Two members of the UBC Access and Diversity community have recently received well-deserved recognition for their achievements, receiving awards highlighting the important role they play in advancing access and diversity across UBC.  The Access and Diversity team would like to publicly congratulate both Dr. Ruth Warick and Student Bowen Tang for their much appreciated contributions!

Dr Ruth Warick – 2012 President’s Staff Award

Dr. Ruth Warick, Senior Diversity Advisor with Access & Diversity has received a 2012 President Staff Award for her contribution advancing diversity and inclusion across the University.

As Senior Diversity Advisor, Disability, with Access & Diversity, Dr. Warick has been a pioneer in promoting accessibility for diverse populations, particularly in disability services. She works with students, faculty and staff to make UBC physically more accessible, while changing attitudes and perception around disability in order to make the University into a more welcoming place.

The President’s Staff Award is well-deserved recognition of Dr. Warick’s personal achievements and contributions to UBC and to the vision and goals of the University. Read more about the awards  and Dr Warick at Focus on People.

Bowen Tang – 2012 Student Leadership Award

Student Bowen Tang received a 2012 Student Leadership Award at this year’s Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS) conference. Bowen received the award for his outstanding work establishing the Peer Program Accessibility Committee.

Bowen was nominated for the award by UBC staff from the Access & Diversity team, who are proud of his achievements.

Dr. Ruth Warick (left) accompanies student Bowen Tang (centre) as he receives a Student Leadership Award from sponsor Barouch Chai, CEO, Microcomputer Science Centre.