Gail Bowen received a Bachlor of Arts in English from the University of Toronto in 1964 and a Master of Arts in English from the University of Waterloo in 1975. She undertook post-graduate studies in Canadian Literature at the University of Saskatchewan from 1976-1979. From 1975-1979 Ms. Bowen was a Sessional Lecturer in English at the University of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College in Saskatoon. She then moved to Regina and worked as a Sessional Lecturer in English at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College and the University of Regina from 1979-1985. She is currently an Assistant Professor of English at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College. Gail Bowen has published several books: '1919: The Love Letters of George and Adelaide' with Ron Marken (1987); 'Deadly Appearances' (1990); 'Murder at the Mendel' (1991); 'The Wandering Soul Murders' (1992); 'A Colder Kind of Death' (1994) and 'A Killing Spring' (1996). The latter four are murder mystery novels set in Saskatchewan which have become popular both locally and nationally. 'The Wandering Soul Murders' was performed on CBC Radio's "Between the Covers" during May and June, 1994. As well, Bowen has written three plays: 'Dancing in Poppies', 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'The Tree', all of which were performed by the Globe Theatre in Regina in 1993 and 1994. HRH Prince Edward also performed 'Dancing in Poppies' in August 1994. Her work has been nominated for the Crime Writers Best Book of 1992 Award and the W.H. Smith-Books in Canada Best First Novel Award for 1990. In 1995 she won the Crime Writers of Canada Best Novel Award. In the role of Guest Lecturer or Artist she has delivered speeches and readings in Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa, and entensively throughout Saskatchewan. She holds memberships in the Saskatchewan Writer's Guild and the Playwrights Union of Canada. Besides teaching and writing, Bowen has worked as an Art Columnist with CBC Radio, Regina since 1991. Nationally she has contributed to "What on Earth" on CBC Television, and has appeared several times on CBC Radio's "Morningside". She has participated on numerous committees including co-chairing of the Vision 20/20 Fundraising Campaign at the University of Regina.

Born in Germany September 27, 1921 to the actress Margarete Brandt-Jacoby and the writer-director-actor Oscar Ludwig Brandt. He was educated in Switzerland, graduating in 1940. He studied Latin, English, French and German, among other subjects. He spent 3 1/2 years in Swiss refugee labour camps during the war. in 1946 he graduated from the Interpreter School of the University of Geneva, having achieved a Translator Diploma in English, French and Spanish. This provided him with the training needed after the Second World War to work as a research analyst at the International War Crimes Trials in Nuremberg (1946-1947). The year following this he was an editor for United Press (1947-1948), then in 1948 he emigrated to New York. There he studied French literature at Columbia University (1949-1951) and worked variously as a searcher at the New York Public Library (1948-1951) and as a translator for Chase Manhattan Bank (1952-1953). He switched his studies from language to psychology, and in 1957 earned a Master of Arts in psychology from the New School for Social Research, NYC. After training in psychoanalysis and practicing in various clinics and privately, he began teaching at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford, New Jersey. He lectured at Upsala College in East Orange, New Jersey and Hunter College, NYC, and earned a PhD in psychology from New York University in 1963. He joined the faculty at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus in 1968 as Associate Professor of Psychology, achieving the rank of full professor in 1975. Upon his retirement in 1987 he was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus of Psychology. He has published many articles in professional journals and has lectured in German at universities in Germany and Switzerland. He is married to Elisabeth H. Pasztor.

Claude Breeze is a painter of national repute. Born in Nelson, BC in 1938, he spent his childhood in Saskatoon living with his grandparents. In high school he was taught by artist Ernest Lindner, and received a Certificate in Arts from the University of Saskatchewan, Regina College, where he studied under Ron Bloore, Roy Kiyooka, Ken Lochhead and Art McKay. In 1959 he moved to British Columbia to attend the Vancouver School of Art, then joined the Medical Illustration Department sat the Vancouver General Hospital. Vancouver in the sixties was a mecca for artists, poets, writers, and musicians and Breeze and Ardis Watson, whom he married on February 5, 1969, collected a lively group around them, including artist Brian Fisher (who had also attended Regina College), poet John Newlove, photographer Fred Herzog, and musician Barry Hall. Breeze has worked as an instructor at Simon Fraser University (1967), the Banff Centre School of Fine Arts (1972), the University of Calgary (1975), and the Emily Carr School of Art in Vancouver (1988). He was Artist-in-Residence at the University of Western Ontario in London from 1972 to 1975. In 1976 he was appointed Associate Professor of Art at York university in Toronto where he remains. Claude Breeze, under the sponsorship of Vancouver painter Jack Shadbolt, held his first one-man show 'Lovers in a Landscape' at New Design Gallery in Vancouver in 1965. Since the he has had many one-man shows from coast to coast in Canada, and in Paris, France. He has participated in numerpus group shows across Canada and in the United States, England, France and Scotland. Claude Breeze's paintings have been purchased by galleries and universities all across Canada and by several major Canadian corporations. He has been awarded commissions for the Bank of Nova Scotia; Pacific Centre Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia; the Lawrence West Subway Station; the Spadina Line of the Toronto Transit Commission (1977); and the London Court House in London, Ontario (1974). Articles relating to his work have been published in various art magazine and books, in Canada and the United States. He was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1974 and was awarded the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal in 1978.

Writer and teacher Sharon Butala was born in Nipawin, Saskatchewan in 1940. She was educated in that province, and at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon where she earned a B.A. and B.Ed. degrees. After working as a special education teacher for several years, she gave up teaching to become a novelist, short story writer and writer of creative non-fiction. Her work has appeared in numerous periodicals and she is the author of several books: 'The Garden of Eden' (1998); 'The Perfection of the Morning' (1994); 'The Gates of the Sun' (1994); 'The Fourth Archangel' (1992); 'Luna' (1988, 1994); and 'Fever' (1990), all published by Harper Collins. Butala received the Writers' Choice Award in 1986, the Canadian Authors Award for fiction in 1992, the Saskatchewan Book Award for non-fiction in 1994, and she has been shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (1991), and twice for the Governor General's Award (1994, 1986).

Daniel Alexander Cameron was born in Ottawa on August 7, 1880 but moved to Winnipeg as a boy. He was well-known in Saskatchewan and across Canada for his association with the music field, and in particular for his vocal work. He began his music career as a voice teacher at Albert College in Belleville, Ontario. Before coming to Regina, Cameron studied with Herbert Witherspoon, Oscar Saenger (famed coach and interpretation expert), Dr. Ferey Lulek, Carl Odell and George Sweet, all of New York. He served in the First World War overseas with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and returned to Ottawa to hold a position with the Federal government looking after veterans' affairs. During his time in Ottawa he was soloist at one of the leading churches. By 1923 Cameron had returned to the music field when he was appointed to the Regina Conservatory of Music to head the voice department. Shortly after his arrival in Regina, he began to write a music and drama column, book reviews, concert news, music festival reports and interviews for the Leader Post. After 1940 he wrote on a range of topics and became an editor. Besides his teaching at the Conservatory and his writing, Dan Cameron was involved in a great number of professional music associations in Regina. From the Regina Orchestral Society to the Knox-Metropolitan Church choir, Cameron sang and organized a great many singers in Regina. He died in November, 1963.

Born in Paddockwood, Saskatchewan, poet and writer Anne Campbell attended school in Saskatoon and Hanley, Saskatchewan. Following graduation from the Hanley High School, she studied drama at the Conservatory of Music, University of Saskatchewan, Regina College (1960-1962), and has continued to take courses and workshops on writing and other topics of interest. She has worked in the area of public relations and communications for several cultural and arts organizations, including the Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery in Regina (1975-1978), the Glenbow Museum (1979-1980), and the Heritage Park Society (1980-1981) in Calgary. She has been Head of the Public Relations Department at the Regina Public Library since 1981. Anne Campbell has published four collections of poetry: 'No Memory of a Move' (1983); 'Death is an Anxious Mother' (1986); 'Red Earth, Yellow Stone' (1989); and 'Angel Wings All Over' (1994). Her poetry and prose have been featured in numerous journals, magazines, and anthologies, and have been broadcast on CBC Radio, local and national. She has garnered a number of awards for her writing including a Saskatchewan Arts Board Award (1990) and Saskatchewan Writers Guild Major Awards (1984, 1989). She has presented readings, talks and workshops across Canada, and was a founding member of the Correction Line Poetry Group. She is an active member of several professional organizations including the Saskatchewan Writers Guild, League of Comedian Poets, and the Writers Union of Canada. Beyond her writing, Anne Campbell is interested in issues related to museums and heritage preservation. She has served on the Regina Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee (1986-1989), and is a member of numerous museum, heritage, arts and cultural organizations.

Sculptor Vic Cicansky was born in Regina, Sakatchewan in 1935. He completed a Bachelor of Education at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon in 1964, and a Bachelor of Arts at Regina Campus in 1967. He studied at the Haystack Mountain School of Art in Deer Island, Maine, and at the Universty of California, Davis, where he obtained a Master of Fine Arts in 1970. That same year he began teaching at Regina Campus, where he continued in the Department of Visual Arts until his retirement in 1994. He was granted Emeritus status from the University of Regina at that time. Cicansky's work, chiefly ceramic sculptures and wall murals, has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions at public and commercial galleries across Canada and in the United States, England, France and China. He has undertaken several important commissions including "The Old Working Class" (1977) and "The New Working Class" (1981), both in the Sturdy-Stone Building in Saskatoon, and "The Garden Fence" (1983-84) in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation building in Regina. His work is represented internationally in numerous private and institutional collections. Besides his teaching at the University of Regina, Cicansky has taught courses in Banff, Halifax, Davis, California and Newfoundland, and has presented various workshops, lectures and slide presentations across Canada. He has been a member of several Canada Council and other art competition juries. He has also served on the Saskatchewan Arts Board, the Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery Board, the Wascana Centre Arts Advisory Committee, and the Applied Arts Advisory Committee of the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Woodland Campus. Upon Cicansky's return from California in 1970, he resided in Craven, Saskatchewan where he served serveral terms on the Village Council. He lived in Craven until 1989. Currently he lives in Regina where he continues to create sculptures at his Ceramsky Art Works studio. Cicansky met American artist David Zack in San Francisco when Cicansky was studying at the University of California, in Davis. Zack lived in Rainbow house, a house he had painted entirely in rainbow colours, where informal monthly meetings of artists would take place. When a position for an art historian came up at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus, Cicansky urged Zack to apply for it. Zack was successful in securing the position, and came to Regina in 1969 to teach. He taught various courses and classes at the university until 1974, when he was not rehired. Zack left the community, but reappeared upon occasion until about 1988. It is unknown what subsequently happened to him.

Full name: Saros Dara Cowasjee. His parents were Dara (father) and Meher (mother) Cowasjee. He has one sister, Sabar, and one brother, Shyam. Place of residence: Saros Cowasjee was born July 12, 1931 in Secundrabad, India. He lived in India until he went to England in 1957 to work on his Ph.D. He remained in England until 1960, then travelled to Bombay to be Assistant Editor at the Times of India Press. In 1963 he came to Regina, Saskatchewan, to assume the post of Instructor of English at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus, the forerunner of the University of Regina. Education: He was educated at St. John's College, Agra, India, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1951. He received his Master of Arts degree in 1955 from Agra College, India, then completed a Ph.D. in 1960 from the University of Leeds in England on Sean O'Casey, under the supervision of the renowned Shakespearean scholar, G. Wilson Knight. Occupation, life, and activities: After a brief stint with the Times of India Press from 1960 to 1963, Cowasjee was appointed Instructor of English at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus. He attained the title of full professor in 1971. He retired and was appointed Professor Emeritus in 1995. Cowasjee was also Research Associate, University of California, Berkeley in 1970-71, Visiting Commonwealth Professor, University of Aarhus, Denmark, from January to June 1975, and has been a guest lecturer at a number of universities in Europe, Australia, North America, India, Fiji, and Singapore. In addition to his teaching, Cowasjee has been a prolific writer. He is the author of five works of criticism: 'Sean O'Casey: The Man Behind the Plays' (1963), 'O'Casey' (1966), 'Coolie: An Assessment' (1976), 'So Many Freedoms: A Study of the Major Fiction of Mulk Raj Anand' (1977), and 'Studies in Indian and Anglo-Indian Fiction' (1993). He has written three novels: 'Goodbye to Elsa' (1974), 'Suffer Little Children' (1982), and 'The Assistant Professor' (1996); two books of short stories, 'Stories and Sketches' (1970), and 'Nude Therapy' (1978); and a screenplay, 'The Last of the Maharajas' (1980). He has edited and written introductions for numerous works, among them being three anthologies on writers from the Raj period of India (published as a series by Harper Collins): 'Stories from the Raj' (1982), 'More Stories from the Raj and After' (1986), and 'Women Writers of the Raj: Short Fiction' (1990). His other Harper Collins publications include his critical introductions to Christine Weston's 'Indigo' (1993) and Sir George Otto Trevelyan's 'The Competition Wallah'. There is also 'The Best Short Stories of Flora Annie Steel' (1995), selected and edited by him, with his introduction dealing with the author's life and works. Equally important is Cowasjee's work as General Editor of Arnold Heinemann's 'Literature of the Raj' series, beginning in 1984. In the nine out-of-print fiction works published under Cowasjee's editorship, he wrote introductions to the reprints of 'Durbar' (1987), Indigo (1987), 'Siri Ram - Revolutionist' (1988), and 'Hindoo Holiday' (first published through Cowasjee's efforts in India in 1979, but later was included in this series). In addition, Cowasjee has edited and/or written introductions to other works, has contributed to various publications, and written numerous articles.

Dr. Lester G. Crossman was with the English Department of the University of Regina from 1945 to 1980. Born in Rosetown on 24 May 1913, he attended the Saskatoon Normal School from 1932 to 1933, after which he taught in rural schools near Rosetown for two years. Crossman attended the University of Saskatchewan from 1935 to 1941, where he received a B.A. in 1938, Honours English in 1939, and a B.Ed. in 1941. After a teaching stint at the Rosetown High School in 1941-1942, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, became a navigator, and was stationed in England until his discharge and appointment at Regina College in 1945. In the meantime, he married Margaret Hutcheon in 1944. Crossman completed his M.A. from the University of Saskatchewan in1946, and his PhD from the University of Washington in 1957. He was Supervisor of Matriculation and Adult Admissions programs from 1965-1973, Chairman of the English Department from 1967-1970, a member of the Division IV English Curriculum committee which published revisions for Saskatchewan schools in 1970-1980, and member of the selection committee for the Leacock Medal for Humour from 1977-1980. He also served on various federal, provincial and municipal arts and academic bodies. After his retirement in 1980, Dr. Crossman became Professor Emeritus of English, and received an Honorary Degree from the University of Regina in Spring of 1983 in recognition of his service to the University. He currently resides in Victoria, British Columbia.

Lorna Crozier was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan in 1948. Her parents were Emmerson and Peggy Crozier. She graduated from W.A. Beatty Collegiate in Swift Current in 1966. She studied at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus (now the University of Regina) and obtained her Bachelor of Arts (with Distinction), from the University of Saskatchewan in 1969. She received a Master of Arts from the University of Alberta in 1980. In addition to her university education, she attended creative writing courses at the Saskatchewan Summer School of the Arts at Fort San (1974-1977), and took courses in Advanced Writing and Speech Writing from the Public Service Commission in 1982 and 1983 respectively. Crozier taught high school English in rural Saskatchewan from 1970 to 1973, and taught English (both composition and Canadian literature, variously) at the University of Regina (1976), the University of Alberta (1978-1979), and the University of Saskatchewan (1986-1991). Since 1991, she has been Associate Professor in the Department of Writing at the University of Victoria. She has also been Writer-in-Residence at the University of Toronto (1988, 1989-1990), Douglas College, British Columbia (1989), University of Lethbridge (1987), and the Regina Public Library (1984-1985), among others. Crozier has nine published books of poetry to her name, including 'The Garden Going On Without Us' (1985), 'Angels of Flesh, Angels of Silence' (1988), and 'Inventing the Hawk' (1992). Her poetry has been included in dozens of journals and magazines, including NeWest Review, Quarry, Border Crossings, and Poetry Ireland. Crozier's work has also been featured in numerous anthologies, and her poetry and writing have resulted in her winning many prizes, such as First Prize in the CBC Radio National Poetry Competition (1987), the Western Magazine Award for Nonfiction (1989), the Governor General's Award for Poetry (1992), the National Magazine Gold Medal for Poetry (1995), among others. She has conducted many readings and has lectured widely in Canada and the United States, as well as England, the former Yugoslavia, France and Chile. She has been heavily involved in the writers profession, and has served on various juries and judging panels. Crozier currently resides outside of Victoria, in Saanichton, British Columbia, with her husband, poet Patrick Lane.

Dennis Roy Cullimore, who was born on April 7, 1936, attended St. Andrews Church of England Primary School and Southfield Grammar School in Oxford, England. At the University of Nottingham he earned a B.Sc.(Hons.) in agricultural microbiology in 1959 and a Ph.D. in 1962. In that year he joined the University of Surrey as an Assistant Lecturer in Microbiology and remained there until 1968 when he emigrated to Canada and took up a post as Assistant Professor of Microbiology at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1969 and to full professor in 1974, in which year he became Director of the Board of the Prairie Institute of Environmental Health. In 1975 Dr. Cullimore was appointed director of the Regina Water Research Unit. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles relating to water microbes and bacteria, and he has published a humorous book of captioned cartoons, 'A Survey of the Uses and Abuses of the Prairie Elevator' (Winnipeg: Frye Publishing, 1983). In recent years he has become well-known as a member of the research team studying the wreck of the sunken ship Titanic. He is also a principal in Droycon Bioconcepts Inc., a firm consulting on microbiol/environmental issues and biodetection systems. Dr. Cullimore and his wife have two children.

The Dept of Drama was established in 1966. Mandate: The Dept is responsible for the administration of educational programs in theatre, offering degrees in theatre performance, theatre crafts and design and theatre stage management. Administrative relationships: The Dept was administrated by the Division of Fine Arts until 1969 when the name changed to the College of Fine Arts. In 1990 the College became the Faculty of Fine Arts. Names of the corporate bodies: In July 1990 the Dept of Drama became the Dept of Theatre. Names of chief officers: Dept. head: Eric Salmon (1966-76) Dean of Arts: A. Berland (1968-69), Sir G. E. Vaughan (1969-74), R. R. Robinson (1974-75) Associate Dean of Fine Arts: R. Petrini Di Pistoja (1975-76), M.R. Scholar (1976-80), M.L.T. Bergbusch (1987-90)

The School of Art was established at Regina College in 1912. Mandate: The Dept is responsible for administering educational programs in the visual arts such as painting, sculpture, ceramics and art history. Administrative relationships: The School of Art was administered by the School of Fine Arts from 1936 to 1969 when the name changed to the Division of Fine Arts. In 1977 the Division of Fine Arts became the College of Fine Arts and in 1990 became the Faculty of Fine Arts. Names of the corporate bodies: In 1969 the School of Art became the Department of Visual Arts. Names of chief officers: Director of the School of Art: Ken Lochhead (1950-64), Art McKay (1965-66), Doug Morton (1968-71). Dean of Arts: Sir G. Edgar Vaughan (1969-74), R.R. Robinson (1974-75). Associate Dean of Fine Arts: R. Petrini Di Pistoja (1975-76), M.R. Scholar (1976-80).