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Holmes, Owen Gordon, 1929-
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Owen Holmes was appointed as Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Regina College in 1956. He served on many committees during his tenure at Regina, including the Basterfield Lectureship Committee, the Chemistry Committee, and the Committee on Committees. He helped plan for the new campus, and organized the gala for the installation of the new principal, Dr. W.A. Riddell in 1963. Locally, he served as chair of the South Saskatchewan Section of the Chemical Institute of Canada, and was a member of the Regina Astronomical Society. He was involved in teaching courses with the Emergency Measures Organization regarding civil defense, and helped fight in the unsuccessful flouridation for Regina campaign. Owen Holmes left Regina Campus for a position at Lethbridge College July 1, 1965.