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Volume 45 Number 3 Winter, 1991 Features Board of Management The Association in Transition ....... 14 Elected Members Will the Alumni Association survive restructuring3 1991-92 President David Coulson, BComm’76, LLB’80 The UBC Caucus .......................... 18 Senior Vice President The new B.C. Government is filled with UBC grads Martin Glynn, BA(Hons1’74, MBA‘76 Past President Me1 Reeves, BComm’75, MSc’77, LLB Nitobe Autumn ............................. 20 Treasurer The Gardens froma different perspective Ron Orr, BComm’80 Members-at-Large 1990-92 James Stich, BSc‘71, DMD’75 Louanne Twaites, BSC(Pharm)’53 Vancouver: A Pacific Rim City ....... 22 Jim Whitehead, BA’62, MA’68. Vancouver is making a big splash across the Ocean MSc, PhD‘87 Members-at-large 199 1 -93 Stan Knight, BEd‘62, MEd, PhD Mark Kurschner, LLB‘80 UBC’s Non-Stop Bus .................... 26 Joan Webster. BEd’80 After 35 years, Bus Phillips strapson the cleats (golf, that is) The UBC Alumni Chronicle is published 3 times annually by the UBC Alumni Association.6251 Cecil Green Park Road, Departments Vancouver B.C.,V6T 1Z1. It is distributed free to all graduatesand donors ofUBC News ..................................................................................................... 4 Member, Council for the Advancement Branches, Divisions, Reunions ............................................................... 6 and Support of Education. Indexed in Campaign News ................................................................................... 10 Canadian Education Index. ISSN 0824- Alumni President‘s Column .................................................................. 16 1279. Opinions expressed Thein Chronicle Class Acts ........................................................................................... 28 arenotnecessarilythoseoftheeditor,the Books .................................................................................................. 36 Association or UBC Acrostic .............................................................................................. .38 On the Cover: Main Library by Anne Adams. Editor Gouacheand ink with Chris Petty MFA86 illuminated border. The Library Assistant Editor, Class Acts was once known as ‘King John‘s Dale Fuller Castle’ after first librarian, John Contributors Ridington. See page 13 for more Michael Goldberg, Pearl Roberts, Marjorie Simmins, Mary Trainer, UBC scenes. Don Wells Executive Director Printed In Canadaby Agency Press Deborah Apps News L- _J possible to offer goods and services Heppner Sings at produced by Canadians. In many cases, Editor’s Box however, either no Canadian company the Met exists to offer the service, or, if one does whena small group gathered at UBC grad and internationalopera exist, it cannot deliver the service ad- the UBC campus on Fairview slopes star Ben Heppner will sing at theMet- equately to an organization as large as in 1917 to form the Alumni Asso- ropolitan Opera in December. He will ours. ciation, they had two things in mind. sing the title role in Mozart’sIdorneneo, Their firstwas to stay together. replacing Lucian0 Pavorotti who had They had all finished their degrees to drop out due Nominations and were busy tending tothe needs toscheduling of a growing, bustling city. But they conflicts. Sought for Alumni missed the camaraderie of the class- Heppner, room (crowded though it was), the whose final per- Board late evening discussions, the stimu- formance De- lation. cember21 will Ballots and nominees for next year’s Board of Directors will be They formed an association to bebroadcast stay in contact with each other. It liveby CBC included in the Spring Chronicle. The Senior Vice-president, Treasurer and gave them a sense of belonging, a Stereo, received sense of permanence. the Alumni As- three Members-At-Large will be elected. The other reason wasto stay in sociation’s Outstanding Young Alum- touch with their university. They nus Award in 1990. He has had an were interested in maintaining and extremely successful year, andis con- The SeniorVP serves for one year supporting aplace that had shaped sideredone of the finest of a new then becomes Presidentfor a one year their lives. generation of heroic tenors on theop- term. The Treasurerserves for one The Association is huge now, eratic circuit. Bravo, Ben. year and Members-At-Large fortwo with over 100,000 grads, and the years. intimacy is gone. But the feelings Any UBC grad is eligible to run for forUBC remain the same. Grads Alumni Directory in office. If you are interested in running still want to seetheir old class- for any of these positions, please send mates, andthey are still interested Production us your name, address, degree and in what the university is up to. Production of the 1992 Hams Di- year of graduation, and a short state- Things have changed, though. rectory ofUBC Alumni is underway. ment aboutwhy you wish to serve. The The modem university is no longer The directory will be readyfor distribu- nomination must be accompanied by the clubby, tweedy, ivy-clad place tion in the Spring of 1992, and will the names and signaturesoffive nomi- of dim memory. It’s a fast-moving, include information on thosemen and nators who are also grads of UBC. If high powered institution with a women who have graduated from UBC, you have any questions about these passion for first place. Funding at and who have chosen to have their positions, please call the Association themodem university has also names included. offices at (604) 822-3313. changed. Governmentshaven’t the Some grads have questioned the The deadline for nominations is money to spendon the kind of use of an American company to pro- 4:OO pm Thursday, February 6, 1992. growth a university needs,and pri- ducethe Directory.Unfortunately, Send nominations to: The Returning vate companiesand individuals are there is no Canadiancompany able to Officer. 625 1 Cecil GreenPark Road, being called on to fill the gap. produce such a directory. Bernard C. Vancouver, B.C.. V6T121. Organizations like the Alumni Harris, founder of the company, was Association are changing, too. Our bom and raised in Vancouver. The functionvis avis theuniversity is in Affinity Card Big question: how do alumni associa- tions fit into the new university and, specifically,into its fundraising Success needs.The subject is being dis- Over 2,800 grads and friends of cussed on campusesall over North UBC are using theiraffinity credit cards America. UBC is no exception. to charge their way through life. The This issue brings you comment cards are offered exclusively through on the question and asks for your The Chronicle and are meant to give comments. The article begins on members a break on credit charges and give the Association a small amount page 14. Toronto, and the University of Regina We occasionally get letters to of money each time the card is used. ~ among others.All printing and binding the editor,and we occasionally print Both the card holder and theAssocia- ~ of the Directory will be donein Canada. them. Recently we decided to fea- I The Directorywill only be available tion benefit. The bank, of course, col- ture such lettersmore prominently. lects the interest. ~ in book form. No data baseversion will So far, affinity credit card use has We are interestedin what you think i be sold, so grads can rest assured that about this magazine or about any they will not receive a deluge of junk raisedmore than$22,000 for the Alumni Association. Money raised is topic having to do with UBC. We’ll mail after the Directory is released. publish criticism as well as praise, used to enhance reunions, divisions il Ifyou haven’t received a question- andbranches activities. Every time though the latteronly blushingly. naire and want to be included in the We hope you enjoy this issue. directory, call the Association as soon you use your card, you’re helping us serve you better. An application form ’ as possible and wewill send you a for the UBC Alumni card is included in Chris Petty, editor l form. this issue. 4 News 1 issues peryear because of budget re- straints. Every time we increase costs, Alumni Board of UBC Ranks High we have to decrease the number of pages we can offer you, the reader.We Governors In a special reporton universities have been trying to increaseour budget published in Maclean’s magazine in by selling more advertising space but, Appointees October, UBC ranked seventh inover- as anyone inthe adgame will tell you, Two grads were recently recom- all points comparedwith 46 otherCa- selling closed circulation quarterlies to mended by the Association for mem- advertisers is not an easy job.So we’re bership to the Board of Governors. stuck. Members are appointed by the Lieu- But it is a serious problem, and tenant-Governor in Council. one we are committed to solving. Our options are to cut the numberof pages Barbara Crompton BEd’72 was ap- we print, limit our circulation, raise pointed to the Board of Governors in more money or change toan uncoated September 1990. She establishedThe paperstock. Fitness Group in 1978 andis president hi first three of BC’s Health Systems Group,a com- per stcdent (&, eitherare pany that manages exercise, stress and was rated when#4 university presi- disagreeable and nutrition programsexclusively for dent’s were askedto rank the top or unpredict- corporate clients.