Long Service Recognition
Long service recognition looks a little different this year for our 105 long service colleagues. Even though we are unable to host an in-person event we want to acknowledge and thank our colleagues who have dedicated a cumulative of 3155 years of service on campus.
Our Long Service Colleagues
25 Years of Service
- Jessica Ball - Child & Youth Care
- Lucy Bashford - Bookstore
- Sandy Bligh - Oceans Network Canada
- Stuart Bristow - Vikes Athletics & Recreational Services
- Scott Campbell - University Systems
- Katy Chan - Technology Integrated Learning
- Silvia Colás Cardona - Hispanic & Italian Studies
- Patricia Cull - Residence Services
- Richard Dewey - Ocean Networks Canada
- Teresa Dixon - Child Care Services
- Tom Downie - Campus Security Services
- Allison Eddy - Campus Security Services
- Merwan Engineer - Economics
- Caroline Green - Child & Youth Care
- T. Aaron Gulliver - Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Martin Holmes - Humanities Computing & Media Centre
- Cindy Humpartzian - Co-op & Career Services
- Paul Johnson - Vikes Athletics & Recreational Services
- Erin Kilpatrick - Business
- Lori-Ann Larsen - Psychology
- John Lutz - History
- Quentin Mackie - Anthropology
- Graham McFarlane - Bookstore
- Jacqueline Parker - Human Resources
- Anne Pickup - Child Care Services
- Christophe Poirier - Bookstore
- Fiona Puszka - Campus Security Services
- Renee Rudman - Bookstore
- Andrew Slydell - Facilities Management
- Kelli Stajduhar - Nursing
- Rosalie Starzomski - Nursing
- Tadanobu Suzuki - Libraries
- Maggie Tan - Libraries
- Ruth Ann Tobin - Curriculum & Instruction
- Christine Upright - Nursing
- David Williams - Facilities Management
- Monika Winn - Business
30 Years of Service
- Leigh Andersen - Facilities Management
- Juan Ausio - Biochemistry & Microbiology
- David Berg - Chemistry
- Darryl Carter - University Food Services
- Claude Champagne - Facilities Management
- Patricia Cretney - Office of the Registrar
- Chris Darby - Psychology
- Warren Doll - Facilities Management
- James Dopp - English
- Alexander Dunn - Music
- Paolo Fedrigo - Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Gordon Fulton - English
- Mariel Grant - History
- Sheryl Harmsworth - Libraries
- Tory Hastings - Budget & Capital Planning
- Barbara Hawkins - Biology
- Marie Hoskins - Child & Youth Care
- Lorna Jackson - Writing
- Gary Kenworthy - Food Services
- Valerie Kuehne - Vice-President Academic & Provost and Child & Youth Care
- Lara Lauzon - Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education
- Craig Marykuca - University Food Services
- Brian McAdam - Facilities Management
- Kinga Menu - Geography
- Gerard O'Leary - Curriculum & Instruction
- Lori Olson - Academic Advising
- Keiko Ota - Pacific & Asian Studies
- Timothy Pelton - Curriculum & Instruction
- Thomas Reimchen - Biology
- W. Andrew Schloss - Music
- Erin Sebastian - Health Information Science
- John Stelter - Facilities Management
- Karla Stout - Theatre
- Marc Thoma - University Systems
- Ione Wagner - Educational Psychology & Leadership Studies
- Olivia Wong - Bookstore
35 Years of Service
- Annette Barath - Psychology
- Ashoka Bhat - Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Lily Chow - Continuing Studies
- Peter Driessen - Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Roderick Edwards - Mathematics & Statistics
- Ken Gordon - Facilities Management
- Kevin Jones - Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Ross King - Facilities Management
- Heather Kirkham - Public Administration
- May Ling Kwok - Music
- Shelley Lietaer - Nursing
- Minh Ly - Mechanical Engineering
- Andrew Maguire - Campus Security Services
- Douglas Nichols - Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education
- Judith Nylvek - Linguistics
- Alana Samson - Education Psychology & Leadership Studies
- Jaqui Thompson - Libraries
- Alexander van Netten - Physics & Astronomy
- Peter Vizsolyi - Vikes Athletics & Recreational Services
- Cathie Walker - Communications & Marketing
- Nikiforos Zapantis - Physics & Astronomy
40 + 45 Years of Service
40 Years
- Vincent Connor - University Systems
- Robert Howell - Law
- Catherine Jansen - Libraries
- Ken Josephson - Geography
- Michael Masson - Psychology
- Bruce Vogt - Music
- Neville Winchester - Biology
45 Years
- Diane Braithwaite - Geography
A Look Back
25 years ago in 1995
- UVic women's field hockey team wins its seventh national championship title.
- Toy Story, the first ever wholly computer generated film, is released.
- “I’ll be there for you” by the Rembrandts tops the Canadian Top 100 Singles – a little known song from the classic TV show Friends.
- ER is the number one Nielsen rated TV show.
- The OJ Simpson murder trial dominates our news channels.
- Microsoft launches Windows 95, selling 10+ millions of copies in its first year.
30 years ago in 1990
- Norma Mickelson serves as the first female president of the UVic Faculty Association (1989-1990).
- David Strong is installed as president with the first ever “Installation Week” – including a special convocation, music and theatre exhibitions, lectures, sports etc. – attracting 30,000 people to campus.
- Ghost is the highest grossing movie of the year at $217,631,306.
- “Hold-On” by Wilson Philips tops the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles.
- Cheers is the number one Nielsen rating TV show.
- Nelson Mandela is released after 27 years imprisonment in South Africa.
35 years ago in 1985
- The Opening Night Scholarship is born to support departmental shows at the new Phoenix Theatre.
- Back to the Future is the top grossing movie of the year.
- The Cosby Show tops the Nielsen ratings.
- Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A is the best performing album of the year.
- Rick Hansen begins his around the world Man in Motion tour in Vancouver to raise money for spinal cord research.
40 years ago in 1980
- The UVic Speakers Bureau is launched.
- The Empire Strikes Back is the top grossing movie of the year.
- Dallas is the top Nielsen rated TV show.
- “Call me” by Blondie tops the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles chart.
- CNN becomes the first 24hrs News Station.
- The first 1 GB hard drive costs $40,000 and weighs over 500 pounds.
- Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope in St. John's, NL to raise money for cancer research.
45 years ago in 1975
- The men's soccer team wins UVic’s first ever CIAU Championship.
- The first summer blockbuster movie, Jaws, is released.
- "Love Will Keep Us Together" by The Captain and Tennille tops the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles chart.
- All in the Family is the most popular Nielsen rated TV show.
- The United Nations declares 1975 to be International Women’s Year.
- The Vietnam War ends.
- The last section of the CN Tower, the world's highest free-standing structure at the time, is erected.