THE ADVOCATE VOL. 80 PART 2 MARCH 2022
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PETER A. ALLARD
SCHOOL OF LAW
FACULTY NEWS
By Douglas Harris, Diane Bell, Q.C., and Barry Fraser*
COMMUNITIES BUILDING LEGACIES
Through commemorative community giving, Allard Law alumni are establishing
legacies for individuals whose lives and work have made an indelible
impression on the law school and the legal community. By spear-
heading in-memoriam initiatives and encouraging their peers to give, they
are creating vital financial support for students while honouring a beloved
colleague, friend or family member. Here, three of our in-memoriam organizers
share what inspired them to take the lead on commemorative community
giving.
W. WESLEY PUE MEMORIAL FUND
Wes was a teacher, a mentor, a colleague and a friend. As teacher, he steered
me towards scholarly work that would animate my scholarship for years. As
mentor and colleague, he was an unfailing enthusiast with a seemingly
inexhaustible capacity to create opportunities for others. And as friend, it
was simply a pleasure to be in his company.
But it also seemed important to recognize the extraordinary contributions
that Wes made to the academy. Wes’s contributions to the graduate
program at Allard Law were transformative; his work at UBC Press, including
the creation of a book series, helped to establish the university as a hub
of law and society scholarship; his leadership of national and international
scholarly associations built extraordinary communities of scholars; and his
work in the central administration at UBC Vancouver and Okanagan
reflected a deep commitment to public post-secondary education.
* Douglas Harris is a professor and the Nathan T. Nemetz Chair in Legal History at the Peter A. Allard School of Law. Diane
Bell, Q.C., is a partner of Clark Wilson. Barry Fraser is the managing partner at Fraser Litigation Group.