Four elected to senate

Four representatives of the university's convocation have been elected to the UVic senate in voting that concluded Nov. 18.

Andrew Ian MacPherson (251 votes), Cheryl Borris (183), Larry Cross (182) and Betty Clazie (179) were elected to three-year terms.

MacPherson is an emergency room physician in Victoria and the medical chief for emergency services for the Vancouver Island Health Authority. He completed a bachelor of science degree in biology in 1993.

Borris, who holds an MA in cultural anthropology along with two undergraduate degrees from UVic, has been re-elected to senate. She has specialized in social policy development during a 27-year career in the provincial public service.

Cross, BEd '64, was a member of UVic's first graduating class. The retired public school administrator is also president of the UVic Alumni Association and a Sidney town councillor.

Clazie completed her UVic education degree in 1973 and was a principal for 15 years in the Saanich School District. She's a former president of the UVic Alumni Association.

Chancellor Ron Lou-Poy was acclaimed for a second term.

Members of convocation include alumni, past and present board and senate members, faculty, degree-holding staff members employed by UVic for at least a year, and Victoria College students who completed at least one year a the college prior to 1963.

Senate is responsible for the university's academic governance, granting degrees and recommending enrolment levels. It also determines admissions and transfer procedures and recommends new programs, awards and scholarships to the board of governors.