Twenty-eight students finished at the head of their class at UBC this year, including recipients of the Governor General's Academic Medals for achieving top marks in the Faculty of Graduate Studies (master's and doctoral programs), the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Science. They are:
American Institute of Certified Planners Prize (Most outstanding graduating student in Community and Regional Planning): Basil William Van Horen.
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Gold Medal (Most outstanding record in the graduating class in Applied Science, BASc degree): Curtis Michael Robin.
B.C. Dental Hygienists Association Gold Medal (Head of the Graduating Class in Dental Hygiene, BDSc degree): Rita Claire Chu.
Helen L. Balfour Prize (Head of the Graduating Class in Nursing, BSN degree): Debra Dawn Davis.
Dr. Maxwell A. Cameron Memorial Medal and Prize (Head of the Graduating Class in Education, Elementary Teaching field, BEd degree): Tanya Suzanne Lightbody.
Ruth Cameron Medal for Librarianship (Head of the Graduating Class in Librarianship, MLIS degree): Susan Marie Moor.
Carter-Horner Medal and Prize for Pharmaceutical Sciences (Head of the Graduating Class in Pharmaceutical Sciences, BSc (Pharm) degree): Thanh Thi Vu.
College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia Gold Medal (Head of the Graduating Class in Dentistry, DMD degree): Elisa Yuet Ying Chan.
Professor C.F.A. Culling-Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science Prize (greatest overall academic excellence in the graduating class of the Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science degree): Wendy Jayne Hargrove.
Dr. Brock Fahrni Prize in Occupational Therapy (Head of the Graduating Class in Rehabilitation Sciences, Occupational Therapy, BSc (OT) degree): Brigita Dana Ona Grazys.
Dr. Brock Fahrni Prize in Physiotherapy (Head of the Graduating Class in Rehabilitation Sciences, Physiotherapy, BSc(PT) degree):Veronica Michelle Bergeron.
Hamber Medal (Head of the Graduating Class in Medicine, MD degree, best cumulative record in all years of study): Nadine Rena Caron.
Human Kinetics Faculty Prize (Head of the Graduating Class in Human Kinetics, BHK degree): Karen Joan Mountifield.
Kiwanis Club Medal (Head of the Graduating Class in Commerce and Business Administration, BCom degree): Erica Kelwon Lau.
Law Society Gold Medal and Prize (Head of the Graduating Class in Law, LLB degree): James Conrad MacInnis.
H.R. MacMillan Prize in Forestry (Head of the Graduating Class in Forestry, BSF or BSc (Forestry) degree): John-Paul Kenneth Wenger.
Merck Frosst Pharmacy Doctoral Prize (Head of the Graduating Class in Pharmacy, PharmD degree): Christine Anne Hughes.
Dr. John Wesley Neill Medal and Prize (Head of Graduating Class in Landscape Architecture, BLA degree): Jacqueline Mary Teed.
Royal Architecture Institute of Canada Medal (graduating student with the highest standing in the School of Architecture): Gregory Stephen Boothroyd.
Wilfrid Sadler Memorial Gold Medal (Head of the Graduating Class in Agricultural Sciences, BSc (Agr) degree): Lindsay Jane Paterson.
Marjorie Ellis Topping Memorial Medal (Head of the Graduating Class in Social Work, BSW degree): Patience Anne Lee.
University of B.C. Medal (Head of the Graduating Class in Family and Nutritional Sciences): Janet Leanne Kalesnikoff.
University of B.C. Medal (Head of the Graduating Class in Fine Arts, BFA degree): Evan Foon Lee.
University of B.C. Medal (Head of the Graduating Class in Music, BMus degree): Margaret Ann Louise Brydges.