Sad news — Vicki Grieve has passed away

Vicki Grieve, a longtime faculty member in the Upgrading department at UFV until her retirement in 2018, passed away on January 23, 2025.

In addition to her teaching duties, Vicki served one term as president of the UFV Faculty and Staff Association, from 2013 to 2015. She also served as chief negotiator from 2012 to 2013, and agreements chair from 2015 to 2016.r

Vicki started her career with what was then Fraser Valley College in 1986, teaching adult basic education courses to prisoners as part of a contract that the college had with the local prison system.

When that contract ended, she and other instructors switched to teaching on campus.

Throughout her career, Vicki had a strong interest in family literacy and headed up several special projects focused on creating connections and opportunities for community literacy projects.

She also served as department head for what is now Upgrading and University Preparation, but what was then known as Career and College Preparation.

She leaves two beloved daughters, Gabby (Mark) and Lena (Andy), and granddaughters Alice and Holly.

A celebration of life for Vicki will be held:

Sat, March 1
1 pm
Camp River Hall
50246 Camp River Road, Chilliwack

See her full obituary here.

See photos from Vicki’s time at UFV here:

See more photos of Vicki, from the UFV historical digital collection, here: