This year’s convocation ceremony on June 17th was a special event, held in a virtual environment. The faculty and staff in the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies are happy to congratulate all of the students who completed their degrees in 2020.
This year we have ten masters students, three doctoral students, forty-seven Bachelor of Arts students, and thirteen Bachelor of Fine Arts students graduating and who participated in the UBC Okanagan Virtual Ceremony. On behalf of all our faculty and staff, we congratulate the students and their families on the occasion of their graduation!
“I congratulate our students and their families on this occasion and look forward to see what they are going to do in the future. I look forward to welcoming our students back to our campus in the years to come. I congratulate and salute our students on their achievements and wish them all the best as they make their way into the future.” Says Bryce Traister, Dean of FCCS.
Bard Dawson, a member of the graduating class of 2020, was one of this year’s student readers at the ceremony. She shared these words with the graduating class:
“Let’s keep on striving, staying strong and focussed on a future of possibilities. We have already begun that process in a unique way as the first class to leave UBCO with a virtual ceremony. Let’s continue to be unique, let’s provide a fresh approach, let’s bring the best we have to offer to this challenging time.”
Barb completed her BFA degree with a major in Visual Arts.
The 2020 Virtual Graduation celebration can be viewed here.
FCCS is also pleased to recognize the achievements of the following graduating or continuing students who received awards for their outstanding academic performance this year:
- Jocelyn Boonstra, French and Spanish Scholarship
- Danielle Burrows, International Student Faculty Award
- Megan Butchart, Dr. Shelley Martin Memorial Scholarship
- Sage Cannon, Interdisciplinary Performance Scholarship
- Katie Chamberlain, Visual Arts Scholarship
- Emily Chu, Jack and Lorna Hambleton Memorial Award
- Sari Dale, Creative Writing Scholarship; Creative Writing Prize; Jessie Ravnsborg Memorial Award
- Aiden de Vin, Norma and Jack Aitken Prize in Visual Arts; Head of Class
- Amelia Ford, Doug Biden Memorial Scholarship in Visual Arts
- Josie Hillman, Jill Douglas Entrance Award
- Chloe Jenkins, Jaeger Entrance Award (BFA)
- Eve Kaspryscka, Henderson Award in International Development
- Amanda Kelly, Creative Writing Transfer Prize
- Melodie Krieger, Visual Arts Scholarship
- Alex Labarta-Garcia, International Student Faculty Award
- Ingrid Lassek, Kelly Curtis Memorial Scholarship in English
- Nyshaya Leck, Spanish Scholarship
- Carolina Leyton, International Student Faculty Award
- Brian Murphy, English Scholarship
- Melissa Plisic, Cultural Studies Scholarship
- Emerson Rogers, Art History and Visual Culture Scholarship
- Amy Salter, Asper Scholarship
- Ari Sparks, Murray Johnson Memorial Award in Visual Arts
- Sara Spencer, Elinor Yandel Memorial Award in Fine Arts; ASPER Graduating Prize
- Karen Takahashi, International Student Faculty Award
- Amy Thiessen, HSBC Bank of Canada Prize
- Arianna Tooke, Craig Hall Memorial Visual Arts Scholarship in Printmaking
- Isabelle Walters, French Scholarship; French Essay Prize
- Angela Wood, Asper Scholarship; Frances HARRIS Prize in Fine Arts
- Claire Worrall, Jaeger Entrance Award (BFA)
The FCCS Dean’s Honour list recognizes students in all years of the BA and BFA degrees, who are at the top of their class with a GPA of 85% or better.
Bachelor of Arts Students
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Bachelor of Fine Arts Students
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