UBC's 15-member Board of Governors comprises the chancellor, the president, eight persons appointed by the lieutenant-governor, two faculty members elected by faculty, two full-time students elected by students and one person elected by and from the full-time employees of the university who are not faculty members.
By legislation, the board is responsible for the management, administration and control of the property, revenue, business and affairs of the university including the appointment of senior officials and faculty on the recommendation of the president.
The governors represent diverse backgrounds which provide valuable input during board deliberations. Although members bring to the board the views of various constituencies, there are no advocates for any one group. Decisions are made in the best overall interests of the university and in support of UBC's mission to be the best university in Canada and one of the world's finest public universities.
LARRY BELL, appointed to the board in 1997, is president and chief executive officer of Shato Holdings Ltd., a food services company, and chair of its subsidiary White Spot Ltd. A graduate of UBC (BA '61), Bell completed a master's degree in California and then served the province as secretary to the B.C. Treasury Board, and deputy minister of: Housing and Transit; Lands, Parks and Housing; and Finance. He has acted as chair and CEO of B.C. Hydro, CEO of VanCity Savings Credit Union and has served on many boards including the Conference Board of Canada and the Business Council of B.C. In 1991 Bell's management innovations were recognized with the Award of Excellence from the Institute of Public Administration. Bell is a director of the Vancouver Hospital Foundation.
SHIRLEY CHAN, past chair of UBC's Board of Governors, a director of the UBC Foundation and manager of Non-market Housing, City of Vancouver, was appointed to the board in 1992. Educated in Ontario and B.C., she received a master's degree in environmental studies from Toronto's York University in 1978. Chan has served as a private consultant and as an environmental and community planner. She was the chief of staff to the mayor of Vancouver between 1981 and 1986 and executive assistant to the president of BCIT responsible for research planning, community and media relations, board support co-ordination and fundraising. Chan has been a director of VanCity Savings Credit Union since 1987 and is vice-chair of VanCity Enterprises. In 1993, the Alumni Association of Simon Fraser University presented Chan with the Outstanding Alumni Award for service to the community. Chan serves on the president's advisory committee on developing a downtown presence for UBC.
JENNIE CHEN is one of the two student members elected to the board for a one-year term. Chen is a fourth-year Arts student completing a double major in International Relations and Asian Studies. She served as the Alma Mater Society's director of administration for two terms, working on behalf of more than 200 student clubs and associations, and on various university committees. Current president of the UBC Pacific Rim Club, Chen is working to promote programs and opportunities for undergraduate students in Pacific Rim area studies.
JOANNE EMERMAN, a professor of Anatomy and associate dean, Research, in the Faculty of Medicine, was elected by faculty to the board in 1996. She received her PhD and post-doctoral training at the University of California, Berkeley before joining UBC in 1980. Emerman has served as acting head of the Dept. of Anatomy and as chair of the Faculty of Medicine Curriculum Evaluation Committee. She was a member of UBC's Faculty Association executive and also served on the university's Senior Appointments Committee and the Faculty Pension Board. She continues to be active in the Faculty Development Mentoring Network and the Advisory Committee for the Women's Resources Centre. Emerman is also chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the British Columbia Health Research Foundation. A previous Scholar of the National Cancer Institute of Canada, she presently serves on the boards of several international associations for cancer research.
KEN GEORGETTI, president of the B.C. Federation of Labour, the central labor body representing 450,000 members in the province, was appointed to the board in 1995. Georgetti also serves as a vice-president of the Canadian Labour Congress. A member of the Order of British Columbia, he is a founder and chair of the board of the Working Opportunity Fund, a labor-sponsored venture capital fund and a co-founder and board member of Greystone Properties, the pension fund development corporation. Georgetti is a member of the North American Committee, a group of business, labor and academic leaders from Canada, Mexico and the U.S. that assesses major economic and social issues of common concern. Active in community service, he is a board member of ABC Canada, a foundation that promotes literacy, and is the honorary chair of the Association of Learning Disabled Adults.
HAROLD KALKE was recently appointed chair for a one-year term. (See story, page 1). He has been vice-chair since 1997. A board member since 1994, Kalke is the president and owner of Kalico Developments Ltd., a real estate development and investment company.
ROSLYN KUNIN, executive director of the Laurier Institution, was appointed to the board in 1993. She was educated in Quebec and Ontario and received a PhD in economics from UBC in 1970. Kunin was a visiting assistant professor in Agricultural Economics at the university from 1972 to 1973, before joining Employment and Immigration Canada as a regional economist where she served for 20 years. She also sits as a member of the National Statistics Council and chairs the Vancouver Stock Exchange. Kunin has been honoured by the Association of Professional Economists of B.C. on several occasions with the Crystal Ball Award for forecasting the Canadian economy. She has received the YWCA Woman of Distinction Award for Management and the Professions and an honorary degree from the University of Victoria.
LOIS MOEN, an administrative clerk in the Faculty of Medicine, Dean's Office, Postgraduate Education, was first elected by staff to the board in 1993 and was re-elected to a second three-year term in 1996. She has held her current position since 1989 after joining UBC a year earlier as a clerk in the Telecommunications Dept. Moen has served as a shop steward for CUPE 2950 for the past seven years, and has served on the union local's executive since 1991.
GUNINDER C. MUMICK was appointed to the board in 1997. Manager of the Multicultural Health Education/Promotion program of the Vancouver/Richmond Health Board, she obtained two master's degrees in the U.S. and holds a certificate in management from Simon Fraser University. Mumick has extensive experience in adult education and administration, having served on the boards of Vancouver Community College, Langara College and the Langara College Foundation. Her areas of expertise are working with diverse populations, especially in the health system, and international and intercultural communication. She has served on the boards of many community organizations, including the YWCA, MOSAIC, and Greater Vancouver Mental Health Services.
MARTHA PIPER, president and vice-chancellor of UBC, became a member of the board upon her appointment as president in 1997. She received her bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Michigan, her master's degree in Child Development from the University of Connecticut, and her PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from McGill University. She served as director of the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy at McGill University and was dean of the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta from 1985 to 1992. In 1993, she was appointed University of Alberta's vice-president, Research, and later assumed responsibility for External Affairs. She served in that capacity until leaving to join UBC. Piper's teaching and research interests focus on the developmentally delayed infant. She serves on the Prime Minister's Advisory Council for Science and Technology and is a member of Industry Canada's University Advisory Board. She is also a member of the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
JAMES POND, a PhD student in Physics, was elected to the board this year. Originally from Vancouver, Pond completed five years of post-secondary study in Paris, France before coming to UBC in 1996. He has been active in student affairs and participated in legal action to reduce student fee increases, particularly those for international graduate students.
PHILIP RESNICK, a Political Science professor, was elected by faculty to the board in 1996. A graduate of McGill University and the University of Toronto, he joined UBC in 1971 and served as a UBC senator between 1990 and 1993. In addition to being a frequent media commentator on public affairs, Resnick is the author of seven books and numerous academic articles, and a recipient of the Harold Innis Book Award. His major commitment as a member of the board is to the defence of the principles of a liberal university.
WILLIAM SAUDER, chancellor of the university, is a UBC graduate (BCom '48) and chair of International Forest Products and Sauder Industries Limited. He was a member of UBC's Board of Governors from 1981 to 1987, and served as chair of the board for the last two years of his term. He received an honorary degree from UBC in 1990. Long-time patrons of the university, the Sauder family has supported several medical science initiatives at the university. The Sauder Family Chair in Pediatric Diseases and the Sauder Family Chair in Viral Diseases of Children are named in recognition of the family's philanthropy.
LINDA THORSTAD was appointed to the board in 1997. She is vice-president of corporate relations for Viceroy Resources Corporation, a gold producer. Educated at UBC (BSc '77, MSc '84), Thorstad specializes in strategic planning and communications. Committed to resource management issues, Thorstad served as an associate of the B.C. Commission on Resources and the Environment and the Fraser Basin Management Board. She is currently on the board of Science World and is past president of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. In 1996, Thorstad was named YWCA Woman of Distinction for Management and the Professions.
MARION YORK was appointed to the board in 1994 and chairs the Audit Committee and the Employee Relations Committee. York, who received a BEd, MEd and a diploma in Special Education from UBC, works with community resource personnel, providing information and workshops on childhood learning difficulties. A retired high school special education teacher, York is active in her community and has organized cultural events for such groups as the Francophone Association of Kamloops.