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Carmen
Janzen |
Fashion Design |
Carmen wants to go to India to help a community establish a clothing industry. She recently won the prestigious Garfield Weston merit award, which will help cover her post-secondary expenses. More... |
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Ron
Mandair |
Social Work |
For Ron, working with a Sto:lo youth program was a rewarding and educational way to develop his skills in the social work field. More... |
Kelso
Butterworth |
Visual Arts |
Kelso Butterworth is turning her artistic and skateboarding dreams into reality, and she’s only just begun her studies at UCFV. More... |
Stephen
Nattrass |
Biology,
French |
How this 22-year-old MEI grad from Abbotsford ended up as a parliamentary tour guide in Ottawa is a perfect example of someone making the best of opportunities. More... |
Samantha
Ingham |
Nursing |
Samantha didn’t enter university straight out of high school. The WJ Mouat grad got some life experience first. The third-year UCFV nursing student is now enjoying a $4,000 Canada Millennium National In-Course scholarship. More... |
Tania
Smith |
Computer Information Systems (CIS) |
Tania entered UCFV's CIS program in 1998, first completing her diploma and then "laddering" into the degree program. More... |
Jordan
Diplock |
Criminology & Criminal Justice |
Jordan will be working as a crime analyst for the Mission RCMP for six months to identify prolific offenders and priority targets. More... |
| SK. Mustafa Kamal |
International |
SK. Mustafa Kamal volunteered in his native Bangladesh last year to try and help those personally affected by AIDS. More... |
| Joan Wood |
General Studies, History |
This 85-year-old has been a student at UCFV since 2000 and expects to graduate with her degree in the summer of 2007. More... |
| Shaun Greene |
Computer Information Systems (Networking) |
Shaun combined work with his studies and, before graduation, landed a plum job with the City of Mission as an IT project coordinator. More... |
| Jeanette Dillabough |
Social Work |
Jeanette began her studies in 2002, earning her Social Services diploma two years later and then laddering into the degree program, and now looking at her Master's. More... |
| Kimberly Standeven |
English, Teacher Education |
Kimberly Standeven is wrapping up her bachelor’s degree just in time to join the first cohort of UCFV's Teacher Education program. More... |
| Eduardo Dioses |
Visual Arts |
This graduate of Rick Hansen Secondary, who moved to Abbotsford in his teens from Peru, had been enrolled in engineering at BCIT, but his heart wasn’t in it. More... |
| Tim Callaghan & Matthew Douma |
Criminal Justice &
Nursing |
It took a trip thousands of miles away from home for two UCFV student interns to witness first-hand the brutalities of this world and learn lessons that just can’t be taught in a classroom. More... |
| Tanis Kohls |
Early Childhood Education/Child & Youth Care |
Tanis recently won the Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Early Childhood Education. More... |
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Baraa Safaa |
Computer Information Systems; International student |
Baraa is the first and only student to attend UCFV who is an Iraqi citizen. More... |
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| Brad Peters |
Business Administration |
Brad, president of Wired Monk Franchise Corp., found his niche eight years ago with a coffee-bistro franchise. More... |
| Andrea Gielens |
Biology |
Andrea is now the carnivore keeper at Fort Langley’s Mountain View Conservation and Breeding Centre. More... |
| Nathan Becker |
Physics, honours |
Nathan, UCFV's very first physics honours grad, recently won a $24,000 scholarship to University of Calgary. More... |
Norman Wiederick
Ryan Wiederick
Eric Wiederick |
Electronics Technician
Common Core |
The Weidericks have a few key messages for today’s high school students faced with planning their future careers: keep your options open by choosing a versatile discipline and make sure you get a credential that will differentiate you in the job market. More... |
Terry-Lynn
Stone |
Arts
(English) |
Terry-Lynn is currently the editor-in-chief for the Alive publishing group, and is responsible for the monthly publication of Alive, Canada’s natural health magazine, with a circulation of over 200,000 monthly. More... |
Mike
Hildebrand |
Science |
This 2001 UCFV BSc grad has been in a PhD program at the University of British Columbia since 2002, and expects to finish by 2008. More... |
Greg
Asayo |
Nursing |
What really intrigued Greg about nursing was the interaction with the patients and the public. He didn’t want to be talking to people from behind a counter. More... |
| Lianne Radmore |
General
Studies |
Lianne had accumulated hundreds of credits through various programs but had specific interests she wanted to pursue. It worked best for her to pick and choose courses from a variety of disciplines. More... |
Diana
Charleston |
Social Work |
Diana enrolled in the UCFV Social Services program in 1987, graduating with a diploma in 1989. More than a decade later she was back, finishing her Bachelor of Social Work degree in 2005, and picking up two jobs within a week of graduation. More... |
Harjit
Singh |
Criminology & Criminal Justice |
Harjit completed a detailed study of Indo-Canadian gang life as a research practicum in his final year at UCFV, and it helped him secure a spot in the criminology master’s program at SFU. More... |
Jamie Copeland
Matthias Morel
Jeff Martin
Syona Chuen |
Business Administration (Aviation) |
In 1996, UCFV and Coastal Pacific Aviation launched the first four-year aviation degree in Canada. Not only do students complete their private and commercial pilot’s licences as part of the intensive program, but they also earn their Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree. More... |
Peter
Eppinga |
Kinesiology |
Peter had harboured a dream of going to medical school and becoming a family physician since he was five years old. He's now heading for UBC medical school in Fall 2006. More... |
| Hugh Dalgleish |
Physics |
Hugh was one of UCFV’s highest GPA earners ever in physics. He has since gone on to earn the highest GPA of physics PhD graduates at SFU in 2006. More... |
| Andrea Northcott |
Kinesiology |
Andrea attended UCFV from 1998 through 2002, concentrating in her final years on taking the prerequisites for UBC’s physiotherapy bachelor’s degree. More... |
| Jason Beck |
History |
Jason had notions of taking over the family farm, and dreams of being a professional athlete, but no concrete plans. He attended UCFV for three years, played varsity soccer, and discovered a passion for history. More... |
| Jason Gelderman |
Criminology & Criminal Justice |
Constable Gelderman now works with the New Westminster police department, but got work experience as a student with the Abbotsford Police Department, the BC Coroners’ Service, and the RCMP. More... |
| Lorna Siemens |
General Studies |
Since returning to school at age 60, Siemens has completed a Bachelor of General Studies degree and attained her Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) certificate. More... |
| Shawn Neumann |
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Owner and founder of Abbotsford's Domain7 Solutions Inc., Shawn was named one of Business in Vancouver's “40 under 40”, an annual list profiling BC's most outstanding entrepreneurs and professionals. More... |
| Mary Anne Waterhouse |
Theatre |
Theatre studies led to film industry career for Mary Anne Waterhouse. More... |
| Melanie Schambach |
Visual Arts |
Melanie has taken her love of interactive painting and turned that passion into a project to help children in Guatemala. More...
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| Faculty & Staff |
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George
Melzer |
Early Childhood
Education |
Winner of the 2006 UCFV Teaching Excellence award, George has been an Early Childhood
Education instructor at UCFV since 1994 and knows that teaching is about more than transferring skills and knowledge. More... |
| Wendy Burton |
Adult Education & UCFV Online |
Winner of the 2005 UCFV Teaching Excellence award,Wendy is recognized for her classroom work as well as her efforts in curriculum development, instructional skills workshops, and online learning. More... |
Andrea
MacPherson |
English and Creative Writing |
An instructor of English and Creative Writing at UCFV, Andrea has published a book of poetry and has two more coming out this year. Her first novel, When She Was Electric, appeared in 2003 and her second, Beyond the Blue, was released in January 2007. More... |
| Al Tuchscherer |
Basketball coach |
UCFV alumni and Cascades coach, Al says that basketball has given him “everything” in life. More... |
| Darryl Plecas |
Criminology & Criminal Justice |
Plecas holds the RCMP University Research Chair in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at UCFV, and is a member at large with the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, along with other associate or advisory roles. More... |
| Gwen Point |
History, Social Work & Human Services, First Nations Studies |
A passionate ambassador for Aboriginal tourism, Point was recognized as an outstanding performer by the Aboriginal Tourism Association of British Columbia. More... |
| Eric Spalding |
Communications |
Spalding has incorporated his hobby of composing and recording original songs into his job of teaching UCFV students about media and communications. More... |
| Fiona McQuarrie |
Business Administration |
When McQuarrie was studying for her master's degree, she took skating lessons for exercise after long hours in the library. She's now a champion adult figure skater. More... |
| Darren Blakeborough |
Sociology |
Prof. Blakeborough teaches a popular course called Sociology of the Simpsons. More... |
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