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Class of 2005 - photo by Martin Dee
Class of 2005 - photo by Martin Dee

UBC Reports | Vol. 51 | No. 5 | May 5, 2005

Class of 2005

From May 25 to June 1 more than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students from UBC's 12 faculties and schools will receive their hard-earned degrees in ceremonies at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.

In addition, 10 honorary degrees will be conferred to distinguished guests that include Nobel prize-winner Anthony J. Leggett and singer Raffi Cavoukian. The 2005 graduating class will join UBC's global alumni community of more than 200,000. For more information, and to view ceremonies live via webcast, visit www.graduation.ubc.ca.

UBC “Births” First Midwifery Class

Seven UBC students will be picking up a BMW at Spring Congregation, but they won’t be driving away in a luxury import.
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87 Years Young

Clarice Rummel, 87, has a twinkle in her eye when she tells you about her boyfriends at UBC.
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Tapping Ancient Wisdom for a Sustainable Future

When Zane Young finished high school, his parents gave him a plane ticket and luggage as graduation presents. They then told him to either get a job or go to university.
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Law School Equips Community Advocate

What makes Agnes Huang so special, her professors say, is the energy she has invested in her law studies and those around her.
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Pharmacy a “Piping” Hot Career Choice

After eight years of post-secondary education, Craig Plain figures he’s finally found the prescription for success.
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X-ray Vision: Geo-Scientist Uses Math to See Through Ice

Nicolas Lhomme knows Antarctica and Greenland inside out, literally.
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Nursing Degree Caps Family’s Long Journey

Sergey Volchkov’s nursing degree marks a major milestone in an academic journey that has spanned continents, cultures and careers.
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MBA Grad Embraces his Passions

The Sauder School of Business prepares students for the type of intense environment and group projects they will likely face at work, according to Chris McNally, who graduated this year with an MBA.
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Global Experiences Shape New Doc’s Vision

Even as a high school student in a small B.C. town, Faculty of Medicine graduate Carly Peterson was looking for international opportunities.
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Disability No Disadvantage, Says Poli Sci Grad

An internship at the B.C. Legislature next January will provide Justin Cheng invaluable experience.
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Carpenter Picks up Dentist’s Drill

Same skills, different drills -- for Gary Wessels, the shift from carpentry to dentistry was a natural transition.
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Forestry Grad Hears Call of the Wild

Yulia Stange was studying science at UBC when the student across the hall in her residence noticed Stange had a passion for the outdoors, and suggested she take a forestry course.
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A New Breed of Health-Care Providers

UBC will celebrate B.C.’s newest providers of health-care services when the first graduates of the nurse practitioner program pick up their Master of Science in Nursing degrees this month.
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Education Grad uses Engineer’s Mind

Reg D’Silva grew up in India and speaks at least five languages. He learned two or three from his parents, as well as English, which was also spoken at home.
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The ABCs of Children’s Literature

For illustrator Kathryn Shoemaker, UBC’s program offered the perfect meld of library science, English, creative writing, language and literacy.
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Staff Members Receive President’s Service Award for Excellence

Five staff members have received the 2005 President’s Service Award for Excellence in recognition of their tireless work and ongoing commitment to the University.
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