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Murad, Anatol, 1904-

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Dr. Anatol Murad was born in Vienna, Austria, where he received his elementary and secondary education. He moved to New york in 1924, and in 1929 entered Columbia university where he earned his B.S. (1931), M.S. (1932), and Ph.D. (1939) in Economics. Following academic posts at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles (1939-1946), Rutgers University (1946-1958), and the University of Puerto Rico (1958-1968), he was appointed Professor of Economics at the University of saskatchewan, Regina Campus. He held this position until 1972, and in 1975 he was named Professor Emeritus. Dr. Murad is the author of numerous scholarly books, articles, papers, book reviews, translations, and essays. His work has appeared in German and English, and some have been translated into Japanese and Spanish. Anatol Murad and his wife, Orlene Wettingel, whom he married July 13, 1939, had two sons - Anthony, born in 1942, and Timothy, born in 1944. He married Gillian Wadsworth Minifie in the late 1980s.

Murray, Lucy, 1902-1967

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Lucy Murray, the middle of three daughters of Walter Murray, the University of Saskatchewan's first President, was born in Halifax in 1902. She moved to Saskatoon with her parents in 1909 and was educated locally earning a B.A. and B.Ed. from the University of Saskatchewan in 1923. Her academic career next took her to the University of Toronto and a M.A. in 1925 followed by a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1935. Dr. Murray taught English at the Regina Campus of the University of Saskatchewan from 1936 until her death in July, 1967. She had reached the rank of Associate Professor.

Neutral Ground (Gallery)

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Neutral Ground, an artist-run gallery, was founded in 1982. Mandate: 1) Neutral Ground operates as an access centre and outlet for contemporary artists and art events. It is also a centre for the development, investigation, production, presentation and dissemination of art and information about artists and their work. Neutral Ground acts as a laboratory for the research and development of contemporary art. 2) Neutral Ground considers proposals in all disciplines that have significance to the visual arts. Activities include exhibitions, installations, multi-disciplinary art events, performance art, dance, music, media arts and photography. Administrative relationships: Neutral Ground is an independent, non-profit, volunteer based arts organization with charitable status. It receives support from the Saskatchewan Arts Board, the Canada Council, the City of Regina Arts Commission, Sask Trust, and the Department of Canadian Heritage among others. Neutral Ground also supports its activities with self-generated revenues. Administrative structure: Neutral Ground is controlled by a board of directors who are either practicing artists, art administrators, curators or writers in the Regina community. There are a minimum of six and a maximum of twelve members serving on the board at one time. Board members are elected by vote of the general membership at an annual general meeting for a two-year term. The board is responsible for all policy decisions affecting the gallery. Neutral Ground employs a full-time administrator who is responsible for the management of operations and implementation of all programing including fiscal control, grant writing and exhibition management. The Administrator is supported by a Gallery Assistant and volunteers. Other significant information: Neutral Ground was the first artist run centre in Regina and the third in Saskatchewan. It is part of a national network of more than one hundred artist-run galleries which are unique to Canada. Neutral Ground accepts submissions for exhibitions, performances, screenings, lectures and projects three times a year.

Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery

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The official opening of the Gallery was September 25, 1953. Mandate: The Gallery's policy is to support the arts in the province by exhibiting the work of serious provincial artists, to exhibit the finest works of Canadian art, to create an awareness, interest and support of the arts, and also to establish the Gallery as an integral part of the community life and the University. Administrative relationships: The Gallery was administered through the University of Regina until May 1, 1990. In 1990, the Gallery became independant of the University. Two appointed representatives from the University are present on the Gallery's Board of Trustees. Administrative structure: Educational programs such as the Community Program or Mackenzie Outreach are administrated through the Gallery. Names of the corporate bodies: The Gallery has never changed its name although it's frequently known as the Mackenzie Art Gallery. Names of the chief officers: The first curator of the Mackenzie collection was Augustus Kenderdine, who looked after the collection from 1936 to 1947. The first curator of the Gallery was Richard Simmins, from 1952 to 1957.

Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery Society

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The Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery Society was founded on May 7, 1957. They were dissolved on July 16, 1975. Mandate: The goals of the Art Gallery Society were to create a wider interest in visual arts in the community; to sponsor special projects and to encourage artists; to increase the membership of the Art Gallery Society and to establish a trust fund for the purchase of works of art. Predecessor and successor bodies: The Friends of the Mackenzie was formed October 4, 1982. Administrative relationships: The Art Gallery Society functioned independently of the Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery. Administrative structures: The main committee under the Art Gallery Society was the Travelling Arts Committee. Names of the corporate bodies: The Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery Society did not change it's name although it is commonly referred to as the Art Gallery Society. After it dissolved Friends of the Mackenzie was formed. Names of the chief officers: The first president of the Art Gallery Society was Hero Bernend Struivig De Groot in 1957 and the last president was Bob Mitchell in 1975. Presidents were elected annually at the annual general meetings.

Person, Lloyd H., 1918-1985

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The son of Swedish immigrants, Lloyd Hjalmen Person was born and grew up in Aylesbury, Saskatchewan. Following service with the Canadian Army during World War II, he studied French and German at university, obtaining a B.A. from the University of Saskatchewan and earning a doctorate in French at the University of Nancy in France. During the 1950s he taught French and German at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina College before returning, in the 1960s, to studies in the U.S. and receiving an M.A. in cultural anthropology from the University of Washington. Then he taught anthropology at Regina Campus until he assumed the position of Director of Fine Arts and Humanities with the Department of Extension in 1971. Mr. Person published two fiction books which related the experiences of a boy growing up in a small prairie town, 'Growing Up in Minby' (1974) and 'No Foot in Heaven' (1978). Also for several years he organized popular film series sponsored by the Extension Department. Upon his retirement from the University of Regina in 1981, a scholarship fund was established in his name and he was designated Professor Emeritus. Lloyd Person died in Regina on December 8, 1985 at the age of 67 years.

Pitsula, James M., 1950-

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Born in Benito, Manitoba on September 13, 1950, James Michael Pitsula grew up in Saskatchewan and graduated from Campbell Collegiate in Regina in 1968. He obtained a B.A.(Hons.) in history from the University of Saskatchewan in 1972, then studied at York University in Toronto, earning his M.A. in 1973 and Ph.D. in 1979. He lectured in history at the University of Winnipeg, 1977-1978, and at the University of Regina, 1978-1979. Dr. Pitsula was appointed Assistant professor of History at the University of Regina in 1979 and was promoted to full professor in 1994. He has published several articles and reviews in Canadian social history and is the author of three books including 'An Act of Faith: The Early Years of Regina College' (Regina: Canadian Plains Research Centre, 1988).

Proch, Don

  • Person

Canadian artist Don Proch was born in Inglis, Manitoba in 1944. Of Ukrainian heritage, he was raised on his grandparent's farm at Grandview, Manitoba until the age of eight, when he moved back to Inglis with his father, Dymetro. He enrolled in engineering at the University of Manitoba at the age of sixteen but quit, dissatisfied. His father persuaded him to return to the University, but this time Proch enrolled in the School of Art, where he studied under George Swinton and Ivan Eyre. He submitted a three-dimensional multi-media assemblage entitled "Asessippi Tread" in 1970 to the Winnipeg Biennial, and launched a successful art career that combines very fine drawing with three-dimensional sculpture. He formed a company of friends and family under the tongue-in-cheek name "Opthalmia Company of Inglis" shortly after his official artistic debut. It included Bill Lobchuk (printer and boss of the Grand Western Canadian Screen Shop), Kelly Clark, and Gord Bonnell, among others. Proch also worked solo with the Grand Western Canadian Screen Shop to produce prints of his drawings. In 1976 his work was chosen to be shown at Place Bonaventure in Montreal for the all-Canadian Olympic show. He completed a large mural for the Winnipeg Convention Centre in 1977, and has since had his work exhibited throughout North America, from the National Gallery of Canada to the Maney Collection in New York.

Rands, Stan, 1908-1985

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Born in Fort Macleod, Alberta on July 20, 1909, the son of a Yorkshire coal miner, Stanley Rands attended a rural public school and MacLeod High School, graduating in 1928. In 1931 he received a B.A. from the University of Alberta, and an M.A. in psychology and education in 1937. As a Rhodes Scholar he attended Oxford University in England, earning a Diploma in Theology in 1934 and a B.A. in philosophy, politics, and economics in 1936. From 1937-1942 Rands taught high school in Alberta, serving as Dean of Alberta College for one year and Senior Instructor with the Correspondence School Branch for two years. In 1942 he moved to Winnipeg where he served concurrently as Assistant/Acting Director of Adult Education at the University of Manitoba and Western Regional Supervisor for the National Film Board. Promoted to NFB headquarters in Ottawa, he worked as Director of Research and Reports, and Program Coordinator, from 1945-1950. He then moved to Regina to work for the Saskatchewan Department of Public Health, first as Director of Health Education (1950-1951), and later as Assistant to the Director of Psychiatric Services (1951-1954) and Deputy Director of Psychiatric Services (1954-1963). In 1963, in the wake of the doctors' strike in Saskatchewan over Medicare, Rands left the civil service to serve as Executive Director of the Community Health Services Association (Saskatchewan), an organization dedicated to establishing community clinics throughout the province. He was forced to leave that position in 1966 when funding for a full time director was no longer available, although he continued to work on behalf of the Association for some time on a volunteer basis. Having served as a sessional instructor in 1965-1966, he joined the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus as Lecturer in Psychology, achieving the rank of Associate Professor in 1971. Rands formally retired in 1976, although he continued to teach as a sessional. In 1977 he was named Professor Emeritus. Stan Rands participated widely in community organizations in the areas of health, education, peace, civil liberties, and aging. He held executive positions in the Canadian Mental Health Association (Regina), the Regina Defense Committee, the Regina Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Public Health Association, Saskatchewan Branch, the Saskatchewan Psychological Association, Regina Pioneer Village and the Saskatchewan Federation of Home and School. He was an advocate of medicare and played a central role in the community clinic movement in Saskatchewan. He was a founding board member and served for a number of years as secretary-treasurer of the Community Health Services Association (Regina), and was named honorary board member of the Regina Community Clinic in 1972. As well, he was a member of numerous professional societies, and was a founding member of the Canada-China Friendship Association (Saskatchewan). On December 24, 1943 he married Doris Fraser of Pilot Mound, Manitoba. They had three children, Jeanie, Brian and Ailsa. Stan died in Regina in 1985. His book 'Privilege and Policy: A History of Community Clinics in Saskatchewan' was finished by friends and published posthumously in 1994.

Robbins, Ronald Cynewulf

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Ronald Cynewulf Robbins served as the first Director of the University of Regina's School of Journalism and Communications, beginning in September, 1980 until his retirement in 1983. Born in Wales in 1918, received an honours English degree and other post-secondary education in the fields of communications and management. He worked for 26 years with CBC radio and television, serving as manager of editorial resources for CBC Television News and as coordinator of television news training programs. He also had experience as a desk editor with the Canadian Press in Toronto. Mr. Robbins has written a war-time novel entitled 'Blood for Breakfast' and a book of verse, 'Out of Solitude'. His poems have been published in various literary magazines and anthologies, and he has contributed to the journalism textbook, 'A Media Mosaic: Canadian Communications Through a Critical Eye'.

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