{"id":7751,"date":"2019-05-28T13:51:27","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T17:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/?page_id=7751"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:51:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:51:37","slug":"laura-thomas-memorial-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/laura-thomas-memorial-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Laura Thomas Memorial Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Laura Thomas Memorial Fund\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>The Carleton University community is saddened to learn of the death of Laura Thomas, Senior Administrator in the Department of Biology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laura became part of the Carleton community as a student and completed a Master of Arts in Anthropology in 2000.&nbsp; As an employee, she shared her talents with other departments across campus, and the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs before joining the Department of Biology in 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quickly becoming an integral part of the Department of Biology, she worked tirelessly behind the scenes for the benefit of students, faculty and staff.&nbsp; Her friendship, knowledge, and commitment brought the whole department closer together.&nbsp; Laura was a passionate supporter of students, and she expressed a wish before she passed away to establish a fund that would assist biology students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Laura Thomas Memorial Fund in Biology is being established to commemorate Laura and honour her desire to support students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please clink on the below link to make a donation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/futurefunder.carleton.ca\/giving-fund\/laura-thomas\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/230\/Lily-2-240x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/230\/Lily-2-240x171.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/230\/Lily-2-160x114.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/230\/Lily-2-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/230\/Lily-2-400x285.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/230\/Lily-2-360x256.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Carleton University community is saddened to learn of the death of Laura Thomas, Senior Administrator in the Department of Biology. &nbsp; 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