BULKLEY VALLEY 2011

Smithers

Mark Diehl BEd Education

Alison Fuhr MBA

Corey Geertsma BScN Nursing

Lyndsy Kalina BScN Nursing

Christa LaFountain BEd Education

Eric Miller BSc Physics

Gavin Mitchell BSc Mathematics

Kirsten Moch BScN Nursing

Donald Morgan MSc Natural Resources and Environmental Studies – Biology

Wanda Nikal Diploma First Nations Language – Carrier

Michael Wendt BEd Education

Lillian Wilson BA Anthropology

Brandon Alessio UNBC In-Course Bursary

Alana Clason Graduate Research Award

Tawnya Froese UNBC Merit Award

Aleah Gagnon Minerva Foundation Award

Marlina Hawes UNBC In-Course Bursary

Haley Hoope Raven Bursary

Meghan Horlings UNBC Scholars Award

Christa LaFountain Marion, Lawrence and Robert deGrace Memorial Scholarship, R.R Smith Education Bursary, UNBC In-Course Bursary

Melissa Menu BC Medical Services Foundation Health Sciences Bursaries, Gordon Ternowetsky Memorial Bursary

Kirsten Moch Auxiliary to the PGRH Scholarship

Jade Moore UNBC Scholars Award

Erika Tuomi UNBC Scholars Award

Andrea Vandergaag UNBC Scholars Award

Samantha Van Horn BC Medical Services Foundation Health Sciences Bursaries

Graduates

Award Recipients

UNBC Scholars Awards First-year students Stephany Dodding of Houston, and Jade Moore and Meghan Horlings of Smithers all 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.

Dolores Alfred Diploma First Nations Language – Carrier

Brenda Michell Diploma First Nations Language – Carrier

Graduates

Moricetown

Tamara Stoney BEd Education

Kispiox

Graduate

Cecilia Godfrey Diploma First Nations Language – Carrier

Graduate

Granisle

Mary-Ann Johnson MSW Social Work

Topley

Graduate

From top to bottom: Stephany Dodding, Jade Moore, Meghan Horlings

Tamara Stoney of Kispiox

Lindsy Kalina and Corey Geertsma of Smithers

Marlina Hawes and Kelly Hilton of Telkwa

Eric Miller of Smithers

Samantha Bosworth, Katie Maher,

and Allegra Tingley of Houston

Sheena Seymour of Hazelton

Samantha Bosworth BSc Psychology

Susan Euverman MA Gender Studies

Amanda Lacika BSc Biology

Jonathan Ly BComm General Business

Katie Maher BSc Mathematics

Steven McLean BSc Computer Science

Parminder Pal Minhas BComm Finance

Allegra Tingley BComm Accounting

Nicholas West BComm Finance

Graduates

Houston

Kenneth Amonson BMO Bank of Montreal Aboriginal Scholarship, Canfor Annual First Nations Scholarship, CN Gold Medal Scholarship

Steffany Dodding Houston Scholarship, UNBC Scholars Award

Chantel Euverman Raven Bursary

Cody Meints UNBC Scholars Award

Darcie Powell Four Year Guaranteed Scholarship – Tier 1 renewed

Jonathan Van Barneveld David Hoy Annual Scholarship

Hayden Vandenberg UNBC Scholars Award

Randi Woodbeck SCWIST – Michael Smith Scholarship, UNBC Scholars Award

Award Recipients

Telkwa

Amanda George Diploma First Nations Language – Carrier

Marlina Hawes BA English

Kelley Hilton BComm International Business

Daniel Wong BComm Finance

GraduatesGloria George Canfor Legacy First Nations Scholarship

Kelley Hilton BCR Group Incentive Scholarship, Mitsui Home Company Limited Scholarship

Lawrence Hodgson UNBC Merit Award

Leon Verhelst UNBC Scholars Award

Award Recipients

South Hazelton

Robin Busby UNBC Scholars Award

Award Recipient

New Hazelton

Breeann Doerksen BEd Education

GraduateLuke Spooner UNBC Scholars Award

Award Recipient

Erica Austin BPla First Nations Planning

Tracy Austin Diploma First Nations Language – Carrier

Christopher Calhoun MEd Multi-Disciplinary Leadership

Robyn Carle BA International Studies and Political Science

Peter Cockriell BComm Accounting

Sheena Seymour MEd Curriculum and Instruction

Award Recipients

Graduates

Hazelton

Stanley Brown UNBC Scholars Award

Nicole Emmerton William Dow Ferry Scholarship

Sara Sebastian Vancouver Foundation First Nations Bursary, Dr. Mary John Bursary

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.

CONGRATULATIONS GRADS!

Kelly Hilton of Telkwa

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A Rising StarIt has been quite a year for Randi Woodbeck, a UNBC student from Houston who is majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Rather than enjoying some downtime at home over the summer, Randi is working hard in a lab at UNBC after being awarded the BC Cancer Agency's top studentship, which recognizes students doing cancer research. It's the first time this award has ever gone to a student from northern BC. Earlier in the year, Randi won a top award in a national student research competition appropriately called the Rising Stars of Research. Her submission outlined her work searching for the enzymes capable of destroying the genes that cause cancer. The news release about this award was one of the most popular of the year for UNBC and Randi's face was soon seen on the cover of a UNBC brochure and in a national university advertising campaign. Randi humbly credits UNBC for her success: "The smaller class sizes at UNBC provide me with a friendly, hands-on learning environment," she says. "UNBC offers more opportunities for discovery at the undergrad level than any other university."

Medical Grad Jessica Maciejko of Houston is the most recent local graduate from the Northern Medical Program. Jessica is now pursuing a residency in family practice.

Born and raised in Telkwa, Kelley Hilton is the youngest of five siblings and the first to get a university degree. She was also one of this year’s valedictorians at Convocation, after graduating

with a Commerce degree majoring in International Business. She has dreams of beginning her own not-for-profit and joining the United Nations to continue being an influential and positive role model.

Bioenergy UnderwayChristy Clark was only days into her job as BC Premier when she travelled to UNBC to participate in the official opening of the University’s Bioenergy Plant. The facility uses technology to turn waste wood from Lakeland Mills of Prince George into a gas that is burned to heat the campus. Early tests have demonstrated that the system can produce fewer emissions than burning natural gas. The new plant – which is expected to reduce UNBC’s fossil fuel consumption by 85% – joins a wood pellet system on campus that started operations in 2009.

AwardsWhile UNBC did not repeat as national champion in basketball, it did capture a number of prestigious awards over the past year:• TopcampussustainabilityprojectinNorthAmerica(tiedwithHarvard

University) for bioenergy• #1researchuniversityoftheyearamongsmalluniversitiesacross

Canada• NationalAboriginalAchievementawardforprofessorMargo

Greenwood• 3MteachingexcellenceawardforEnglishprofessorLisaDickson• AcademicAll-CanadianandBCPlayeroftheYearformen’s

basketball player Inderbir Singh Gill