The Hon Grant D. Burnyeat, Q.C. Award in Law

Award descriptionAwards valued at the cost of tuition are offered annually by Hon Grant D. Burnyeat, Q.C., Law Class of 1973, to students enrolled in the first year of the J.D. program. Students will have demonstrated academic merit, have shown significant leadership skills, and faced financial challenges that would prevent pursuit of their legal education. Mr. Burnyeat has long been committed to UBC and the Faculty of Law. He has served as President of the A.M.S. and the Alumni Association, as a member of the U.B.C. Senate, on a number of fundraising committees, and has contributed to the Rise Womens Legal Centre and the Indigenous Community Legal Clinic. Mr. Burnyeat has been recognized as one of the 75 outstanding alumni of UBCs first 75 years, received a Queens Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002, the UBC Alumni Achievement Award for Volunteer Leadership in 2009, and the Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. The awards are made on the recommendation of the Peter A. Allard School of Law.