The Canada, BC, Okanagan Nation Alliance and UBC Flags at UBC Okanagan and the BC, Musqueam and UBC flags on the UBC Vancouver Campus (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) are lowered today in memory of Chancellor Emeritus Lindsay Gordon, BA’73, MBA’76, LLD’23, who passed away on August 26, 2024.
A tireless champion and supporter of UBC, Lindsay served as the University Chancellor from 2014 to 2020 and in this capacity was an active participant of the UBC Board of Governors, UBC Senates, and the alumni UBC Board of Directors. As Co-Chair of UBC’s start an evolution campaign and most recently as a member of the volunteer leadership circle of FORWARD, the campaign for UBC, Lindsay advocated for those who had experienced barriers to education and access to healthcare. Together with his wife Liz, he provided foundational gifts for the Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health and established Centennial Indigenous Scholars’ Awards at UBC.
Lindsay was a champion for UBC’s Okanagan campus and its transformational growth, a relentless supporter of the student experience, and a strong advocate for UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan and its commitment to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. In 2023, Lindsay was awarded an honorary degree at UBC’s Okanagan campus and also received an alumni UBC Volunteer Leadership Award.
Please read more about Dr. Gordon in Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon’s message to the UBC community.