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Sawatsky, John, 1948-

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John Sawatsky was born in 1948 in Winkler, Manitoba. He received his B.A. Honours in Political Science at the Simon Fraser University in 1974. He has acquired much experience in the field of journalism at various universities including Carleton University and the University of Regina. Sawatsky was previously employed at the Vancouver Sun and B.C. Petroleum. He is presently a Journalism Trainer and an Adjunct Professor in the School of Journalism at the Carleton University. He is also a self-employed journalist and writer. Sawatsky has written "Men in the Shadows: the RCMP Security Service" (1980), "For Services Rendered: Leslie James Bennett and the RCMP Security Service" (1982), "Gouzenko: the Untold Story" (1984), "The Insiders: Government, Business and the Lobbyists" (1989) and "Mulroney: the Politics of Ambition" (1992). In 1976 he received the Michener Award for meritorious public service in the field of journalism. He has also received various other professional honours for other works he has completed. In 1985 Sawatsky returned to Ottawa where he now serves as an adjunct professor in the School of Journalism, Carlton University, and pursues a free lance career.

Sawhney, Vipen

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Vipen Sawhney earned a B.Sc (1965) and M.Sc (1967) from the University of Panjab and PhD (1972) from the University of Western Ontario. He accepted a postdoctoral fellowship at Simon Fraser University in 1972 before coming to the University of Saskatchewan in 1975. Dr. Sawhney rose through the ranks serving as the Rawson Professor of Biology and Department Head from 2003-2007. In addition to his U of S appointment, he has been a visiting Professor and Fellow several times. Dr. Sawhney maintained a first rate research program throughout his career co-editing a book and authoring more than a hundred refereed papers. He is an internationally recognized plant geneticist focussing on understanding the processes and mechanisms controlling flower and pollen development in angiosperms using floral and male-sterile mutants in tomato, canola (Brassica napes) and Arabidopsis. By using microscopic, physiological (hormonal and environmental) and proteomic approaches, Dr. Sawhney has investigated the various factors, and their possible interactions, in plant developmental processes. His research on male sterility in tomato has been applied in the hybrid seed industry. He has received many awards and honours including the Master Teacher 2007, Earned Doctor of Science 2010 and the Award of Innovation from the University of Saskatchewan. He served as the President, Canadian Botanical Association, 2004-2006, President, International Association of Sexual Plant Reproduction and Research, 1998-2002 and Vice-President, Canadian Botanical Association, 1998-1999.

Scharf, C. Ralph

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C. Ralph Scharf was Regional Superintendent of Vocational Region, Saskatchewan Region, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development when the Education-Manpower Surveys were produced.

Schellenberg, Agatha

  • SCAA-SCM-0095
  • Person
  • May 22, 1889 - June 18, 1967

Agatha Schellenberg (born in Neu Chortitza, Baratov, South Russia on May 22, 1889 - June 18, 1967) acted as a midwife in the Blumenort, Saskatchewan area from ca.1923 - ca.1948.

Schmeiser, Douglas A.

  • Person
  • 1934-2018

Douglas Schmeiser was born on May 22, 1934 in Bruno, Saskatchewan. He earned a BA (1954) and LLB (1956) from the University of Saskatchewan, and both a LLM (1958) and SJD (1963) from the University of Michigan. He was hired by the University of Saskatchewan as a special lecturer in 1956, and began teaching full-time in 1961. He was promoted to full professor in 1968. From 1964-1974, he served as director of graduate legal studies in the College of Law, and as Dean from 1974-1977. In 1995, he was named Professor Emeritus. Schmeiser is author of numerous books, including "Civil Liberties in Canada" (1964), "Cases and Comments on Criminal Law" (1st edition 1966; 5th edition 1985), "Cases on Canadian Civil Liberties" (1971), "The Native Offender and the Law" (1974), and "The Independence of Provincial Court Judges: A Public Trust" (1996). He has served as a constitutional consultant for various provincial governments, and internationally, as a consultant and advisor on law reform, constitutional and other legal matters to various governments. Among numerous other positions he has served as Director, Canadian Council for Human Rights; president of the Canadian Association of Law Teachers; and from 1982-1987 he served as chair of the Law Reform Commission of Saskatchewan. His community service has included various positions with the Saskatoon United Appeal; trustee with the Saskatoon Catholic School Board; and a member of the executive for the University of Saskatchewan Retirees Association. He has been named an honourary life member of the Saskatoon United Way; honourary president of Nature Saskatchewan; and has received the Saskatchewan Centennial Medal for service to the legal community; the Distinguished Alumnus Award from St. Thomas More College, and in 2010 was given the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, the province’s highest honour. He passed away April 28, 2018.

Schnell, Bruce R.

  • SCN00262
  • Person
  • 1937-

Bruce Robert Schnell was born in Maymont, Saskatchewan, in 1937. A 1960 University of Saskatchewan pharmacy graduate, he later earned a MBA degree from the University of Toronto and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin. He joined the faculty of the College of Pharmacy in 1966, became dean in 1976, and vice-president (academic) of the University in 1982. He was responsible for the establishment of the master teacher award program and was intimately involved in the academic reorganization resulting in the creation of the current College of Pharmacy and Nutrition. Named professor emeritus in 1994, he subsequently served as the first executive director of The Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs and developed the first accreditation standards for academic pharmacy in Canada. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists.

Dr. Schnell directed two national research projects that significantly influenced hospital pharmacy standards and practice in Canada and abroad -- the Study of the Unit-Dose System of Drug Distribution in Canada and the Development of a Canadian Hospital Pharmacy Workload Measurement System. He was a member of the Medical Research Council of Canada, associate editor of the Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy and, for 28 years, chaired the editorial advisory panel of the Canadian Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties (CPS), the primary source of pharmaceutical product information for health professionals in Canada. He was chair of the Formulary Committee of the Saskatchewan Prescription Drug Plan for 17 years. Last year, he authored Pharmacy: An Art, a Science, a Profession - Reflections on 100 Years of Pharmacy Education in Saskatchewan.

He was president of the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada, the Association of Deans of Pharmacy of Canada, and the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy. He has served on the boards of the Saskatoon United Way, Wanuskewin Heritage Park, St. Paul's Hospital, St. Andrew's College, McClure United Church and McClure Place Association. He is past-president of the Rotary Club of Saskatoon and a member of the Probus Club of Saskatoon Bridges.

Dr. Schnell and his wife, June, reside in Saskatoon. They have two children, both graduates of the University of Saskatchewan, and three grandsons. Thirty-one members of Dr. Schnell’s family have attended the University of Saskatchewan, over the past 100 years, receiving a total of 34 degrees, including two honorary degrees awarded to his parents, Leonard Schnell and Nellie Schnell, by St. Andrew’s College.

Schoderbeck, T.

  • Person
  • ca. 1944

T. Schoderbeck was employed by the City of Saskatoon in May, 1944.

Schofield, Fay

  • Fay Schofield
  • Person
  • 1919-2013

Schofield was raised in Swift Current by her parents Arthur L. Dudley and Elizabeth Dudley. In 1937 Schofield married husband Fred Schofield and they had at least one child.

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