The Diane Minshall UBC Memorial Award
As a testimonial to Diane’s dedicated service to animals and science a memorial award has been established by the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada (AWFC):
Introduction:
Diane Minshall was a dedicated, creative and gifted technician and manager who worked with research animals at the St.Pauls Hospital Site of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Diane spent many years on the executive of The Canadian Association of Laboratory Animal Science (CALAS) and served as president for five of those years. She spent countless hours examining animal care technicians from across Canada who were working to achieve higher levels of competency. Diane also served on the UBC Animal Care Committee where she helped to review many hundreds of animal research proposals. Diane’s commitment to the humane care and welfare of the animals under her care was an inspiration to those who worked with her. She was a mentor and teacher of many and designed a state of the art animal research facility. Diane had a national reputation in Canada as someone who combined abundant compassion with good science in her
approach to the animals we share our work and our lives with. Diane was modest about her leadership in this field. In the words of her partner, Rick Soet:
“It is very gratifying to see how much effort is being invested to recognize Diane's contributions to the welfare of laboratory and research animals. She was such an unassuming person and would be genuinely surprised by this.”
Terms of reference:
- An endowment fund has been established by the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada. Called the Diane Minshall UBC Memorial Award funds from the endowment will be used in perpetuity to honor Diane Minshall's dedication to the wellbeing and the ethical scientific study of laboratory animals.
- The endowment to be used for the education and training related costs to travel to and attend conferences and meetings expressly pertaining to the welfare and improvement of conditions for research and laboratory animals.
- Open to anyone within UBC and affiliated research institutions involved in the care and study of research animals.
- Support from the endowment to be acknowledged by recipients in any publications or reports stemming from this support.
- To be awarded annually (funds permitting). Applications will be reviewed by the UBC Committee on Animal Care, which will make a recommendation on the disposition of the award to the Trustees of the AWFC.
- Details of the award and application information will be provided on the web sites of the Animal Care Committee of the University of British Columbia and of the AWFC. The award will be made at the time of the Annual General meeting of the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada, generally held in May. Applications to be received by the UBC ACC no later than February 15 of the calendar year for consideration at the March UBC ACC meeting.
Disposition of Funds
The moneys contributed will be placed in a separate division of the Capital Trust Fund of the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada, under which terms only the revenue, not the principal, can be expended in perpetuity. This fund currently yields approximately 5% (Honorary Treasurer, Mr.Tom Hughes)
All contributions by law generate a charitable tax receipt to the donor.
How to make contributions: (see Supporting the AWFC)
Checks should be made payable to:
The Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada
Suite 616, 410 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 1Y8
Please stipulate on the check or in an accompanying note that the contribution is for the Diane Minshall UBC Memorial Award
NOTE: THE AWFC HAS AGREED TO MATCH DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR THE FIRST $5,000 CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND!
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Award Application Form
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