Geoffrey Weller: ...the real essential is tc attract top quality
people. | would rather take a little longer than take second best.

by Nancy Orr

Geoffrey R. Weller was not a
stranger to the group of people
seeking a president for their new
University of Northern B.C. this
past year.

Although the Interim Plan-
ning Group for the UNBC had
not met him personally, they
had become acquainted with
him through his writings and his
journals in the fields of health,
policy, security and intelligence,

and his published papers such as
“the Politics of Government In-
tervention in Higher Education”’
and ‘'the University and the Na-
tional Economy”’.

‘Those writings helped us to
develop our thoughts relating to
the establishment of our new
university.’ said Murray Sadler,
chairman of the planning group.

And for these people with
their hearts and minds of north-
em regions, further reinforce-
ment came from Geoffrey Well-
er’s involvement and conceptual

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role in the creation of the Centre
for Northern Studies at Lake-
head University and the newly-
formed Association of Circum-
polar Universities, which in-
cludes universities in Alaska,
Sweden, Norway, Finland, and
Russia.

It was this facility to reach
beyond local affairs into the
world and the particular empha-
sis on studies relating to the
northern section of the globe
that caught their attention.
Together with his determination
to involve as much of the north-
ern section of the province as is
possible and his resolution to
create ‘‘an aura of excellence’’,
that determined his selection for
UNEC,

“It is my determination to re-
cruit outstanding staff,’’ said

Prof. Weller during an interview:

in Terrace. ‘‘To create a good
academic base, to attract staff
and students seeking academic
excellence.’”

‘*The time schedule is very im-
portant to everyone,’” he contin-
ued, ‘‘but the real essential is to
attract top-quality people. 1
would rather take a little longer
than take second best.

‘We must have a good
name,’’ he emphasized.

**Also of paramount impor-

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Terrace Review — Wednesday, January 2, 1991 BS

tance in research,”’ he said. ‘‘We
hope to be a leader in discussion
and research. And in that we are
very fortunate to have on our
Board a foremost researcher,
Dr. Peter Larkin of UBC.”’

Professor Weller was born
and educated in the United
Kingdom except for one year as
a high school exchange student
in the USA, He received his
M.A. in Political Science at
McMasters University and his
Phd. at McGill, where he was
also an assistant professor.
Later he went to Lakehead Uni-
versity in Thunder Bay and con-
tinued his career in teaching and
administration to his present po-
sition as Vice-President (Aca-
demic) with 245 teaching posi-
tions and 26 departments includ-
ing Arts, Science, and Profes-
sional Studies to look after.

“He has continued his pub-
lishing and research notwith-
standing his considerable admin-
istrative responsibilities for the
basic academic plan at Lake-
head,’’ said Sadler when intro-
ducing the new president to Ter-
race Nov. 21., ‘‘With his back-
ground, philosophy, interests
and points of view, we regard
him as a perfect fit for the man-
date for the University of North-

New university president a northerner at heart

ern British Columbia.’’

Professor Weller is married
with three sons. His wife Jean
and youngest son, who is still in
school will join him as soon as
possible. He assumed his new
duties yesterday.

The University of Northern
B.C. is no mega project nor in-
stant success.

‘We must take time to build it
well,’? said Professor Weller,
“in terms of character and per-
sonnel, not only physical con-
struction.”

“To continue the analogy, the
first stage has been completed,
with the foundation studies, the
funding, the initial planning and
the hiring of the foreman (the
president).

“Now we enter the second
stage, the actual building with
blocks of quality material—the
courses, the philosophy, the
staff and faculty and support
facilities; the people and ideas
on: which the success of this
university will depend.

“This is the most. vital step,
the foundation. We must get it
right. We have models and his-
tories to guide us in our own uni-
versities as well as models in
other countries in sparsely set-
tled areas.”’

Thornhill Elementary School ©

issues first term honours

The administration and staff

at Thornhill Elementary School

recently released the names of

students who qualified for the
school’s first term honour roll.
The students all had grade point
averages above 3.0 with no mark
lower than C and no unsatisfac-
tory general development
marks. The students are:

GRADE 4
Rebecca Boland, Maithew
Chretien, Travis Riopka, Allie

Lacey, Charlene Buck, Taylor
McCowan, Donella Rundell,

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Aimee Cooper, Shelly LeFebvre,
Kara Myhr, Sharla Salem, Dar-
ryl Todd.

Blanche Burkett, Kelly Jul-
seth, Cara Stack, Tracy Shel-
ford, James Chalmers, Amanda
Phillips, Shanda Skode, Bobbie
Lee Clutterbuck, Farrel Long-
ridge, Melanie Ramsey, Kareen
Stringer, Jamie Westfall.

Adam Carr, Aubrey Kennedy,
Robert Yeast, Dawn Enlow,
Heather Lavoie, Heidi Ruchot-
zke, Corisa Berlin, Renee Jean-
son, Tanya Middleton, Sky
Richard, Karl Suttis.

GRADE 5

Laura Archibald, Dainis Bur-
ton, Kerry Ann Kyle, Tara Sims,
Amy Stack, Travis Mills-Car-
son, Ben Hull, Virginia Buck,
Christopher Vienneau.

Jessie Bartlett, Tia Casper,
Phillip Le Ross, Tyler Thomas,
Laurel Payjack, Deanna Lam-
bright, Warren Eichhorst, An-
gela Boutilier, Dawn Thiessen.

Pam Bennet, Shawn Kelly,
Ryan Miller, Tracy Warner,
Nicholas Mitzimberg, Candice
Kennedy, Darren Daugherty,

Jericho Bevan, Tamara Hark-

onen.
GRADE 6

Pam Visentin, Brad Allard,
Jason Cote, Teneille Hopp,
Rhea Pearson, Kim Thomson,
Michelle Wiebe, Crystal Ruch-
otzke, Kori Kivi, Kathleen Duf-
fy, Jonathan Gagnon, Danny
Miller.

Tavin Longridge, Dexter Ar-
chibald, Micheile Demoe, Van-

essa Humble, Kristen Petovello, |

Sarah Woodhouse, Adam Vien-
neau, Aeron Reid, Jennifer Jen-
niss, Travis Casper, Charles
Parks.

Kim Larue, Clayten Blighton,
Kareena Gillard, Dereck Ken-
dall, Jeramiah Riopka, Stacy
Alexander, Dominic Toovey,
Michael Lacey, Holly Hovland,
Paisley Carpentier, Roxanne
Douglas.

GRADE 7

Sarah Thompson, Selena Po-
povitch, Bernadette Buck, Jill
Thiessen, Martin Ouellet, Dana
Harkonen, Janie Ramsey, Carly
Belina, Donnita Vienneau.

Regional district to
sponsor essay contest

The Regional District of Kitimat-
Stikine will be looking for a little
Student awareness during Aware-
ness Week °91. The event doesn’t
actually take place until the fourth
week of April, allowing students
plenty of time to begin doing
research.

_ The regional district board of

directors has asked administration
fo sponsor an essay contest for
students in the area and invite the
winners to spend a day with
regional district staff in April.
Rules and guidelines for the con-
test are expected to be drawn up in
the next few weeks.

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