Ridington Room Portraits
Beautiful portraits line the walls of the Ridington Room, which is situated within the Music, Art & Architecture Library in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. The Ridington Room is named after John Ridington, UBC’s first University Librarian.
Below are details of the individuals featured in the portraits, as well their roles at the University of British Columbia.
West Wall
![Robert Edward McKechnie Robert McKechnie Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/19_RMcKechnie.jpg)
Name |
Robert Edward McKechnie |
Role(s) |
Chancellor, Board Chair and Governor |
![NAM Mackenzie NAM Mackenzie Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/18_NAMMackenzie.jpg)
Name |
Norman Archibald Macrae (NAM) Mackenzie |
Role(s) |
President and Governor |
![D.T. Kenny Douglas Timothy Kenny Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/21_DTKenny.jpg)
Name |
Douglas Timothy Kenny |
Role(s) |
President and Governor |
![Donovan F. Miller Donovan F. Miller Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/donovanMillerPortrait.jpg)
Name |
Donovan F. Miller |
Role(s) |
Chancellor and Governor |
![Leonard Klinck Leonard Klinck Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/15_LSKlinck.jpg)
Name |
Leonard Sylvanus Klinck |
Role(s) |
President and Governor |
![David William Strangway David William Strangway Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/16_DWStrangway.jpg)
Name |
David William Strangway |
Role(s) |
President and Governor |
![Robert H. T. Smith Robert Henry Tufrey Smith Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/robertSmithPortrait.jpg)
Name |
Robert Henry Tufrey Smith |
Role(s) |
President and Governor |
![Frank Wesbrook Frank Wesbrook Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/2_FWesbrook.jpg)
Name |
Frank Wesbrook |
Role(s) |
President and Governor |
![John M. Buchanan John Murdoch Buchanan Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/12_JMBuchanan.jpg)
Name |
John Murdoch Buchanan |
Role(s) |
Chancellor and Governor |
![Fredrick K. Hare Fredrick Kenneth Hare Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/20_TKHare.jpg)
Name |
Fredrick Kenneth Hare |
Role(s) |
President |
![Sherwood Lett Sherwood Lett Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/3_SLett.jpg)
Name |
Sherwood Lett |
Role(s) |
Chancellor, Board Chair and Governor |
![Walter H. Gage Walter Henry Gage Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/walterGagePortrait.jpg)
Name |
Walter Henry Gage |
Role(s) |
President and Governor |
![Robert H. Lee Robert Horne Lee Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/10_RLLee.jpg)
Name |
Robert Horne Lee |
Role(s) |
Chancellor and Governor |
![George T. Cunningham George Torrance Cunningham Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/7_GTCunningham.jpg)
Name |
George Torrance Cunningham |
Role(s) |
Board Chair and Governor |
![Allan M. McGavin Allan M. McGavin Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/14_AMMcGavin.jpg)
Name |
Allan M. McGavin |
Role(s) |
Chancellor, Board Chair and Governor |
East Wall
![William Robert Wyman William Robert Wyman Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/4_WRWyman.jpg)
Name |
William Robert Wyman |
Role(s) |
Chancellor and Governor |
![Sarah Morgan-Sylvester Sarah Morgan-Sylvester Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/sarahMorgan-SylvesterPortrait.jpg)
Name |
Sarah Morgan-Sylvester |
Role(s) |
Chancellor and Governor |
![Steven J. Toope Steven John Toope Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/stevenToopePortrait.jpg)
Name |
Stephen John Toope |
Role(s) |
President and Governor |
![Leslie Raymond Peterson Leslie Raymond Peterson Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/11_LRPeterson.jpg)
Name |
Leslie Raymond Peterson |
Role(s) |
Chancellor, Board Chair and Governor |
![Knud George Pedersen Knud George Pedersen Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/5_KGPedersen.jpg)
Name |
Knud George Pedersen |
Role(s) |
President and Governor |
![Nathaniel T. Nemetz Nathaniel Theodore Nemetz Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/9_NTNemetz.jpg)
Name |
Nathaniel Theodore Nemetz |
Role(s) |
Chancellor, Board Chair and Governor |
![Martha Cook Piper Martha Cook Piper Photograph Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/marthaPiperPortrait1.jpg)
Name |
Martha Cook Piper |
Role(s) |
President and Governor |
![Allan McEachern Allan McEachern Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/allanMcEachernPortrait.jpg)
Name |
Allan McEachern |
Role(s) |
Chancellor and Governor |
![Albert E. Grauer Albert Edward Grauer Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/13_AEGrauer.jpg)
Name |
Albert Edward Grauer |
Role(s) |
Chancellor, Board Chair and Governor |
![Arvind Gupta Arvind Gupta Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/arvindGuptaPortrait.jpg)
Name |
Arvind Gupta |
Role(s) |
President |
![Phyllis Gregory Ross Phyllis Gregory Ross Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/1_PRoss.jpg)
Name |
Phyllis Gregory Ross |
Role(s) |
President, Chancellor, Board Chair and Governor |
![Eric W. Hamber Eric Werge Hamber Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/17_EWHamer.jpg)
Name |
Eric Werge Hamber |
Role(s) |
Chancellor, Board Chair and Governor |
![Martha Cook Piper Martha Cook Piper Painted Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/marthaPiperPortrait2.jpg)
Name |
Martha Cook Piper |
Role(s) |
President and Governor |
![Lindsay Gordon Lindsay Gordon Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/lindsayGordonPortrait.jpg)
Name |
Lindsay Gordon |
Role(s) |
Chancellor |
![Santa J. Ono Santa Jeremy Ono Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/santaOnoPortrait.jpg)
Name |
Santa Jeremy Ono |
Role(s) |
President |
Mezzanine
![William L. Sauder William L. Sauder Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/williamSauder.jpg)
Name |
William L. Sauder |
Role(s) |
Chancellor, Board Chair and Governor |
![John Valentine Clyne John Valentine Clyne Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/8_JVClyne.jpg)
Name |
John Valentine Clyne |
Role(s) |
Chancellor and Governor |
![John Barfoot Macdonald John Barfoot Macdonald Portrait](https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2020/04/6_JBMacdonald.jpg)
Name |
John Barfoot Macdonald |
Role(s) |
President and Governor |