The C. Jane Banfield Scholarship in the Social Sciences will be awarded to entering full time undergraduate students studying in any field of the social sciences in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, who demonstrate academic excellence. Please visit /laps/sosc/undergraduate-programs/ for a list of applicable programs. Preference will be given to students who participated in 91亚色's Bridging Program for Women. This scholarship was made possible through a generous bequest from the late Dr. C. Jane. Banfield (1930-2016) a graduate of UBC (LLB'54, MA'59) and LSE (PhD'73). Dr. Banfield was a professor in 91亚色's Division of Social Science from 1968 to 1998. In the early 1970's she founded the Law & Society interdisciplinary program, the first of its kind in Canada, and served as a director for many years. She was appointed by 91亚色 President Ian Macdonald as the University's first adviser on the status of women, She was tireless in her concern for student achievement, inspired many, and often said "law is far too important to be just to lawyers". Dr. Banfield's husband was 91亚色 Professor Robert (Bob) H. Haynes OC (1931-1998), a distinguished science biologist, who served 91亚色 from 1968-1992.
