Stephen Codrington

Stephen Codrington was a civil engineering student during the early 1990s. He was also the Engineering Society President in 1992, and Federation of Students President in 1994.

EngSoc President
Stephen defeated Amy Alfred in the election to become President of the Engineering Society

Feds President
Stephen became Feds President in 1994, defeating his opponent, Bruce Winter, in what was described as a "uneventful election ... no scandals, violations, or requests for a recount." Less than 17% of eligible students voted.

Student Centre
As a result of the Student Coordinated Plan Referendum of 1992, a $25 fee was agreed to be charged for the construction of an extension to the Campus Centre (which was then to be called the Student Centre). The fee was only supposed to come into effect once the renovations had completed and both the North Campus Physical Recreation Facility and the Student Centre were both reopened.

However, the Student Centre project fell behind schedule. In the mean time, a bank payments for the building were due to begin in November 1994. In Fall 1994, Codrington implemented the $25 fee, thereby breaking the terms of the agreement on a techicality. This was noticed by some students and minor scandal occurred. As part of political manoeuvring, the university administration was about to offer a refund for the fee, when the Federation of Students declared that all students who paid the fee would receive a refund.

The Student Centre expansion was officially opened on March 27, 1995, ultimately 7 months behind schedule.

CASA
During a conference of student leaders, November 16-20 1994, Codrington participated in drafting the constitution of the new national student organization, CASA (Canadian Alliance of Student Associations). While the movement to create a new national alternative to the Canadian Federation of Students had been in the works for some time, it was during Codrington's term (and with his input) that the constitution was debated, drafted, and accepted.