We are grateful for the generosity of UBC Statistics alumna Anona Thorne and her husband Takao Tanabe who established this entrance scholarship, offered annually to students entering a graduate program in Statistics. Anona Thorne (BA '91 Mathematics; MSc '93 Statistics) is a double alumna of UBC and went on to an interesting career using her statistics training at the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network at Saint Paul's Hospital in Vancouver. Takao Tanabe is an internationally acclaimed Canadian painter.
Anona Thorne and Takao Tanabe Graduate Entrance Scholarship
Recipients
| Recipient's Name | Year | Recipient's Category | Program | News Item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vittorio Romaniello | 2019 | Graduate | Ph.D. | Thorne–Tanabe Graduate Entrance Scholarship Recipient (2019): Vittorio Romaniello |
| Miguel Biron Lattes | 2018 | Graduate | Ph.D. | |
| Rachel Lobay | 2018 | Graduate | M.Sc. | |
| Saifuddin Syed | 2017 | Graduate | Ph.D. | Thorne-Tanabe Graduate Entrance Scholarship Recipients- 2017 |
| Xin Zhao | 2017 | Graduate | M.Sc. | Thorne-Tanabe Graduate Entrance Scholarship Recipients- 2017 |
| Sonja Surjanovic | 2016 | Graduate | Ph.D. | Thorne-Tanabe Graduate Entrance Scholarship Recipients |
| Archer (Gong) Zhang | 2016 | Graduate | Ph.D. | Thorne-Tanabe Graduate Entrance Scholarship Recipients |