BULKLEY VALLEY 2010 Tlell Glove
Smithers
Houston
Telkwa
Graduates
Graduates
Graduate
Award Recipient
Amanda George
Gloria George
Brandon Alessio
BSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Kevin Berry
BSc Computer Science
Sharon Dempsey
BScN Nursing, Certificate in Rural Acute Care Nursing
Jessica deWit BEd Education
Samantha Farrow
Heather Davidson
Jessica Powell
Tlell Glover
Amanda Dickenson
Kanchan Thindal
Kevin Ireland
Elyse Yaremco
BSW Social Work BEd Education, BSc Geography
Pamela Graf MBA
Andrew Kroesen
BSc Computer Science
Josina Rhebergen
BHSc Biomedical Studies
UNBC In-Course Bursary, UNBC Students for Life Bursary for Single Parents
Lindsey Brise
UNBC Leadership Award
Breeann Doerksen
Clarence Hofsink
Cody Meints
Erika Tuomi
Heather Eggen
Samantha Van Horn
Canfor Annual Graduate Bursary
UNBC Transfer Student Award UNBC Scholars Program
Katherine Harrhy Raven Bursary
Robynn Hofsink
Canfor Annual First Nations Scholarship
Eric Miller
Catherine Dworak
Graduate Research Award, UNBC Doctoral Tuition Scholarship
Kenneth Amonson
Sydney MacArthur
Kenneth Wong Memorial Scholarship, UNBC Scholars Program
Steadman Family Matching Grant Bursary
BComm Accounting BComm Finance
BHSc Biomedical Studies
Award Recipients
William Dow Ferry Graduate Fellowship in Political
Lorraine Naziel
Kelly Giesbrecht
BComm Accounting
Houston Scholarship, Raven Bursary
BC Council of Garden Clubs Bursary, UNBC Transfer Student Award
UNBC International Study Abroad Award
BA English
Leeza Eggers
Award Recipients Brandon Alessio
BScN Nursing
Raven Bursary
Four Year Guaranteed Scholarship – Tier 1
Allegra Tingley
Certificate in First Nations Language - Carrier
BEd Education
Carleen Blabey BScN Nursing
Stanley Brown
SutIeng Lei
Peter Cockriell
Kelsey Muldoe
UNBC Scholars Program
UNBC Scholars Program
UNBC Transfer Student Award
CN Regional Scholarship, Raven Scholarship Cora Donald Bursary, Fred Garnett Memorial Scholarship Luke Spooner UNBC Scholars Program
Carley Garceau
UNBC Merit Award
CONGRATULATIONS GRADS! 832 students graduated from UNBC this year, bringing the total number of UNBC alumni to 8,350. Convocation ceremonies took place in Prince George, Quesnel, Grande Prairie, Terrace, Gitwinksihlkw, and Prince Rupert.
Gitanmaax Graduate Candice Robinson BSW Social Work
Andrea Vandergaag
UNBC Scholars Program
Daniel Wong
UNBC In-Course Bursary
Elyse Yaremco
UNBC Scholars Program
UNBC Scholars Program
UNBC Scholars Awards
Moricetown Graduates Dolores Alfred
Brenda Michell
Charlotte George
Wanda Nikal
Certificate in First Nations Language – Carrier BA First Nations Studies
Certificate in First Nations Language – Carrier Certificate in First Nations Language – Carrier
First-year students Robynn Hofsink and Erika Tuomi of Smithers, and Cody Meints and Kayla Yewchuck of Houston all have the chance to earn a UNBC degree tuition-free after receiving UNBC Scholars awards this past year. As long as they maintain a B average, UNBC Scholars can have their tuition waived for an entire bachelor’s degree program.
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Pamela Gogag
Randi Woodbeck
Kayla Yewchuk
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Graduates
Award Recipients
Jessica Powell
Kanchan Thindal of Houston
Josina Rhe
Doug Floyd Memorial Scholarship for Graduates, Sophie Thomas Bursary
Cariboo Bar Association Bursary
UNBC Scholars Program
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Hazelton Tracy Austin
Darcie Powell
Alex C. Michalos Award, SCWIST – Michael Smith Scholarship, UNBC Scholars Program
Associated Canadian Travellers and Auxiliary Bursary
Certificate in First Nations Language - Carrier
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UNBC Highlights 2010
UNBC in the Bulkley Valley
National Champions
Planning for the Interface Planning for the zone of contact between Crown lands and settled lands (known as the “interface”) was the subject of a conference coordinated by UNBC and the Bulkley Valley Research Centre and held recently in Smithers. The event was the first of its kind to address interface wildfires, rural residential development, outdoor recreation, amenity migration, tourism, logging, mining, and respect for the rights of First Nations.
The UNBC men's basketball team scored UNBC's first national championship this year after going 17-1 during the regular season and capturing the provincial title as well. UNBC produced BC players of the year for both men's and women's basketball, a pair of academic allCanadians, a coach of the year award, and the country's top individual honour – All-Canadian Across All Sports – won by Inderbir Singh Gill.
Huckleberry Mines UNBC MSc student Allan Carson is investigating revegetation and soil enhancement strategies to reclaim the Huckleberry copper mine near Houston, BC Carson is evaluating the current challenges to reclaiming mined landscapes and restoring ecosystems to pre-mine conditions.
A Shrinking Footprint UNBC is actively implementing a $15 million bioenergy program at the Prince George campus that could give the core buildings the smallest carbon footprint of any Canadian university by this time next year. The projects – a biomass gasification system and a wood pellet system – will reduce UNBC's dependence on fossil fuels by 85% and serve as a platform for applied research and education.
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• 4,332 students in academic programs.
• 832 students graduated in 2010, bringing the total number of UNBC alumni to nearly 8,350.
• 2,003 students in Continuing Studies courses. • 927 scholarships and bursaries worth $2 million.
• More than half of UNBC alumni live and work in northern BC.
Interested in studying at UNBC? UNBC offers a number of courses online, in person, and via video/ audio conference. Browse UNBC’s current course listing:
New Chancellor
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A native of Prince Rupert who went on to establish one of Canada's most successful technology companies is UNBC's fifth Chancellor. John MacDonald co-founded MacDonald Dettwiler and led the company until his retirement in the late 1990s. He is now the CEO of a BCbased solar company and is a champion of BC's potential leadership in renewable energy. The Chancellor is the ceremonial head of the University and officially grants degrees at Convocation.
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Anniversaries and Awards This June, UNBC is celebrating two anniversaries: the 10th anniversary of the health care rally in Prince George that led to the establishment of the Northern Medical Program and the 20th anniversary of the creation of UNBC by the Government of BC. Both serve to underline how far UNBC has come in a relatively short period of time. In fact, UNBC has again been named by Maclean’s as the best small university in western Canada (and #3 nationwide) and the National Post has named UNBC a Research University of the Year. Meanwhile, Math professor Jennifer Hyndman won a national award for excellence in teaching and Margo Greenwood was named Academic of the Year for her groundbreaking report for UNICEF on Aboriginal health and child poverty in Canada.
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Pamela Graf, Andrew Kroesen, and Kevin Berry of Smithers