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Roland Brener, a professor of visual arts at UVic for 23 years and the creator of many powerful sculptures and graphic works, died on March 22. Roland’s contribution to the practice and understanding of art over the last 40 years has had a major impact on the Canadian art world and on Victoria’s reputation as a centre of artistic achievement. At UVic, he was an early and central figure in the development of a visual arts program dedicated to contemporary practice. He supported the development of the visual arts gallery, the department’s well-designed workshop, the honours program, the graduate program, and the visiting artist program. He was responsible for the department’s first foray into digital media and introduced it into the curriculum. Roland’s work can be found in many public collections, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal, the Vancouver Art Gallery, and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
Excerpted from an obituary written by visual arts professor emeritus Mowry Baden. For the full text visit http://finearts.uvic.ca/visualarts/.
Lucie Daigle, a member of the department of French since 1985 and a senior instructor since 1991, died on March 24. Lucie was well known for her devotion to her students and for her innovative pedagogical strategies. Inspired by the passion of her sister, Louise, for other cultures, Lucie left the Quebec farming community where she grew up to pursue a diploma in multilingual public relations, followed by a BA in English and education at Université Laval in 1980. The following year, she came to Victoria, earning her MA in linguistics from UVic in 1984. At Lucie’s request, a scholarship for graduate students in linguistics is being endowed in her name. Her gentle humour and creativity will be missed by colleagues and students in the department, who made dozens of origami cranes to lift her spirits during her time at Victoria Hospice. Donations may be made in her memory to the Victoria Hospice Society and the BC Cancer Foundation.
Contributed by associate dean of humanities Claire Carlin and John Greene from the department of French.
Gerry Horne, manager of UVic’s aquatic facility, died suddenly on April 4. Gerry first joined the office of research administration in 1997 as an aquatic technician. He brought with him a wealth of experience both from the aquaculture program at Malaspina College, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and private industry. His previous experience as a heavy equipment mechanic served him well as he upgraded the water treatment systems for both fresh and seawater. Gerry had the opportunity to tour some of the best aquatic systems in North America and combined all the data to guide construction of the UVic aquatic facility. A state-of-the-art freshwater recirculation system was his crowning achievement. His legacy at UVic also includes a long list of friends, who knew him as a gentleman, a person with integrity, and a major asset to the university’s Canadian Council on Animal Care committee.
Contributed by Ralph Scheurle, manager of the animal care unit.
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