Laurent Desrosiers est né en 1929 à Chicopee, Mass (USA). Il est le sixième des dix enfants nés de Willy Joseph Desrosiers et Eugénie Chouinard. La famille déménage près de Biggar en Saskatchewan (Canada) alors que Laurent est encore très jeune (1931). Il fait ses études secondaires au collègue des Frères du Sacré-Cœur, à Granby (Québec) pour qui il travaille pendant une vingtaine d’années. Laurent Desrosiers enseigne pendant plus de 13 ans à Cornwall (Ontario), Zenon Park, Bellegarde et Storthoaks (SK). En 1974, il épouse Aurore Chabot avec qui il aura une fille Natalie et un fils Will. Depuis 1974, Laurent Desrosiers est agent d’élévateur pour la Pioneer Grain Co.. Il est transféré à Ponteix en 1977. À la suite d’une crise cardiaque en 1991, Laurent Desrosiers prend sa retraite. Aurore Chabot succombe à la sclérose latérale amyotrophique en 2004. En 2006, il épouse Annette Labelle. Laurent Desrosiers est impliqué dans de nombreuses organisations locales. Il a été président des Auvergnois et président des Amis de Ponteix. Ses passions étaient de toutes sortes telles que l'apiculture et la peinture. Il était philatéliste - sa collection de timbres et ses connaissances ont servi de base à de nombreux articles dans des journaux locaux et nationaux. Laurent Desrosiers est décédé le vendredi 5 juin 2020.

Laurent Desrosiers was the sixth of ten children born to Willy and Eugénie Desrosiers, of Chicopee, Mass (USA). As an infant, they moved to a farm in the Biggar, SK (Canada). In 1974, he married Aurore Chabot with whom he had a daughter Natalie and a son Will. Aurore Chabot succumbed to ALS in 2004. In 2006, Laurent married Annette Labelle. The pair retired to Ponteix, SK. Laurent was involved in many local organizations. His passions were of all kinds such as beekeeping and painting. He was a philatelist. His stamp collection and knowledge formed the basis of numerous articles in local and national papers. Laurent Desrosiers passed on Friday, June 5, 2020.

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.

Marilyn Ruth (Truscott) Walter, a graduate of Aden Bowman Collegiate in Saskatoon, enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan (BEd 1974; BSPE 1976) in 1971. She led the Huskiettes volleyball team to several firsts, including a Canada West championship and its first appearance at the CIAU championship where Saskatchewan won silver; four successive provincial senior championships and two bronze medal finishes at the Canadian Open. In 1973 Walter was the first Saskatchewan athlete invited to a national volleyball team tryout. She attended a camp to select Canada's team for the 1973 World Student Games in Moscow. Walter was awarded the Bob Stayner Trophy as female athlete of the year in a tournament sport at the U of S in 1975-76. Walter was a teacher with the Saskatoon Public School Division for 36 years. She taught physical education, humanities and social sciences, along with coaching a variety of sports including volleyball, basketball and badminton. Walter died on 10 November 2020 in Saskatoon.

Janet Thompson played in the Diamond D Championship (later the Scotties Tournament of Hearts national championship) in 1965.