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University of British Columbia Archives · Corporate body · 1968-

The Canadian Information Processing Society is a national organization with individual sections in major cities throughout the country. Each team has its executive and elected members. CIPS's mission is to define and foster the IT profession, encourage and support the IT practitioner. It also endeavours to advance; IT's theory and practice while safeguarding the public interest. Before 1965, CIPS was known as The Computing and Data Processing Society of Canada. This name was changed to The Computer Society of Canada. By 1968, this name had been officially changed to CIPS. Dr. Jim M. Kennedy was director of the Computing Centre at UBC from 1966 to 1979, was the president of CIPS from 1971 to 1972. The sous-fonds also includes materials related to the Northwest CIPS 1978 Conference, apparently collected by Jack Leigh, of the UBC Computing Centre, and proceedings from the North West '78 Conference.

University of British Columbia Archives · Corporate body · 1973-

Founded in 1973, the Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia (CUFA-BC) grew out of a Co-ordinating Committee established late in 1971 by its four constituent members - UBC, Simon Fraser University, University of Victoria and Notre Dame University of Nelson. The organization has sought to promote the quality of education and the interests of member faculties at British Columbia's universities. CUFA provides a forum for the exchange and coordination of information, communicates with governments and other university agencies, and formulates policy to recommend to individual faculty associations. Membership is open to all accredited faculty associations within the province and the organization is governed by a Council composed of three representatives of each member association.

University of British Columbia Archives · Corporate body · 1951-

The Canadian Association of University Teachers is the voice for academic staff representing teachers, librarians, researchers, general staff and other academic professionals across Canada.

Cooke, Albert C.
University of British Columbia Archives · Person · 1895-1986

Albert C. Cooke was born in 1895 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He received his B.A. from the University of Manitoba in 1917, a B.A. (1923) and an M.A. (1926) from Oxford. Cooke served in the army during World War I. After his discharge from the army, Cooke embarked on a lengthy teaching career at several institutions including Wesley College, Winnipeg (1919-1921, 1924-1929), Brandon Collegiate Institute (1923-1924), and the University of Manitoba (1928-1929). Cooke taught in the Department of History at the University of British Columbia between 1929 and 1963. Albert Cooke died in 1986.

University of British Columbia Archives · Corporate body · [195-]-

Elmer Kim Nelson was instrumental in developing the criminology programme at the University of British Columbia in the 1950s.

Borden, Charles E.
University of British Columbia Archives · Person · 1905-1978

Charles E. Borden, the grandfather of British Columbia archaeology, was born in New York City on May 15, 1905. Shortly after that, he accompanied his widowed mother to her family home in Germany, where he was raised. At the age of 22, after accidentally discovering he was an American citizen, Borden returned to the United States. He enrolled at the University of California at Los Angeles, from which he received his B. A. for German Literature in 1932. He continued his German studies at the Berkeley campus of the University of California. He later secured an M.A. in 1933 and a Ph.D. in 1937. In addition, he held a brief teaching assignment at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Borden joined the Department of German faculty at the University of British Columbia in 1939 and remained a member until his retirement.
As a result of various circumstances, including the difficulty of securing research materials from Germany during World War II and the post-war period, Borden became increasingly more interested in a subject closer to home, the archaeology of British Columbia. Borden began his archaeological career with a small privately funded dig in the Point Grey area in 1945. He gradually expanded the scope of his archaeological research to include major surveys throughout the province, salvage archaeology and in-depth studies of Fraser Canyon and Delta areas. In 1949 he was appointed Lecturer in Archaeology in the Department of Sociology and Archaeology at the University of British Columbia while retaining his German department responsibilities.
From 1949 to 1978, Borden established a highly respected and internationally visible presence in archaeology as an instructor, an author, an editor, a researcher, and a spokesman for his chosen discipline throughout the balance of his career. His publications reflect his principal interest in archaeology, cultural-historical synthesis. He developed the Uniform Site Designation Scheme, which has been adopted in most of Canada. In addition to his academic contributions to archaeology, Borden also devoted considerable energy to securing provincial legislation to protect archaeological sites. In conjunction with Wilson Duff, he was responsible for the passage in British Columbia of the 1960 Archaeological and Historic Sites Protection Act and the creation of the Archaeological sites Advisory Board. Borden married Alice Victoria Witkin in 1931. They had two sons, John Harvey and Richard Keith. Alice Borden pioneered the development of numerous new techniques in pre-school education throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Her papers are available at the University of British Columbia Archives. Alice Borden predeceased her husband in 1971. In 1976 Borden married his second wife, Hala. Charles E. Borden died Christmas afternoon 1978, having that morning completed editing a chapter in a book on the prehistory of Northwest Coast art.

Binning, B. C.
University of British Columbia Archives · Person · 1909-1976

Bertram Charles Binning (1909-1976) was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta and grew up in Vancouver, where he later attended art school before pursuing his studies in Oregon, Greenwich Village, New York and London. He joined the University of British Columbia School of Architecture in 1949 after many years as an instructor at the Vancouver School of Arts. In 1955, Binning became head of the Department of Fine Arts, which he had helped establish. He resigned from the position in 1968 to devote more time to teaching and painting. Binning retired from the University in 1973. He was involved in the founding of the Department of Fine Arts, the development of the UBC Fine Arts Gallery, the initiation of the Brock Hall Collection of Canadian Art, the conception and direction of the Festival of Contemporary Arts, and the negotiations for the planning of the Nitobe Memorial Garden.

University of British Columbia Archives · Corporate body · 1961-1971

The Festival of the Contemporary Arts began in 1961 as a week-long series of activities intended to draw attention to those arts taught and practiced at the University and illustrate their importance as part of the general university experience, organized by B.C. Binning and June Binkert of the Fine Arts Department, the Festival brought to the campus performances, events and exhibitions that represented some of the most advanced directions in the different art genres. The Festival continued on an annual basis until 1971.

Birney, Earle, 1904-1995
University of British Columbia Archives · Person · 1904-1995

Born in Calgary, Alberta, Earle Birney was educated in British Columbia, Toronto and California. He lectured in English at the University of Toronto from 1936 to 1941 when he left to serve overseas. After the war, he worked for the CBC in 1945, and in 1946 he joined the Department of English at the University of British Columbia, where he taught the first credit course in creative writing offered by a Canadian university. During the next two decades, Birney added more writing courses and tutorials to the curriculum. In 1964 he became editor of the literary magazine Prism International and affiliated it with the creative writing programme. Birney retired from UBC in 1965 to become a writer-in-residence at Scarborough College at the University of Toronto – soon after he left, UBC officially established the programme he founded as the Department of Creative Writing.
He was a well-known poet and writer, publishing novels, volumes of poetry, short stories, essays and plays. His honours include the Governor General's medal for poetry (twice); the Lorne Pierce gold medal for Literature, the University of Ontario President's medal for poetry; and the Stephen Leacock medal for humourous writing (for his novel Turvey). Birney died in September 1995.

Budd (family)
University of British Columbia Archives · Person · [unknown]

The Budd family were part-owners of the building known as "The Gables" at 5700-5736 University Boulevard, in the commercial area near UBC known as the "University Village." Henry Budd was involved in the construction of the building and was later a member of the "University Hill Syndicate," which owned the property.

University of British Columbia Archives · Corporate body · 1916-1918

The Western Universities Battalion was formed in 1916, with its membership drawn primarily from students and alumni of the Universities of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. The organizers felt that a distinctive western unit composed exclusively of men of similar backgrounds would be desirable. To this end, they sought to attract "those earnest, studious men of practised intellect and proved ability, who are most fit to play their parts as leaders of men in the most difficult and complex science of modern warfare." The recruiting and organization of "D" Company (British Columbia) were entrusted to Major R.W. Brock. The unit was housed on the University of British Columbia campus, with drilling, marching and arms training on the King Edward High School grounds. "D" Company joined the rest of the W.U.B. at Camp Hughes in Manitoba in the fall of 1916, and members of the Battalion saw their first action in Europe in 1917.

Canadian Machine Gun Corps
University of British Columbia Archives · Corporate body · 1917-

The Canadian Machine Gun Corps was formed in England in 1917. It was part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force sent to France. It included infantry and cavalry and motor branches. It also included a Canadian machine gun school and depot and reinforcements camp.

University of British Columbia Archives · Corporate body · 1951-

In 1921, the University of British Columbia created the Department of Forestry within the Faculty of Applied Science. Herbert Read Christie became its first department head. In 1935, the focus of the Department shifted from logging engineering to scientific engineering. Forestry studies at UBC grew significantly in the post-war years, and the Department became a Faculty in 1951. In 1957, the Sopron School of Forestry became a Division of UBC's Faculty of Forestry. It included all of its staff and students who had fled Hungary during the revolt against Russia in 1956. Three departments created within the Faculty in 1983 included Forest Resources Management, Forest Sciences and Harvesting and Wood Science. For the Deans of the Faculty of Forestry, consult the list of Deans.

University of British Columbia Archives · Corporate body · 1947-

The Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) was created in 1947, with Henry Angus as its Director and later Dean. Before that year, coordinating graduate courses and regulations was done by the individual Faculties, each acting for its students and a coordinating committee. In 2013 FGS was renamed Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
The Faculty works in conjunction with departments, schools, and faculties to coordinate and maintain all graduate programs' quality at the University. It derives its legislative and legal authority from the Graduate Council. In all matters concerning admission, scholarships, programs, and examinations, the Dean and Associate Dean act with the Registrar as administrative officers of the Graduate Council. Several committees have been involved in administering the Faculty, including the Executive Committee, the President's Committee of Graduate Deans and the Committee on Graduate Studies. The Faculty also administers two residential graduate colleges, Green College and St. John's College. For the Deans of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, consult the List of Deans.

Carroll, Ann
University of British Columbia Archives · Person · 1934-2014

Anne Carroll (née Caruk) was born on July 9th, 1934, in Manitoba. She attended University in Winnipeg and, in 1956, joined the RCAF in Vancouver. In 1988 and 1989, Ann Carroll interviewed seven members of the Faculty Womens Association. Interviewees included: Bea Wood, Violet Eagles, Alex (Alexandra) Hrennikoff, Marjorie Peebles, Maebritt Jeffels, Helen B. Akrigg and Jo Robinson. Each of the women speaks about their own life and career and their involvement with the Faculty Women's Club.

Buck, Frank Ebenezer
University of British Columbia Archives · Person · 1875-1970

Frank Buck was born in Colchester, England, where he received his early schooling and initial training, mostly in the printing business and journalism. On coming to Canada in 1902, he worked as an associate editor on a newspaper and maintained a private practice in landscaping work. Buck later entered Macdonald College, graduating with a BSA in 1911. Buck obtained a Diploma from Cornell University. From 1912 to 1920, he served as Assistant Dominion Horticulturalist in charge of landscape architecture and floriculture work at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa. When the University of British Columbia required an ornamental horticulturalists in 1920, Buck was selected to handle the tremendous task of landscaping the University campus. He was also active in town planning work and belonged to numerous associations. He officially retired from the UBC faculty in 1949 but maintained his interest in campus development in an advisory capacity.

Gnup, Frank Theodore
University of British Columbia Archives · Person · 1917-1976

Frank Gnup, head coach of football at the University of British Columbia, was born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, in 1917. He attended Manhattan College in New York, from which he graduated in 1941 with a B.Sc. in physical education. He played football while at Manhattan, and in 1939 got an all-American honourable mention. At the time, he also played professionally under an assumed name. From 1941 to 1945, he served in the armed forces as a coach. Although drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 1945, Gnup joined the old Ontario Rugby Football Union's Hamilton Wildcats as a playing coach. When the Wildcats merged with the Hamilton Tigers in 1950, he then joined the Toronto Argonauts. In 1955, Gnup came to the University of British Columbia, where from 1955 to 1973, he coached the Thunderbirds. After 1973, Gnup remained at UBC in semi-retirement, teaching physical education and coaching baseball and golf. Gnup's character, appearance and philosophy made him an institution on campus. Gravelly-voiced and cigar smoking, he chaperoned a whole generation of young men. His coaching record at UBC was 55 wins, 102 losses and five ties. He was well known for his generosity, acting as a father confessor, counsellor, and job finder for his students. For many years, the Annual Frank Gnup Pigskin Award Banquet was the highlight of the athletic season at UBC. On this occasion, Gnup handed out awards inspired by some of the worst plays of the team. He manufactured the gifts at his home workshop from discarded items. Frank T. Gnup died in Vancouver on September 27, 1976.

Fields, Donald Bruce
University of British Columbia Archives · Person · 1922-2006

Donald Bruce Fields was born in Victoria, BC in 1922. While serving during the Second World War he completed an MBA at UBC and later became a Commerce and Business Administration professor at the University, retiring in 1984. A specialist in taxation, he served as Research Supervisor overseeing the Personal Tax Project, a Royal Commission on Taxation component. The Royal Commission was appointed in September 1962 by Order in Council P.C. a 962-1334, under part 1 of the Inquiries Act and on the prime minister's recommendation.

University of British Columbia Archives · Person · 1915-1998

Harold Copp was born in Toronto, Ontario, on January 16, 1915, to parents Charles and Edith (née O'Hara) Copp. After beginning post-secondary studies in physics and chemistry at the University of Toronto, his family was struck by tragedy when a burglar killed his older brother in the family home. Copp decided to pursue the same subject his brother had been studying before his death and transferred his interests to medicine. He completed both an MD (University of Toronto) and a doctorate in biochemistry (University of California at Berkeley). After graduating in 1943, Copp was recruited to work on the Manhattan Project, where he and his team focused on the impact of radiation on bone marrow in humans. He remained at Berkeley as an instructor after World War II, maintaining his interest in bone metabolism. Copp returned to Canada in 1950, joining the University of British Columbia faculty as the first Head of the Department of Physiology. In 1961, he discovered a previously unrecognized hormone that aided in calcium regulation, which he called Calcitonin. It is this discovery that Copp is best known for, and Calcitonin quickly becomes essential in the treatment of osteoporosis, Paget's disease, rheumatoid arthritis and hypercalcemia. Although officially retiring in 1980, he maintained his laboratory at UBC until 1993.
Copp received many honours and awards for his achievements throughout the years. Examples include the Jacob Biely Research Prize, the Gairdner Award, the Flavelle Medal, and honorary doctorates from Acadia University, the University of Ottawa, the University of Toronto, Queen's University and UBC. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Canada and an Officer of the Order of Canada. He was inducted as a charter member into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in 1994 and was also posthumously inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame in 2000. Also, Copp held many professional offices, including that of President of the Canadian Physiological Society, President of the Faculty Association of UBC, President of the National Cancer Institute of Canada, and President of the Academy of Science, Royal Society of Canada. Harold Copp married Winnifred Thompson on July 15, 1939, and over the years, the couple had three daughters, Mary, Carolyn and Pat. He died on March 17, 1998.

Ormsby, Margaret Anchoretta,
University of British Columbia Archives · Person · 1909-1996

Margaret Anchoretta Ormsby was born in 1909 in Quesnel but spent most of her childhood in the Okanagan Valley. In 1925, she enrolled at UBC, earning a B.A. (1929) and M.A. (1931) in History. Ormsby began her Ph.D. at Bryn Mawr in 1931, interrupting her studies between 1934 and 1936 to work as a teaching assistant in the Department of History at UBC. After completing her Ph.D. in 1936, she taught in the United States for three years. In 1940, Ormsby became a lecturer in the History Department of McMaster University. She returned to UBC to teach in 1943, becoming a professor in 1955 and the Head of the History Department in 1965. She held the position of head until she retired from the University in 1974. During the 1970ʹs, Ormsby taught courses at the University of Toronto and the University of Western Ontario. Between 1960 and 1967, she chaired the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. In addition, Ormsby made several literary contributions to the field of Canadian history, including "British Columbia: A History" (1958) commemorating the centennial of the designation of B.C. as a crown colony, "A Pioneer Gentle Woman in British Columbia: The Recollections of Susan Allison" (1976), and "Coldstream ‐ Nulli Secundus" (1990), as well as numerous entries to journals and encyclopedias. She received honorary doctorates from each of the major universities in B.C. and the Insignia of the Order of British Columbia. Margaret Ormsby died in 1996.

Pretious, Edward Sinclair
University of British Columbia Archives · Person · [1904- ]

Edward S. Pretious was born in Calcutta, India. He obtained his B.A.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of British Columbia (1929) and M.Sc. in Hydraulics from Iowa State University (1939). He joined the Department of Civil Engineering at UBC in 1940, remaining there until his retirement in the early 1970s. Interested in hydraulic engineering and research projects relating to fish conservation in B.C., Pretious headed the Fraser River Model Project (1948-1961) and the Vancouver Harbour and Burrard Inlet Model Project (1953-1956). The Fraser River Model Project was designed to help improve navigation on the Fraser River Estuary. Located on a three-acre site on the western edge of the Point Grey campus, the project was a hydraulic, erodible-bed, tidal river model and one of the largest in the world. The Vancouver Harbour - Burrard Inlet Project had the primary objective of determining the effects on currents, tides, and navigation of proposed dredging in the First Narrows. A pilot model of the First Narrows was built by the National Research Council of Canada, in cooperation with UBC, on the site of the Fraser River Model, near the Arboretum.

Flanagan, Eileen Constance
University of British Columbia Archives · Person · 1896-

Eileen Flanagan was born in Pontiac County, Québec. After graduating from high school, she completed the nursing course at the Royal Victoria Hospital and later undertook post-graduate studies in England. Flanagan was selected to be the first Director of Nursing at the Montreal Neurological Institute, where she remained until her retirement in 1961. After retiring, Flanagan entered the Faculty of Law at McGill, where she concentrated on the nursing profession's legal aspects.

University of British Columbia Archives · Corporate body · 1965-

The Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association (CSAA) was formed in 1965 and had 189 members. By the 1990s, membership had grown to over one thousand members but saw a significant decline thereafter. As a result, the CSAA was renamed the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) in 2007. The CSA is a professional association that promotes research, publication and teaching in Sociology in Canada. Membership comes mainly from sociology departments in Canadian universities.

Universities Canada
University of British Columbia Archives · Corporate body · 1911-

In 1911, the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC), representing Canadian universities, was formed. Its name was later changed to Universities Canada. It is a membership organization providing university presidents with a unified voice.

University of British Columbia Archives · Corporate body · 1968-

The Department of Food Sciences was created as part of the Faculty of Agriculture in 1968. Michael Shaw served as acting head for the first year of operation until William Powtrie from the University of Wisconsin assumed that position.