Long Service Recognition
Let's celebrate our 2021 Long Service Colleagues!
This year we recognize and thank 124 colleagues who have dedicated a cumulative of 3810 years of service to the university. Take a moment to see who is celebrating 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 years of service. Reach out to colleagues to share well wishes and/or post a message for them on the Kudos Board.
Our Long Service Colleagues
25 Years of Service
- Bradley Anholt, Biology
- Donna Barker, Social Work
- Jean Beauregard, Continuing Studies
- Trish Birney, Undergraduate Records & Graduation Services
- Martin Bunton, History
- Marthese Cassar, Libraries
- Ion Cernat, Facilities Management
- John Dorocicz, Ocean Networks Canada
- Frederick Driver, Libraries
- David Everard, Libraries
- Kelli Fawkes, Chemistry
- Diana Foreland, Child Care Services
- Robin Hicks, Chemistry
- Wendy Joyce, Undergraduate Admissions
- Laurie Keenan, Centre for Accessible Learning
- Valerie Kerr, Biochemistry & Microbiology
- Boguslawa Kolehmainen, Research Accounting
- Yvonne Lawson, Law
- Glenda Lee-Jury, Libraries
- Deborah Marks, Residence Services
- Tracy Moir, Vikes Athletics & Recreational Services
- Michelle Osborne, Social Work
- Stephen Perks, Law
- Michelle Peterson, Vikes Athletics & Recreational Services
- Robert Riley, Systems
- Wolff Michael Roth, Curriculum & Instruction
- Cheryl Sivertson, Institutional Planning & Analysis
- Brent Sternig, Research Services
- Afzal Suleman, Mechanical Engineering
- Deborah Thoun, Nursing
- Richard Toogood, Office of the Registrar
- Min Tsao, Mathematics & Statistics
- Alicia Ulysses, Hispanic & Italian Studies
- Jan Wood, Theatre
30 Years of Service
- Perry Biddiscombe, History
- David Carter, Facilities Management
- Susan Chambers, Education
- Jane Collins, Business
- Rena Conibear, Undergraduate Admissions
- Nedjib Djilali, Mechanical Engineering
- Ricardo Draper, Systems
- Ann Elliott-Goldschmid, Music
- Helena Filmer, Research Accounting
- Robert Fleming, Systems
- Wendy Graham, Research Accounting
- Pamela Highbaugh Aloni, Music
- Ingrid Holmberg, Greek & Roman Studies
- Joanna Hood, Music
- Peter Kennedy, Economics
- Michel Lefebvre, Physics & Astronomy
- Steve Lindsay, Psychology
- Shawn Lommerse, Food Services
- Linda Marley, Co-op & Career Services
- Mary Kathleen Matthews, Libraries
- Margo Matwychuk, Anthropology
- Debra McIldoon, Student Awards & Financial Aid
- David McKercher, Linguistics
- Elizabeth Jean Moyer, Facilities Management
- Ignace Ng, Business
- Sada Niang, French
- Lori Nolt, Student Awards & Financial Aid
- David Nuttall, Food Services
- Leah Potter, Institute on Aging & Lifelong Health
- Jacqueline Prowse, Continuing Studies
- Ian Putnam, Mathematics & Statistics
- Evan Rempel, Systems
- Michael Roney, Physics & Astronomy
- Marsha Runtz, Psychology
- Neelum Sandhu, Office of the Registrar
- Christopher Sawatsky, Facilities Management
- Wendy Seager, Education
- Judith Selina, Public Administration
- Linda Sheldon, Music
- Brock Smith, Business
- Alex Solunac, Systems
- Gavin St. Michael, Occupational Health, Safety & Environment
- Sharon Stanis, Music
- Lynne Super, Libraries
- Sibylle Talmon-Gros Artz, Child & Youth Care
- Raymond Thomson, Food Services
- Christopher Tollefson, Law
- Paul Totzke, Libraries
- John Walsh, Education Psychology & Leadership Studies
- Michael Webb, Political Science
- Linda Welling, Economics
- Carol Worth, Undergraduate Records & Graduation Services
- Astrid Wright, Art History & Visual Studies
- Kim Wurban, Office of the Registrar
35 Years of Service
- Michele Armstrong, Curriculum & Instruction
- Colin Bennett, Political Science
- Kim Blank, English
- Mandy Crocker, Communications & Marketing
- Mark Flaherty, Geography
- Dana Gubrand, Food Services
- Sandra Guerreiro, Theatre
- Emmanuel Herique, French
- Harald Krebs, Music
- Kim Lewall, Systems
- Hans Muller, Computer Science
- Holly Murray, Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education
- David Palmer-Stone, Counselling Services
- Diana Rutherford, Education Psychology & Leadership Studies
- Richard Rutherford, Systems
- Thomas Saunders, History
- Duncan Taylor, Environmental Studies
- James Young, Philosophy
40, 45 + 50 Years of Service
40 Years of Service
- Geraldine Allen, Biology
- Jasbir Bahia, Food Services
- Bill Carroll, Sociology
- Jamie Cassels, Law
- Anna Gardziejewska, Undergraduate Records & Graduation Services
- Sherry Graver, Graduate Admissions & Records
- James MacGregor, Public Administration
- Katharine Mercer, Libraries
- Laura Nuttall, Visual Arts
- Eva Solar-Kinderman, Music
45 Years
- William Dyson, Health Services
- Gerald Ferguson, Law
- Laurie Whyte, Libraries
50 Years
- Eike-Henner Kluge, Philosophy
Leave a message on the kudos board
A Look Back
25 years ago in 1996
- "150145 UVic" is discovered by David Balam and named in UVic’s honour in 2007. UVic is BC’s first university to have an asteroid named after it.
- “Macarena” by Los del Rio tops the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles chart.
- ER is the most popular Nielsen rated TV show.
- Independence Day is the top grossing movie at $306,169,25
- Sprinter Donovan Bailey establishes a new world record and earns himself a gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
- Motorola StarTAC, the first flip mobile phone, goes on sale.
30 years ago in 1991
- William Clark Mearns, a UVic founder and member first of Board of Governors, receives an Honorary Doctor of Laws from UVic.
- “I Do It For You” by Brian Adams hits #1 in the Top 100 Singles chart.
- The Red Green Show debuts and airs for 15 years.
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day is the top grossing movie of the year at $201,858,746.
- GST comes into effect.
- The Hubble Telescope is launched.
35 years ago in 1986
- UVic Alumna Sara Brant (field hockey) and Lori Clarke (basketball) help lead Canada to bronze medals in the World Cup.
- Top Gun is the top grossing movie of the year.
- The Oprah Winfrey Show debuts on prime time television running for 25 years.
- “Say You, Say Me” by Lionel Richie tops the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles chart.
- Expo ’86 opens in Vancouver.
- Chernobyl nuclear power station explodes - the worst nuclear disaster in human history.
40 years ago in 1981
- The School of Health Information Science - Canada's first post-secondary program in health informatics - is established.
- "Bette Davis Eyes" tops the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles chart.
- Dallas is the most popular Nielsen rated TV show.
- Raiders of the Lost Ark is the top grossing movie of the year at $168,425,367.
- Knowledge Network, a publicly funded educational cable television network, is launched in British Columbia.
- The Canadarm is first deployed aboard the Space Shuttle.
45 years ago in 1976
- UVic Co-op opens its doors, pioneering the first co-operative education program in western Canada with 58 placements in its first year.
- Rocky is released and tops the box office at $117,235,147.
- "Silly Love Songs" by Wings tops the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles chart.
- Happy Days is the most popular Nielsen rated TV show.
- The Concorde embarks on its first commercial flight.
- The CN Tower opens to the public on June 25.
50 years ago in 1971
- Cinecenta is established by Doug Sprenger. In a UVic classroom he shows movies a few nights a week on borrowed 16mm equipment.
- "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night hits #1 in the Top 100 Singles chart.
- All in the Family is the top Nielsen rated TV show.
- The French Connection, often known for the greatest car chase in film, is released.
- Intel releases the world’s first microprocessor (Intel 4004).
- The average annual income per capita in BC is $3573.30 ($24,207.36 adjusted for inflation).
- Multiculturalism become an official government policy.