Board of Governors

Main Library concourse 1920sMembers of the UBC Board of Governors, 1913-2013

The Board is charged with managing the business and administrative affairs of the University.

Membership

The Board of Governors consists of members appointed by the provincial government (“the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council”), and members elected by faculty, students, and non-faculty employees. The Chancellor and President also serve as ex-officio members.

Faculty members of the Board were first appointed by Senate beginning in 1935, to facilitate communication between the two governing bodies. Since 1974, faculty members have been elected directly by faculty. In 1975, elected student and non-faculty staff representatives were permitted onto the Board. In 2006, a seat was made available to an additional faculty representative from UBC-Okanagan.

Board Chairs

Under the original University Act, the Chancellor was automatically named as chairman of the Board. As of 1 July 1963, when a new Universities Act came into effect, the Board was empowered to appoint one of its own to serve as chairman.

  • Francis Carter-Cotton, 1912-1918 ‡
  • Robert E. McKechnie, 1918-1944 ‡
  • Eric W. Hamber, 1944-1951 ‡
  • Sherwood Lett, 1951-1957 ‡
  • Albert E. “Dal” Grauer, 1957-1961 ‡
  • Phyllis Ross, 1961-1963 ‡
  • George Cunningham, 1963-65
  • Nathan T. Nemetz, 1965-68
  • Walter Koerner, 1968-70
  • John Liersch, 1970-71
  • Arthur Fouks, 1971-72
  • Allan M. McGavin, 1972-1974
  • Thomas Dohm, 1975-1977
  • Ian Greenwood, 1978-79
  • Leslie Peterson, 1979-1983
  • David G.A. McLean, 1983-85
  • William L. Sauder, 1985-88
  • Peter Brown, 1988-90
  • Ken Bagshaw, 1990-93
  • Shirley Chan, 1996-1998
  • Harold Kalke, 1998-2000
  • Larry Bell, 2000-2003
  • John Reid, 2003-2005
  • Brad Bennett, 2005-2010
  • Bill Levine, 2010-2013
  • Theresa M. Arsenault, 2013-

‡ As Chancellor

Credits & Sources

Compiled by Eric Damer, based on information from Harry Logan’s Tuum Est and UBC Calendars. Revised 2013 by Isabel Taylor. List of Board Chairs compiled 2014 by Shyla Seller.

Dates before 1958 are taken from Tuum Est and appear to indicate the date of election to or retirement from office; dates after 1958 are taken from the UBC Calendar and indicate the academic year in which each Board member served rather than the calendar year (e.g. 1978 means the session 1978-1979).

  • Adamec, Maryann, 2001-2002 (s)
  • Ahmadian, Bijan, 2008-2009 (s)
  • Andrews, C.K., 1975-1980 (e)
  • Armstrong, B., 1979 (s)
  • Arsenault, Theresa M., 2008- *
  • Bagshaw, K.M., 1988-1993 *
  • Baird, P.A., 1984-1989 †
  • Baldwin, D’arcy J., 1949-1961 *
  • Barnard, George H., 1913-1919 *
  • Barton, Edward F., 1941-1949 *
  • Beese, Mark, 1999 (s)
  • Bell, Larry I., 1998-2003 *
  • Bengough, Percy R., 1935-1944, 1955-1963 *
  • Bennett, W.J.B., 2005-2010 *
  • Berger, Hon. Thomas R., 1993-1995 *
  • Bewley, His Honour Judge A. Leslie, 1971-1974 *
  • Bibbs, Richard M., 1967-1974 * †
  • Bird, T., 1989-1990 (s)
  • Blair, Tim, 2008 (s)
  • Borins, David, 1997 (s)
  • Boucher, N.D., 1981 (e)
  • Boyles, Sadie, 1975-1979 † *
  • Bradshaw N., 1985 (s)
  • Brissenden, P.R. 1976-1977 *
  • Brown, P. 1985-1989 *
  • Buchanan, John M., 1951-1957 †; 1966-1969 ‡
  • Burd, Francis J., 1929-1935 *
  • Byres, Nicole, 2003-2007 *
  • Caldwell, Alexandra, 2008-2009 (s)
  • Caple, Kenneth P., 1946-1950, 1951-1957, 1960-1963 †
  • Carter-Cotton, The Hon. Francis L., 1913-1918 *
  • Chan, S.Y. 1993-1998 *
  • Chen, Jennie, 1998 (s)
  • Choquette, P. 2006 *
  • Chubb, Pat, 1975-1977 *
  • Clay, J.F., 1992 (s)
  • Clearihue, Joseph B., 1935-1957 *
  • Clyne, J.V. 1978-1983 ‡
  • Coady, The Hon. James M., 1946-1957 *
  • Connaghan, Charles J. 1973-1975 †
  • Cook, H., 2006 (s)
  • Copping, Margaret, 1983 (s)
  • Crawford, A.R. 1981-1984 *
  • Creighton, Sally Murphy 1950-1951 †
  • Crompton, Linda C., 2000-2002 *
  • Crompton, R.H., 1991-1995 *
  • Cullen, W.R., 1993-1995 †
  • Cunningham, George T., 1935-1964 *
  • Dale, D.G., 1982 (s)
  • Dale-Wills, Belle, 2005-2007 (e)
  • Danielson, D.R., 2003-2004 †
  • Dickinson, A., 1980-1981 (s)
  • Dohm, Hon. Thomas A., 1973-1978 *
  • Doray, V., 1984-1985 (e)
  • Duncan, Michael, 2009 (s)
  • Dunn, Shannon, 2012- (e)
  • Eccott, J., 2005-2009 *
  • Eckert, Jesse, 2004 (s)
  • Ellis, Joseph N., 1924-1935 *
  • Emerman, J.T., 1996-2002 †
  • Eyre, A.M. 1979-1980 *
  • Farris, Evelyn F., 1917-1929 *; 1935-1942 †
  • Fenger, Anne-Marie, 2008- (e)
  • Field, Beverly 1973-1974 †
  • Foester, Dr. R. Earl, 1950-1951 †
  • Fouks, Arthur, 1964-1973 *
  • Frank, D., 1983-1984 (s)
  • Fraser, Dr. Roderick G., 1919-1925 *
  • Fraser, Mark, 2003 (s)
  • Friedrich, Jeffrey, 2007 (s)
  • Fung, Robert, 2008- *
  • Gage, Walter, 1968-1975 §
  • Garg, Arun, 2006-2009 *
  • Georgetti, Kenneth V. 1996-1999 *
  • Ghoussob, Nassif, 2008- †
  • Gibbs, Bonnie Bates, 2006-2011 (e)
  • Gilmartin, G., 1986 (s)
  • Glynn, Martin, 2003-2004 *
  • Granholm, R.H., 1988-1993 *
  • Glassco, Ben, 2010 (s)
  • Grauer, Dr. A.E. “Dal,” 1956-1957 *; 1957-1961 ‡
  • Green, Robert F., 1913-1919 *
  • Greene, Virginia, 2010 *
  • Greenwood, H.J., 1981-1983 †
  • Greenwood, I.F., 1976-1980 *
  • Grewal, Jay, 2003-2005 *
  • Gunderson, Einar 1957-1968 *
  • Guscott, Jesse, 1999 (s)
  • Hamber, The Hon. Eric. W., 1935-1936 *; 1944-1951 ‡
  • Hamilton, R., 1979 *
  • Hara, A.S., 1988-1993 *
  • Heisler, Sean, 2010-2011 (s)
  • Hermanson, Rev. George, 1975-1977 *
  • Hermant, Heather, 1995 (s)
  • Hill, D.S., 1990 (s)
  • Hobbs, G.H.D., 1981-1987 *
  • Hoffman-Zehner, J., 2006-2008 *
  • Holubitsky, D., 1984-1986 (s)
  • Howard, Stephen, 2000-2002 *
  • Howe, Maureen, 2009- *
  • Hughes, Michael, 1993-1995 (s)
  • Irvine, Andrew, 2005-2010 †
  • Ivanochko, T., 1996 (s)
  • Jamieson, Anna B., 1935-1941 †
  • Johal, A., 1991-1992 *
  • Johnston, Richard, 2011- †
  • Kalke, H.C., 1995-2000 *
  • Karr, Gerry, 2012- *
  • Kazemi, Erfan, 2003 (s)
  • Keate, J. Stuart, 1964-1969 †
  • Kenny, Douglas 1975-1983 §
  • Ker, Robert H.B., 1962-1963 *
  • Ketcham, R.H., 1988-1990 *
  • King, W., 1991 (s)
  • Klinck, Leonard S., 1919-1948 §
  • Koerner, Walter, 1957-1972 *
  • Krause, L.R., 1983 (s)
  • Krupa, Tim, 2012- (s)
  • Kunin, R. 1994-1999 *
  • Laberge, Alice 2010- *
  • Ladner, Leon J., 1957-1966 † *
  • Lapointe, Barry, 2006-2011 *
  • Lau, O., 1993-1994 (s)
  • Lawrence, G.A., 2003-2007 †
  • Lecky, Beverly 1970-1974 † *
  • Lee, C.H., 1996 (s)
  • Lee, Robert, 1985-1990 *, 1993-1995 ‡
  • Lett, The Hon. Sherwood, 1935-1940 †; 1951-1957 ‡
  • Levine, William, 2007- *
  • Liersch, John E., 1963-1972 *
  • Logan, Harry T., 1941-1946 †
  • Lord, The Hon. Arthur E., 1940-1946, 1947-1953, 1953-1954, 1954-1959 †
  • Louie, Chief Robert, 2006-2007 *
  • Louie, Tong, 1991-1996 *
  • Louman-Gardiner, T., 2005-2006 (s)
  • Lucas, F.G.T., 1935 *
  • Lyster, J.G., 1988 (s)
  • Lytle, Clive, 1975 *
  • Macdonald, John B., 1963-1967 §
  • MacKenzie, Norman A.M., 1944-1962 §
  • Malkin, W.H., 1927-1935 *
  • Marchak, Patricia, 1999-2002 †
  • Martin, Tieg, 2000-2002 (s)
  • McCullough, H. Barrie, 2006-2011 †
  • McCusker, Joy 1980-1987 *
  • McEachern, Allan, 2003-2007 ‡
  • McGavin, Allan A., 1973-1974 *
  • McGavin, Allan M., 1966-1968 *; 1969-1972 ‡
  • McKechnie, Dr. Robert E., 1913-1918 *; 1918-1944 ‡
  • McLaughlin, G., 1986-1989 (e)
  • McLean, D.G.A., 1981-1987 *
  • McLean, Jason D.D., 2012- *
  • McLennan, Robert P., 1913-1927 *
  • McMurphy, Elsie, 2001-2002 *
  • McPhillips, Lewis G., 1913-1917 *
  • Meyers, Jeffrey, 1997 (s)
  • Miller, D.K., 1991-1992 (s)
  • Miller, Donovan F., 1964-1972 † *; 1975-1978 ‡
  • Mindess, S., 1987-1989 †
  • Mitchell, Douglas, 2010- *
  • Moen, L., 1993-1998 (e)
  • Montalbano, John S., 2013- *
  • Morfitt, G.L. 1975-1980 *
  • Morgan-Silvester, Sarah, 2008- ‡
  • Morrison, W.J., 1983 (e)
  • Murnick, Guninder C., 1998-2002 *
  • Murphy, The Hon. Denis, 1917-1935, 1938-1951 *
  • Murray, R.H., 1975 (s)
  • Murrin, William G., 1940-1956 *
  • Napier, D., 1990-1992 (e)
  • Neelands, R.H., 1944-1955 *
  • Nelson, R.I., 1988-1992 *
  • Nelson, R.I., 1991-1992 *
  • Nemetz, Nathan T., 1957-1968 † *; 1972-1975 ‡
  • Nicholas, B.C., 1926-1935 *
  • Nishi, Karen, 2003-2004 *
  • Niwinski, C., 1981 (s)
  • Odlum, Maj.-Gen. Victor W., 1935-1940 *
  • Omori, Q. Teiji, 2005 (s)
  • Partridge, M.A., 1991-1996 *
  • Patterson, Frank P., 1932-1935 *
  • Pau, Janet, 2008-2012 *
  • Pavlich, D.J. 1990-1995 †
  • Pearse, P.H., 1978-1983 †
  • Pedersen, George, 1983-1984 §
  • Peet, Greg, 2013- *
  • Peets, Darren, 2007 (s)
  • Pellizzon, J., 1980 (s)
  • Peters, B., 1976-1978 (s)
  • Peterson, Leslie R., 1978-1992 * ‡
  • Pierce, A.F., 1978-1984 *
  • Piper, Martha, 1997-2006 §
  • Plant, Paul S., 1971-1974 †
  • Pond, James, 1998 (s)
  • Pong, Ben, 1999-2004 (e)
  • Preinsperg, Kurt, 1989 (s)
  • Rai, Amina, 2004 (s)
  • Rasul, Firoz, 2001-2002 *
  • Reid, John, 2003-2006 *
  • Reid, Robie L., 1913-1935 *
  • Resnick, P., 1996-1998 †
  • Robins, Spencer, 2011 (s)
  • Robinson, Svend, 1975 (s)
  • Rosenbluth, G., 1975-1977 †
  • Rositch, Bryce, 2003-2007 *
  • Ross, Phyllis G., 1957-1961 *; 1961-1966 ‡
  • Russell, R.D. 1978-1980 †
  • Sandhu, P., 1978 (s)
  • Sauder, William L., 1981-1987, * 1996-2002 ‡
  • Schinbein, Dr. Austin B., 1946-1950 †
  • Scott, S. Dunn, 1913-1923 *
  • Seshadri, S., 1987 (s)
  • Shannon, Samuel H, 1935-1940 *
  • Sharma, Sumedha, 2011- (s)
  • Shaw, Henry C., 1924-1931 *
  • Sihota, Moe, 1977 (s)
  • Silley, Michael, 2012- (s)
  • Slaymaker, H. Olav, 1984-1986 †
  • Sleeman, R.L., 1988 (s)
  • Smith, Crystal, 2007 (s)
  • Smith, Robert H.T., 1985 §
  • Smith, Ross S., 2007-2012 *
  • Spencer, Christopher, 1919-1935 *
  • Stewart, D., 1987 (s)
  • Stewart, R., 1981-1987 *
  • Strangway, David, 1986-1997 §
  • Sweeny, Campbell, 1913-1928 *
  • Thom, B.W., 1975 *
  • Thorstad, Linda E. 1998-2003 *
  • Toope, Stephen, 2007- §
  • Treschow, Michael, 2012- †
  • Trevino, Benjamin, 1973-1974 †; 1976-1977 *
  • Wai, Joe Y., 2000-2002 *
  • Walker, John F., 1943-1946 †
  • Wazeer, Azim, 2010 (s)
  • Webber, William, 1975-1977 †
  • Welsh, Maude M., 1929-1935 *
  • Wesbrook, Frank Fairchild, 1913-1918 §
  • Weston, S., 1980 *
  • Whitehead, D. 2005-2006 *
  • Williams, David R., 1970-1972 †
  • Wilson, George I., 1913-1917 *
  • Wong, G., 1979 (s)
  • Wong, Maili (s), 2000
  • Wyman, W. Robert, 1984-1987 ‡, 1988-1990 *
  • York, Marion J.J. 1995-1996 *
  • Yurkovich, Susan, 2007-2009, 2011-*

Legend

  • * Appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council
  • ‡ As Chancellor
  • § As President
  • † Elected by UBC faculty (appointed by Senate 1935-74)
  • (s) Elected by UBC students
  • (e) Elected by non-faculty employees