2012 bulkley valley regional report
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After Convocation each year a series of regional reports are produced which are customized to regions across northern BC. These reports celebrate local grads, award winners, research activities, and other stories relevant to the area. Reports designed for communities with or close to UNBC's regional campuses also feature listings of upcoming local courses.TRANSCRIPT
Bulkley Valley | 2012
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.
CONGRATULATIONS GRADS!
Brandon AlessioBEd Secondary Education
Robyn BrownBA Environmental Studies
Stephane GauthierBHSc Community & Population Health-Environmental
Sandra HarrisMA First Nations Studies
Kathryn HartfordBSW Social Work
Christopher PendrayBComm Finance
Jeff ScholzBComm Finance
Sara SebastianBHSc Biomedical Studies
Jana TrapplBSc Natural Resources Management-Forest Ecology & Management
Samantha Van HornBHSc Honours Biomedical Studies
Andrea VandergaagBA English
Brandon AlessioR.R. Smith Education Bursary Courtney BerdanUNBC Transfer Student Award Ashley BrinnenChris Winther Memorial Scholarship,Raven Bursary Alana ClasonGraduate Research Award,UNBC Doctoral Tuition Scholarship Aleah GagnonBC Hydro Envionmental Studies Bursary Stephane GauthierUNBC In-Course Award Joshua HaskinsComputer Science Entrance Award Claire HinchliffeRaven Bursary
Rachel HofsinkUNBC Scholars Award
Haley HooperUNBC In-Course Award Meghan HorlingsAlumni Association of UNBC Undergraduate Scholarship
Jesse LaFountainUNBC In-Course Scholarship Crystal-Lynn LloydBC Council of Garden Clubs Bursary Christopher PendrayJack and May Fon Lee Memorial Scholarship,Simons Foundation International Scholarship,UNBC International Study Abroad Award Samantha Van HornGolden Key UNBC Leadership Incentive Scholarship,Rix Family Foundation Health Sciences Bursary
Award Recipients
SmithersGraduates
Devon FlynnGordon Bryant Family Scholarship
Kenneth AmonsonBComm Finance
Amanda DickensonBEd Elementary Education
Lorraine McFarlandMEd Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
Jonathan Van BarneveldBSc Natural Resources Management-Forest Ecology & Management
Randi WoodbeckBSc Honours Biochem & Molecular Biology
Kenneth AmonsonBMO Bank of Montreal Aboriginal Scholarship,Canfor Annual First Nations Scholarship,CIBC Wood Gundy Endowed Scholarship
Darcie PowellBC Hydro Envionmental Studies Bursary, Four-Year Guarantee Scholarship Tier 1
Serene StewartRaven Scholarship
Karen BergBScN Nursing
Lindsey BriseUNBC In-Course Bursary
Katherine HarrhyUNBC In-Course Award
Michael JordanUNBC Graduate Scholarship
Alysha O'BrienBEd Elementary Education
Cameron StevensMBA Business Administration
Tiffany BennettPresident’s Scholarship
Lori JohnsonBSW Social Work
Erica McLeanBSW First Nations Specialization
Darryl RyanBA General
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HoustonGraduates Award Recipients
TelkwaGraduate Award Recipients
KispioxGraduates
HazeltonGraduates Award Recipient
New HazeltonGraduates Mark NewberyMEd Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
Luke SpoonerBSc Honours Biochem & Molecular Biology
South HazeltonAward Recipient
TopleyAward RecipientLena-Monique BrodieHouston Scholarship,UNBC Scholars Award
UNBC Scholars AwardsFirst-year students Rachel Hofsink of Smithers, Lena-Monique Brodie of Topley, and Tiffany Bennett of Hezelton 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.
Houston Student Receives UNBC Governor General’s Silver MedalRandi 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.
Rachel Hofsink of SmithersLena-Monique Brodie of Topley
Tiffany Bennett of Hazelton
Andrea Vandergaag of Smithers
Sandra Harris of Smithers
Kathryn Hartford of Smithers
Samantha Van Horn of Smithers
UNBC 2012UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
Bulkley Valley
unbc.caThis paper was produced using 17% Northern BC fibre and 83% recycled content.
UNBC Honours Advocate for Aboriginal ChildrenDr. 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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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
Social Work grad Lori Johnson of Kispiox
Canada’s Greenest EmployerUNBC 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.
UNBC 2012 Highlights
Provincial Champs Headed to the Big LeaguesUNBC 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 NorthA 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 BirthdayThis 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 BC-based 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.