A chicken house and pens in winter.

Dr. Darwin Anderson, professor, Department of Soil Science, points to a soil map on a wall.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Darwin W. Anderson worked for many years for the Saskatchewan Soil Survey before joining the Department of Soil Science as professor and head of the department. Dr. Anderson is professor emeritus of Soil Science (2021).

Before George Ivany left the presidency July 1, many in the U of S community had a chance to thank him personally for his service and friendship. On June 24, two of the Administrative and Supervisory Personnel Association's executive, president Rob Schultz, left, and executive member Mark Jagoe, presented Ivany with a golf shirt embroidered with the ASPA logo. Schultz said it was "in appreciation for his open and honest treatment of ASPA over the past 10 years."

Administrative and Supervisory Personnel Association (ASPA) president Tim Archer and Wendy Bates cut an anniversary cake for distribution to those attending.

Bio/Historical Note: ASPA held a birthday party on October 30 to celebrate its 20th anniversary - its 25th if one counts its initial organization as a voluntary staff organization. Members gathered in the Exeter Room of Marquis Hall to mark the milestone and University President George Ivany offered some words of congratulations and praise to the middle-management group for its tradition of working with the University in times of travail and hard decision-making.

Bio/Historical Note: Image appeared in 13 Nov. 1998 issue of OCN.

Grain field with sheaves and barns in the distance. Variety tests of winter rye.

Head and shoulders image of Gordon Barnhart, University Secretary.

University Secretary Gordon Barnhart, with his book Peace, Progress and Prosperity.

Bio/historical note: Image appeared in the Oct. 27, 200 OCN.

R.T. Coupland, director of Matador Project (1966-1976) and professor of plant ecology, uses a syringe to take a sample of the soil in a field of grass.

Bio/Historical Note: From 1967 to 1972, plant ecologists at the University of Saskatchewan participated in the International Biological Program. As part of this worldwide study of agricultural productivity, ecologists established the Matador field station for grassland research carried out by scientists from thirty-four countries. The field station was located near Kyle, thirty miles north of Swift Current, in an area of natural grassland that was potentially the best wheat growing soil in the brown soil zone of Saskatchewan. The land (three square miles) was originally leased for 21 years from the Government of Saskatchewan; the lease (for $1/year) has since been renewed and currently expires in 2009. The Matador Project involved the study of the total grasslands ecosystem, including the interaction of animals, plants, microorganisms, soils and the atmosphere. Robert T. Coupland, Head of the Department of Plant Ecology, served as Director of the Matador Project.

Head and shoulders of Terry Beebee of Facilities management.

Health, Safety and Environment (formerly Occupational Health and Safety) announces the appointment of Dr. Mohamed Benmerrouche, as radiation safety manager, and Jamie Gates, as chemical safety manager. Benmerrouche is a nuclear physicist who is also an adjunct professor in Physics and Engineering Physics. Gates, MSc, has experience as a researcher at the U of S and in the Canadian Army and mining industry.

Louise Barak and Betty Jantz, co-authors of The University of Saskatchewan: A Photo Album, pose with the book.

Bio/Historical Note: Betty Jantz is an art supplies buyer for the U of S Bookstore and Louise Barak is the coordinator of the Visual Resources Centre in the Department of Art and Art History.

Margaret Baldock and David Fox, Library employees, sit a a computer terminal displaying the new U-Search homepage.

Bio/historical note: Image appeared in 4 Oct. 1996 issue of OCN.

Head and shoulders image of Dean Franco Berruti, Engineering.

Head and shoulders image of Michael Bechtel, Manager of the Agricultural Biotechnology Initiative.