Trinity Western University

1980

First Four-Year Degrees

Trinity’s first baccalaureate degrees were awarded to sixteen students on Sunday, April 27, 1980.

The Pillar that year was dedicated to the Senior Class:
"Thank-you for having the courage to graduate as the first class of a fledgling program. Thank-you for the benefits of your experience, wisdom and character. And, as you go out into a world full of intense job competition, huge political and economic problems and great spiritual challenges, thank-you for proving to us all that our learning experience is just beginning."
[TWU Archives: Pillar Yearbook Collection, 1980, p. 7]

Graduation Ceremony

President Snider awarding a degree to Dora Bauch, of Langley, 1980.

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[TWU Archives: 1998-01-1709]
Valedictorian

Valedictorian Cliff Underwood, pictured here with his son, 1980.

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[TWU Archives: 1998-01-2877]
Graduation Program

Wilbert Norton, Dean of Wheaton and a member of the School for Canada Committee, served as graduation speaker in 1980.

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[TWU Archives: F 2 B 25 File 22]

Seventeen In 1962, total enrolment was 17; in 2008, the average class size was 17.
BOG The Board of Governors grew from 9 members in 1962 to 21 in 1982, and to 25 in 2004. In 2009, after restructuring, members numbered 15.
Majors By 1987 the school offered programs in 25 majors; by 2009, there were programs in 41 majors, as well as 17 graduate degrees.
Grads In 1963 4 students graduated from TJC; in 2010 412 students celebrated that milestone.
Enrolment In 1962 the school enrolled 17 students; in 1978 the 500-mark was exceeded. There were over 1000 students by 1986, over 2000 by 1994, over 3000 by 2001, and over 4000 in 2008.
Alumni By 2008, Trinity counted more than 18,000 alumni.
Personnel There were 15 staff and faculty in 1962, 199 by 1987, 299 by 1993, and 550 by 2010.
Tuition In 1964 Trinity students paid $200 per term for tuition.

1980

First Four-Year Degrees

Graduation Ceremony

Valedictorian

Graduation Program