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education
The future of education
As you read this Community Report you’ll discover years. Compounding this pressure is the large
what we’ve been up to over the last year at Douglas population growth in the adjacent South Fraser
College. You’ll learn how our graduates are region, portions of which have excellent public
contributing to their communities, meet the transit access to our New Westminster campus.
recipient of the first-ever Alumni Award of Although we are currently adding fifth and sixth
Distinction and discover the reason why one man floors to a small portion of the New Westminster
donates to Douglas College. campus, the problem now is that the facility is full.
You’ll also notice a predominant theme in some Our main strategy for the last few years has been
of our stories: planning for the future. to provide more courses at our David Lam Campus
At the New Westminster Campus, construction so students in Coquitlam and farther east don’t
is underway to add a fifth and sixth floor to a have to travel all the way to New Westminster. For
portion of the building, creating room for about example, we opened a summer semester at the
750 additional full-time equivalent students. David Lam Campus two years ago and all seats
We are also awaiting word on proposals that filled before registration closed.
would allow us to offer a Bachelor of Science Now, we’re looking to expand the David Lam
Degree in Nursing and a Bachelor of Health Campus. The next phase will accomodate at least
Science Degree in Psychiatric Nursing. This would 3,000 full-time equivalent students, providing
allow our students to complete their degrees at more educational opportunities for Tri-Cities
Douglas College while freeing up space at other students. We are also anticipating future growth in
institutions. New Westminster (see story page 3).
But we’re not stopping there. So, keep your eye on Douglas College. We’re
Douglas College’s region is one of the fastest- looking to the future to help make dreams come true.
growing college regions in BC, and is expected
to grow by over 20 percent in the next 10
Susan Witter, President
Bill Gartside, Foundation
Board Chair
higher education
Higher education at Douglas College
The New Westminster Campus is growing up. “The demand for our courses is very high now and
A fifth and sixth floor are being added to a we will soon need more space to accommodate the
portion of the north building, providing extra students.”
approximately 2,260 square metres of extra space The expansion will feature a new Learning
for the Campus. Work began in May 2003 and is Technology Centre, consolidating most campus
expected to be complete by May 2004. computer labs into eight 40-seat rooms. By moving
The extra floors are a welcome addition, says computer labs to the new floors, space will be freed
College President Susan Witter. “The New up for general purpose classrooms as well as
Westminster Campus is currently running at full dedicated-learning areas such as the proposed
capacity, and as soon as the fifth and sixth floors Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree Program.
open in the Fall of 2004, they also will be full. The The area will also feature two seminar rooms, two
David Lam Campus will not be far behind as breakout rooms, technical facilities and bookable
enrolment grows in the Tri-Cities area.” faculty offices.
The expansion will create space for about 750 But the growth of the New Westminster
additional full-time equivalent students, and is Campus isn’t stopping there. A Legacy Fund for
budgeted at about $5.5 million. Capital Expansion has been started in anticipation
“Douglas College serves one of the fastest of future expansion. The College is currently
growing regions in BC,” she says. exploring the possibility of acquiring land that is
currently available near the New Westminster
Campus. The Legacy Fund currently stands
at $2.8 million.
“The provincial government has
made it clear that we will not receive
any funding for expansion from
them unless we bring some of our
own to the table,” says Witter.
“We are responsible for our
own future.”
CFCS
Child, Family & Community Studies
• Child and Youth Care Counsellor
• Classroom and Community Support
• Community Social Service Worker
• Early Childhood Education
• Sign Language Interpretation
• Therapeutic Recreation
• Youth Justice Program
dream
A dream makes the difference
For First Nations students, having a dream or goal can make the
difference between graduating or being a high school dropout.
“My job is to break the cycle and get students interested in staying
in school,” says Bill Jackson, First Nations Outreach for the New
Westminster School District. “Supporting their goals and their dreams
can make all of the difference.”
Jackson, a graduate of the Community Social Service Worker
Program at Douglas College, deals with the harsh realities faced by some
First Nations students – troubled families, alcohol and drugs, suicide
and poverty. When there’s a crisis with an aboriginal student in New
Westminster, he’s the guy they call.
He builds a relationship with the student and their family in order
to identify the root of the problem.
“I try to hook families and students into their community,” he says.
“It breaks them out of their isolation rather than leaving them sitting
at home alone trying to deal with mounting problems.”
Bill Jackson, a graduate of the Community
Social Service Worker Program, aims to break A lot of First Nations children weren’t brought up in their culture,
the cycle and keep First Nations students says Jackson.
in school. “They don’t know the traditions. When they learn more about
themselves and their culture, their self-esteem goes up and they start
to dream about the future. This makes them interested in staying in
school.”
excellence
Excellence in Early Childhood Education
Colene Thompson says her work in Douglas College instructors. “I
early childhood education is not strive to do the best job I can — to
just fun and games. “We teach create the best environment, to self-
values — acceptance of all evaluate all the time and always ask,
children,” says Thompson. “We ‘How can I do this better?’” she
teach them about respect. We teach says.
them how to interact with each Creating an inclusive
other. And we teach them how to environment for children is one of
say no.” her goals. “I try to design a
Thompson, the Director of program that includes children
Noah’s Ark Children’s Centre, is a who have special needs, whether it
graduate of Douglas College’s Early be autism or Down’s syndrome or
Child Education (ECE) Program. something else.” Thompson and
This year, she was nominated for her staff at Noah’s Ark learned sign
the Prime Minister’s Award for language to help a non-verbal child Colene Thompson, Director, Noah’s Ark
Excellence in Early Childhood with Down’s syndrome Children’s Centre and 2003 nominee for the
Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Early
Education. Winning the award communicate. “We started
Childhood Education.
would bring $5,000 to her centre, learning sign language for him,
but she says, “The nomination is and we never stopped.” Now it’s a
nice. That would be enough really.” permanent part of the program. College. “Now she comes back and
Thompson says she acquired her Thompson sits on the advisory gives us some really good advice,”
philosophy of excellence from board for the ECE Program at the says Pat Brown, ECE coordinator.
increasing options
Increasing options for people with disabilities
Erin Menzies believes in inclusion. “We strive to develop computer training, a volunteer work
An Adult Service Worker for the relationships with others in the program and fitness classes such as
Burnaby Association for Community community,” says Menzies, who bowling and dance aerobics.
Inclusion, she says people with graduated from Douglas College’s It’s important for people with
disabilities need to be involved in all Classroom and Community disabilities to be out and about in
aspects of the community. Support (CCS) Program in 2002. “I the community, says Lori Woods,
try to get people to see their abilities Menzies’ former instructor. “It just
and not their disabilities. Each day works better when people are
we go out and do activities. We go together,” she says. “When we
to Starbucks and the swimming segregate them, it doesn’t work.”
pool and get to know other people.” It’s great to get paid for what she
Working with the Teens in does, says Menzies. “But at the end of
Transition program, Menzies helps the day, it’s not just about doing the
young adults with disabilities shift job and going home. My job means
from high school to a day program. something more than money.”
She teaches them life skills and helps
them set goals. They also have
Erin Menzies, Classroom and Community Support Grad, 2002.
budget
Budget aims to ease impact of tuition fee increase
For the second year in a row, To ease the impact on students valuable work experience. This
Douglas College was forced to facing financial challenges, a budget allocates $55,000 towards
raise tuition fees to balance its portion of the new fees will create student employment (in addition
budget and to ensure the healthy more funds for student aid. An to $125,000 added last year) for
operation of the College. additional $250,000 will help an annual total of $180,000.
“Last year we let the needy students this year. Funds will also be used to
community know that our tuition Combined with $250,000 create 15 new sections of high-
fees would likely increase by 30 allocated last year, there is now demand university transfer courses
percent in 2003, and that is what $500,000 allocated annually from such as Psychology, English, Math
has happened,” says College tuition fee revenue for student aid. and Biology, providing over 500
President Susan Witter. “Without “In January 2003, bursary additional seats.
the increase we would be facing applications were up 40 percent “We are following the plan laid
further cuts to programs right and scholarship applications were out in 2002 and taking steps to
when students need to have more up 25 percent compared to last meet future challenges. The plan
seats available.” year at the same time,” says allows Douglas College to
With the fee increase, a full- Witter. “The good news is that minimize the impact on students
time student’s tuition fees rose we were able to help almost 90 and maintain our commitment to
from $860 per semester to $1,115 percent of bursary applicants, and providing quality education,”
per semester beginning in the value of the awards was Witter says.
September 2003. Douglas higher than usual.”
College’s fees will remain below Another way to ease the
the national average for colleges financial burden on students is
and substantially less than local through the creation of jobs on
universities. campus, which also provide
opportunities
Creating opportunities for learning
When government funding was removed for work-study positions at Douglas
College, the tuition fee increase helped fill the gap. A portion of the funds
from the increase – $180,000 annually last year – went into the creation of
student employment on campus, turning those work-study jobs into student
assistant positions.
For Computer Information Systems student Cole Birnie, this was a huge
relief. Birnie, who is also a member of the men’s basketball team, works as a
personal training assistant in the Centre for Sport, Recreation and Wellness.
For him, having a job on campus has been invaluable.
“I managed to make my work hours fit around my classes, and this made
my day more like a real work day,” he says. “It wouldn’t be feasible for me to
go off-campus to a job, come back for classes or basketball practice and then
maybe have to go back to work again. This worked well with my schedule.”
In addition to the wages that help him offset expenses, Birnie appreciates
the experience he gains while on the job. Cole Bernie (right), gives John McKendry, VP
“I get to develop my communication skills when I interact with patrons of Instructional Division, some pointers in the
College Fitness Centre
the fitness centre,” he says. “I’d like to run my own business some day, so this
is a really important skill to have.”
associate degrees
Associate Degrees: Sara’s Journey
Graduation day in June marked the beginning of a The interest in Associate Degrees has risen
ten-year journey for Sara Jayne Milne. dramatically over the last five years. This year, 288
“I was really excited and really nervous,” she students graduated from Douglas College with an
says. “One thing was ending and another one was Associate Degree, compared to 56 in 1998. So why
beginning.” the big change?
Milne’s journey, which involves heading to BCIT For starters, Simon Fraser University and the
for a Bachelor of Technology in Forensic University of Northern British Columbia grant
Investigation and then on to medical school, begins priority admission to Associate Degree holders. In
with her Associate Degree in Science from Douglas addition, all major BC universities guarantee full
College. transfer of all 60 credits for Associate Degree work.
“An Associate Degree is one of the ways to get In terms of content, Associate Degree studies are
into the forensics program,” she says. “I want a designed to better prepare graduates for work,
career that will interest me for life, and science has citizenship and an enriched life – as well as an
always been one of my strong points. Science is organized foundation for further study.
always changing and developing and that appeals to But of all the colleges in BC that offer Associate
me. ” Degrees, why did Milne choose Douglas College?
At Douglas College, students can earn an “I’d heard great things about the instructors
Associate of Arts or Associate of Science Degree. here,” she says. “I decided that I’d rather have a
For those wishing to specialize further, options long commute to Douglas College than get
include Creative Writing, Women’s Studies and mediocre instruction close to home.”
Gender Relations, Environmental Studies,
Intercultural and International Studies and
Environmental Science.
Associate Degrees at
Douglas College
• Associate of Arts
• Associate of Science
• Creative Writing - Arts
• Women’s Studies and Gender Relations - Arts
• Environmental Studies - Arts
• Environmental Science - Science
• Intercultural and International Studies - Arts
An Associate Degree at Douglas College is only the beginning for Sara Jayne Milne.
nursing
Valedictorian finds his focus in nursing
Ben Fortin was a less-than stellar and you put your knowledge to later and said, ‘I didn’t hear
high school student. He puts it work right away.” anything but if there’s something I
bluntly: “I was an awful student. I Now Fortin has two jobs lined should know, give me a call.’” And
scraped by with C-pluses.” up – one at Ridge Meadows she did.
Now, at age 28, Fortin is Hospital in Maple Ridge and one As well as seeing old friends,
graduating from the Nursing at Royal Columbian Hospital in Fortin is also looking forward to
Diploma Program at Douglas New Westminster. connecting with patients. “Just
College as the valedictorian. A former security guard at Ridge taking the time to hold their hand,
“When you know what you want, Meadows, Fortin says it will be going the extra mile, and making
you’re aiming for a goal, and you’re good to see all the old faces, time to listen to them and let them
paying to be there, it makes all the including his wife, whom he met know you care.”
difference in the world,” says on patrol.
Fortin. “I came back to school “I was outside doing a patrol
knowing exactly what I wanted. It and heard voices wafting over the
was a lot more rewarding and I got fence,” he says. “There were two
better marks.” nurses there – one of them was my
Taking a career program helped future wife. She went bright red
him focus. “It’s directly related to because they thought I heard them
where you’re going in your career talking about me. I followed up
donation
Software donation keeps students current
Health Information Services “We’re beyond thrilled,” says Joy
Having a goal changed everything for Ben
Fortin, Nursing Diploma Program Graduate
Students at Douglas College will Fletcher, Health Information and 2003 Valedictorian.
gain valuable expertise on the Services Program (HISP)
product of choice for their Instructor. “Having Cactus will
profession, thanks to a generous make a huge difference to us, and
software donation from Cactus to our students.”
Health Systems. Guelph-based Cactus Health
Systems donated $134,500 worth
of its software, used to collect data
in hospitals and at the Canadian College awaits news on
Institute for Health Information,
Douglas College’s plans to offer
which compiles health statistics for
degrees in health sciences – one in
Canada. The company is also
nursing and the other in
donating its yearly maintenance fee,
psychiatric nursing – are moving
valued at $32,000.
forward.
Hospitals in the Fraser Health
In April 2002, provincial
Authority switched over to the
legislation was introduced
Cactus system in Summer 2003.
allowing BC colleges to offer
“That’s where we do the majority of
baccalaureate degrees in applied
Pictured left to right: Joy Fletcher, HISP our clinical practices,” says Fletcher.
(career) programs. Douglas College
Instructor; Wendy King, Director of Client “Employers are really excited our
Services, Cactus Health Systems; Joy Holmwood, immediately began work to
grads will know this software.”
Dean, Health Sciences; Susan Witter, President implement a Bachelor of Science
and Laurie Kenward, HISP Coordinator. in Nursing.
education
The power of education
When Linda von Tettenborn people and I have mentors myself.
received the Award of Distinction I’ve always taken advantage of any
in Nursing in April 2003 it came learning opportunities. I did a
as no surprise to anyone. The Master’s Degree in Nursing part-
award, presented by the RNABC time while working full-time, and
(Registered Nurses Association of that allowed me to get into
British Columbia), honours nurses administration and teaching at a
who excel in more than one area very young age.”
of nursing. At Douglas College, Von
“It’s just that I’m still not sure Tettenborn sees many students
what I want to be when I grow fulfil their dreams through
up!” says von Tettenborn education. She recalls one student
modestly. “There are so many who worked in sales for 20 years
areas of nursing practice and so before realizing that he wasn’t
many areas of clinical practice. I’ve really working with people, so he
pursued a number of them in entered nursing. Another student
depth, but there are so many more had been a math teacher in a
that I would like to explore.” former communist country and
Education is one avenue that then emigrated to Canada where
Nursing instructor Linda von Tettenborn
von Tettenborn is constantly her teaching credentials weren’t won the RNABC Award of Distinction this
exploring. From her private accepted. She started as a care year.
consulting practice in nursing aide, studied nursing and became understand your values about
leadership, management and an RN. health and healing, and how this
education to her full-time job as a “The changes students make has an impact on how and what
instructor at Douglas College, she during the program are amazing,” you communicate to others. If you
believes in the power of education. she says. “Nursing is about can figure out how to help
“I believe that you get what you achieving self-affirmation. We yourself by saying ‘this is what I’m
give and you give what you get,” offer a course called Self and like now, and this is what I want
she says. “I’ve mentored lots of Others, and the idea is to to be’ then you can help others.”
applications to grant health sciences degrees
Douglas College currently offers a credential (three more semesters) “We are awaiting word from the
Nursing Diploma – the first five where they begin it. Ministry of Advanced Education, but
semesters of the nursing degree Similarly, employers are hope to have some good news soon,”
curriculum. To complete this degree demanding higher credentials for says College President Susan Witter.
now, students have to transfer to psychiatric nurses. For many years, “Being able to grant these degrees will
another institution. Coupled with Douglas College has been the make a big difference to the students
the government decision to require principal institution in Western and communities in our region.”
all new general nursing graduates to Canada providing a Diploma and
have a degree and the government’s Advanced Diploma in Psychiatric
New Era commitment to graduate Nursing. The development of a four
more nurses, it makes sense that year applied baccalaureate degree in
nursing students should have the Psychiatric Nursing is now
opportunity to complete their underway.
learning centre
Learning Centre: steering their own course
From academic improvement to and computer resources. The others. Through their work some
personal growth, transformations main goal of the Centre is skill discover a new career path in
are taking place in Douglas development. teaching. Others learn that
College’s Learning Centre. “We’re interested in long-term admitting that they don’t know
“There was one tutor who was over short-term development of everything doesn’t mean they are
talking about his experiences at the student,” says Elm. a failure.
the Learning Centre, and he was “Sometimes students want quick “There’s an element of
so passionate about the answers and quick fixes to their confidence-building in tutoring,”
importance of helping others errors, but we really strive to have says Elm. “As they get more
learn that it almost brought him our students develop their skills skilled they can immediately see
to tears,” says Carla Elm, former over time and move from being the effect that they have.”
Coordinator of the Learning passive, dependent students to “There’s nothing that really
Centre. active, independent learners.” compares to seeing a student
The Learning Centre helps The Centre also employs you’ve been working with develop
students develop their study skills students as tutors, referred to as their self-confidence. Once a
and complete reading, writing, peer tutors. In many cases the student realizes they have the
math and computer assignments tutors are past clients of the power to steer their own course
by offering tutoring services, Centre, students who once came there’s really no holding them
workshops, self-help materials for help and are now helping back.”
Coming full circle
Yan Lu leans forward earnestly, her “The Learning Centre was perfect. helping students with math and
hair half-hiding her face. “In my I really made progress.” accounting problems. She’s also
first semester at Douglas College I Using writing samples and gone through a personal
was having some trouble with examining grammar problems, Lu’s transformation along with the
writing assignments in my ESL peer tutor at the Centre helped her educational one.
courses. My instructor suggested change her writing style. “Tutoring has given me more
that I go to the Learning Centre for “In my language you take a long confidence,” she says. “I have more
help,” she says softly. Her voice route to get to the point,” explains chances to practice my English. And
grows stronger as she continues. Lu, gesturing in an ever shrinking working as a tutor while taking four
circle. “Canadians do it classes has forced me to learn some
differently. They get to the stress management skills!”
point right away. I thought Lu, who plans on transferring to
that I was making Simon Fraser University, credits her
everything clear to my work as a tutor with helping her get
instructor, but I wasn’t. The a little bit closer to her dream of
Learning Centre really being a business major.
helped me with that.” “As a tutor you need to
One year later, Lu’s communicate with people, and as a
progress has extended far business student I’m going to need
beyond essay writing. The to present my ideas and
former Learning Centre communicate with others,” she says.
client is now a peer tutor, “This is a good way to practice.”
Former Learning Centre Coordinator Carla Elm (centre) enjoyed seeing the progress of
students such as peer tutor Yan Lu (right) and learning centre client Cam Wardell (left).
philanthropist
Milton Wong
Looking at the list of Milton Wong’s commitments
is enough to overwhelm even the most organized
person. Not only is he Chairman of HSBC Asset
Management Canada and Chancellor of Simon
Fraser University, but he’s also Director of Genyous
Life Sciences and board member or chair of more
than 10 other foundations and organizations.
So what is it that drives Wong to donate his
time, expertise and money?
“I believe an individual can make a difference,”
says Wong. “I focus on the people involved in the
organization and I ask myself, ‘Are they going to
make a difference and be a leader in social change?’
I look for people who have passion and focus – I
want to be a part of that; I enjoy being with people
who have passion. If I see there’s passion there I
think ‘I’ve got to support this!’”
It was that dedication and passion that drove
him to donate to the Douglas College Foundation.
As the guest speaker at the Foundation’s Donor
Dinner held in October 2002, Wong gave an
impassioned speech and closed with a donation on
behalf of his wife Fei and himself. When asked why
he thought it important to donate to the College,
he cited Myrna Popove, Executive Director of the
Foundation, as part of his reason.
“Myrna’s dedication to Douglas College and the
College’s dedication to its students is what really
got me interested,” he says. “The multicultural
nature and inclusiveness of the College is also
important to me. That’s what Canada is all
about.”
Wong’s donation was used to create the
Milton and Fei Wong Family Foundation
bursary, which is available to Douglas College
students in financial need.
“We live in a world where so few have so
much, and so many have so very little,” he says.
“And it is not a matter of if we are going to remedy
this situation, but how and when.”
Busy philanthropist Milton Wong believes an individual can
make a difference.
Danial Igali
Gold medal dreams
In 1995, Daniel Igali selected a new country and a new
college that tells students: “you can go anywhere from here.”
Igali decided to go for the top – and reached it.
Igali’s journey is one of the most celebrated in Canadian
sport. A member of the Nigerian wrestling squad attending
Victoria’s Commonwealth Games, Igali decided to stay in
Canada. He began studying at Douglas College and joined
the College’s elite wrestling team for three semesters before
transferring to Simon Fraser University and joining the
Canadian wrestling team. In 1999, he won the World
Championship in Akara, Turkey. In 2000, he captured
Olympic Gold in Sydney and cried joyously while flourishing
the red and white flag of his adopted country. Igali was
named Canada’s 2000 Male Athlete of the Year and also
found the time to complete his Criminology degree.
This year, Igali was selected as Douglas College’s first
Distinguished Alumni Award winner, an honour which
allowed him to look back to his days as a new student dealing
with a strange, new culture.
“At Douglas College, the classroom experience was ideal for
me. The classrooms were smaller, instructors worked with me
one-on-one after they discovered that my writing skills and my
ability to use the computer were almost non-existent,” recalls
Igali. “Most of my Criminology professors were very helpful.
But if I were to mention one name, it would be (Wrestling
Daniel Igali, who wrestled his way to Olympic gold in coach) Dave McKay. I learned the rudiments of wrestling with
Sydney, takes home Douglas College’s first Distinguished McKay who put in a lot of time to nurture me.”
Alumni Award. Igali now plays the role of mentor himself.
“I help student athletes from both Douglas College and
SFU with time management decisions, and with their school
work. I am available most times to address issues that they
have, not just in sports or school, but also in their private
lives,” says Igali.
The Olympian also makes time for projects such as
creating schools in his Nigerian homeland and speaking to
Canadian students.
“I make it a point to go to 30 to 50 schools per year, both
primary and high school, to talk to students about healthy
lifestyles, staying away from alcohol and cigarettes and drugs.
I tell them about dreaming big and about being good
neighbours to each other. The truth of the matter is that they
are the ones who will chart the course of the 21st century and
we would be in a hole if they do not grow up to be
responsible adults.”
thank you letter
George Singaram
Thank you so much for your kind and generous
support with the bursary that you have just offered
me. This kind gesture will always be a part of my
life in knowing that someone like yourself believes
and gives hope to someone like me in fulfilling my
goals and dreams and making a great difference in
my life.
So much has happened to me for the last five
years as a single parent supporting five school-going
children. I have been through a harsh and difficult
time, struggling to keep alive the hopes and dreams
for myself and my children, working, continuing George Singaram,Therapeutic Recreation graduate with his children.
my education and the continuous human to Malaysia. We spent two days in hiding; then
compassion within me, giving my time to volunteer flew to Taiwan and then to LA. I spent a month in
with many not-for-profit organizations. LA, and brought my kids to Disneyland and let
Part of my shared dreams and hopes are from them enjoy and forget their ordeal. After a month I
my late wife Sandra, who passed away after giving took my kids on a long 18-hour bus trip from LA to
birth prematurely to our twin girls. Before she Vancouver. We arrived in Vancouver on March 27,
gasped her last breath, she asked me to keep a 2001.
promise. A promise to bring all the children to a far I have five children. Mark is the eldest, who
away country and nourish them with love, graduated from grade seven as the valedictorian,
happiness and a better future, and at the same time and he is in high school doing grade nine honour
fulfill my childhood dream to be a doctor, so that I roll subjects in math and science. Teri is now in
could help others with a giving and compassionate grade five and active in her school sports program,
heart that will bring happiness and joy to their Isaac is in grade two and my twin girls Rachel and
lives. Sarah are in kindergarten.
I came here on my own in late 2000 to establish I completed an eight-month Psychiatric Aid
myself in this new country, and left my children program. After graduating with honours, I decided
under the care of my mother-in-law. So many to further my studies in psychiatric nursing at
unexpected events took place during my absence. Douglas College, but the wait list was too long.
My mother-in-law was spreading gossip to all my While working in various group homes, I felt I
family, relatives, friends and children that I have could bring more joy and happiness to people with
abandoned them and run off with a woman. She mental illness, developmental disabilities and brain
made false reports to the authorities, made new injuries. The first step was to do the two-year
passports changing their names and brought them Therapeutic Recreation program at Douglas
to Indonesia without my knowledge. When I called College, and my next is to continue my studies at
back home, I was threatened by my brother-in-law UBC for my Physical Therapy degree.
that should I return for my children, he will kill me My sincere and heartfelt appreciation goes to
and that he will separate all my children all over you for making a great difference in my life and
Indonesia. I gave up my job, my rented apartment brightening up my dreams with your kind offer in
and my car and left for Singapore. After I arrived this bursary. If I become successful I would like to
and went to the police to report the incident they be a philanthropist like you and help make a
escorted me to my mother-in-law’s house. There difference in people’s lives to realize their dreams
my mother-in-law was called to the police station and hopes.
for questioning. I took all my children to a waiting I give you my heartfelt love and prayers always.
car driven by my pastor. He drove us immediately George Singaram
endowments
new endowments created in 2002-2003
Ciaran & Eric Scott ECE Bursary Milton & Fei Wong Family Foundation Bursary
Frank Quigley Memorial Bursary Part Time Studies Bursary
George Porges History Scholarship Royal Westminster Regiment Bursary
Hewlett-Packard Bursary Sodexho Scholarship
Kyoto University of Foreign Studies Endowment Union of Psychiatric Nurses Bursary
Microserve Bursary
“Not a day passes that I am not grateful for the
opportunities I have been given, those that have
allowed my dreams to become reality and have
given me a second chance at life.”
Stacey, Diploma in Business
programs
Programs at a glance
Associate Degrees Japanese (MODL) Nursing
Associate of Arts Mathematics Office Administration
Associate of Arts Music Print Futures: Professional
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(Environmental Science) Theatre Career & Employment
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donors
Eve Abrams | Jim & Jean Akizuki | Randy Alex | Allard Contractors Ltd. | Janet Allwork | Douglas & Mary
Anderson | Brenton Andrews | Mrs. Helen Andrews | Esther Aneke | Trish Angus | Marie Anweiler | Helen
Aqua | Lynn Archer | Norma Archer | Arts Council of Surrey | Al Atkinson | Karen Baker-MacGrotty | Bank of
Montreal - Pathways | Shony Bar-Elan | Brad Barber | Joan Barnet | Barrie Barrington | Kevin Barrington-
Foote | John Barton | Lois Batten | Bonnie Bauder | BC Gas | BC Hydro | BC Lung Association | BC Medical
Services Foundation | Tanya Bellehumeur Allatt | Roberta Bend | Brian & Kay Bennett | Barbara Bessey |
Allen Billy | James & Margaret Black | M.A. Bower | Louise Bowes | Tim Bowling | Fran Brafmon | Brentwood
League Trust | Alice Briese | Sheridan & Joanne Brown | Paul Brumpton | Jacqueline Bunker | Rosemary
Burgess | Burnaby Newsleader | Ronald & Margaret Button | Heather Campbell | Patricia Campbell |
Canadian Club of New Westminster & The Fraser Valley | Canadian Federation of University Women -
Coquitlam | Canwest Publishers Trust | Centaur Products Inc. | Centennial 20th Year (2002) Reunion |
Kathryn Cernauskas | William & Norma Chambers | Josephine Chapple | Ricky Chew | Marie-Claire Chinniah
| Sai Choo | Diana Christie | CKNW Orphans’ Fund | Roger Clark | Helen Clarke | Heather Clitheroe | James
Clogg | Jean Cockburn | College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC | Wendy Collins | Carole Compton-
Smith | David Conn | Construction Aggregates Ltd. | Mike Cook | Coquitlam Sand & Gravel | V. Cousineau |
Barbara Coward | Bob Cowin | Judy Crawford | Thomas Crawshaw | Credit Union Central of BC | Credit
Union Foundation of BC | Gary Crowder | Mary Ellen Csamer | Cupe Local 409 School District #40 | Ingrid
Currey | Dave Dalcanale | Janet Daniel | Davis & Company | Robert Dawson | Fanny Day | William L. Day |
Roy Daykin & Linda Fulkerson | Arthur & Geraldine Deacon | Gerry & Lorraine Della Mattia | Michele Della
Mattia | Delta Kappa Gamma Society International | Christine Dewar | Mary di Michele | Don Domanski |
Amy Dong | Gordon Dowsley | Laurie Drukier | Tammy Drummond | Kathryn Duff | Barry & Mary Duncan |
Pauline Dunn | Carol Ebner Howorth | Darren Edwards | Jean Edwards | Glenn Ellingson | Kathleen Elliot |
Marilynne Elliott | Keith Ellis | Norman Ellis | Patricia Ellis | Suzanne Elston | Gerald & Elizabeth Emery | Jim
English | Martha Entin | Peter Eredics | Karen Esau | F.K. Chan & Company | Moneca Faircrest | Lilian Fewster
| Jack & Mary Finch | Cynthia Flood | Barb Foster | Margret Foster | Joe Fosti | Linda Fosti | Shauna Fowler |
Steve Fowler | Gail Fraser | French Quarter Trivia Players | Tim Frick | Tana Frie | Patrick Friesen | Marion
Fyffe | Julian Gardiner | Bill & Gerry Gartside | Adeline Gerlitz | Alison Gill | Kuldip Gill | Mia Gordon | John
Gosden | Cathy Grant | Kevin & Julie Grayston | Susan Greathouse | Janet Greenhow | Peter & Fran
Greenwood | Susan Greffard | Maria Guenette | Tom Guimaraes | Jamie Gunn | Anita Hagen | Stan
Hamilton | Jean Hammer | Eric Hannan | Barb Harkness | Tom Harris | Larry Harrison & Margaret Kury |
Sandra Hartney | Elizabeth Harvor | Mary Hatch | Marie Hawes | Myrta Hayes | Brad & Teresa Haysom |
Anna Helewka | Karin Henderson | Patricia Hendry | Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co. | Christine Hill | Bob
Hirtle | David & Grace Ho | Grace Hodgson | Candy Hodson | Greg Hollingshead | Joy Holmwood | George &
Donna Home | Hazel Hopkins | Tad Hosoi | Bob & Mary Howcroft | HSBC Bank Canada | Ambroise & Barbara
Hsiung | Mal & Pauline Hughes | William J. Hughes | Jan Humphrey | Gordon & Diedre Hunter | Lance Hurst
| Hyack Tire Ltd. | Lani Hyde | Doris Isert | Kevin Ishikawa | Mabel Izat | Brenda Jack | Jack Cewe Ltd. | Chris
Johnson | Dorothy Jones | Terri Jones | Kevin Jordan | Allan Joyce | Marcia Joyce | Kash Kainth | Safdar
Kakar | Charles & Gordana Kaplan | Naomi Katz | Ben Kendall | Patrick King | Jennifer Kirkey | Marion
Kloseck | Jaroslav Kozak | Darlene Kress | Don & Jeri Krogseth | Chris Kukucha | Anne Louise La Berge |
Labour Relations Board Staff | Greg Lacey | Andrew & Helena Lai | Patrick Lane | Shirley Lane | Dave Langill |
Albert & Antoinette Lebrun | Larry Lee | Dan Lefebvre | Lou Rene Legge | Terry Leonard | Will Lethbridge |
Richard & Wendy Leung | Dennis Lewin | Patty Lewis | Lorin & Cheryl Li | Jan Lindsay | Dennis Linton | Lea
Littlewolf | Ted Littlewood | Juan Losado | Lothar Heinrich Agencies Ltd. /Warsteiner Canada | Margo Lott |
Terry Loughrey | Mike Lydiatt | Margaret MacDonald | Ken Madore | Paula Maisonville | Nancy Maloney |
Rita Marchioro | Allan & Karen Marr | Les Marshall | Earl & Pauline Marshall | Oscar Martens |
donors
Randy Martindale | Patrisha Matson | Lynn McArthur | Bruce McBeath | Lorna McCallum | Susan
McCaslin | Deborah McCloy | Dawn McDonald | Hubert McGee | Carson McGlinchey | Nancy McLean |
Mike McPhee | George McWhirter | Medical Office Assistant’s Association of BC Chapter 17 | Betty Mehl
| Walter Melnyk | Jamie Michael | Amanda Michelsen | Microserve | Diana Miles | Ken Millard | Beverley
Miller | Glen & Dorothy Miller | Ministry of Women’s Equality | Mitel Networks Corp. | Rose Mohoruk |
James B. Moore | Lydia Morfey | Beth Morris | Yvonne Mostert | Erin Moure | Patrick Mulvihill | Dave
Munro | Colleen Murison | Judy Murray | Margaret Murray | Elsie Neufeld | New West Farm Market | New
Westminster Firefighters Charitable Society | Neal Nicholson | Lillian Nielsen | Zeny Nielsen | Joan Nolet |
John G. Nolet | Andy & Jeanne Nord | Steve Norris | North Delta Baseball Association | David O’Neill | Lisa
O’Neill | Wayne O’Neill | Sheldon Oberman | Susan Oesterle | Nancy Oike | Janice Olsen | Frank & Darlene
Osborne | Angela Parfeniuk | Gordon & Monica Parker | Nick Parker | Peter & Elke Parsons | Stan Paterson |
Arlene Patko | Gail Patton Berger | Bill Payne | Dave Pearcey | Pebble Production Inc. | Janice Penner | PEO
Chapter B | PEO Chapter P | PEO Chapter U | Tina Perret | Michele Perry | Peter Legge | Linda Pickthall |
Roman Piotrowski | Brian Pirie | Jill Plumbley | Pat Ponti | Raj Pooni | Myrna Popove | George & Mary
Porges | Kathy Potter | Tyler Purcell | Baj Puri | Mary Pynenburg | Andres Pyper | Dennis & Nancy Quinlan |
Marilyn Rainbow | Wayne Ratcliffe | Onisia Recchia | Kim Reeves | Donn & Margaret Richardson | Jean
Rickerby | Terri Riddell | Marie-Andre Rivet | Laurie Robinson | Sandra Robson | G.R. & Sharon Rogalsky |
Patti Romanko | Patti Roos | Joe Rosenblatt | Rotary Club of New Westminster | Steve Rowe | Mike &
Susan Rowland | Royal Canadian Legion #88 Maple Ridge | Royal Canadian Legion - Coquitlam | Royal
Canadian Legion - Pacific Command | Royal City Jewellers & Loans Ltd. | Royal Columbian Hospital
Nurses Alumnae | Cora Ruffy | Libby Russell | Wendy Russo | Jay Ruzesky | Michael & Renata Sakamoto |
Steve Sale | Paul Salikin | M. Saloustros | Rebecca Saloustros | Kate Sangha | Val Schaefer | Jeff Schiavon
| Joel Schmidt | Edwin & Wilma Scholl | Heather Scott | Dave Seaweed | Brian Sedgwick | Jan Selman |
Azarmidokht Sepahpour | Shell Environmental Fund | Tracy Shelling | Sherri Hoeflicker Foundation |
Homa Shirazi | George Siklosi | Ruth Singer | Sisters Productions | SISU Enterprises Co. Inc. | Debbie
Smith | Carmela Smythe | Susan Smythe | Wesley Snider | Phil Snobelen | Bernice Snook | Sherridan
Soball | Sodexho Marriott Services | Janice Spencer | Carol St. Jean | Steelhead Aggregates | Jake Stein |
Sarah Stephens | Ronald Stevenson | Cathy Stonehouse | Hilda Strachan | Hilary Strauss | Geraldine
Street | James & Betsy Struthers | Andres Suarez | Naomi Tabata | Edmond Y. Tam | M. Tam | Mike Tarko |
Andrew Taylor | A.M. ten Hoope | G.M. ten Hoope | Karel A.E. ten Hoope | Terry Fox Humanitarian Awards
Program Inc. | The Bearpark Foundation | The Duke of Westminster | The Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation
| Theo BC | Pat Thomasson | Barb Thompson | John & Mary Joan Thompson | Russell Thronton | George &
Diana Tikkanen | Jean Todd | Laura Toerper | Tom Lee Music | James Tong | Niloufar Torabi | Traductions
Ipso Facto | Rhea Tregebor | Tri-City Printing Inc. | Shaun Tyakoff | Union of Psychiatric Nurses | United
Assoc. of Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 170 | Joan Urquhart | Linda Valecourt | Gert Van Niekerk | Wendy
Van Oldenborgh | Vancouver Foundation | Gary & Christine Vernon | Tony Viani | John Vigna | Village of
Anmore | Wendy Waidson | Brenda Walton | Wilfred & Maria Wan | Teresa Wang | Micah Waskow |
Wendy Watt | Tom Wayman | Richard & Jo-Anne Webb | Peter W. Webster | Joan Wenman | Westminster
Savings Credit Union | Calvin Wharton | Wendy Wheeler | Jennifer Whitlock | Magdalena Wilking & Sylvia
Lukson | Margaret Williams | David Wilson | Des Wilson | Liz Wilson | Rick & Evelyn Wilson | Rose Wilson
| Carol Windley | Stanley Winfield | Myrna Wing | James & Pearl Wingnean | Tracey Winters | Susan
Witter | Judy Wong | Kerry Wong | Milton Wong | Fung Ying Woo | Chris Worsley | Harry Wynnychuk |
Colleen Yates | Lincoln & May Yeung | Melanie Yip | Drew Young | Patricia Young | Elizabeth Zaleschuk |
David Zieroth | Zlotnik, Lamb & Company