UBC Okanagan Campus Archives
UBC Okanagan Campus Archives is a branch of Okanagan Special Collections and Archives that collects and preserves both institutional and private records related to the history of UBC’s Okanagan campus.
Access to physical records
Visit Okanagan Special Collections & Archives to consult university records at UBC Okanagan. Our materials can be accessed through the Corbishley Family Reading Room in COM 004 in the Commons building.
Please use our online booking system to make an appointment. If you don’t see a time that works for you, email us at osc.contact@lists.ubc.ca.
Access to institutional records is governed by BC’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPOP). All access requests must be supported by a Patron Agreement.
Archives in the vault at Okanagan Special Collections and Archives.
Other services
For information on reproductions and research assistance, please see the Okanagan Special Colletions and Archives.
Explore UBC Okanagan Campus Archives Online
Browse descriptions
Descriptions of UBC Okanagan Campus Archives holdings are found in Explore Archives at UBC.
Campus History
Honorary Degrees
UBC Okanagan
UBC Okanagan first conferred honorary degrees at its inaugural Congregation in Kelowna on June 9, 2006. The recipients that day were Syilx educator and activist Jeannette Armstrong; and Dr. William Bowering, former president of Okanagan University College.
Recordings of all UBCO convocation ceremonies from 2013 to present can be found on the UBC Studios Okanagan YouTube channel.
2025
- Barry Lapointe, Doctor of Laws
- Nancy McKenzie, Doctor of Laws
- Hon. Justice Malcolm Rowe, Doctor of Laws
- Wilbur Turner, Doctor of Laws
2024
- Deborah Buszard, Doctor of Laws
- Ian Cull, Doctor of Laws
- Raghwa Gopal, Doctor of Laws
2023
- suiki?st PaulineTerbasket, Doctor of Laws
- Lindsay Gordon, Doctor of Laws
2022
There were no Honorary Degree recipients in 2022.
2021
- Theresa Arsenault, Doctor of Laws
- Peter Dhillon, Doctor of Laws
- Al Hildebrandt, Doctor of Laws
- Clarence Louie, Doctor of Laws
- Jessie Nyberg, Doctor of Laws
- Greta Thunberg, Doctor of Laws
2020
- Martha Crago, Doctor of Science
- Howard Soon, Doctor of Science
- Ian Whishaw, Doctor of Science
- Dick Fletcher, Doctor of Laws
- Jim Hamilton, Doctor of Laws
- Chris Marchand and Eric Mitchell, Doctor of Laws
2019
- William Carpentier, Doctor of Science
- Lewis Kay, Doctor of Science
- Beckie Scott, Doctor of Laws
2018
- Victoria Kaspi, Doctor of Science
- Rosalind Williams, Doctor of Letters
- Anthony von Mandl, Doctor of Laws
2017
- Alex Janvier, Doctor of Letters
2016
- Roberta Bondar, Doctor of Science
- David Shindler, Doctor of Science
2015
- Sara Seager, Doctor of Science
- Philip J. Currie, Doctor of Science
2014
- Jack Szostak, Doctor of Science
2013
- Patrick Lane, Doctor of Letters
- Edward Burtynsky, Doctor of Letters
2012
- Ross D. Fitzpatrick, Doctor of Laws
2011
- Brad Bennett, Doctor of Laws
2010
- Samantha Nutt, Doctor of Laws
2009
- Lisa Steele / Kim Tomczak, Doctor of Letters
- J. Peter Meekison, Doctor of Laws
2008
- Bryan Kolb, Doctor of Science
2007
- Tom Siddon, Doctor of Laws
2006
- Jeannette Armstrong, Doctor of Laws
- William Bowering, Doctor of Laws
UBC Okanagan graduation ceremony
UBC Vancouver
UBC’s Point Grey campus began conferring honorary degrees at its inaugural Congregation on October 16th, 1925.
Records Management
Okanagan Special Collections & Archives works closely with UBC Okanagan’s Records Management team to ensure historically significant records are transferred to UBC Okanagan Campus Archives.
The Records Management team can assist with active and semi-active records as well as explore options for records storage.
Contact us
For general inquiries about the Okanagan University Archives, or if you have materials you’d like to donate, please email us at osc-contact@lists.ubc.ca.