Bulkley Valley | 2012 Samantha Van Horn of Smithers
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Graduates
Graduates
Award Recipients
Award Recipient
Kenneth Amonson
Kenneth Amonson
Lena-Monique Brodie
BComm Finance
Lorraine McFarland
BMO Bank of Montreal Aboriginal Scholarship, Canfor Annual First Nations Scholarship, CIBC Wood Gundy Endowed Scholarship
MEd Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
Darcie Powell
Brandon Alessio
Jeff Scholz
BEd Secondary Education
BComm Finance
Robyn Brown
Sara Sebastian
BA Environmental Studies
BHSc Biomedical Studies
Stephane Gauthier
Jana Trappl
BHSc Community & Population Health-Environmental
Sandra Harris MA First Nations Studies
Kathryn Hartford BSW Social Work
Christopher Pendray
BSc Natural Resources Management-Forest Ecology & Management
Samantha Van Horn BHSc Honours Biomedical Studies
Andrea Vandergaag BA English
Rachel Hofsink
R.R. Smith Education Bursary
UNBC Scholars Award
Courtney Berdan
Haley Hooper
Chris Winther Memorial Scholarship, Raven Bursary
Alana Clason Graduate Research Award, UNBC Doctoral Tuition Scholarship
Aleah Gagnon BC Hydro Envionmental Studies Bursary
Stephane Gauthier UNBC In-Course Award
Joshua Haskins Computer Science Entrance Award
Claire Hinchliffe Raven Bursary
Jonathan Van Barneveld BSc Natural Resources Management-Forest Ecology & Management
BC Hydro Envionmental Studies Bursary, Four-Year Guarantee Scholarship Tier 1
Serene Stewart Raven Scholarship
Randi Woodbeck
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Award Recipients Brandon Alessio
Ashley Brinnen
BEd Elementary Education
BSc Honours Biochem & Molecular Biology
BComm Finance
UNBC Transfer Student Award
Amanda Dickenson
Topley
Graduate
Award Recipients
Karen Berg
Lindsey Brise
BScN Nursing
UNBC In-Course Bursary
UNBC In-Course Award
Katherine Harrhy
Meghan Horlings
UNBC In-Course Award
Alumni Association of UNBC Undergraduate Scholarship
Michael Jordan
UNBC In-Course Scholarship
Crystal-Lynn Lloyd
Kispiox
BC Council of Garden Clubs Bursary
Lori Johnson
Darryl Ryan
BSW Social Work
BA General
Christopher Pendray Jack and May Fon Lee Memorial Scholarship, Simons Foundation International Scholarship, UNBC International Study Abroad Award
Samantha Van Horn Golden Key UNBC Leadership Incentive Scholarship, Rix Family Foundation Health Sciences Bursary
South Hazelton Award Recipient Devon Flynn Gordon Bryant Family Scholarship
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Houston Student Receives UNBC Governor General’s Silver Medal Randi Woodbeck of Houston recently received the Governor General’s Silver Medal as UNBC’s top undergraduate student at the Convocation ceremony at UNBC’s Prince George campus. Woodbeck’s undergraduate record includes being the first-ever student from northern BC to win the top studentship from the BC Cancer Agency and a top prize at the Rising Stars of Research competition in Vancouver. She plans to attend the Northern Medical Program in the fall.
Kathryn Hartford of Smithers
CONGRATULATIONS GRADS!
Graduates
722 students graduated from UNBC this year, bringing the total number of UNBC alumni to 9,901. Convocation ceremonies took place in Prince George, Quesnel, Terrace, and Gitwinksihlkw.
Erica McLean BSW First Nations Specialization
Hazelton Graduates
Award Recipient
Alysha O'Brien
Tiffany Bennett
BEd Elementary Education
President’s Scholarship
Cameron Stevens MBA Business Administration
New Hazelton Graduates Mark Newbery
Luke Spooner
MEd Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
BSc Honours Biochem & Molecular Biology
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Houston Scholarship, UNBC Scholars Award
UNBC Graduate Scholarship
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UNBC Scholars Awards First-year students Rachel Hofsink of Smithers, Lena-Monique Brodie of Topley, and Tiffany Bennett of Hezelton have the chance to earn a UNBC degree tuitionfree 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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UNBC 2012 Highlights Provincial Champs Headed to the Big Leagues UNBC has said “good bye” to its participation in the Canadian college athletics league by winning the provincial championship in both men’s and women’s basketball. Next season, the UNBC Timberwolves will begin their first season as a member of the Canada West conference in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS)—in both basketball and soccer.
Physical Therapy in the North A joint effort by UNBC and UBC has established a new clinical cohort allowing for 20 physical therapy students to complete the majority of their clinical placements in northern BC. The purpose is to expose more students to the region and address the shortage of local physiotherapists. The partnership will also enable all of UBC’s physical therapy students—80 in each class—to pursue more of their five-week clinical rotations in the north.
Bioenergy Birthday This spring marked the first anniversary of UNBC’s $15.8 million Bioenergy Plant, funded by the Governments of BC and Canada and featuring gasification technology from BCbased Nexterra Systems. The system has already reduced UNBC’s use of fossil fuels for heating by 89% and proven that emissions from bioenergy can be lower than natural gas. The plant serves as the primary heat source for UNBC, and also acts as a platform for education and research.
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UNBC Honours Advocate for Aboriginal Children Dr. Cindy Blackstock, a member of the Gitksan Nation, who hails from Hazelton, BC, was presented with an honorary doctoral degree at UNBC’s 2012 Convocation ceremony in Prince George. Dr. Blackstock has become one of Canada’s leading advocates for improving the lives of aboriginal children through restoration of the essentials of parenting and sound family structure. She has also developed an international role helping to develop the lives of children in vulnerable populations throughout the world.
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Canada’s Greenest Employer UNBC has been named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for the first time in the list’s five-year history, a distinction earned by only 50 companies across the country each year, and is one of only four Canadian universities to make the list, joining UBC, the University of Alberta, and the University of Toronto.
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UNBC Facts | unbc.ca/about • 4,341 students in academic programs • 2,485 students in Continuing Studies • 566 students at regional campuses • 987 scholarships & bursaries worth $2.4 million • 66% of students are from northern BC
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