Gary Wong
Remembering Walter Gage
UBC Engineering Class of 1970 On Sep 16 2020, the UBC Engineering Class of 1970 held its 50th-year reunion. In compliance with COVID-19 protocols, it was a day-long program hosted on Zoom. On the afternoon agenda was remembering Walter Gage. On May 28, 1969, Dean Gage was officially appointed UBC’s 6th president. It was a […]
UBC Homecoming 2018
The Friends of Walter Gage participated in this year’s UBC Homecoming proudly displaying the now published book. Michael Davies, Dan Bowditch, Danny Peart, and Connor Jameson were on hand to welcome Alumni members, relatives, & friends ready and willing to tell and hear stories about Walter Gage. Paul Preminger (1966) and his daughter Whitney dropped […]
BCBooklook review: Love Affair with UBC
A book review “Love affair with UBC” by Sheldon Goldfarb was recently published in The Ormsby Review. The Ormsby Review is a vehicle for book reviews and articles of any length, usually extensively illustrated. This service support books and authors of British Columbia. BCBookLook was envisioned in 2012, designed in 2013 and launched in 2014. By April of […]
500 Books sold
The Friends of Walter Gage are pleased to announce that over 500 books have been sold! Many copies were sold directly at our two main events. On 2017 Nov 16 we held our Book Preview & Celebration and had our official Book Launch on 2018 Feb 15. On Jan 18 Butch Braidwood and Gary Wong […]
Feb 15 Official Book Launch
Over 150 friends of Walter Gage gathered at the University Golf Club to celebrate the official launch of the book. Emcee Butch Braidwood read a letter from President Santa Ono who was planning to attend but had to unfortunately sent his apologies at the last moment. “Walter Gage stands out as an exceptional leader. During […]
CBC Radio One’s The Early Edition
Listen to Stephen Quinn introduce Margaret Gallagher who interviewed Shelley Fralic and Jim McEwen about Walter Gage. The following article was posted on the CBC website: ‘Mr. UBC:’ why a university prof and ‘reluctant’ president meant so much to so many Walter Gage strikes a relaxed pose in his office in 1971. Gage was […]
Listen to author Shelley Fralic on CKNW Radio
This morning on Simi Sara’s show on CKNW radio, book author Shelley Fralic explains how she got involved with the Friends of Walter Gage to write The Age of Walter Gage: How One Canadian Shaped The Lives of Thousands”. Click here to listen to the interview. Shelley also tells Simi a couple of amazing stories that […]
Vancouver Sun: Engaged in Education
A big story was included in yesterday’s edition of the Vancouver Sun newspaper. Our thanks go to Valerie Casselton, the Managing Editor of the Sun/Province. Valerie also is a UBC Alumni Association board member and helping us find ways to connect with UBC alumni and faculty emeriti, all current UBC students, faculty and staff, and thousands […]
Walter Gage, Poet
In 1954 Dr. Henry C. Gunning began his service as the fourth Dean of Applied Science. During his 5 years as Dean he developed a strong relationship with Walter Gage. Those feelings were expressed at the 1975 Engineering Undergraduate Society Ball: “I would not wish to have been dean if Walter had not been in the […]
Nov 16 Book Preview & Celebration
Thursday, Nov 16th marked a huge milestone: the unboxing of the books fresh from the printer. Copies were distributed to storytellers, benefactors, supporters, and pre-orderers who were able to come to the by-invitation-only occasion at the University Golf Club. MC Butch Braidwood welcomed the gathering of over 70 guests. “Without your stories, financial support, and helping […]
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