New addition to Board of Governors

Evans

UVic's board of governors has a new member. Recently appointed to a three-year term is John Evans, an experienced real estate developer and the principal of Trilogy Properties Corp., headquartered in Vancouver. Evans has guided numerous major real estate projects in Canada and the U.S. over the past two decades.

Trilogy, which Evans founded in 1991, is active in real estate development, acquisition and asset management in Vancouver, Whistler and the Fraser Valley. During its initial six years, Trilogy developments were valued at more than $250 million, including the Westin Grand and OPUS hotels in downtown Vancouver and Whistler's Marketplace. Evans holds a commerce degree from UBC.

There are also four re-appointments to the board. They are: lawyer Trudi Brown; business consultant Eric Donald; public relations consultant Gail Flitton; and businessman Murray Farmer. All four will serve until July 31, 2008. Donald is currently board chair and Brown is vice-chair.

Other board members are: business executive Peter Ciceri; cultural advocate Linda Jules; business executive Jane Peverett; faculty members Tom Cleary (English) and Bill Pfaffenberger (math and statistics); staff member Jill Tate (physical education); and students Jonas Gifford and Michelle Kinney. Chancellor Ron Lou-Poy and President David Turpin are ex officio members.

Cleary and Pfaffenberger will end their terms on June 30, and be replaced by recently elected faculty members Peter Driessen (electrical and computer engineering/music) and Peter Liddell (Germanic and Russian studies). At the same time, Tate will be replaced by newly elected staff representative Katherine Williams (facilities management).

The 15-member board of governors is one of the two primary governing bodies of the university. It includes elected faculty, staff and students, and eight members appointed by the provincial government. Two of the government appointees (Donald and Ciceri) are nominated by the UVic Alumni Association.

The board is responsible for the management, administration and business affairs of the university. It administers university assets, approves the university budget framework, determines fees and student aid, and is responsible for faculty and staff appointments.