The Office of the Vice-President, Students recognizes exceptional contributions or significant improvements to the student experience and learning environment at UBC.

The 2010/11 UBC Student Development Award Recipients have been announced and are now listed for viewing.

• Helen McCrae Award - For a service for students provided by AMS, GSS, or UBC
• Margaret Fulton Award - For an individual
• Alfred Scow Award - For an undergraduate program or department
• Peter Larkin Award - For a graduate program or department

Helen McCrae Award

For a service for students provided by AMS, GSS, or UBC
Dr. Helen McCrae served UBC as a professor of Social Work and Dean of Women from 1959 to 1973. Her community contributions have extended from UBC to the United Nations in her efforts to improve educational opportunities and the lives of women and children.

This award is granted to recognize a service for students provided by the AMS, GSS, or UBC in honour of her commitment and contributions to community.

Margaret Fulton Award

For an individual
Dr. Margaret Fulton was a distinguished educator in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary education. She served as the Dean of Women at UBC and University President, Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax.

This award is granted to an outstanding individual (student, faculty, or staff) who has made a contribution to student development and the university community in honour of her commitment to university access and student learning.

Alfred Scow Award

For an undergraduate program or department
A UBC Alumnus, Judge Scow was the first Aboriginal person in British Columbia to graduate with a Bachelor of Law degree, and in 1962, he became the first Aboriginal lawyer in BC. He served as a judge for the Provincial Court of British Columbia from 1971 to 1992. His tireless efforts to support First Nations students contributed to the establishment of the First Nations House of Learning.

This award is granted to an undergraduate program or department that has contributed to student development in honour of his commitment to UBC and demonstrated vision, integrity, and dedication to social justice.

Peter Larkin Award

For a graduate program or department
Dr. Peter Larkin was UBC’s first Fisheries Biologist and founding Director of the Institute of Fisheries, a graduate program. He continued his support of graduate education and became Dean of Graduate Studies in 1975 and Vice-President, Research in 1986. He is a Member of the Order of Canada (1995) and the Order of BC (1996).

This award is granted to a graduate program or department that has contributed to student development in honour of his commitment and passion for teaching and graduate education.l justice.