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In Memoriam: Dr. Robert Hindmarch (BPE ’52) 1930-2021
The UBC School of Kinesiology mourns the loss of its revered alumnus and professor emeritus, Dr. Bob Hindmarch, who passed away on February 20, 2021. His presence at UBC spanned more than 60 years, careers as an athlete, coach, director of UBC Athletics and professor of physical education in the School of Kinesiology. He was a dominant figure in both the School and in UBC Athletics.
While a student in UBC’s School of Kinesiology (then Physical Education), Bob was an outstanding all-around athlete playing Varsity football, baseball and basketball and upon graduating in 1953 was the recipient of the Bobby Gaul Award as UBC’s male athlete of the year.
From 1961 through to the end of the 1970s Bob taught in the UBC School of Kinesiology becoming a full professor in 1974. During the late 1950s, he served as UBC’s assistant football coach and director of intramurals. He would be asked to be General Manager and assistant coach of Canada’s 1964 Olympic hockey team, which was based at UBC, and which won the Olympic Bronze medal. Bob’s Olympic experience was followed by 12 seasons as head coach of UBC’s hockey team, the most successful era in team history. He coached only one losing season out of 12, setting a UBC hockey record with 214 victories.
As UBC director of Athletics from 1980 through 1990, it was Dr. Hindmarch’s Olympic connections and his creativity that fostered UBC’s relationships with universities and teams in Asia and Europe. As a result, he put UBC on the leading edge of university team tours together with exchanges of players, coaches and trainers. For decades UBC set the standard for travelling to and hosting teams from other countries.
The consummate builder and ‘people person’, Bob has been acknowledged in so many ways; he was Chef de Mission for Canada’s team at the 1984 Winter Olympics, was an inductee in the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame, UBC Sports Hall of Fame and the BC Sports Hall of Fame. He was honoured with a UBC Alumni Achievement Award and earned the Order of British Columbia as well as the Order of Canada. His presence will be deeply missed amongst us all. Our sincere condolences go out to his family.
UBC named one of BC’s Top Employers in 2021
UBC is recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers in 2021. This designation recognizes the British Columbian employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work and the most progressive and forward-thinking programs.
Some of the reasons UBC is selected as one of BC’s Top Employers this year:
- UBC organizes an annual Thrive event, a week-long series of activities to help employees and the campus community explore mental health.
- UBC encourages physical activity through the “Move U Crew”, a group of specialists with experience in fitness, dance, stretching and other recreational activities who provide guided movement breaks in classes, conferences, and meetings, and hosting guided walks. (Learn more about Move UBC and events taking place!)
Congratulations to Betty Baxter (BPE ’75), for her Hall of Fame Induction, highlighting her career in volleyball.
Congratulations to Betty Baxter (BPE ’75), for her Hall of Fame Induction, highlighting her career in volleyball!
Betty played volleyball at UBC and was a member of the Thunderbirds team that won back-to-back National Inter-university Sport titles in 1972-73 and 1973-74. In 1974 she was named BC’s University Athlete of the Year. Betty is also a co-founder of the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport and the National Coaching School for Women.
Britton, Joshua
Joshua Britton, (BKin ’15) is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Saskatchewan. He is currently going through the Canadian Residency Matching System (CaRMS) and applying to be an orthopaedic surgery resident.
“Derek Monkman (BHK ’11, MPT ’13) inspired me to enroll in UBC KIN. He was a close highschool friend and soccer teammate back in Chilliwack. He told me how much he was loving his time in the KIN program. So I joined UBC KIN the next year and I will always owe Derek a true debt of gratitude for getting me started on this path.”
Josh interned with the Vancouver Whitecaps as an athletic therapist during his last 2 years at UBC. “It wasn’t until I was in my last year of KIN that I committed to pursuing medical school. And I studied for the MCAT the year after graduating while I worked as a personal trainer with Innovative Fitness in Kitsilano.”
When asked about his memories as a KIN student, Josh reflects, “I was on the KUS in my second last year and it was a great experience. I have amazing memories with people who became lifelong friends.” He describes Dr. Michael Koehle as someone who inspired his academic engagement with movement injuries. “I look back fondly at his class in Prevention of Sports Injuries, and realize how it guided my interests to where they are now.” Joshua states that the skills and knowledge he learned in KIN had a great impact on his decision to pursue medical school. “In working with Innovative Fitness, I was surrounded by a lot of fellow KIN grads and saw how the anatomical knowledge could be applied to help people improve their health and wellness through exercise and training.”
“Along with my KIN friend, Preet Gandhi (BKin ‘18), we’ve started a podcast series that makes health news entertaining and accessible for people outside of healthcare. Our show, Sicker than your Average Health Show, combines the different backgrounds that Preet and I have in global health and medicine, to bring a new spin to important health headlines our audiences might not be aware of. The first episodes cover headlines such as health workers being granted clearance to try Magic Mushrooms, how TikTok is changing health communication, and whether your future doctor could be a robot!”
Gandhi, Preet
Preet Gandhi (BKin ‘18) is a Project Coordinator with the Ethics Quality Improvement Team at the William Osler Health System in Ontario, where he works on two gerontology projects funded by the World Health Organization and Health Canada. “After my degree, I transitioned to global health innovation, starting a position with Grand Challenges Canada in Toronto, and then working with an organization providing innovative health coverage in Kenya.” After completing his KIN degree, Preet went on to complete his Master’s (MSc) of Global Health at McMaster University in 2020.
While he was at UBC, Preet spent 3 years as a board member for the Ustawi Health Research Association, an organization that focused on providing resources and support for students looking to work in and learn about global health. “I also launched a global health club, and got involved in gerontology research through the UBC School of Nursing at that time.”
“As an undergrad, I enrolled in a graduate course on ‘Global Health and Human Security’, which allowed me to work with graduate students and professionals who were more experienced (and wiser!) than I. It was an incredible learning opportunity that opened my eyes to a host of potential careers.”
“I gained skills and knowledge from KIN that helped me transition into the field of global health innovation. I had fantastic sports sociology instructors including Dr. Brian Wilson and Shawn Forde. Their courses opened my eyes to the primary role of sport in improving community health and how programs can be developed in different parts of the world. I didn’t realize how much I had learned in those courses ‘til I’d been working in the field for a few months!” He says, “Dr. Carolyn McEwen was also a fantastic professor for my research methods course – I have been able to transfer these skills to many different areas of research now, from epidemiology to qualitative studies.”
“A benefit of the KIN program was getting to meet some great people!” Together with former KIN peer Josh Britton (BKin 2015), they started a podcast that makes health news entertaining and accessible for people outside healthcare. “Our show, Sicker than your Average Health Show, combines our different backgrounds in medicine and global health to bring a new spin to health headlines that our communities might not be aware of.”
Raj, Sushant
Sushant Raj (BHK ’95) works as a Notary Public who specializes in real estate transitions and estate planning. He has previously worked as an athletic director, academic counsellor, and physical education instructor.
Sushant says, “I thought I would be teaching for the entire duration of my professional career and then retire. However, my interests and career journey evolved and I chose to work as a Notary Public, performing solicitor duties specializing in real estate purchases, sales, financing, leasing and estate planning.”
Sushant recalls his student days in KIN fondly. “The skills that I learned were invaluable – communication, time management, social and athletic skills were all enhanced through my life at UBC. I worked full time, so I could never commit to the varsity teams but I loved training with the UBC football and rugby players in the “Dungeon in the War Memorial.” Sushant remembers “back in ‘92, or ‘93, Dr. Gary Sinclair made me send him an email saying, ‘this was the way the academic and business world would communicate in the days ahead,’ and I thought this man must be dreaming! – well, I guess, that’s why he was the teacher and I was the student!”
Sushant began teaching as a physical education teacher and coach at St. George’s School for Boys while completing his education degree at UBC in 1997; “I loved the travel, the athletics, and the interaction with the students.”
Sushant is a valued mentor in the UBC KIN Mentorship Program. “Mentoring has been a very rewarding experience because I have learned about the hopes and fears of the current students looking to transition from academia to a professional career. I am approaching 10 years in the program and enjoying each year.”