Lynn Jones

BA

Lynn Jones’ dedication to The University of Winnipeg is second to none.

Throughout her 40-plus years of service, she has done everything she could to make UWinnipeg a better place for students, faculty, and staff.

Jones first arrived on campus as a student in 1972, graduating three years later with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She returned in 1977, spending the next five years as a library assistant helping students with their research work.

Jones then joined the office of the Vice-President of Finance and Administration, supporting five successive vice-presidents and four presidents. During that time, she was involved closely with the planning and construction of iconic spots on campus — including the Duckworth Centre and the Bulman Student Centre.  Over the years, she managed campus parking and telecommunications, including the introduction of direct-in-dialing, voice mail, cell phones, and smartphones.

Once the Duckworth Centre was in use, Jones became an avid Wesmen volleyball and basketball fan: attending most games, supporting the Wesmen scholarship program, hosting visiting student-athletes in her home, and participating in the annual Wesmen Golf Tournament.  In 2016-17, Wesmen Athletics honoured her with the Dr. David F. Anderson Award, which is given to a “super friend” of the department.

Jones was instrumental in establishing the University’s first recycling program, with desktop paper recycling bins distributed throughout campus. She was also active in the return of student housing to UWinnipeg in 2000, when houses were acquired on Balmoral and Spence streets. Later, as Director of Student Life Services, she managed Student Housing as well as University Food Services, the Bookstore, Student Health Services, Career Services, and Accessibility Services.

Jones has been involved actively with the University’s United Way Campaign for more than 30 years, chairing the campaign on several occasions and organizing the annual basket raffle since 2008. She has also been a long-time volunteer at convocation ceremonies.

Most recently, Jones worked in the Gupta Faculty of Kinesiology and Applied Health before settling into her current position as administrative officer for the Deputy Provost and Associate Vice-President Academic.

For her decades of dedicated service, The University of Winnipeg is proud to award Lynn Jones the Stars of Spence Street Prize.