SOUTH CARIBOO 2011 Williams Lake
100 Mile House
Anahim Lake
Graduates
Graduates
Graduates
Rebecca Cook
Sandra Lachapelle
Gino DeSandoli
Morgan Melnyk
Brenda Cahoose
Denise Lendi
Margaux Schilling
Marietta Cahoose
MScN Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner
BEd Education
BA Joint Major in International Studies and Political Science
Kristy Lund
BSc Biology
Mitchell Johnston
Tyler Thompson
BSc Biology
Charelle Gribling
BA Joint Major in English and History
Jason Kadonaga BEd Education
Stephanie Kennedy BSc Psychology
BEd Education
BComm Accounting
Lorri Toop
MScN Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner
Ryan Wilson BSc Psychology
Jessica Blewitt
Denise Lendi
Gino DeSandoli
Morgan Melnyk
Graduate Entrance Scholarship UNBC In-Course Bursary UNBC In-Course Bursary
Shane Doddridge
Suncor Energy Foundation Undergraduate Award in Environmental Study
Award Recipients
Arne & Lesley Carlson Undergraduate Scholarship
Sara Berkelaar Raven Scholarship
Barbara Coupe
Kallie Smith
Janine Cunningham
Raven Scholarship, UNBC Leadership Award
108 Mile Ranch
Jinny Donovan
Award Winners
UNBC Scholars Award
Jason Kadonaga
BC Northern Real Estate Board Awards
Kadagn Klepsch
UNBC Scholars Award
Kate Knuff
UNBC Transfer Student Award
Simran Lehal
BA First Nations Studies
BSW Social Work
Wells Graduate
Award Winner
Sarah Champagne
Sarah Champagne
BSc Biology
UNBC Scholars Award
150 Mile House Graduate
Award Winners
Todd Blewett
Preston Moe
BSc Natural Resources Management – Forest Ecology and Management
Graduate Research Award, Spectra Energy Transmission Bursaries for Aboriginal Students
Sheena Larson
UNBC Scholars Award
UNBC Scholars Award
Tamara Sommer Raven Scholarship
Joanna van der Kraan UNBC Scholars Award
Connor Sortome Raven Bursary
Scott Matlock
Emmaline Hanet
Lynda Price
Wendy McRae
CN Regional Scholarship, Father Thomas General Assembly 1321 Bursary
UNBC In-Course Scholarship
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Award Winner
Jordan Tucker
Tyler Thompson
Cassandra Fayowski
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Canfor Legacy Undergraduate Scholarship, BMO Bank of Montreal Aboriginal Scholarship
UNBC Scholars Award
UNBC Scholars Award
BSW Social Work
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Lac La Hache
Joanne Ranson
UNBC In-Course Bursary Canfor Annual Graduate Scholarship, Doug Floyd Memorial Scholarship for Graduates, UNBC Graduate Scholarship
Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada Local 9 Bursary, UNBC Scholars Award
Cory Hackett
Analog Investments Ltd. Scholarship, BC Forest Professionals Award for Excellence, Marumi Scholarship
Alissa Clements
BSW Social Work
Award Recipients
Anika Lachapelle BA Anthropology
BComm International Business
Morgan M
Cariboo Bar Association Bursary
Lone Butte
CONGRATULATIONS GRADS! 818 students graduated from UNBC this year, bringing the total number of UNBC alumni to 9,179. Convocation ceremonies took place in Prince George, Quesnel, Terrace, and Gitwinksihlkw.
Award Winners Teresa Brewis
Sherri Tillotson
Denise Lendi of 100 Mile House
Heather Sawatsky
Graduate Entrance Scholarship, Computer Science Entrance UNBC Masters Tuition Award, Raven Scholarship Scholarship
BC Psychological Association Gold Medal Award, British Columbia Medical Services Foundation Annual Graduate Award, UNBC Doctoral Tuition Scholarship
Allison Matfin
UNBC Scholars Awards
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First-year students (left to right) Emmaline Hanet of Williams Lake, and Allison Matfin of Lone Butte have the chance to earn UNBC degrees 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.
UNBC Scholars Award
Lorri Toop
R.T. Wilson MScN Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum Bursary
Graduate
President’s Scholarship
Valerie Stump
BA First Nations Studies
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UNBC Courses in Williams Lake
UNBC in the South Cariboo
September to December 2011
It’s hard to imagine anything more vital to the sustainability of northern communities than the environment. It’s the source of considerable wealth, as well as the foundation of our cultures and identity. UNBC professor Phil Owens has been involved with research locally that is examining the complex relationships that will lead to sustainability. He has presented three workshops – in Quesnel, Williams Lake, and Likely – that is gathering information about how researchers in the biological, environmental, and social sciences can be more connected to local stakeholders. The result, suggests Dr. Owen, could be better policy and better decisions regarding climate change, water, and salmon.
Education 797
Imagining the Future
Social Work 455
Comprehensive Exam
First Nations Government & Social Policy
Political Science 403
Social & Health Policy & Administration
Social Work 506
Political Science 603
Social Work 620
Social Work 302
Women’s Studies 413
Comm Based: Creating Balance
Social & Health Policy in Health
Policy Making/Human Services
Social Work Field Education
Healing Narratives
Social Work 422
Child Welfare Practice
Medical Grads
More UNBC Courses
Social Work 426
UNBC offers academic courses online and Continuing Studies courses locally.
Current Issues in Child Welfare
www.unbc.ca/programs
January to April 2012 Education 797
Comprehensive Exam Course availability is subject to change.
UNBC Facts • 4,183 students in academic programs. • 1,966 students in Continuing Studies courses. • 970 scholarships and bursaries worth more than $2 million.
www.unbc.ca/about • 818 students graduated in 2011, bringing the total number of UNBC alumni to nearly 9,179. • More than half of UNBC alumni live and work in northern BC.
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A pair of students from Williams Lake are the first local graduates from the Northern Medical Program. Jessica Wilford and Sarah Dressler (nee Pascas) have graduated as MDs and are on to residency placements: Jessica is pursuing dermatology in Vancouver while Sarah is off to Halifax for family practice. Both 100 Mile House and Williams Lake have recently joined the Northern Medical Programs Trust, a partnership involving UNBC and northern communities to support future health care practitioners. This year, more than $150,000 is being provided to students in the Northern Medical Program and UNBC’s Nurse Practitioner degree.
Movie Star! Morgan Melnyk of 100 Mile House, who graduated from UNBC this year with a degree in International Business, is one of the students profiled in a series of new videos that depict aspects of the UNBC experience. Morgan was active in Residence and the Student Society and described his life as a student in the short video about him. The complete series is prominent on UNBC’s Facebook page and YouTube channel and the movies are central to UNBC’s student recruitment efforts. Check them out: www.youtube.com/unbcnews. Prince George, BC, Canada V2N 4Z9
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The first local NMP graduates from Williams Lake