalterF- DrHAFranWii Mr Marino Fraresso Mr Douglas S Fraser Dr John M Fredricbon Mrs Joanne C Freeze MsJoyce D Fresen Miss Margaret E Frlesen Dr Mer Mark Fromberg MrNamanEFuHylwe MrAkrandaFuhDn Hon E Davie Fulton. 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QC Dr James R Heyworth Mr C Jim Hill Ms Mary A Hill Dr Murray K Hill Mr Benimh Juyip Ho Drjohn P Hobron Mr Kenneth A Hodgen Mn Amk D Hoffmeister Ms Donna M *ann Mr H Clark Hdlands Dr David George Holm Dr John F Hcurlgan Dr wiliam W Hsieh Dr Yvonne Ying Hsieh Mr Fderick J Hume Mr Burk W Humphrey Mr by Mervyn G Huston DrDon;rldGlNine h.ri9lmin Or Donald G lvey Mr james Eli Jackson Dr John L J jessiman Mr Doughs Geofge Jessup Mr Leslie 0 johannesen Mi Charmaine E Johnson Mr john H johnson MrPasrMJons~ Dr Mile Jwawvi~ DrulsoCMjut Dr Diana M juriloff Mr Torsten Kaffanke Ms Jan~ce J Kang Mr James E Keith Mr Peter Jonathan Kelly Mr Marvin James Kempston Mr Lhyd &y Kenwood Mr Krvin K.e+ Dr George P Kidd Mr Malcolm G King Dr Wtlliam P King MK Nanq A Kirk DrGarryMKlrrtiuk Mr wiliam Hamood Knight Dr Mama T Knyrnrkl Dr Edward S Knbes Dr Robem Krerner Mr Edwtn G boft Dr Leo Kron MsbnySKwok Dr EKrabnh C Kwong MrSwLaReur Dr Fnnk Chung Fat Lam Mr MWvd Samuel Lam Ms Yvonne Au-Yeung Lam Mr RDben Hector Lamont DrAnrhoryKPLau Mr Meng H Lau Mr John Peter Lauener Mrs Margaret C Laurence Mr Thomar T Lebbetter Dr Paul H Leblond Mr Geia!d j Lecovin Ms Janat E Lee MsJanet Mi-Lar Lee Mrfahn Francis Lelghton Mr Brian R Lendrum Mr Michael Lewchuk Mr Thomas A L Mr Lynne Llghthall Mr Say Chong Lm Dr Peter Lindenfeld Dr James Thomson httle Ms Doris A Livingstone Dr Bligh K W Low Mr Conroy Lum Ms Maureen F Lunn Mr Kenneth P Lynes Mr Terrence A Lyons The Hon J A Macdonald Mr John Angus MacDonald Dr Richard H Machin Dr Colin Mackay, OC. 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18 BY ZOE ANDALE book starts off, This is a love-let- the brow. Obviously this is a hap- from a Burnaby ter: m writing to tell you about my py and well-loved child. author. This is aunt. Mortality, the aging body and Manuel s language is just right clean work, its frailties, run through the stories. for a very young person, and there where the words Theseliterary stories are as wel- is a nice sense of playfulness. She pull their weight come as a spritzer on a muggy day. Her characters treat one another with tenderness, and that s conta- uses repetition effectively and gently.the illustrations also add to the sense of a unified and tight and the language sends that frisson of chill down the gious. book. reader s spine. Even with poems Wildflowers: Seasonal Splen- One of my favourites was the like The Community Relations of a dors of the North America The Dry Sea, about gambling in Diamond Grill by Fred Wah Certain Ms. Nevin, where have West by Grahame Osborne (Grey- Las Vegas. The narrator confides, (Newest, $16.95) is a book the no idea what the writer is getting stone, $19.95). with an introduction We re all strangers here. We re writer rather at, am able to enjoy the intensity by Stephen Hume. f photographs of mountains, incredibly-coloured wildflowers and rugged evergreens turn you on, this is your book. De- signed to appeal to both the Cana- dian and American market, the book is divided into Alpine, Desed nterior and Coast sections. Latin plant names aren t used in the photo captions but are included a well-laid out appendix at the back. Avalanche lilies in creamy abundance, sun-bright mountain arnica, purple penstemmons against the scraped- bare blue of the Rockies; these land- scapes are just extraordinary and the more looked, the more found to admire. There s one photograph that s like a Chinese landscape: the moving water comes out misty and yet the bleak rock cone in the back- ground and the zingy colours of fireweed and ndian paintbrush are beautifully crisp. Osborne s photographs are in demand by glossy magazines such as Beautiful BC. Equinox and Canadian Geographic. Osborne. who lives in White Rock, trained as a geologist and has spent years travelling in wilderness areas of Canada and the US. This is his second book. reticent, we don t speak; we wan- der aimlessly: lost people, homeless; in and out of the four casinos of the four corners at the core of the city. God s creatures seeking Noah s Ark. t s a powerful and poetic statement about North American culture where a spiritual search becomes muddled with acquiring material goods. Stories in this collection have been published in numerous literary magazines. The Night the Moon Blew Kisses by Lynn Manuel, illustrated by Robin Spowart, (Houghton Mifflin, $14.95) is a first picture book by the BC author. t was written for her grandson. t s a lavish production with a rich periwinkle and purple jacket and interior illustrations. Grandma and the narrator, a young girl, go for a walk in the moon-lit dauntingly calls a biotext. Wah, who has written sixteen volumes of poetry and prose-poetry, recently retired from teaching English at the University of Calgary. d call this book creative non-fiction or poetic prose. t s a dense and delicious read where the author recalls the Diamond Grill, a restaurant in Nelson run by Wah senior. As a kid, Wah junior worked there as a soda-jerk for twenty-five cents an hour and learned curses from the Chinese cooks. What isn t remembered is freely imagined, as when the writer sees his father moving through the house in the early morning hours when the rest of the family is locked in sleep. Wah shares occasional recipes and gives us enough details about the different kinds of dishes the restaurant served that found myself getting hungry. As a reader, felt invited right into the kitchen. The Diamond Grill is a good unifying device. enjoyed the way that between stories about his fa- of lines like Ah, that scarlet spill of hair-/rich soup and Your collarbone... rises from the silk of you. Tucker is concerned with subjects such as prayer, waiting, adultery, though one suspects she is groping toward some larger truth rather than writing from the stance of a person who has found it. She also has a lovely sense of humour. n the prose poem Please don t break my heart. she replies, am a kindly soul, willing/ to ride a hundred miles an hour, your brown arm sliding under my ribs./ For you ride without a seat belt, willing to be thrown clear at first impact. Tucker has a clear voice in this collection. look forward to hearing more. Science Lessons by W.H. New (Oolichan, $14.95) is the first book of Poetry from a UBC professor of English who has written more than thirty books. He Through the Canyon by Lorraine Vernon (Ekstasis Editions) is her woods at night. The forest is mysterious, with the deep green and blue ther and other relatives, Wah kept grounding us in the physical details is a man of letters. There are echoes of the Bible here, a playfulness fourth book and illustrations, but is a peaceful place, of the cafe. As well as food, the with the sound of words, and final- is both leisurely not threatening at all. The under- book deals with the racism Wah ly, the science referred to in the and compelling. Her ease with words, her ux- uriance in them, is a pleasure for the reader. The stated relationship between the Grandmother and the child is extremely comforting. The girl blows the moon kisses: A laughing kiss for the tip of the nose. A gentle kiss for the cheek. A good-night kiss for experienced from both white and Chinese (he is half-swede). God on His Haunches by Diane L. Tucker (Nightwood Editions, $9.95) is a first book of poetry title; Degaussing, Fermat s Principle, etc. Written in variations on the sonnet form (non-rhyming but with numerous internal rhymes) each poem is formally short. They are 18 UBC ALUMN CHKONCLE, SUMMEK 1997

19 0 arranged to tell the story of a thir- teen-year old boy who comes to live with relatives in the Kootenays and his maturation. Which of his new family s values can he adopt and which must he reject? t is key in reading each poem to refer back to its title. Doing that gives the double vision the author is striving for, where the reader at once sees the literal content of the poem-a young boy s experience and the mocking, deprecatory knowledge that the adult brings to it. n the poem Wave Theory for instance, boy meets girl and they walk into the hayfield. Those are the literal elements of the experience. Without the title, you wouldn t get to that sense of chargedness, of rhythmic attraction, until the last stanza. New assumes that his audience, like himself, has a high level of scientific knowledge. Some titles, like Josephson Junction left this reader floundering; it s something to do with electricity, think, or perhaps am confusing it with the mechanism of synapses. especially like the second half of the book and lines like: What parabola loops out ofnowhere, stings him on the cheek, scares him white, like the flying steel ofa broken handle? Chasing After Carnivals by Ernest Hekkanen (New Orphic Publishers. $20). Hekkanen constructs a picaresque story about two brothers; Tom, the athletic, ERNEST HEKKANEN carousing older brother, and Link, the smart kid who works long hours in their Dad s garage. t s a coming-of-age novel that takes place in a US shadowed by the Vietnam War. The book is raunchy, fuelled with teenage hormones. Link sees women mainly as impediments to freedom, like Marg. who wants to marry his Dad, or objects of lust like Carol, who initiates him into the Amazing World of sex. To give an idea of what the young Link thinks is fun, when he finds out the mayor s wife is having an affair with a contractor-they meet three times a week for sex on a back road-link sells tickets for the townsfolk to watch them go at it in a station wagon. Hekkanen s book always kept my interest. especially enjoyed the parts that featured Ed Hazlett, the logger poet. wish, though, that towards the end of the book the writer had taken the disparate characters and questions he raises in the different sections of the novel and brought them back for closure. The book builds up considerable momentum toward the tragic ending. Summon up the Blood: The War Diary of Corporal J.A.Womack, Royal Engineers Edited by Celia Wolfe MA74 Womack gives vivid accounts of such wartime horrors as the nvasion of Normandy and the advance through Northern France and Belgium through a diary he kept that was encouraged by his commanding ofticer. The diaries are edited by Womack s daughter, and embody a realistic and gripping picture of this momentous time in history.the editor s accompanying research help the reader absorb and understand the meaning behind the events.as she uncovered her father s memories,wolfe discovered fresh, and shocking, material.this is a book that is not to be missed by historians and the battle-curious. Shari Ackerman 1996/97 Donor List Continued from page 17 Dr Dennis 1 Magrega Mr David A Main Mr A an Mair Dr Suzanne C MaKa4r MrGeorgeLMalpxs Dr Jerry Dr M Patrlcla Marchak Mrs Catherine A Marchant Mr Frank Margkan Mr John Adrian Mdow Mr James E Marshall Dr Peter L Marshall Mr Gerald Masuda Mr Paul Stamon Masulis Dr Joelle Materi Dr John A Matheson Mr Mark Ronald Manila Dr Marc Mauguin Mrs Rosemary E Mdister Ms Holly A McCxthy Plea Mr Douglas John McDonald Miss Mary Mcntosh Mrs Ethel McLean Mr D E McMullan Mr Lennox J McNeely Mr Patrick Joseph Meehan Mr Patrick B Meneley Dr Richard N Merchant Dr Louis MeQmr MrJohn E Mdburn Mr Robert A Mdne Mr Gary A Mitchell Dr J Retd Mitchdl Mr Winston K Mck Dr Mervin J Mddowan Mr Alexander C Mdnar Dr Robert W Morgan Dr Peter R S Mortifee Mrs Audrey D Morton Dr Eric Walter Mountjoy Mr G Neville Munro Mr Robert James Myers Mr Allan P Nellson Mr David G Nelron The Hon Nathan T Nemetr. CC, OBC. QC Dr Murray A Newman Dr Daniel H P Ng Mrs Hilda K Noble Mrs Sylvia J Ommanney Mrs Yuki Omoto-Chow Ms Brenda hnd Mr Dennis B Overend Mr Demitrios Paikos Ms Margaret J Parlor Miss SalviMz H Parpia Mr L P Patience Mr Ruuell Lard Patrick Mr Keith Patterson Miss Marion L Pearson Dr William N Pearson Mrs Barbara M Perceval Mrs Held1 F Peters Mr Brian K Petersen MrJames Alan Petty Mr John E Philip Dr Timothy J Plelak Mr David H Pihl, QC Dr Mr Donald H Plenderkith Mr Martin R Pospixhil Mr PeterJohn Precious Mr Symmone J Prescott Mr William S Prescott Mr Maurice F Prevost Dr David J Price MrJasbir S Pur4 Dr Sherril J PUN- Mr Andrew Rader Mr H kith Ralrton Dr Charles L Ravaris Dr] D Paper MnPenelapeERea Mr Douglas C Redmond MSS Catherine B RKS Mn Doreen M Reid Mr Richard Brandr Mmer Mn Ai+ Rhoder Mr Rlchard L Richards MrMarcRkzardo Mrs M Violet Robem Professor Bruce A Pabinson Mr Basil John L Rdfe Mr Peter b y Romanchuk Mrs Annette Rodwein Mr Jon Andrew Rutledge Mr Theodore Ryniak Dr Atsuko S W Molly Brown is Not a Clown by Linda Rogers, illustrated by Rick Van Krugel. (Ronsdale, paper, unpriced) is a children s book from the Victoria author. My daughter who is eleven, the same as the heroine, Molly Brown, fell upon it. The first chapter was slightly slow going- she thought it was for babies and younger people-but after that she thought it was great. She read it on the bus to school, and when she got home. She even confessed to staying up a bit late finishing it. t isn t an ordinary book about Mr Roy Yoshiro srkamoto Mr lim Sandberg Mr Neville V Sankey Mr Frederick Y szuki MSS Rta E Schick Dr Robert B Schubak DrRWJkhuQ Dr Nancy Lome Scott Mr Russell Selinger Mr Donald C Seiman Mr Ted Sfikas Mn Audrey P M Shane Mr John L Sharp Dr Robwt F Sharp Mrs Jane E Sharpe The Hon Mr Justice Duncan Shaw Mr Anthony F Sheppard Mr Kenneth A Shlelds Dr Jae H Shim Miu EveC Showell Mr Judah Shumktcher Dr Cecil Si@ Mr Gary S Siu Mr Fred F Slaney Mr David W Smith Dr Glen W Smith Mr John Clegg Smith Mrs Margaret C Solomon Mr George A Spencer Mr T Wayne Spilsbury Mr Ryan Gneme Sde M Derek Hugh Standfield Mr Glenn Stuart Seek Mn Nan A Steimr Mr Rudolph E Stenzel Mr H C Stevens Miss Dorothy J Stewart DrJamesEStmart DrRosrStewM Mr ]una B Svang Mn Karen A Sully Mr Pritam P Sunnar Mr Leonard J Surges Dr E Catherine Swan Mr Paul G Swinton Mr David Hutton Taylor Dr Glenn P Taylor Mr Harold Lionel Taylor Mr Andrew Terrett Dr Sally E Thome Miss M A Tunbridge Mrs Barbara R Tunis Mrs banm R Turnbull Mn hne Claire T- The Hon Mr Justice M Tymhitt-Drake Mr C Eugene F Undemood Dr Peter J Usher Mr Dell C Valair Dr John Vanderstoep Mr Charks J Velay Dr Edwin D Waddingron Mr Wllllam M Walker Mr Brlan J Wallace, QC Dr Ralph Wallace Mr John H Wsh Mr Kevin Washbrook Mr Edmund J Watchuk Dr Douglas L Webber Mr Jack M Webster Dr Dlck P Weeden Mr G Vernon Wellburn Mr Wayne A Wenlund Mr R F Whier Mn Donna Carol Wilard Mrs Joan F Williams Mr John C Wblliams Mr Norman L Williams Mr Harold R Williamron Dr Carolyn S Williston Dr Robert Douglas Wilson Mr Anderson Wong Mr Gane Ka-Shu Wong Mr Gary S Wong Dr H C G Wong Mr Vincent J S H Yap Mr Lmcoln H K Yeung Mr Brian C P Yiu Ms Claire F L Young Mr William Young Mr Kenneth John Yule Mr Brian W Zelley Mr Vince Zuccaro Mr Peter Zuk two kids who hang out. t s about a kid who decides she really wants to find her Dad, and they have a hilarious adventure trying to find him. Parents may find the adventure heart-wrenching, but there s no denying the book has a good fast pace. Molly and her friend Trouper are delightful characters, and was partial to Candace, also known as Candy ma am, Molly s embarrassing clown mother, too. Having Candace for a mother is like having a pet parrot drive you to school, Molly laments. Rogers affectionate tone makes the book successful. She is totally ou courant with slang, girls playing hockey and a Chinese grandmother (Trouper s) with no English. My daughter loved the unexpected ending. found it unbelievable, but what kid cares what a grownup thinks? ZL

20 AGRCULTURAL SCENCES teaching and research were im- proved and several successful fund- raising initiatives commenced. MEDCNE NURSNG 997, Jim Richards com- as dean of the Fac- ural Sciences. He will contmue as a professor in the De- partment of Food Science, but will leave behind his administrative du- ties. Dean Richards joined the faculty in the Department of Poultry Sci- ence in 964.Active in university Senate and in a number of profes- sional societies, he also served as associate dean and assistant dean for Academic Affairs before being ap- pointed dean in He has guided the faculty through a dynamic era of change and growth and undergradu- ate enrolment has almost doubled during his tenure. His accomplish- ments include a major revision to the Agricultural Sciences curriculum and development of a strong interna- tional program. A new curriculum for the BSc (Agr) program was implemented a few years ago, which included new and revised study options. Diploma and certificate programs have also been introduced. Fostered by Dean Richards, the nternational Program has grown dramatically in recent years to include links with institu- tions in Kenya, Poland,Japan, Mexico, Chile, China, Malaysia,Thailand, ndo- nesia, the Philippines and many other countries. Highlights include the fac- ulty s membership in the Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education on Agriculture and Natural Resources, and exten- sive student exchanges facilitated through the Education Abroad Pro- gram. During Dean Richards leadership, He plans to take some administrative leave to explore teaching and re- search opportunities before fully resuming his academic duties in Food Jim Richards, Dean of Agriculllual Scaence.$ Science in early He was hon- oured last year by being made a Fel- low of the Canadian nstitute of Food Science andtechnology. t has been a distinct honour and a great education being dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences for the past twelve years, said Dean Richards. This faculty, although small in comparison to others, has a great diversity of programs and interests and is incredibly dynamic. n a period of shrinking budgets, the greatest stimulation and satisfaction comes from the opportunity to work with such dedicated and innovative faculty, students and staff.we are all com- mitted to applying new and creative approaches to achieving our educa- tional goals. look forward to contin- uing, in another capacity, to be part of that discovery and implementa- tion process. Ag Sci Division News Division News al Alumni Division nual General Meetards Ceremony on winner ofthis year s Wallace Wilson Leadership Award was Garson Romalis, MD h2, clinical associate professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. This award is given annually to a graduate of the UBC Faculty of Medicine who has demonstrated high ethical standards and outstanding leadership to the profession. Honorary Alumni Awards were given to Wayne Vogl, professor, Department of Anatomy and Andrew M. Seal, associate professor, Division of General Surgery and associate dean, Medical Undergraduate Education, Student Affairs. The Medical Alumni Division is holding its 12th Annual Golf Tournament and Dinner on Thursday, September 18, 1997 at the University Golf Course. All medical alumni, faculty and students are invited to participate, so come out and join the fun on the green and/ or over dinner. For more information, contact Bernie DeJong, MD 57, at Division News Nursing Alumni Dinlace on May 8, Kelli Stajduhar MSN 95 received the Young Alumnus Award, Barbara Fitzsimmons BSN 84 the Alumni Recognition Award, and the Award of Distinction went to Ethel Warbinek BSN 57, MSN 70. The 97 grad class held a dessert party at Cecil Green Park on April 7. Working nurses also attended, providing an opportunity for networking. They talked about their experiences and gave solid guidance and advice to this year s class. Thanks to Mary Paone BSN 85 for arranging this event. Convocation was held May 30, 1997 at the new Chan Centre. Congratulations to the Class of 97. t also marked the graduation of the first students from the PhD program. Congratulations to Rosalie Starzomski, Patricia (Paddy) Rodney MSN 88,Janice McCormick MSN 77, and Lynne Maxwell BSN 86, MSN YO. Cathy Ebbehoj BSN 75, and UBC faculty member welcomed our new alumni. the School of Family and Nutritional Sciences joined the faculty, major development of the Botanical Gar- den began, activities at the Oyster River Research Farm expanded and diversified, a strong faculty distance education program developed, the Agricultural Sciences Alumni Division was formed, physical facilities for The Ag Sci Division wishes to add to its core group of volunteers. Mem- bers recently held an information meeting for a number of interested Aggies, and a follow-up meeting will be held in the Fall. f you are inter- ested in volunteering, please contact Marlene King at or kmarlene@alumni.ubc.ca

21 DVSONS & FACULTY NEWS GRADUATE STUDES February of this year, the UBC ard of Governors approved a tui- n fee increase of $4,808 for in- rnational graduate students in re- search-oriented programs.total fees are now $7,087. The Faculty of Graduate Studies, the Graduate Student Society, and others on campus opposed the in- crease.the university administra- tion has agreed to return one-third of the fee increase ($1.603) to Grad Studies to be used for finan- cial assistance for international stu- dents.the remaining two-thirds of the increase will be divided between the admitting faculty (70%) and Central Revenue (30%). To assist international students, Graduate Studies and other facul- ties are now offering a rebate in the form of the partial tuition fee schol- arship. Graduate Studies will match up to $1.603 of any amount award- ed to students by their admitting faculty.this amount varies - some AUDOLOGY & SPEECH SCENCES Division News f alumni from the interested in forming division, but we need other graduates. Check out the school s website: ( speech.ubc.ca) and look for the first newsletter in your mailbox this fall. Then return the survey to let us know your thoughts on what an alum- departments are giving just the $1.603 that Graduate Studies will match. Others are returning the entire $2.243 that they receive, while a number are topping up that amount to completely reimburse international students for the differ- ential fee they must now pay. The duration of the award also varies. Most departments are offer up to 2 years for Masters students and 4 years for PhDs. while some will continue to fund for the dura- tion of the student s program.to be eligible, a student must: hold a valid student authorization visa maintain good academic standing - not have their tuition already paid for by an external source. We hope that this scholarship will reduce the negative impact of the fee increases on international graduate students and on recruit- ment efforts abroad, and help en- sure that UBC continues to receive its fair share of talented internation- al graduate students. ni division could do: Mentorship? Keeping in touch? Bursaries? Social Events? t s up to alumni to decide! For more information, or to let us know what you think, contact Grace Shyng (Audiology) at or Erane van Blommestein (Speech-Language Pathology) at tel: , evanblome bcrehab.bc.ca. LAW UBCf Faculty of Law. o his years at UBC, Professor Blom has a BCL from Oxford and an LLM from Harvard. He joined the faculty in 972 and served as associate dean from 982 to Professor Blom has taught courses such as Contracts,Torts, Conflict of Laws, ncometax and ntellectual Property. He has published numerous articles and book chapters concerning the conflict of law and the intersection of contract and tort. He was called to the BC Bar in 978 and was awarded a QC in Dean C. Lynn Smith completes her term on June 30. She will take a one-year study leave to work on a book about equality rights in the Charter with Professor Bill Black. During her term the faculty substantially expanded its graduate program and created a PhD. t also established Centres in Feminist Legal Studies and nternational Criminal Law. Under her direction, the faculty celebrated its 50th anniversary and raised $.2 million through an endowment campaign funded primarily by alumni. Professor Blom says he is looking forward to the challenges of his new position. Professional, social and scholarly attitudes toward law are rapidly and profoundly changing, he said. The UBC Faculty of Law is well positioned to make the most of the opportunities this presents. Given its first-rate students and staff, Professor Blom expects the faculty to consolidate its position as one of Canada s best law schools. FNS & HOME EC, Oct. 17. More de- ested alumni should contact Lois Smith MacGregor RHE 60 ( ), Mari-.ou Laishley BHE 79 ( ), or Barb Hartman HHE 78 ( ). COMMERCE ral MBA Futures Golf setting for the 30 current UBC MBA students and 50 business and alumni representatives.the tournament, organized by the Commerce Graduate Society, was designed to raise the profile of the UBC MBA in thevancouver business community. Many thanks to sponsors, prize donors, participants and volunteers. The CGS looks forward to seeing everyone back next year.

22 ~ bfind S trangway The changes he s made at UBC have been profound, both physically and philosophically. He created an irresistible vision of academic brilliance, international expansion and financial stability. Although controversial, he leaves an indelible mark on the university. by Chris Petty in the past ten years or so? Get a couple of old been gone long enough, even the bookstore s new. walk around campus. Stow the car in the Rose And where are all the old huts, you might ask, or the Armories? e elevator to the top. Before you stroll south The UBC you left behind all those years ago is a changed place, and ick look at the Chan Centre for the Performing the person responsible is David Strangway, UBC s president since the Belkin Gallery, through Wyman Plaza and He completes his second and final six-year term as president in July of past the Koerner Library. Stop at David the Lam Management Research this year. Library and have a coffee and cinnamon bun at Trekkers. Carry down on Main Mall to catch the computer-like construction called CCSR (Caesar), which houses Computer Sciences. From C(:SRyou can go straight on to take a look at the Forest complex man. He is immensely likeable in person, Sciences complex, or turn right, go down one street, then go back north anour and an avuncular charm. He s not much for to check out the huge University Services Building, the Jack Bell s ajoke with some skill and he laughs easily. People building, the First Nations House of Learning and the C.K. Choi him friendly and interested: on the way in to the nstitute. jrning he stops to talk, in Portuguese, to Maria Gaspar, Confused? Think you have the wrong university? Are the only the Administration building s custodial worker. references you recognize the ones about the Main Mall and cinnamon t doesn t take long in conversation to realize that he has an buns? You haven t even seen Ritsumeikan House, Green College or the exceptional mind. He s one of those lucky people who can ponder over Student Kec Centre, never mind the National Research Council a question for a moment, then talk for some time in complete building, the Advanced Materials lab or the Brock Hall Annex. f you ve The CK Choi Building paragraphs. He s articulate, focussed and informed. He has the ability to do prodigious amounts ofwork and it around turn with surprising speed. He s a team player. Barbara Evans, his assistant for his entire term, counts him as the best president UBC has ever had. He s incredibly focussed and persistent. He gets things done, she says. But he s not a micromanager. He knows how to delegate and he puts a lot of trust in those around him. He s also extremely strong-minded. Like many brilliant people, he has supreme confidence in his beliefs and, while he is happy to entertain questions about them, he s not likely to change them. This particularly true of his vision for UBC. He likes to point out that the UBC he inherited in 1985 was in bad shape. The government of the day had cut nearly 25% of the university s budget between 1983 and 1985, faculty members were discontented and dispirited, and staff and student morale was atrocious. Some of the best faculty were being lured away by richer universities back east or down south, as were many of the best students. Facilities built in the 20s and

23 David W. Strang Born: Simcoe, Ont. 1934, spent early years in Angola where his parents served as medical missionaries. Speaks French and Por- tuguese. Education: BA56. MA58, PhDUO, University oftoronto Family: wife Alice, children Richard, Susan and Patricia. Awards: numerous honorary degrees and professional awards; Honorary Alumnus, UBC Officer of the Order of Canada;Vancou- ver Board of Trade Community Leadership Award. Many others. ay:vital Statistics Work History: W ass t prof, geophysics, University of Colorado ass t prof, geophysics, MT prof, physics, U of T : chief of Geophysics Branch, NASA chair, dep t of Geology, U of T : vice-president, U oft; acting president, U of T president and vice-chancellor, UBC. 30s as temporary were still in use, and others were in desperate need of repair. The last building boom at UBC had come after the war when Norman MacKenzie prepared the university for the mass of returning Wouldn t a couple of relatively small ones do? f industry needed people with esoteric expertise, couldn t they be hired already trained from elsewhere? war vets and, in the process, built the university s reputation. By the time These were the realities that faced anyone who took on the Strangway came along, both the buildings and the reputation were in presidency of UBC in decline. Strangway was a natural for the job. He was a highly respected Government rhetoric wasn t helping either. Governments of the academic, with original research on the composition of lunar materials, O OS, 60s and 70s were, if not anti-university, then at least anti- and a dynamic team builder. As NASAs head of geophysics in the early intellectual. When the fiscal crisis of the early 1980s hit, pouring more 1970s, he and his team were an essential part of the Apollo program and taxpayer money into the pockets of ivorytower academics wasn t a a major reason for its success. popular notion. He was also a well-respected administrator. His years at NASA and But in fact, UBC has never been much of a darling in government circles. Construction on the university was halted in the skeleton as a department head then vice president at the University of Toronto taught him the importance of decision making, consensus building and of the Science Building stood silently in the weeds for three years - that tricky skill called backhand management. That s the ability to get because of wartime restraint. t took a mass demonstration, the Great Trek, in 1922 to get funding moving again. n the 1930s UBC was threatened with actual closure but alumni organized a massive signature campaign to convince government that UBC was an essential part of BC life. Government backed down and only cut the budget by half. And in the 1960s, the Back Mac campaign by the people who don t come under your managerial control buy into your vision and actively work to bring it about. He s a master at that. Even before he took the job he was aware that UBC faced some serious problems, but he was impressed with its potential. UBC has always been a first class university, he says, with an incredibly strong faculty in both the arts and sciences. The work UBC Alumni Association and the AMS gathered 230,000 signatures from was doing in my own discipline, for instance, was the best in Canada. The around the province to support President John Macdonald s fight to increase the university s core grant and secure funding for new capital prqjects. Macdonald, whose report Higher Education in BC and a Plan for the Future resulted in the creation of SFU, UVic and the BC college ccdavad understood that the system, spoke and wrote passionately about the crisis in higher education for most of his term as president. The Winter, 1963 issue of proper persfec8ive for viewing The Chronicle contains a ten-page insert, The Challenge of Growth, that outlines UBC s needs. Government ultimately responded, reluctantly, to research was on the world the pressure by partially increasing the grant. The condition of UBC in 1985 was the result of years of benign scale. t s not mough to look neglect and an odd reluctance on government s part to recognize the value of a strong, research-oriented university. n a resource-based at it nationally. 9 province, filled with self-made men who built their fortunes on chopping trees and mining metal, was it necessary to finance a large university? UBC ALUMN CHKONCLE, SUMMEK

24 h. SCS.. were there, but the campus was profoundly demoralized by budget antl program cuts. f there had been another year of such cuts, it would have taken a decade to recover. was fortunate. came at the end of a bad time, and there were great opportunities to make some very positive changes. But he didn t take any chances. Before he accepted thejoh offer he spent a kw hours with then premier Bill Bennett. Bennett assured him that UH: was indeed a vely important part ofthe province s economy and that, for now, the cuts were over. Strangway accepted the job. His first task was to make sure government continued to be onside. He spent the first year of his term lobbying the ministry of education, working with deputy ministet-s and the premier s off~ce to restore some funding. Fortunately, many in government agreed with Strangway that the cuts had gone too far and set up the Fund for Excellence in Education. t helped initiate new programs but its main function was to protect B(: s universities from the ravages of high, 1980s inflation. t was the first step back to financial health for UBC, and the beginning of The David Lam Management Research Centre David Strangway s crusade to make it a world renowned institution of higher education and research. t meant that UBC was no longer all things to all people. n the early Ry 1989, David Strangway had produced an official mission years, when UBCwas the only post secondary show in the province, staterrlent and was ready to launch what became the most successful everyone who wanted an education went to UBC;. Strangway argued that fundraising campaign in Canadian university history. BC should have a wide variety of post secondary options for students, Lheloping the mission statement was an interesting and healing process. 11 began as a series of questions posed to UBC s faculties and schools and developed, after three years and five drafts, into a working plan for the development of UBC into the 2 1 st century. By focussing on what UBC did best, and by getting broad support from faculty and staff, the mission statement helped to reinforce the identity and purpose of and that UBC s natural place was at the top ofthe educational chain. As an institution whose focus was research, UBC had to move more toward the model of UC Berkeley or the University ofwashington: a world class facility for world class faculty and students. By 1989, that goal was set. And a nmjor capital campaign was in the works to raise money to support it. the university. Broadly stated, the document identified UBC as the premier research fhcility in the province antl that it should focus its efforts in developing research strength. t was a controversial approach that many ampaign was the most successful in considered elitist and exclusionary, but Strangway pushed ahead. raised $262 million for capital.btl was successful. Bob Miller, VP Research for much of airs and endowments, put UBC on the Strangway s tern1 has nothing but praise for the results. David ng the top four universities in Canada. understood that the proper perspective for viewing research was on the were asked to create wish lists of things they wanted from a world scale. t s not enough to look at it nationally.. he criteria for major campaign and Strangway went about collecting a team of research, and competition for research funding, is international. He fiundraising professionals to get the job done right. He created a took that message with him wherever he went. The atmosphere he development office to centralize all fundraising initiatives under one created attracted first rate researchers and more research dollars. n hct, most of the goals he set out in the mission statement have been achieved as is shown in the box below: director and told faculties, departments and other units, like the Alumni Association, to stop all unapproved fundraising activities. This upset some deans who held their right raise to funds as sacred a trust. They expressed their displeasure before and after the campaign Second to None: A Mission Statement for UBC limit undergraduate admissions by raising entrance standards launch, hut Strangway was unmoved. t made sense, of course: his view ZMLS the right one. Better, he reasoned, to approach corporation X with a detailed plan for establishing a chair or scholarship endowment $1 for increase graduate enrollrnem.8 encouragegovernment degree-granting status t increase the amount a$ increase enrollment dint develop more progam -, en$,ipcwe UBC s <. : ic - academic ties to universffies in djqtries,.; $. 4 ;...L S v i Z. construct new facilities develop the University Endowment Lands to increase university revenue million than to go after $25,000 tor a one-time project. The net result was a hugely successful fundraising effort, but with some lingering bad feelings around campus toward what some saw as the administration s high-handedness. l he original goal ofthe campaign was $66 million. According to Peter Ufford, VP External Affairs, how that total more than quadrupled has to do with David Strangway s ability. David came in with very little fundraising experience, says Ufford. A product of the United Way and considered the best fundraising campaign strategist in the country, Ufford was chosen by

25 New Facilities Built (or nearty SO) since 985 David Lam Management Research Centre (at old Bus Stop) Green College (on Graham House site) Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery (in front of Freddy Wood Theatre) Jack Bell Building for the School of Social Work (across from the Ponderosa) First Nations Longhouse (southwest of the old Auditorium) Brock Hall Annex (by Brock Hall, obviously) Student Rec Centre (in front of Gage Towers) CCSR (across from MacMillan Forestry building) Advanced Materials Building (behind CCSR) Cost: $750 million Ritsumeikan House (across from University Services) National Research Council Building (south side of 16th Ave.) Gerald McGavin Building (across from B lot) Chan Centre for the PerformingArts (north of Buchanan) Walter C. Koerner Library (west of Sedgewick, facing the Main Library) C.K. Choi Building for the nstitute ofasian Studies (across from the old Armories site) Chemistry-Physics Building (across from the bookstore) n the works: SingTao School of Journalism He created an entirely new atmosphere for university fundraising, says Ufford. He s broken new ground and universities around the country are duplicating his model. Says Strangway, There was really no choice. (hvernments simply don t have the resources to maintain universities at the highest levels. And it s essential that we keep this university strong. t s the second largest employer in the province, it creates jobs through spin-off companies and research and development projects, generates millions of dollars annually in grants and prepares men and women to take on the leadership of our province. t s a vital resource, an engine of our economy. He s proud ofthe campaign and all it s done for the university. t s a mistake, though, he says, to see the campaign as buildings. That was only one part of it. Albeit the most visible. But it s true: the real benefits of the money raised can be seen in 53 new scholarships and bursaries, 56 new chairs, 12 new professorships and 35 other new academic initiatives. And at the heart of that is the increased worth of UBC s endowment, valued now at $525 million. n 1985, that endowment fund stood at just over $85 million. se, been controversies. ampton Place development on the University Endowment n spite of loud community protest. That and the ational Research Council building brought about (north end of old Armories site) ressure to develop a plan for the south campus. Criticisms Forest Sciences Centre (across the road from CCSR) Creative Arts facility (south end of old Armories site) about traffic, transit inadequacies continue to plague development. The and the lack of community input university, in response, has University Services Building (where the army huts used to be) St. John s College (south of PlaceVanier residences) developed an Official Community Plan in cooperation with the Greater Vancouver Regional District, and with extensive public involvement. Many on campus, faculty and students alike, have been highly Thunderbird Student Resi- Liu Centre for nternational critical of Strangway s willingness to embrace corporations. An exclusive dences (across from Forestry) Studies (site not yet determined) contract with Coca Cola and planned agreements with BC Teleconl and other suppliers have brought charges that Strangway has sold the Strangway to come on board to establish a development office. university. As well, many large corporations donated huge sums UBC to David has enormous strengths as a strategic planner and as a team during the campaign which caused some to question the university s builder. He creates an environment where people want to be a part of his ability to maintain its academic integrity. team. He s a natural leader. He is also extremely enthusiastic about this The most explosive controversy of his term was that surrounding university and has the ability to pass that enthusiasm on to others. The contacts he made, the relationships he established, were absolutely key Walter C. Koerner Library to the success of the campaign. Strangway travelled extensively during the course of the campaign and established those relationships wherever he went. He was particularly successful in Asia. Some of the most significant gifts to UBC came from Asian donors who saw the value of strong ties to a Canadian university, and who were convinced that the chairs, programs and centres Strangway wanted to set up had broad appeal and long term benefits. Perhaps his largest campaign coup was convincing the provincial government to match, dollar for dollar, all funds raised for campaign projects at UBC and at BC s three other universities. t was a canny move: it convinced donors that the government was indeed willing to support higher education, and effectively doubled their donation. t also let government show taxpayers that it wasn t just giving money away. Universities had to work hard for every dollar. The matching program was key to the success of the campaign and for leveraging major gifts.

26 Major Accomplishments Established UBC as an academic force internationally with stu- dent exchange programs, research partnerships and in- creased international student enrollment. - Helped increase competitive research grant funding from industry, government and foundations from $60 million in 985 to nearly $ 50 million in ncreased endowment fund from $85 million in 1985 to more than $500 million in Established cost-effective, business-like, not-for-loss ancillary services structure (athletics, bookstore, computing services, etc.), making them self funding and responsible for their own accounting Fought to ensure the right of freedom of expression for everyone, tenured faculty and students alike. Convinced government of the value of UBC as a key player in a knowledge-based economy. Moved to make UBC more inclusive by establishing centres such as the Disability Resource Centre and First Nations House of Learning. Developed and promoted industry liaison as a means of generating spin-off companies and revenues. Ensured UBC s status as a world-class university. Established UBC as one of the most financially stable universities in the country. New Academic nitiatives (a random selection) A total of 56 new chairs, 2 new professorships and 35 other new initiatives including: Centre for Geriatric Dentistry Peter Wall nstitute for Advanced Studies Centre for Applied Ethics Maurice Young Chair in Applied Ethics Chair in Computer ntegrated Design and Construction *jack Bell Chair in Schizophrenia Chair in Spinal Cord Research Disability Resource Centre Media and Graphics nterdisciplinary Centre Brenda McLean Endowment in the Creative and Performing Arts Ronald L. Cliff Professorship in Accountancy Joan Carlisle-rving Artist-in- Residence. Travelling Research Fellow in Art History Chair in ADS Chair in Audiology and Speech Sciences Chair in Biomedical Ethics Hamber Chair in Medicine Edgar F. Kaiser Jr. Chair in Organizational Behaviour Dorothy Lam Chair in Special Education Professorship in Health Promotion Woodward Chair in Surgery Chair in Feminist Legal Studies the temporary suspension of new graduate student intake in the Political Science department over charges of sexism and racism. A universityfhnded report was highly critical of the department and some of its members and Strangway s administration acted quickly and decisively to remedy the situation. The reaction was swift and noisy. While many in the academic community hailed his move, others accused him of bad judgement, ignoring due process and starting a witch hunt. He was excoriated in the Vancouver papers and the student press. To this day, anger wells up the hearts of some faculty members at the mere mention of the crisis. All of these and other controversial issues resulted in great benefit to the university. The Hampton Place development on the University Endowment Lands generated $85 million in endowments for student aid, arts and humanities; contracts with Coca Cola and others will ensure funding for programs from athletics to disabled access initiatives with strict safeguards on the university s academic integrity; and the Political Science debate, hotly contested on all sides, brought issues of acad-emic freedom and inclusion to the very front of the university s agenda. When Strangway is convinced that a plan of action will benefit the university, he acts on it. t s led to one of the most consistent criticisms levelled against him: he acts unilaterally. t s a charge he refilses to accept. l here s a difference, he says, between seeking consensus and seeking consultation. When we developed the mission statement, we asked the campus for advice on UBC s direction, he says. The same thing happened during the planning stages of the campaign. We depended on campus input to define our fundraising goals and to spell out important projects. Buthe fact that we would enter a campaign and that all fundraising would be coordinated through a central ofice was not open to the consensus process. Nor was the fact that Hampton Place would be developed. We were happy to seek some level of consensus on the nature ofthat development, and in fact included much ofthat advice in the final plan. But we weren t willing to debate the fact of it. The same thing applies to exclusive contracts with UBC suppliers. We will enter into them, but wewill also seek campus feedback on safeguards and the programs we develop with the funds. No one can expect to make great changes in a complex system without stepping on some toes and causing some conflict. David Green College, UBC

27 What's next for David Strangway? A comfortable seat on a corporate board? A little boat and a fishing rod 1 The answer is a surprise. Strangway understands the politically charged nature ofacademia, and appreciates the twin devils of ego and empire that seep into university faculties. But he's had the courage, the vision and the ability to make great things happen in spite of it. t's also important, says Strangway, to remember how Far we've come in 12 years. "Universities are supposed to be filled with opinions, ideas and points ofview. Sometimes these things clash," he says. "When came here in 1983, UBC had lost its spirit, its feistiness. Faculties still had issues and individuals still had conflicts, but it was almost too much bother to raise any fuss. Now, that lost energy has returned and people are ready to stand up for the things they believe. t's a sign UBC is back in good health, and like it." Years from now, when the controversies and critics have been forgotten and ivy has grown tall on the new buildings, David Strangway will still be seen as the major architect of UBC both in terms of physical plant and academic integrity. His 12 years have been some of the most significant in the history of this university.. What's next? A comfortable seat on a corporate and a fishing rod? Puttering around in the garden? children? a surprise. port of the local business community, he hopes to establish a small, private, undergraduate university in British Columbia within three years. t will be the first secular private university in Canada. The new university will attract half its students from Canada and half from around the world. Each student will speak a minimum ofthree languages (English, one European and one Asian), and each will pay the full cost oftuition. Funding for the university will come from tuition and from money the university generates through gifts and development. He's looking at a number of possible sites around the province, with Whistler at the top of his list. The University of British Columbia UBC Alumni Association Joan Doe BA'96 Expiry Dote 01/09/98 UBC D No. Card No. Membership Not Transferable The AcQrd is Your Key to Great Savings *Athletic facilities: $ 60yr. UBC BirdCoop fitness centre *UBC nternet access: $7.50/mo. for 5 hours -UBC library card: save $ 8/yr. *Museum of Anthropology: O% off $30 membership *UBC Media Services: save O% on printing services *UBC Career and Placement Services: save O% *UBC Aquatic Centre: 15% discount on $3.50 drop-in rate *Sandman Hotels: discount rates *Outrigger Hotels, Hawaii: discount rates -Price-Costco: save $4 on a Gold Membership *AVS: O% off lowest offered daily and weekly rates *Blackcomb: discount ski packages *Financial Post: discount on subscriptions *Grand Okanagan Resort: corporate rates *Business nvancouver: discount on subscriptions To order call , or alumni@alumni.ubc.ca Order now & receive 15 min FREE long-distance calling within BC lthe Acurd is available for $26.75 ($25 + GST) annually. Detad~ and mail coupon to: 6251 Cecil Green Park Road,Vancouver, BC V6T Z Name: Address: Postal Code Phone: Degree and Year of Grad: "The idea is to prepare students for the challenges ofworking the international community," he says. "t will incorporate the most up-todate techno1og available, and students will be trained to use that technology creatively to solve current problems and to anticipate opportunities down the road. t's an exciting concept, and one we'revery '# Cheque 0 Money order # M\C QVlSA # More nfo much ready for in BC." As he's done all his life, David Strangway has devised an Card # Date Expiry extremely ambitious goal for himself. With his track record, it's likely Signature he'll achieve it..j L""""""""-"~ UBC A.[ \V CHKOYC t, SL \\ltk

28 30s Lois (Still) Cudmore BA'38 (BotonylZoology) took a"won- derful" three-month round-the-world voyage in '92 and '94, called Semester ot Sea. a program for undergrads. faculty. staff and adults... Malcolm Hector Mackenzie BAY37 (Elec Eng) began his career intoronto and then on to Brazil. reland,afghanistan, ran and the Philippines. He has been living in retirement in Florida for the past 20 years... William Millar McGill BA'36 is still finding life very inter- esting in Courtenay, but not as exciting... Bruce Woodsworth BA'36 is looklng for a publisher his for re- cently completed book, Trekking in African Adventure, an au- tobiography of his experiences as an exploration geologist from in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia).._ 40s Jeffrey Bowell is trying to find info about his father, StephenT. Bowell BASc'46 (Chem Eng) who passed away in f there are any members of the class of '46 who remember his father's musical career, ncluding a regimental march called Officer ofthe Day. please contact Jeffrey in Mas- sachusetts at (6 17) Jan de Bruyn BA'49,Asso- ciate Professor Emeritus, English, is a volunteer at the Nel- son Universlty Centre. She will offer a course in Milton and jwest@ .public.net... JohnA.Youngman BCom'49 (Econ) just had his second bypass operation. His two sons are also UBC grads, Steven BCom'77, LLB'BO, and Bruce BSc' s Quebec-based Sandra Cohen-Rose BHE'58 (Foods & Nut) just released the first book on Canadian Art Deco, Northern DeceArt Deco Architecture in Montreal... Norah (Barnett) Grogan EA59 (PsychlHizt) and husband George are wrapping up their years of mixed farming in Manitoba, and are into geneological research... D. Grant Hepburn BASc'55 (Mech Eng) has travelled the world working on design and construction of pulp and paper projects. He now operates an engineering consulting practice in PortAlice. BC... Still going strong is Margaret (Guest) Hoehn MD'54 as she conducts clinical research on Parkinson's disease. lvor Jones BEd'59 spentfour gruelling years as an ndustrial Arts teacher dealing with kids, principals and inspectors, which caused an ulcer that cleared up as soon as he quit. lvor spent his last 8 working years at BC Hydro, and has been retired for 12. He has only one word to describe teaching - ACKKK!!!! _..David Kemle BASc'58 (Elec Eng) feels that another in Metaphysical Poets in the forthcoming calendar... Walter Holyk BSc'49 was inducted into the Canadian by choices. One of these will work. Mining Hall of Fame back in ]anuary.walter is renowned for his work in exploring volcanogenic massive sulphide depos- Name: its. He has received numerous awards for his work, those including the CM's Dufresne Award for Mineral Exploration UBC Degree, Year in 1980 and the PDAC's Distinguished Service Award in Thomas A. Klopp BA'46 remarried last year after 1 Address his first wife passed away and is worklng on the implementation of BC's newadult Guardianship laws _.. RobertW. MacDonald BSW48.MSW56 is currently a center for the CAN-AM team in the eighth annual Playmaker ce Hockey Tournament invictoria from March Patricia Graham (Bibbs) Massy BA'41, DfpSw'42.MSW62 published A Study Guide for a Course in Miracles in 984.The Spouse's Name book was distributed world-wide and is now under revision and due for completion this year _..Retiree James E. Oldfield BSA'4.MSA.49 (Animal Nut) had a fulfilling career Year UBC Degree, in Animal Science, serving on a number of national organiza- Tell us your news! tions and receiving Distinguished Service Awards from Oregon State University and from thewestern Section of the American Society ofanimal Science. Dr. Oldfield served a three-year term as editor for the Professional Animal Scientfst post-retirement and is now secretary for the Mink Farmers Research Foundation _.. C. John West BCom'48 is wonder- ing if there are any old vets of W and/or UBC in the immediate post-war times plugged into the nternet. f so and you are nterested in some reminiscing, contact him at university is the best thing he ever did in his life,and would like to keep in touch with other UBC '58 EE grads over the net. His address is Kemle@msn.com if you wanto volunteer yours... Douglas Henderson BA'56, PhD'60 has been awarded a fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. He will conduct research in Melbourne, Australia, Hong Kong. Lublin. Poland, Ulm, Germany, and the US... Gordon Lloyd BEd'58, MEd'62 retired last October after an exciting career in public education. He was a classroom teacher, ClDA adviser in West Africa, principal in Kamloops.Assistant Superintendent of Schools,and Regional Coordinator, Field Services, in the Ministry of Education, Skills andtraining. He is enjoying his retirement travelling in California and the Caribbean.._ Gone sailing is John Herbert Long BCom'5, who officially retired in March after 45 years with a local chain and forge company... Dr. R.H. Roy BA'50, MA'5 (History) just finished writing David Lam: a Biography which was published last October by Douglas & Mclntyre... SiegfiedWilly Pape BA'57,MA'59 retired as head of Statistical Research and Development Planning in 994 and is now llving in Bochum. Germany. He also went on an assignment last year as city planner with the Senior Expert Service in the Philippines._.Past pres of the Alumni Association, E.S.(Bert) Reid BASc'5l (Forest Eng) is ending nine-year as a UBC board member of BC Rehab and has recently been appointed a member of the Hospital Group Board B ofvancouver Hospital... Retired Chartered Accountant Gordon Spare BCom'56 just released a 288- Stay in Touch Send your new address to: UBC Alumni Association, 625 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, B.C., 1 V6T Z. Phone or toll free Or fax or toll free Or by to: alumni@alumni.ubc.ca. Or call our 24 hour address line Don't be frozen (include maiden name ifapplicable) Major Code (include name maiden ifappllrnhle) Major - - -

29 CLASS ACTS page book called Canadian Small Business Money Management Manual to help small business owners become better financial managers _.. twin Thomas BSc 52 retired in 984 after a long and fulfilling career as. among other achievements, Founding Chief Engineer for Cana Construction Co.. Ltd. and president and C.E.O. of Cana Group of Companies from Helen Louise (Kennedy)Todd BPE 53 is putting her Masters in Library Education to use by setting up a library for the University of Florida, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center _.. 60s Michael Aleksiuk PhD 68 (Zoology) recently published a book of interdisciplinary theory of human behaviour titled Power Therapy: Maximizing Health Through Self-Efticacy. He is director ofthe PowerTherapy nstitute and a senior research associate in the Department of Psychology at the University of Alberta. After 35 years in the Aerospace industry,roberta.cantin BA 61 has been assigned to work on SSA Space Station for NASA at Allied Signal Aerospace Space Lab intorrance, CA... Active in her third career, Ellen Edwards BEd 65, combines her first two careers, teaching and employment counselling, to become atraining Coordinator for career and employment counsellors. Ellen s career life these days is shared with little granddaughter Zoe Edin and genealogical research... Peter Eggleton BASc 6 (Mech Eng) recently moved back to Quebec after a posting in Brussels as Counsellor (science and technology) at the Canadian Mission to the European Union. He is currently a consultant in nternationaltechnology Collaboration... Robert Felix MA 62 and wife Judith (Grossman) Felix BA 62 celebrated the birth of their eighth grandchild, Elizabeth Jane, on November 3 of last year in Hilton Head sland, s. Carolina recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award Frances L. Fleming BEd 65, 67 will be awarded the Order of BC this June along with former pupil Howard White... On her 80th birthday,taimi (Aho) Hindmarch BEd 68 (Elem) was informed by Saturna sland residents that a bursary in her name was being established for the outstanding Saturna sland school graduate of the year _._ Earl Jenstad BSc 64 (Food Sc) just finished a 28-year career with the BC Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. He is now ready to move into travelling, consulting and more volunteer work in Abbotsford.._ DonaldT. Lee BSc 60 was recently elected tovancouver council after 3 years of secondary school teaching... Toronto-based Paul F. Little MBA 68 has led a fulfilling life so far: he s taken up with a younger woman, had a hair transplant, made a lot of money and can still bench press 250 bs. However, with good comes bad: Revenue Canada is attacking him, he doesn t get out to BC much, and we re not on his donations list _._ John M. Mackenzie PhD 69 (Hist) has been a professor of imperial history at Lancaster University in the UK for a number of years and was the Dean of Humanities from and Dean of Education from _Bernice McDonough BA 60, MEd 69 retired from the Faculty of Education back in 1980 and since then has lectured on cruise ships around the world on handwriting analysis and graphology. She s been sailing the high seas for O years now... Gail (Schulz) Muliner BA 68 (Psych), MEd 79, MuEd 96 (Dip) is teaching Music Education at Kamloops s UCC which presently has the largest elementary school music ORFF program in the BC interior.._mary Jo (Anderson) Nicholson is a professor in the Law area of the Faculty of Business at Ryerson intoronto. She has just published LegalAspects of nternational Business:A Canadian Perspective through Prentice-Hall Canada... Stanley J. Papplebaum MD 63 has been appointed ExecutiveVP and CEO of ScrippsHealth in San Diego... Alice Prendergast BSN 6 just released the fourth edition of her MedicalTerminology texdworkbook, published by Addison-Wesley... Margo (Swanson) Sargent BA 6 (Eng) was awarded this year s Governor s Award for Excellence in Education. She currently teaches high-school level ESL... Larry Schmidt BASc 63 (Chem Eng) and wife Lorna are alive and well in Ontario. Larry is Associate Engineer in process design with NOVA Chemicals in Sarnia. Henry L. Suderman BASc 65, MBA 69 has been appointed marketing director of K.W. Brown Environmental Services. Henry now lives inaustin.texas and would enjoy hearing from his UBC friends at hwderman@msn.com... San Diego based Robert G.Thompson BASc 6 (Mech Eng) is manager oftechnology Development at Sunstrand Power Systems. He has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). 70s Newly-appointed director of central area planning and codirector of planning for the City ofvancouver, Larry Beasley MA 76 recently travelled to China on a mission to assist Chinese cities wlth contemporary problems. His work was recently recognized by the UN as one of the world s 100 best planning practices.lynne (Newman) Carmichael MFA 78 was chosen asalpha Omicion Pi s Woman ofachievement for her exceptional service to the community.she will be honoured at the Centennial Celebration convention in NewYork City this June... After 20 years in consulting and industry, Robert Clendenan MBA 75 formed Clendenan &Associate Consulting Ltd. a year ago. The firm specializes in human resources and general management consulting with a particular interest change in rnanagement... Ken Collier MSW70 took early retirement from the Faculty of Social Work at the University Regina of last December and is now director of the Centre for Learning Accreditation at Alberta s Athabasca University._. Gaelan (Doods) dewolfba 71,MA 77,PhD is one of the authors and editors of the newly-published Gage Canadian Dictionary... Brian T. Digby BPE 75, MBA 77 has accepted the position of executive vice-president, Marketing and Product Development, for the AlbertaTreasury Branches in Edmonton _.. Ronald A. Ford BEd 78 (Sec) married Stephanie Durban seven years ago and together they have three children. Presently Ronald is vice principal at KLO secondary school in Kelowna... Lucy Fox MA 76 and husband CharlesYoung , UM 77 are residing in New Mexico, where Lucy is practicing as a nephrologist in Albuquerque... Former Ubyssey editor Christopher John Gainor BA 79 (Hist) is now director of communications for the NDP government caucus in Victoria. He s worked for the Hospital Employees Union for the past few years and married Audrey McClellan. a book editor... Rick Hardisty BA 72 (Psych) is co-founder and managing director of the Centre for Effective Enterprise Development with an active consulting practice in organizational development, industrial psychology and human resource management... Hong Kong-based John Henderson BCom 77. managing director of the Pacific Rim Group, has just been elected as one of eight new Fellow Chartered Accountants for 1997 in recognition of their dedication to the CA profession and contributions in service areas... Gary (Pryke) Howard BA 78 (Eng) married Shelly Howard in 1987 and took on her family name. Gary has been teaching invancouver for the past 3 years and has fond memories of his days at the U... Robert Johnson BA 78,BArch 83 started an architectural practice specializing in heritage houses and contextual designs for existing neighbourhoods _._Nan (Diether) Judd BA 73 (Home Ec) and husband Ron Judd BSF 74 have two active healthy daughters, 14 and 16. Ron left the forest industry in 990 to become a safety officer with WCB. Nan was elected school trustee in t s been 25 years since Takashi Kano MAW71 (Elec Eng) left UBC and yes, he will visit his friends and the university this year _.. Rick Knowlan BASc 74 (Civil Eng), MBA 85, opened Knowlan Consulting Group nc., in NorthVan with BALANCED FNANCAL SERVCES LTD. FPC nvestments nc. - Securities Dealer Specialists in planning and maintaining financial independence. Call today to find out how we can assist you. # West 4 1st Avenue Vancouver, BC V6M 2A3 Tel(604) Fax(604) nternet: balanced@istar.ca

30 CLASS ACTS lsakk (Amwr) Bakat RA33 of Vancouw, March 9,1997. Dar ejamaron RAS, W 58 OfCreston, December6,1996. lromtd Borra BP70 ofccquittam,april Andrew Qwdpo m 47 of Burnaby, February Gordon aark RA50, BEd57 ofladyunith.march21, &ma Dd*rt RA35 (Em) ofcalifornia. February 28, Gwrge Dodmn ECom sl of Deb, November, LanLianGabertBsr 95 OfVancower, October Roykwiam Hamlyn BCom 79 of Vancouver, November williyn Rslph Holaton MEd66 of Vancouver, December, chrler M. Md M69, M73 (Cr W) ofvidoria, March 27,1997. Dr. AFa Aunm Lidng Bsc83 ofklucia, West ndies, Feb23, 1997 Rabsct 1. Luzarrb MLS79 of Vancower, Janwy 26, 997 James Fnws L p BCmY6 of Nova Scotia, March 18,1997. sarha A MacDonald EHF49 of Burnaby, Oaober 18,1996. his wife Mary CheungThey provide management consulting services to leaders of strategic change. John Lentsch BSc 70 (Geophysrcs) and wife Marle are relocating to the UK. where John will assume the position of managing director of QC Data UK Ltd._.Jane (Andrews) Manning BRE 78 and husband Paul Manning BASc 79 (Crv Eng) have recently re- located to South Surrey where Jane is actively involved with Southridge School,a new co-educatlonal private school. They are academically oriented, so watch out UBC!... You can learn how to say welcome in Hawaiian by visiting David Mattison s MFA 78,MLS 78 personal web site: mypage.direct.ca/d/dmattiso... Richard Paisley BSc 75 is among 15 Canadians selected to take part in the 97 class of the prestigious Leadership for Environment and Develop- ment training program.the two-year program begins in Ottawa and includes training sessions in Costa Rica and Zim- babwe... Frances K. Pohl BA 77,MA 80 (Art Hist) wrll begin a three-year term as associate dean of faculty at Pomona College in Claremont. CA. on July 1st. She also published an exhibition catalogue in 1995 entitled n the Eye ofthe Storm: An Art ofconscience, J. an Prattis PhD 70 (Anthro), professor of Anthropology at Carleton Unlversity, just released a book called Anthropology at the Edge made up of 3 essays of current issues in anthropology, philosophy and religion.._patrick Raynard BA 75,MM 78 left the Chief Librarran position atwestvan s Collingwood school to work in the Archives of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver. He s working under Rev. James Hanrahan CSB. who is also principal of St. Mark s College at UBC... Elspeth Sage BA 75 (History) is working in the UK on inde- pendent art projects and exhibitions, featuring work by con- temporary Canadian artists,.. Harvey Schrayen MSc 79 (Min Eng) and wife Bonnie sailed to NZ from Victoria in 1983 and settled there. Harvey is working in geographical information systems for the local government. They are nterested in hearing from other UBC alumni NZ in _.. Lavonne (Bruchet) Stewart BA 78 recently moved from Vancouver to Calgary with husbandtom and thew four sons. After teaching for many years, she is now home caring for their sons full-time...j ohn Swainson BASc 77 (Mrneral Eng) has moved to Connecticut with his wife Llnda and family where John is the General Manager of BM s Application DevelopmentTools division... Glenn L.Tibbles BPE 73 (Geography) has been selected by the US Embassy in Ottawa as one of two Canadian participants in the US nternational Visitor Pr0gram.a professiona1,cultural and business ex- change program occurring in May MicheleWaters Arts Translation Diploma 79 (German) returned to Victoria five years ago where she is happily employed as a career counsellor and the proud owner of Hearts Delrght, a quaint home built in Happily enjoying semi-retirement in Nanoose Bay, Leonard F.Winter BCom 72 (Finonce) had a two-year career with the Busmess Development Bank of Canada, and spent a short time as a realtor in Delta.._ Celia M.(Womack)Wolfe MA 74 (History) is still teaching at Ackworth Quaker school after 2 years. She just published her first book Summon Up the Blood on the north- west Europe campaign... Timothy B.Woolstencroft BA 78 (Pol Sci) married Paula King intoronto two years ago. 80s RebeccaAbbott MSc 8O (Planning) is now working as a re- search associate for the Fairtrade Foundation, a human rights NGO.._ Ron Aoyama BSc 88 lust started a PhD in the De- partment of Medicinal Chemistry at the University ofwashington. Previously Ron was studying in the Faculty of Pharmacy s MSc program at the University of Manitoba... Michelle Askew-Crossland BA 87 marrled Kevin Crossland last September in Calgary. Since returning to Canada from England and Cyprus, Michelle s been working for Rogers Broadcasting at Calgary s CHFMKFAC Radlo. She was promoted to general sales manager of CJOCCFRVCJPRCJEV in Lethbridge. Aka. last April _..Thomas Baumeister BSc 79, DMD 83, and Brenda (Hobbs) Baumeister BSN8O (Nursing) are happy to announce their sixth child, Mason Kenyon Hobbs, born on Nov. 26 of last year... Another birth announcement for Andrew Benkovich BSc 83 (Physics) and Susan (Miller) Benkovich BCom 85. Valerie Angela came into the world on Jan. 29 of this year _.. Soon-to-be-married Tom Berger BSc 88 (Geology) to Anne O Keefe, is currently with the Hunter Dickinson Group as an environmental geologist. Anne is a RN atvancouver Hospital-UBC site.._mark Blamer BASc 82 (Mech Engj. MBA has been appointed Technrcal Director, Mechanical Engineering for Domco Engineering, the engineering and design division of the Dominion Company... One more for Mary-Ann Booth BCom 85,116 86,and John Sampson BCom 82, LLB 85. Charlotte Rose was born Jan. 16. a sister for two-year-old Madeleine... Mary Burns MBA 83 is a senior consultant at John Fleury andassociates,avancouver management consulting firm... Happily married and recently promoted is Leslie (Scott) Cadien BAScBO (Metollurgyj. She and husband Kenneth have five children and are settled in Portland.Oregon after sojourns in Alberta and California... Michael Canic BPE 8 1, MPE 83, PhD 88 is now senior vice president-consulting Operatlons for theatlanta Consulting Group. HS wife of three years, Bernadlne Grenier. is a Queen s grad... Ernest Carson BASc 8 (Civil Eng) is currently working for the Ministry of Forests, Kamloops Region. He is also involved in the Watershed Restoration Program for Forest Renewal BC... Back invancouver from Ottawa is Greg Celmainis BASc 89 (Computer Eng) and wife Elizabeth, who are proud to announce the arrival of their second son, Malcolm Robert, born Dec. 2 of last year... Ari Harding Chernoff was born to Paul Chernoff MA 84 (Planning) and Leannah Harding on Oct. 6, Paul also started as systems manager for thewashingtonian Magazlne n DC and resides in Arlington.VA... Sheldon Clare BA 86 (nt l Ref) was awarded the Special Service Medal in 1995 for military service to NATO in Germany and Canada. He is currently a part-time and sessional English faculty member at the College of New Caldeonia in Prlnce George... Rod C. Cole BA 84 (Econ) was recently promoted to manager, Customer Service and Operations for Royal Bank.Alberta South... Now living in England, Sarah Collings BA 83 (Art Hist) started working Sunder- at land Borough Council in Landscape and Reclamation... After some careful thought, Linda M.Conrad BHE 83,MA 86 and husband Gerry J. Naito BPEO, MRM decided to leave the 30 UUC ALUMN CHRONCLE, SUMMER, 1997

31 CLASS ACTS n Memoriam congestion of the Lower Mainland and retreat to the city of Vernon. Gerry is currently Senior Fisheries Biologist at Sum- mit Environmental Consultants Ltd..and Linda will be putting her work search strategy knowledge to the test looking for new employment... Shortly after graduating, Angela Cremer BEd 87 was called several times to assist with fundraising activities. which she thoroughly enjoyed, bur has not been contacted since She is looking for more work, so if you need any volunteers, please don t hesitate to call her at Antoinette De Wit BEd 87 com- pleted her first collection of short stories and poetry enti- tled Wrinkles ond Rhymes.The book is duly registered with the National Library of Canada in their Canadiana Division. She is now working on her second collection entitled Scenes from a Pick-Up Window due to be released in December, Bruce Dow BFA 85(Acring),MFA 88 (Directing,Theatre Hisr) is enjoying the stage in his latest appearance as Dr. Carter and Henry Lynn in Royal AlexandraTheatre s performance ofjane Eyre. n addition to numerous plays and musicals, Bruce has appeared in Les Miserables, in both thetoronto musical and the Canadian NationalTour... Active marathon runners Cynthia Jane (Mepham) Egli BHE 89 and hus- band Cam Egli BA 90 (Pharm) are expecting their first child around Mother s Day. Cam is a pharmacist at Kelowna Gen- eral Hospital and Cyd is a Court Clerk at the Law Courts. Rex Eng BSc 80 (Agr) is a biology and compute science in- structor at Richmond nternational High School and College.Mark Espenant Mech Eng 83 is manager of several R&D Buying a new car? For the best possible price on the purchase of your next vehicle, contact: Greg Huynh or Robert Montgomery # Burrard Street Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 1Y5 TEL FAX: projects for the military, and now lives in Ottawa. He and his wife Justine have a seven-year-old daughter, Nicole, and twins Carleen andtyler were born last December... Robin S. Evison BSc 8 (Zoology), MD 85 and wife Audrey are proud to announce the birth of their son. Robert. born on April 15, 1997; another grandson for Don S. Evison BCom Busy mom Shannon (Taylor) Evans BCom 85 of two children occasionally likes to help out at her husband Michael s invest- ment banking firm. Evans and Evans, nc.and no she s not the second Evans in the name... Recent author Andre Frazer BCorn 86 has just published a personal finance book called The Banker s Secrets by Macmillan Canada. t is now available across the country... A second child for Lori Green BCom 84 and husband Randy.Alanna was born last February, a sister for six-year-old Russell... J ackie Hildering BSc 85 (Agr) is residing in the Netherlands and is a coordinator within nternational Education. She also continues to teach Biology and ntegrated Science... SooYong Hoo MEA39 married Roselineyap and has two little girls,six-year-old Lor- raine and three-year-old Bridget. He is currently Business manager with C1 Paints. Singapore... Congratulations to Jill (Pease) Kenwood BSc 87 (Microbology) and her husband Steve Kenwood BSc 87 (Geology) on their new arrival, Madeleine Simone. born last December - a sister for Connor... After five years of teaching ESL. Heather (Robinson) Kirkwood BEd 83 (ESL) is now teaching grade eight for the Surrey school board... Gary Kuno BCom 8.5 and wife Jan (Yee) Kuno BPE 88, BEd 9 (Elem) are thrilled to announce the arrival oftamara Kyoko, born Oct. 26, a sister to ChristopherAlexander. Gary has been the controller for Wolfe Chev. Olds since Bernard Lapointe MSc 88 (Ag Econ) recently moved back to Canada after spending five years in LA as a Portfolio Manager. He accepted the position ofvice PredPortfolio Manager with Conseillers Financiers St. Laurent in Montreal... Another birth announcement for Sherry (Quan) Lim BA 87 (Hon Eng) and Jeffrey Lim BCom 87 (Urbon Land), Courtney was born Aug. 29,1996. Jeff continues to work at GreatWest Life as asset manager, n- vestment Properties while Sherry is director of corporate Communications for Royal Le Page Commercial... Seattle- based Mark Looi BSc 82 (Applied Math) and wife Susan have two young boys, ages four and eight. Both enjoy hearing from and about fellow alumni... Jo-Ann Lee MA32 (Adult Ed) completed her PhD in Sociology at the U of Sask. and has accepted a tenure track position in the Dept. ofwomeni Studies at UVic... A son, Erik, arrived for Leah (Needham) MacLennan BSN 89 and David MacLennan MD 89 last September. David works as a anaesthetist in NewWest. Natasha Mendelsohn BHE 89 has been working as a do- mestic production coordinator for Umbro Canada apparel since February... Jana Meyer BE888 (Geo Sci, Sp Ed) and husband Mark spent the last two years living inyokosuka. Japan where their first child, Konnor Francis, was born. Jana had the opportunity to teach in two Japanese junior high schools, as well as teaching for the Japanese National Defense Force at their Graduate Academy. Both are settled back on Whidby sland... Laura Millar BA 81 (Hist),MAS 84 com- pleted a PhD in Archive Studies at the University of London last spring and is now a distance education and archival/editorial consultant here in BC... Musician James EX. Parker BMus 85 received his DMAfrom the Juilliard School in New York in He has been performing in piano recitals and UBC ALUMN CHKONCLE, SUMMER,

32 CLASSACTS chamber music,as well as a soloist with orchestras, both in Canada and abroad. He is currently Assistant Professor in the Music Department ofwilfird Laurier University in Wa- terloo, Ont.... Heather (McBurney) Pastro BEd 8 (Elem) and Allan Pastro DMD 82 are pleased to announce the arrival of Stephanie Anne Elisabeth, born Dec. 17, 1996.Allan has his own dentistry practice in Nanaimo. and Heather is teaching in the Faculty of Educatlon at Malaspina University College... Ken Pilgrim BASc 84 (Chem Eng) is starting a new position as production manager at Cyclotron sotopes at MDS Nordion nc. MDS produces radioisotopes and radiopharmaceuticals for commercial use... Shirley (Rennick) Pitt BA 81 (Geography) and husband Richard have formed Fireplug Computers nc., a new product that will address the security needs of small business and home office computer users... Megan (Watts) Pratt BCom 84 (Marketing) husband Mark and three sons Christopher, John and David have recently relocated tovictoria from McBride. BC... Sharon (Nagel) Pughe DH 86 (Dip) and husband Doug are thrilled to announce the birth of their son. Briggs Keith Payzant Keith Wilbert Payzant BSc 56 (Pharm), of Victoria, BC died suddenly at home on February 23, at the age of 66. Born in Edmonton, Payzant was one of the founders of the Regency Group of professional pharmacies in Vancouver, and owned O Grady s Prescriptions. His pharmacy career spanned forty years, and during that time he also operated Macnnis Rexall Drugstore in Penticton, and most recently provided the pharmacy services at Glendale Hospital in Victoria. During his brief retirement, he found great pleasure working in his garden and travelling with his family. He was always very proud to be a UBC graduate. Donations have been given to the alumni association and put in a separate account pending further instructions from the family. Douglas NageLon April : a brother for Kayla.Tennille andtyra... Patrick Reid BSc 8 (Agr) has just been ap- pointed as Anglican priest for the parishes of St. Edward s, Oliver, BC and St. Christopher s in Osoyoos, BC. beginning in May... Active in the BC Museum community, Shelley Reid BEd 83 (TESLAnthro) was recently promoted to the posltion of senior collections manager in the Anthropology Department of the Royal BC Museum invictoria. where she s worked for the past eight years _..Bruce Campbell Robertson BA 85 is now Marketing Director for Bristol- Myers Squibb in China. He moved there with his wife Carolyn and their two children and will be marketing health and beauty products for the next two to five years._. Living up in the NorthwestTerritories is Jim Robinson BSc 85 (Geology) where he is employed as a grade-control geologist at the Miramar Con Mine. He is still married to wife of nine years, Juanita, and they have two children, ages seven and five... Brian W. Russell BSF 84 and Kathy (Vandalen) Russell BSc 86 (Agr) are living in Kamloops with three girls.alysha, Michelle and Jennlfer. Brian is a Forester for the Ministry of Forests and Kathy is a supervisor for Usborne Books at Home _.. GregTedesco BCom 85 and wife Sherry are proud to announce the arrival of their first child, Christina Rose, born invancouver on February 19 of this year.._following UBC. DavidVaisbord BA 83 (Art Hist) received an Honours BFA in Media Arts from the Emily Carr nstitute in Six years ago David flew to NewYork for the funeral of hts Rus- sian uncle, Mischa Weisbord. and began the project that ulti- mately became Mischa. a National Film Board of Canada pro- duction.the film premiered across Canada in February and smce then has been shown at film festivals, received a Best Director award at AMTEC. selected for a screening at the BanffTelevision Festiva1,and nominated for a Chalmerf Award in After three years with Sprint Canada as Manager of Marketing Operations, MikeVanchu BCom 83, MBA 87 is leaving to become vice-president of Sales and Mar- keting with Canadian Business nformation... M.Yasin Visram BFA 84 (Art Hist), BArch 88 is among eight architects who joined RTKL. an international architecture, planning and engineering firm, as part of an expansion to their Hong Kong office. He was previously responsible for the concept and design development of the auditorium and exhibit hall for Tzu Chi.a Buddhist temple intaiwan... Richard Waiz MD 86 and wife Cynthia Hamilton BCom 84 had a recent arrival of baby Sonia Sayle on Dec. 27, a sister for Amelia and Lydia... Newlywed Ursula (Korth)Wiebe mar- ried Peter last September after teaching grade one for l l years in Chilliwack.They now reside in Aylmer. Ont.... More congrats to AlexWong BA 88 (Psych) and Angela (Cikes) Wong BA 88 (French) who welcome the first addition to their family.tatiana was born March 7 of this year, and her parents are excited, happy and tired. 90s Kenneth Armstrong BA 9 (PolSci) is practicing family and employment law with the Burnaby firms of Stone & Alexan- der and is also engaged to Christina Glenn... Richard Bae BSc 91, BA 94 and soon-to-be-wife Sarah J. Kim BA 91 are living in NewYork. where Richard is about to enter senior year in the oral surgery honours program at NY University College of Dentistry Robert Best BMus 94 has a suc- cessful music instruction studio and has co-composed music for a new 12 piece south-afro worldbeat big-band called South African Big Band Revival (SABER)... After completing a two-year computer animation diploma form Burnaby s Center for Digital maging & Sound.Anne (Davis) Chan BA 9 (Econ) was hired on at Mainframe Entertainment. She just finished her first professional animation production and is working on the television shows Beastres and ReBoot... Georgina (Toth) Chipman BSc 94 (Pharm) and Gordon Chipman BSF 93 (Forestry) were married in 1995 and had a baby boy, Stephen Edwin. last February. Georgina works for Shoppers Drug Mart,and Gordon is with Riverside Forest Products, both in Williams Lake... Leanne Chow BA 94 is a buyer for Canadian Autoparts Toyota. nc. and has recently purchased her first house... Michael Redner Cumberland MMus 90 would like to inform his friends and acquaintances that he has changed his name from Michael Cumberland Redner to the above Lynn (Blake) Engelsjord BHE 92, BEd 93 got married lastaugust and is currently teaching at a high school in Kelowna... Dalerie (MacKenzie) Felstad BSN 94 and Colin Felstad BM 93 are residing in Dapp,Alta.. where Dalerie is busy operating a catering business and exercising her thoroughbred and chocolate lab. Colin joined his family s mixed farming opera- tions and likes fine wine and the nternet. to name a few things... Anke Frankenberger ll 92 is living in Germany where she finished the PhD program at Heidelberg Univer- sity and is due to start working at cologne a company... Af- ter living in China for most of 1996, Robert Gray BA 92 (Hist) is now at the University of Michigan where he is doing his doctorate in Chinese history.this fall Robert plans to move totaiwan where he will attendtaiwan Normal Univer- sity for a year.._ Living in thewest lndies is Gregory Greatrex LLB 9 where he is practicing estate and interna- tional tax planning, offshore finance and investment at the law firm of McLean McNally... Steven Haworth s BA 95, Dip Film Prod, student film Not Kokura. has received critical and popular acclaim, including awards from both the Mon- treal and Atlantic nternational Film Festivals _.. Rhonda (Vanderfluit) Herbert BSc 92, BPE 93 and husband Jason Herbert BA (Hon) 92 will be graduating from the U oft and moving back home tovancouver this summer. Rhonda will receive her BEd while Jason earns his LLB and starts a clerk- ship at the BC?upreme Court before he articles at Davis and Co... Recently returned from a Northern ndian village where she was teaching at an orphanage, Kathleen Holmes BA 94 (Psych) is now successfully teaching seven Grade 9 drop-outs and studying Hindi. She is planning on returning to ndia to teach children who cank go to school _.. Charlene Janzen BCom 96 (Accounting) and Andrew Janzen BCom 92 (Marketing) are enjoying their new daugh- ter,taylor, born in July, younger sister to son Alex. Charlene has returned after maternity leave to KPMG Abbotsford where she is articling for a CA, and Andrew is now vice- president, commercial lines manager at Baldwin Janzen nsur- ance in White Rock... Peter Kim BASc 93 is currently working as an ndustrial Sales Engineer for Cutler-Hammer Canada in Richmond... Graduating from UBC once again is

33 CLASS ACTS Miriam Kobbeltvedt-Yapp BA 88 (Psych), BEd 97 (Elem). She is hoping to work as an elementary teacher in her hometown, NorthVan.._ Duy Khai Le MSc 93 and wifethi Kim Loi Nguyen just had a babygir1,annie Khai-Anh Le.on April 5.Thi Kim successfully completed the CGA program February of last year... Andrew Lesperance MSN 95 and wife Lucy are living in New Zealand. Lucy just completed her PhD in organic chemistry.andandrew has taken on a new job as the clinical educator for intenslve and coronary care units attauranga hospital.._ Selina M.Y. Leung BA 96 (Psych) is currently working at thetd Bank as a Lead Cus- tomer Service Rep. Michael J. Lo MASc 96 has returned to his old digs ; he s currently employed as a researchlscientific engineer in the hydrometallurgy labs at UBC._. Experi- encing marital bliss are Cornelia (Boytinck) Lockitch BA 95 (Phil) and Keith Lockitch BSc 93 (Physics), happily mar- ried at Cecil Green Park on July 27, 1996.They have relo- cated to Milwaukee, where Keith is a PhD student working in General Relativity and Cornelia is a Montessori teacher for 3-6 year olds... David Marlor MA 94 and wife Marion are living onvancouver sland while David commutes to Salt Spring. He is a Planner for slandstrust, the land use planning authority for the Gulf slands...j oanne McLarty BSc 92, MSc 95 (Animal Science) is a Surrey high school Biology and Science instructor. Her and husband James iust bought a house in Langley... Dr. Nayani S. Melegoda MAS94 is living in Sri Lanka and is a senior lecturer in South Asian Modern History at the University of Colombo _..Denise(Logan) Mend BSc 93 and her husband Paul Mend are still enjoying the Okanagan... Tim Meszaros BASc 93 (Geo Eng) moved back to Prince George to work for the Ministry oftranspor- tation and Highways... Viktoria Mogyoro BA 92 has been accepted totuns n Halifax to undertake her masters de- gree in architecture... Angela (Pontikis) Mullan BA 90 (PalSci) and Steve Mullan BA 82 (PolSci) were married in 992 and Angela has just started a new mail-order buisness called FlexWear... Natasha Murray BA 94 (Psych) is back in Toronto looking for a fulfilling job. Mallory O Connor BA 91 (Psych) and Colin Weston are to be married on Sept. 13, 997 at Cecil Green Park._.James Onley BA 93 (Hist) graduated last year from SFU with a post-baccalaureate di- ploma in history. He s currently working on a D.Phil. in his- tory at St.Anthony s College.Oxford... Anne-Louise (Pilcher) Parker MA 96 (Science Ed) is currently teaching as a sessional lecturer at UBC _..Steve Patitsas MSc 90, PhD 97 (Physics) and wife Cathy Meyer have moved to On- tario where Steve has started a post-doc research position at NRC in Ottawa.._Ben Prins BASc 93 (Chem Eng) and Michelle (Ternes) Prins BCom 90 (Marketmg) were married September 15, 1996 here at Cecil Green Park... Rob Prior BASc 94 (Mech Eng) is working for SNC Lavalin as a Consult- ing Engineer in the thermal power industry. His wife, Eliza- beththornton BA 92 recently completed a degree in Land- scape Horticulture at Capilano College and now works for Gardenworks in EdgemontVillage...J ennifer (Faye) Purcell BSN 92 is currently working as a general duty nurse on a medical ward atvan Hospital. where she s been since graduation... Perth-based Jon Rutledge BPE 93 graduated from the University ofwestern Australia with a Bachelor of Laws degree last December. He then married a native Aussie. Chompy Sproat, and together they have developed a com- pany that conducts skl tours for Australian university stu- dents to Whistler every January... Adrian D. Samuel BA 95 (Pol Sci) just graduated from BCT this May with atransportation and Logistics diploma. Heather Sinclair MBA 9 is working for PACE research in Detroit as project director for the automotive industry and is also getting married this July... t s been a busy three years for Angela (Pilchak) Smith BA 92 (Psych) who marriedtrevor Smith in May of bought a Langley house, and had their first child,jor- dan. in April She is also the assistant controller of a wholesale distributor in Richmond. Steve Spence BSc 94 (Chem) and Suzy (Tillson) Spence BA 92 (linguistics) were married July. 995.The same year, Steve completed a post- baccalaureate diploma in Environmental Science at Cap Col- lege, while Suzy got her MA in Speech and Hearing Sciences from Washington State the year before. Caedmon Staddon MA 9 (Geography) received his PhD in Geography from the University of Kentucky in He then started an appointment as Lecturer in Human Geography in the School of Geography and Environmental Management at the U of the West of England in Bristol. UK. Barb Smith BCom 93 (Flnonce), was called to the BC bar in May and will be joining the securities practice group at Ladner Downs, Barristors and Solicitors, invancouver.._former Green Col- lege residents AndrewTerrett Ll 5 and Kelly Russell MLSPS were married last September and are now living in Wamick. England.They met at the college where they spent two of the most enjoyable years of their lives _..Julie Thielmann BHE 96 is now in Zambia where she is begin- ning a one-year MCC (Mennonite Central Committee) SALT assignment as a secondary school teacher... Sarah Thornton BSc 94 (OceanographylBio) is working towards a master s in Biological Oceanography athe University of Alaska Fairbanks. She is hoping to finish in Spring, 998. DerekTong BSc 94 is currently pursuing the four-year Doc- tor of Optometry program at the South California College of Optometry. Derek will be doing externships at Alaska, Colorado andtexas during his final year... After graduating with a General Nursing diploma from BCT, Natasha (Sivucha)Tremblay BA 90 (Psych) married David Tremblay BSF 94 and moved to Merritt. where she is nursing and he is a forestry supervisor forweyerhaeuser... Congrats to Shari (Mos1ehi)Tyler BSN 91 and husband John. Rebecca was born Nov., 1996, a sister for Ariana Leigh... Going back to school is Karina L.Walter BA 94 (Anthro) who is taking a half-year of unclassified at U of Calgary to qualify for their elementary education program. She hopes to teach in an international school in Japan... Philip Wang BSc 90 (Comp Sci) obtained his SP Designation and MBA while living in Ottawa. He has moved back tovan- cower and is working in the Federal Treaty Negotiation Of- fice while also pursuing a CFA... CarolineWelling BA 93 (lnt l Ref) is a Starbucks exec assistant to thevp Zone andvp Human Resources at the RegionallCanadian Head Office Pharmacy Director Anderson Wong BA 94 (Pharm) has been at Mills Memorial Hospital interrace since last May.._ Kirby C.Wong oon BSc 9 (Biochem & Chem), PhD 96 (Chem) is doing postdoctoral studies at U of C-San Diego while he and his wife Pauline Chow MSc 93 (Chem) are enjoying the California sunshine... DavidYurkovich BLA 97 graduated this May and joined the rest of his family in be- coming a UBC graduate.,,. Milton Everett Saunders Milton Everett Saunders BASc 34 (Elec Eng) (centre) died earlier this year in Penticton at age 89. Saunders worked for BC Tel for 30 years and was an avid Ham Radio operator (VE7KH) for many years. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, three sons, nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Helen (Mortimer) Knight Helen (Mortimer) Knight died in She was a strong supporter of UBC and an active member throughout her university years. She participated in the Great Trek, a 1922 movement to build a university for the students. As a graduate, Knight was impressed with the university and felt fortunate to receive financial help when she needed it. Therefore, it was always Knight s wish to provide support for needy UBC students. Her husband, Leslie (Ben) Knight, died in February of last year and fulfilled his wife s wishes through his will. As Ms. Knight requested, the money will be put in an endowment and used to help needy students.

34 Myles Frechette - n the Eve of the Storm by Ron Chepesiuk Bogota, Colombia - When Myles Frechette BA 58 was studying comparative literature at UBC in the mid OS, the thought of someday being an ambassador never crossed his mind. To- day, nearly four decades later, Frechette is finishing a distinguished diplomatic career as the US ambassador to Colombia, a posting considered to be the most difficult American foreign service assignment in Latin America. we regret to say that there is no acrostic PLZL~C for this summer s issue. There will, however, be one in the forthcoming Fall issue. Our apologies to all our enthusiastic and dedicated puzzle fans and hope to get your entries next time. Spring, 997 Solution: Like David, joy too had recently become someone else. Having two small children and an absent husband helped speed her metamorphosis. Her days were no longer new and there were no be- ginnings anymore, only extensions. Barbara Parkin, Woman With A Man nside. Winners: Linda Mather, Denman 1sland;Terry Mullen,Vancouver; Sheila Arif, North Vancou- ver, Finn Larsen,Vancouver; Pat Kolesar, Cra- ven, Sask.; Alexander Cobbin, Mount Vernon, WA. push a lot of agendas for the United States, Frechette said, looking relaxed in his em- bassy office in Bogota. We want the Colombians to move more aggressively against the drug car- tels and to improve their human rights record. And, of course, we are always looking for ways to increase our trade with the country. As ambassador, Frechette s atypical, blunt diplomatic style has made him a controversial figure in Colombia. Colombians aren t used to foreigners talking about them publicly, especially someone like me, who is not afraid to tell them what they don t want to hear. Frechette s candour and his role as point man on the American anti-drug campaign has made him the object of several death threats. n a coun- try considered to be the most violent in the Western Hemisphere, the threats are not taken lightly. So the ambassador travels in an armoured car with several bodyguards and is constantly changing the pattern of his movements. My wife is with me, but my two children are grown and living in Washington, DC, Frechette said. f still had small children, would never take this assignment. Colombia has the world s highest kidnapping rate and would be constantly worrying about their safety. Frechette is proud that he is the only UBC grad ever to become a member of the US foreign service. have fond memories of my four years at UBC, he said. My studies there gave me the broad background need to be a diplomat. Of rish and French-Canadian ancestry, Fre- chette is a citizen of the world. He grew up in Chile and today speaks French, Spanish and Por- tuguese fluently. n 95, Frechette s father de- cided it would be best to send him to Canada to be educated. To help pay his way through UBC, Frechette worked a variety of jobs for the Film Board of Canada and in the mining, fishing and timber in- dustries. The jobs paid well and had a hell of a time working all over BC. Frechette recalled. He originally enrolled at UBC as a psychology major but didn t like math and physics so switched to comparative literature. He wrote a movie column for the Ubyssey and spent what free time he had attending the theatre and pursuing his outdoor interests of mountain climbing and scuba diving. didn t have a lot of free time because was working when wasn t studying or in class, he said. The work eth- ic Frechette devel- oped at UBC helped him reach has the highest eche- lons of the diplo- matic profession. Of the 80 plus US ambassadorships, one-third are DO- filled by career diplomats like Myles Frechette. ve worked hard and ve had some luck, he said. To be an ambassador, you often have to be in the right place at the right time. Since graduating from UBC with a degree in English and French, Frechette has earned an MA from UCLA in 1972, worked at the international level in the private sector with Boeing and Hanover Trust, and served as US Ambassador to Cameroon from 983 to Frechette will complete his assignment in Colombia by the end of the year. He is not sure of his future plans, but with 35 years of diplomatic service behind him, he is considering a move to Seattle, to consult on Latin American trade. last visited Vancouver in 1987, when brought my family to see what the city and UBC were like, Frechette said. d love to see how my old aha mater is doing now. Ron Chepesiuk is in Colombia working on o book on international drug trafficking. AUTHORS WANTED A well-known NewYork subsidy book publisher is searching for manuscripts. Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, juvenile, travel, scientific, specialized and even controversial subjects will be considered. f you have a book-length manuscript ready for publication (or are still working on it). and would like more information and a free 32-page booklet, please write: VANTAGE PRESS, Dept. DA W 34th St., New York, NY O00

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