Elmer Hackett, animal technician, stands with Regan Keown, student, Western College of Veterinary Medicine. Sign on door in background reads "Hackett Room."

Bio/Historical Note: Elmer Thomas Hackett was born 8 June 1933 in Asquith, Saskatchewan, and moved to Saskatoon as a young boy. He attended Mayfair School and Saskatoon Technical Collegiate. In 1949 at the age of 19, Hackett began work at the University of Saskatchewan as an animal assistant in the Medical College. Over the years Hackett worked in various departments, moving to the newly opened Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) in 1965 as a technician. Hackett took home correspondence courses in electronics over the years and worked his way up to a Tech IV animal technician position which he maintained until his retirement in 1994, having worked at the University for 45 years. Elmer Hackett died 5 December 2015 in Saskatoon.