Alumni Achievement Awards
2009 Alumni Achievement Awards
What makes a UBC Alumni Achievement Award recipient great? Dedication to community service? Respect from one’s peers? Boldness? Outstanding leadership abilities? A trailblazing spirit?
An award recipient embodies all of these qualities and more. Hear the full stories of this year’s high achievers at the 15th Annual UBC Alumni Achievement Awards. Then, after being inspired by our 2009 recipients at the Awards ceremony, see and be seen at the Elements of Achievement Afterparty.
15th Annual UBC Alumni Achievement Awards Life Sciences Centre Hosted by Global TV travel consultant and Travel Best Bets president, Claire Newell, BA'92, and CBC reporter, Duncan McCue, LLB'96. |
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Reception & Awards Ceremony Prior to the presentation of |
Elements of Achievement Afterparty Savour gourmet fare and cool cocktails and bid on great silent auction prizes as you celebrate in one of UBC's greenest buildings. |
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Lifetime Achievement Award
Hon. John Fraser, LLB’54, LLD’04
Lawyer and former federal cabinet minister who has worked tirelessly on issues of conservation and environmental sustainability.
Alumni Award of Distinction
Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell, BA’69, LLB’83, LLD’00
Canada’s nineteenth and first female prime minister, now holding leadership positions in several international organizations.
Outstanding Young Alumnus Award
Jennifer Mervyn, PhD’06
Community health leader dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk and homeless Aboriginal youth.
Honorary Alumnus Award
Dr. Edwin H.K. Yen
Former dean of Dentistry who raised the profile of the faculty internationally while reimagining its instructional methods.
Outstanding Future Alumnus Award
Parisa Bastani, BASc’09
Mechanical engineering grad, Wesbrook scholar and student leader who has shown outstanding potential in the automotive industry
Vida Yakong, BSN’04, MSN’08
Nursing PhD candidate who established a community development project aimed at building economic and health-care capacity in her home region of northern Ghana.
Global Citizenship Award
Gary Birch, BASc’83, PhD’88
Electrical engineer and executive director of the Neil Squire Society who is committed to the development of assistive technologies for Canadians with physical disabilities.
Outstanding Faculty Community Service Award
Dr. Judith Hall
Clinical geneticist and pediatrician who has shown great commitment to the leadership and governance of the BC medical field.
Blythe Eagles Volunteer Leadership Award
Justice Grant D. Burnyeat, LLB’73
A respected judge whose commitment to the university spans from his presidency of the AMS to his membership on the UBC Senate.
Alumni Milestone Achievement Award
UBC School of Nursing
A pioneer in the field of public health, the school was the first in the British Empire to offer a degree-granting nursing program.
See the video below for a highlight reel from the 2008 Alumni Achievement Awards, featuring some of the guests, recipients and sponsors. Click here to view photos.
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- Silent Auction Prizes
- Awards Criteria
- Nomination Form
- Past Recipients
- List of Sponsors
- Sponsorship Opportunities
- Photo Gallery
Host Bios
Claire Newell, BA'92
Travel Consultant - Global BC
President - Travel Best Bets
Travel expert Claire Newell provides the information and tips to enable people to travel, connect and discover. Claire has appeared on The Today Show, Fox & Friends, Good Day New York, ABC Morning News – Chicago, Martha Stewart Living Radio, and CNN Radio. She reaches 5.5 million viewers weekly via daily appearances as the travel consultant for Global TV and more than 10,000 listeners on the radio. She is a spokesperson for Disney Interactive Media, and the Vancouver International Airport.
Claire has authored or been featured in articles for Success, Professional Woman, Today’s Parent, Readers Digest and for various newspapers, and is a best-selling author of Travel Best Bets - An Insider’s Guide to Taking Your Best Trip, Ever.
Claire is in the process of developing The Claire Newell Collection - a line of travel merchandise and accessories that will be available for Christmas 2009. Visit www.clairenewell.com for more information.
Duncan McCue, LLB'96
Reporter - CBC
Adjunct Professor - UBC School of Journalism
Duncan McCue has been a reporter for CBC-TV News in Vancouver for a dozen years. His award-winning news and current affairs pieces are featured on CBC's flagship news show, The National.
Recent honours include a network RTNDA Award for Best Long Feature, and his second regional RTNDA Diversity Award, for coverage of aboriginal issues.
He is also an Adjunct Professor at the UBC School of Journalism, and has taught journalism to indigenous students at First Nations University and Capilano College.
Duncan is a proud UBC alumnus, having graduated from the Faculty of Law before becoming a journalist. He was called to the Bar in British Columbia in 1998.
Duncan is Anishinaabe, a member of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation in southern Ontario. He lives with his wife and two children in Vancouver.