ALUMNI UBC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Past Recipients
Current Award Categories
- Alumni Award of Distinction
- Honorary Alumni Award
- Young Alumni Award
- Volunteer Leadership Award
- Faculty Community Service Award
- Global Citizenship Award
- Research and Innovation Award
- Entrepreneurship Award
Historical Award Categories (no longer granted)
- Future Alumni Award
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Alumni Milestones Award
- Alumni Award for Research
- Regional Volunteer Service Award
Alumni Award of Distinction
| 2023 | Parmjit Bains, BSc(Agr)’79 |
| 2022 | Dr. Pieter R. Cullis, OC, BSc’67, MSc’70, PhD’72 |
| 2021 | Dr. Eric L. Peterson, BSc’72, MSc’75 |
| 2019 | Dominic Barton, BA’84, LLD’12 |
| 2018 | Charles E. Fipke, BSc’73 |
| 2017 | Indira Samarasekera, OC, PhD’80, LLD’06 |
| 2016 | Dr. Philip Lind, CM, BA’66, LLD’02 |
| 2015 | Dr. Gordon McBean, BSc’64, PhD’70 |
| 2014 | Leona Sparrow, BA’73, MA’76, LLB’92 |
| 2013 | William Carpentier, MD’61 |
| 2012 | Memory Elvin-Lewis, BA’52, PhD, DSc’12 Douglas Mitchell, CM, AOE, QC, LLB’62 |
| 2011 | George Bowering, BA’60, MA’63, DLit’94 |
| 2010 | Hon. Thomas Edward Siddon, PC, LLD’07 |
| 2009 | Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell, BA’69, LLB’83, LLD’00 |
| 2008 | Michael Harcourt, BA’65, LLB’68, LLD’07 |
| 2007 | Rt. Hon. John Turner, BA’49, LLD’94 |
| 2006 | Roger Jackson, MPE’67 |
| 2005 | Michael Ames, CM, BA’56 |
| 2004 | Henry K. McKinnell, BCom’65 |
| 2003 | Maurice Copithorne, QC, BA’54, LLB’55, LLD’02 George Hungerford, OC, QC, BA’65, LLB’68 |
| 2002 | Roy MacLaren, PC, BA’55 |
| 2001 | Beverley McLachlin, LLD’90 Bill Millerd, CM, BA’65 |
| 2000 | Nicola Cavendish, BA’77 George Puil, BA’52, BEd’57 |
| 1999 | Bob Carkner, CM, BPE’58 |
| 1998 | John Millar, BSc’63, MD’67, MHSc’86 Milton Wong, BA’63 |
| 1997 | Dato’ Lim Say Chong, MBA’65 |
| 1996 | Rosalind MacPhee, OBC, BFA’92, MFA’94 Bob McGavin, BPE’65 |
| 1995 | John P. Bell, BCom’62 James H. Cleave, BCom’74, MSc(BusAdmin)’75 |
| 1994 | Pat McGeer, OC, BA’48, MD’58 |
| 1993 | Robert Wyman, CM, BCom’56, LLD’87 |
| 1992 | Mary Ashworth, BA’60, MEd’67, LLD’93 |
| 1991 | Peter Lusztig, BCom’54 |
| 1990 | Geraldine Kenney-Wallace, MSc’68, PhD’70 |
| 1989 | Patricia Carney, PC, BA’60, MA’77, LLD’90 |
| 1988 | James F. Mitchell, BSc(Agr)’55 |
| 1987 | Julia Levy, OC, BA’55 Rick Hansen, CC, OBC, BPE’86, LLD’87 |
| 1986 | Bernard I. Ghert, CM, MBA’66 Judith Forst, BMus’65 |
| 1985 | John H. McArthur, BCom’57, LLD’97 |
| 1984 | Ian McTaggart-Cowan, OC, OBC, BA’32, DSc’76 |
| 1982 | William C. Gibson, BA’33, DSc’93 |
| 1981 | Pierre F. Berton, BA’41, DLit’85 |
| 1980 | Malcolm F. McGregor, BA’30, MA’31, LLD’83 |
| 1979 | John E. Liersch, OC, BA’26, BASc’27, LLD’80 |
| 1978 | Frances L. Fleming, BEd(Elem)’65, MEd’67 |
| 1977 | Helen McCrae, MSW’49 |
| 1976 | Harry V. Warren, OC, OBC, BA’26, BASc’27, DSc’78 |
| 1975 | Nathan T. Nemetz, CC, OBC, QC, BA’34, LLD’75 |
| 1974 | Hugh L. Keenleyside, CC, BA’20, LLD’45 |
| 1973 | Roy Daniells, CC, BA’30, DLit’75 |
| 1972 | W. Kaye Lamb, OC, BA’27, MA’30, LLD’48 |
| 1970 | Donald A. Chant, OC, BA’50, MA’52 |
| 1969 | Eric P. Nicol, CM, BA’41, MA’48 |
| 1968 | John Carson, OC, BA’43 |
| 1967 | Homer A. Thompson, BA’25, MA’27, LLD’49 |
| 1966 | Walter H. Gage, CC, BA’25, MA’26, LLD’58 |
| 1965 | George F. Davidson, CC, BA’28, LLD’55 |
| 1964 | Frances O. Kelsey |
Honorary Alumni Award
| 2023 | Dr. Chit Chan Gunn, CM, OBC, MD, FRCP |
| 2022 | Elaine A. Carty, CM, OBC, BN, MSN, CNM |
| 2021 | Arran and Ratana Stephens, OBC |
| 2019 | Deborah Buszard |
| 2018 | Charles Laszlo, CM, OBC Dale Parker |
| 2017 | Nancy Hermiston, OC |
| 2016 | Dr. Herbert Rosengarten |
| 2015 | Dr. Julio Montaner, O.C., O.B.C. Hari Varshney, CPA, FCA, O.B.C. |
| 2014 | John Demco |
| 2012 | Garry E. Merkel |
| 2011 | Marie Earl |
| 2010 | Dennis Pavlich |
| 2009 | Dr. Edwin H.K. Yen |
| 2008 | Abraham Rogatnick |
| 2007 | David McLean, LLD’94 and Brenda McLean Brad Bennett |
| 2006 | Andrew Saxton |
| 2005 | Henry (Syd) Skinner Robert Stewart |
| 2004 | June Carlyle |
| 2003 | Michael Phelps, OC |
| 2002 | Wallace Chung, CM Martha Piper, OC, OBC |
| 2001 | Charles E. Slonecker Dagmar Kalousek |
| 2000 | Harold Kalke |
| 1997 | David Lam, OC, CVO, OBC, LLD’88 Dorothy Lam |
| 1996 | Edith Graef McGeer, OC, DSc’00 |
| 1995 | A. Bruce Macdonald |
| 1994 | John Kim Bell, OC |
| 1993 | R.J. Phillips David Strangway, OC Alice Strangway |
| 1992 | Michael Goldberg |
| 1991 | John Chapman Douglas (Buzz) Moore |
| 1990 | Verna Kirkness, CM |
| 1989 | H. Doug Whittle |
| 1988 | Peter Brown, OBC |
| 1987 | Blythe A. Eagles, BA’22, DSc’68 Iwao Okamoto Shunsuke Hori |
| 1986 | Norman E. Hildes-Heim |
| 1985 | Peter Jones |
| 1984 | William White |
| 1983 | Gerald H.D. Hobbs |
| 1982 | Henry Hunt Tony Hunt |
| 1981 | Vladmir J. Krajina, CM |
| 1980 | Sam Black, DLitt’90 Arthur C. Erickson, CC |
| 1979 | Brock M. Fahrni |
| 1978 | Joseph Katz |
| 1977 | Charlotte G. David |
| 1976 | William Ronald Reid, OBC |
| 1975 | Elsie Gregory MacGill J. Lewis Robinson |
| 1974 | David T. Suzuki, CC, OBC |
| 1973 | H.R. MacMillan, CC |
| 1972 | John F. McCreary, OC Geoffrey C. Andrew |
| 1971 | Harry B. Hawthorn, OC Audrey E. Hawthorn, CM |
| 1970 | Dean Frederick H. Soward |
| 1969 | Cecil H. Green |
| 1968 | Harry T. Logan Leon J. Koerner |
| 1967 | John B. MacDonald |
| 1966 | Leon J. Ladner, QC, LLD’67 Howard C. Green |
| 1965 | W.H. McInnes Cyrus H. McLean Allan M. McGavin, LLD’72 |
| 1964 | Sen. Stanley S. McKeen |
| 1963 | Mrs. Ronald Graham George Cunningham |
| 1962 | Norman A.M. MacKenzie, CC, OBC |
| 1960 | Allan Williamson Walter C. Koerner, CC, OBC |
| 1958 | Paul E. Cooper C. Eric MacKinnon Ralph D. Perry W.H. Raikes Hunter B. Vogel |
| 1957 | Frank Read |
Young Alumni Award
| 2023 | Dr. Laura Yvonne Bulk, MOT’14, PhD’21 |
| 2022 | Kendra Alexia Louise Hefti-Rossier, BA’10 |
| 2021 | Dr. Jacquelyn J. Cragg, BSc’07, MPH’11, PhD’15 |
| 2019 | Tara Cookson, BA’09 |
| 2018 | Kahlil Baker, MSc’12, PhD’17 |
| 2017 | Lianping Ti, PhD’15 |
| 2016 | Dr. Jessica Otte, MD’09 |
| 2015 | Nimisha Mukerji, BA’06 |
| 2014 | Emily MacKinnon, MA’08, JD’12 |
| 2013 | Tim Laidler, BA’09 |
| 2012 | Julia Fan Li, BCom’06, PhD Nolan Watson, BCom’01 |
| 2011 | Rahim Moloo, LLB’05 |
| 2010 | Amy Belling, BA’03 |
| 2009 | Jennifer Mervyn, PhD’06 |
| 2008 | Christina Anthony, BCom’97 |
| 2007 | Richard Van Camp, MFA’03 |
| 2006 | David Granville, PhD’01 |
| 2005 | Cullen Jennings, PhD’02 |
| 2004 | Heather Lovelace, MSc’02 |
| 2003 | Alice Low-Fung Mui, BSc’86 |
| 2002 | Janice Eng, BSR’85 |
| 2001 | Dorothy C. Fairholm, BA’85, MSc’88 |
| 2000 | Bruce Verchere, BSc’83, MSc’87, PhD’91 Paul Rosenau, MA’87, BLA’87 |
| 1999 | Erminia Russo, BPE’89 |
| 1998 | Peter Dolman, MD’84 |
| 1997 | Jacki Hoffman-Zehner, BCom’88 |
| 1996 | V. Paul Lee, BCom’87 |
| 1995 | Catherine L. Backman, BSR’81 Glenn G. Wong, BCom’80 |
| 1994 | Tricia Smith, BA’80, LLB’85 |
| 1993 | Paul S. Walters, BCom’78 |
| 1992 | Basil Peters, BASc’77, PhD’82 |
| 1990 | Thomas Bernard Heppner, OC, BMus’79 |
| 1989 | Anne S. Bassett, BSc’78, MD’82 Paul R. Yee, BA’78, MA’83 |
| 1988 | T. Mark Harrison, BSc’77 Randall R. Parrish, MSc’77, PhD’82 |
| 1987 | Ann E. Ireland, BFA’76 |
| 1986 | Margaret Kathleen Pichora-Fuller, MSc’80 |
Volunteer Leadership Award
| 2023 | Lindsay Gordon, BA’73, MBA’76, LLD’23 |
| 2022 | Dr. Rosalin M. Miles, MHK’98 |
| 2021 | Warren M. Spitz, BCom’81 |
| 2019 | Gwendolyn Point, BEd’87 |
| 2018 | Gerry Burch, BASc’48 |
| 2017 | Ian Robertson, BSc’86, BA’88 |
| 2016 | Dr. Donald MacRitchie, BSc’68, MD’70 Elizabeth MacRitchie, BSR’70 |
| 2014 | Randall Findlay, BASc’73 |
| 2013 | Juanita Lohmeyer, BSc’00 |
| 2012 | The Hon. Alfred Scow, CM, OBC, LLB’61, LLD’97 Paul Mitchell, QC, BCom’78, LLB’79 |
| 2011 | Jane Hungerford, BEd’67 |
| 2010 | Glennis Zilm, BSN’58 |
| 2009 | Justice Grant D. Burnyeat, LLB’73 |
| 2008 | Jim Taylor, QC, LLB’68 |
| 2007 | Beverly Field, BA’42 |
| 2005 | Catherine Ebbehoj, BSN’75, MSN’99 |
| 2004 | Kimberly Azyan, BSW’89, MSW’91 |
| 2002 | Haig Farris, BA’60, LLD’97 |
| 2001 | Martin Zlotnik, BCom’66, LLB’69 |
| 2000 | Lyall Knott, QC, BCom’71, LLB’72 |
| 1999 | Robert H. Lee, CM, OBC, BCom’56, LLD’96 |
| 1998 | Jim Stich, BSc’71, DMD’75 |
| 1997 | Louanne Twaites, BSc(Pharm)’53 |
| 1996 | Charlotte L. V. Warren, BCom’58 |
| 1995 | Leslie Peterson, CM, OBC, QC, LLB’49, LLD’93 |
| 1994 | Anthony Cheng, MD’67 |
| 1993 | Nestor Korchinsky |
| 1992 | Robert Clark, BCom’41, BA’42 |
| 1991 | John Diggens, BSc’68, DMD’72 |
| 1990 | J. Lewis Robinson, DSc’94 William K. Richardson, BASc’83 |
| 1989 | George E. Plant, BASc’50 Mary E. Plant, BA’52 |
| 1988 | Nathan T. Nemetz, CC, OBC, QC, BA’34, LLD’75 |
| 1987 | Robert Osborne, CM, BA’33, BEd(Elem)’48 Michael A. Partridge, BCom’59 |
| 1986 | Kevin R. Rush, BSc’80, MBA’81 |
| 1985 | Tony Letvinchuk, BCom’81 |
| 1984 | George L. Morfitt, FCA, BCom’58 |
| 1983 | Blythe A. Eagles, BA’22, DSc’68 |
Faculty Community Service Award
| 2023 | Dr. Linda Warren, OBC, MD’68 |
| 2022 | Dr. Ruth Elwood Martin, MD’79 |
| 2021 | Dr. Sally E. Thorne, BSN’79, MSN’83 |
| 2019 | Douglas Clement, C.M., MD’59 |
| 2018 | Kathryn Shoemaker, MA’06, PhD’14 |
| 2017 | Dr. Kyung-Ae Park Dr. Mary Ann Murphy |
| 2016 | Dr. C. James Frankish, BA’82, MA’86, PhD’90 |
| 2015 | Dr. John Gilbert |
| 2014 | Kimit Rai |
| 2013 | Muhammad Iqbal |
| 2012 | Peter Nemetz, BA’66, PhD |
| 2011 | Felix Durity, BA’58, MD’63 |
| 2010 | Jack Taunton, MD’76 |
| 2009 | Dr. Judith Hall |
| 2008 | Christopher Waltham (UBC-Vancouver) Sharon McCoubrey, PhD’00 (UBC-Okanagan) |
| 2007 | Joanna Bates, MD |
| 2005 | Charles (Chuck) Slonecker |
| 2003 | Romayne Gallagher, BSc’79, MD’84 |
| 2002 | Susan Harris |
| 2001 | Roopchand Seebaran, BA’60, BSW’63, MSW’65 |
| 2000 | Don C. McKenzie, MPE’72, MD’77 |
| 1999 | David Sweet, DMD’78 |
| 1998 | Carol Herbert, BSc’66, MD’69 Paul Stanwood |
| 1997 | Thelma Sharp Cook, BEd’58 Geoffrey Scudder, CM |
| 1996 | Robert G. Hindmarch, BPE’52 |
| 1995 | Patricia Baird |
| 1994 | Walter G. Hardwick, OBC, BA’54, MA’58 |
| 1993 | Stanley Hamilton, MBA’65 |
| 1992 | Douglas Hayward |
| 1991 | James F. Richards |
| 1990 | William Webber, MD’58 |
| 1989 | William E. Benjamin |
| 1988 | Jack B. Pomfret Marilyn R. Pomfret, BPE’54 |
| 1987 | Oscar Sziklai, MF’61, PhD’64 |
| 1986 | David F. Hardwick, MD’57 |
Global Citizenship Award
| 2023 | Judith Fairholm, BSN’72, MEd’96 |
| 2022 | Emma Houiellebecq, BASc’13 |
| 2021 | Dr. James Watt, BSc’62, MD’67 |
| 2019 | David Morley, C.M., MEd’08 |
| 2018 | Nemkumar Banthia, PhD’87 |
| 2017 | Karim Damji, MD’87 |
| 2016 | Dr. Tara Cullis, BA’70 |
| 2015 | Sheila Purves, BSR’79 |
| 2014 | Videsh Kapoor, BSc’88, BEd’92, MD’93 |
| 2013 | Gurdev Gill, MD’57, DSc’96 |
| 2012 | Haile Debas, MD, DSc’01 |
| 2011 | M. Hosny El Lakany, PhD’09 |
| 2010 | Veronica Fynn, BA’04 |
| 2009 | Gary Birch, BASc’83, PhD’88 |
| 2008 | Nazanin Afshin-Jam, BA’02 |
| 2007 | Marjorie Ratel, BSN’95 |
| 2006 | Mike Quinn, BASc’03 |
| 2005 | Freddy Abnousi, BSc’01 |
Research and Innovation Award
| 2023 | Dr. Steven Narod, BSc’75, MD’79 |
| 2022 | Dr. John L. Spouge, BSc’75, MD’79 |
| 2021 | Dr. Sarvajna K. Dwivedi, MSc’88, PhD’92 |
| 2019 | John MacDonald, O.C., BASc’59, DSc’89 |
| 2018 | James McEwen, OC, BASc’71, PhD’75, DSc’11 |
| 2017 | Helen Burt, PhD’80 |
Entrepreneurship Award
| 2023 | Dr. David Brand, PhD’85 |
Future Alumni Award
(This award is no longer granted)
| 2016 | Christopher Roach, BSc’10 |
| 2015 | Michiko Maruyama, MD’15 |
| 2014 | Matt Husain |
| 2013 | Salina Dharamsi, BCom’13 |
| 2012 | Alia Dharamsi, BSc’10, (MD’14) |
| 2011 | Meghan Macdonald, BSc’05 |
| 2010 | Rachael L’Orsa, BASc’10 |
| 2009 | Parisa Bastani, BASc’09 Vida Yakong, BSN’04, MSN’08 |
| 2008 | Nabeela Khan, BSc’08 |
| 2007 | Ravina Bains, BA’07, MA’08 |
| 2005 | Claire Sheldon, MSc’99 Clara Chia Hua Tan, MSc’02 |
| 2004 | Jama Mahlalela, BHD’04 Chris Zappavigna, BSc’04 |
| 2003 | Nadine Caron, MD’97, FRCS’03 Erfan Kazemi-Esfahani, BSc’03 |
| 2002 | Miranda Lam, LLB’02 |
| 2001 | Katharine Smart, BA’96, MD’01 |
| 2000 | Jesse Alexander Sims, BCom’00 Geordie Aitken, BA’01 |
| 1999 | John Davies, BSF’99 |
| 1998 | Andrew Booth, BASc’99 Lica Chui, MD’99 Allison Dunnet, BA’98 |
| 1997 | John Cameron, LLB’98 |
| 1996 | John William McArthur, BA’96 |
Lifetime Achievement Award
(This award has been merged with the Alumni Award of Distinction)
| 2011 | Nelly Auersperg, PhD’68 |
| 2010 | Marvin Storrow, Q.C., LLB’62, LLD |
| 2009 | Hon. John Fraser, LLB’54, LLD’04 |
| 2008 | George Morfitt, BCom’58 |
| 2007 | David Hardwick, MD’57, LLD’01 |
| 2006 | Frank Iacobucci, BCom’61, LLB ’62, LLD’69 |
| 2005 | George Curtis, OC, OBC, QC, LLD’82 |
| 2004 | Irving K. Barber, OC, OBC, BSF’50, LLD’02 |
| 2003 | Stewart Blusson, OC, BSc’60, DSc’99 |
| 2002 | Garde Gardom, QC, BA’49, LLB’49, LLD’02 |
| 2001 | R.E. “Doc” Nicoll, BSc(Agr)’38 |
| 2000 | May Brown, CM, OBC, MPE’61, LLD’87 David T. Suzuki, CC, OBC |
| 1999 | Norman Young, BA’52 Norman Watt, BPE’49 |
| 1998 | William C. Gibson, BA’33, DSc’93 Cecil Green, DSc’64 |
| 1997 | Michael Smith, CC, OBC, DSc’94 |
| 1996 | Evelyn Lett, OC, BA’17, MA’26, LLD’58 |
| 1995 | Nathan T. Nemetz, CC, OBC, QC, BA’34, LLD’75 |
Alumni Milestones Award
(This award has been merged with the Volunteer Leadership Award)
| 2010 | John M.S. Lecky UBC Boathouse and its Gold for Life Committee |
| 2009 | UBC School of Nursing |
| 2008 | UBC International House |
| 2007 | Sopron School of Forestry |
Alumni Award for Research
(This award is no longer granted)
| 2005 | Peter Cullis, BSc’67, MSc’70, PhD’72 Steven Heine, MA’93, PhD’96 |
| 2004 | Walter Hardy, BSc’61, PhD’65 |
| 2003 | Martin Schecter, MA’75 |
| 2002 | Victor Ling, OBC, PhD’69 |
| 2001 | Robert W. McGraw, MD’60 |
| 2000 | Donald Brooks, BSc’64, MSc’67 |
| 1999 | Pat McGeer, OC, BA’48, MD’58 |
Regional Volunteer Service Award
(This award is no longer granted)
| 2001 | Eddy Su-Whay Ng, BCom’94 |
| 1999 | David Neustaedter, PhD’97 |
| 1997 | Kent Westerberg, BA’84, LLB’87 |
| 1996 | Wilson Wong, BSc(Pharm)’72 |