David Carpenter, professor of English, seated with a copy of his book Banjo Lessons. Carpenter won the City of Edmonton Book Prize for Banjo Lessons (Coteau Books, 1997), a novel in which a young man comes of age in mid-century Alberta.

Bio/Historical Note: David C. Carpenter, born 1941 in Edmonton, Alberta, earned a BA in modern languages (1962) and a BEd (1964) from the University of Alberta. He earned an MA in English (1967) from the University of Oregon and a DPhil from the University of Alberta (1973). Carpenter has served on the faculty of the English Department at the University of Saskatchewan since 1975. His oeuvre, which includes poetry, essays, short stories, novellas, and full-length books in fiction as well as non-fiction genres, focuses primarily on nature and his native western Canada. Works of fiction by Carpenter include Jewels, Jokes for the Apocalypse, and God's Bedfellows. Writing Home and Courting Saskatchewan are books of essays by him. In 2010, A Hunter's Confession, was released, in which he explores the history of hunting, subsistence hunting versus hunting for sport, trophy hunting, and the meaning of the hunt for those who have written about it most eloquently. Carpenter was awarded an honourary Doctor of Literature degree by the U of S in 2018.

Head and shoulders of Dr. Robert Card, associate dean of undergraduate medical education.

Bio/Historical Note: Image appeared in 27 Mar. 1997 issue of OCN.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Robert (Bob) Card earned his MD from Queen’s University. He completed postgraduate studies in Boston and Hamilton, Ontario. He received a FRCPC in Internal Medicine and Hematology in 1972. Dr. Card moved to Saskatoon in March 1973 to join the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. He was a full-time faculty member until 2007. Dr. Card was longtime director for the Saskatchewan Bleeding Disorders Program, starting in 1978. He remained active clinically with part-time practice in the area of bleeding disorders until 2011.

John Livingstone Clark, a sessional lecturer in English, signs a book.

Bio/historical note: Ronald John Clark was born 6 August 1950 on Saltspring Island, British Columbia. He earned a B.A. from UBC in 1976 and a M.A. from SFU in 1982. He also studied at the University of Sydney in 1979 and 1980 as the Commonwealth Scholar for Graduate Studies in English Literature. In 1984, Clark moved to Saskatoon and joined the Department of English, University of Saskatchewan, as a Sessional Lecturer. In addition to his teaching duties, Clark worked as an editor, contributed to several literary publications and anthologies as a poet, prose writer and reviewer and had several books of his poetry published. His work has been published under the following names: R.J. Clark, Ron Clark, John Clark, John Livingstone Clark and J. Livingstone Clark. His awards include grants from Saskatchewan Arts Board and Canada Council, a CBC Award for Drama and an appointment as Writer-in-Residence at the Saskatoon Public Library for 1999-2000.

Image appeared in 27 Mar.1997 issue of OCN.

Dr. Hilary Clark, professor of English, stands at a table while three others sit.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Hilary Clark earned her BA (Hons) in English from Simon Fraser University, her MA in Comparative Literature from the University of Toronto and her PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of British Columbia. Dr. Clark is Professor Emerita of English (2023).

Group photo of young women sitting and standing on lawn with building in background. Annotated.

Grade 12 students from Walter Murray Collegiate looking at a chart of how a synchrotron works.

Bio/Historical Note: Image appeared in 9 March 2001 issue of OCN.

Group photo of young women sitting and standing on lawn at the University of Saskatchewan. Building in background. Annotated.

Ken Coates, Dean of Arts and Science, speaks at the Faculty Club.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. David J. Cotton, Professor of Respirology, College of Medicine.

Bio?Historical Note: Dr. David Cotton was division head of Respirology (1983-1994), and department head of Internal Medicine (1994-2000), College of Medicine.

Campus Computer Store manager Mark Jagoe and prize-winner Mark Kurmey share a laugh as Kurmey receives his prize of a new Raleigh mountain bike.

Bio/historical note: Image appeared in 17 Sept. 1999 issue of OCN.

Head and shoulders mage of Paula Croteau, Human Resources Division.

Bio/historical note: Image appeared in 5 Sept. 1997 issue of OCN.

U of S Agriculture Dean Dr. Ernie Barber, left, watches as news media and visiting seed growers take a close look at the new "huetronic color sorter" that provides for high-speed sorting of seeds by color. Barber told the audience Saskatoon can become "the pulse-crop capital of the world".

Bio/Historical Note: In 1977, Frederick Wesley Kernen (d. 1991), a Saskatoon-area farmer, a graduate of the College of Agriculture (1939), and a part-time extensionist with the Department of Crop Science, made an offer to the university that was the largest gift ever by an individual at that time. To honour his parents, the late Frederick John (1879-1948) and Lucy Ruxby Marie Kernen (d. 1952), Fred W. Kernen offered to gift two sections of prime agricultural land to the university, with full jurisdiction to operate on the lands. Included in the gift were 300 acres of native prairie land, which were to remain un-tilled and be used for ecological research. The station’s 380 hectares of cultivated land is adequate to provide for commercial production and small plot experiments. The Kernen Crop Research Farm is located at the intersections of Highways 5 and 41 on the quickly expanding east side of Saskatoon. Over the last 35 years, the site has accommodated ecological studies, grazing studies, crop breeding, crop production and crop and weed management research in the Department of Plant Sciences. Managed on a four-year crop rotation, the cultivated area of the farm also generates revenue, which helps support the cost of crop research and future development on the farm.

Bio/historical note: Image appeared in the Sept 1, 2000 OCN.

Donna Cram, Faculty Club manager, stands between chef Michael Beaulac (left) and chef Peter Phillips amid construction materials for Boffins Club in the Atrium area of Innovation Place.

Bio/Historical Note: Similar image appeared in 27 Nov. 1998 issue of OCN.

Elevated view of Donna Cram, manager, standing in the dining room of the Faculty Club.

Bio/Historical Note: The Dean of Agriculture’s residence was among the first buildings on campus. Designed by Brown & Vallance of Montreal, the original plan called for a wood-clad structure but this was abandoned when the Board of Governors decided in May 1911 to use local greystone. Unlike several of the larger buildings, the Dean’s residence was built by university employees with the assistance of day labourers. Construction took less than a year and costs ran to nearly $25,000. Sometimes known as the “Grey Gables,” the building’s first resident was W.J. Rutherford, first Dean of Agriculture. The location of the house, on the campus close to the University Farm, reflected the unique relationship of the Agricultural College with the University. In addition to a family residence, the adjourning grounds were used on occasion as the site for outdoor receptions and social gatherings. Talk of starting a Faculty Club at the University of Saskatchewan started in 1921, but a club was not established until 1927. The centre for the club was a reading room in the College (Administration) Building; and the club's major purpose became sponsoring a series of lectures by faculty members. Slowly, over the years, the club was also opened to other than faculty members: in 1937, government researchers were allowed to join; as were senior administrative personnel in 1959; and by 1962, a degree was no longer a requirement of membership.
A controversial issue of the 1940s was to admit women members of faculty to the club. At a 19 November 1943 meeting, J.R. Fraser moved, seconded by J.B. Harrington, that women members of staff be admitted to the Faculty Club.” There was an amendment, moved by J.F. Leddy, seconded by A.P. Arnason “That the name of the club be changed to the Men’s Faculty Club.” The amendment carried. So the club was called the Men’s Faculty Club for four years, until 21 March 1947 when on a motion of Ansten Anstenson, seconded by J.B. Harrington “that the name of the club be changed to the University of Saskatchewan Faculty Club and that women members of the faculty be admitted.” Carried. The last Dean to live in the house was V.E. Graham who moved out in 1961 so the building could be converted into a Faculty Club, which opened in 1962. The building underwent two more renovations in 1966 and 1975. The latter was the most extensive, at a cost of $607,961, and established the footprint of the building as it exists today. At 3:00 pm on 19 September 1972, a fire that had been smoldering in the roof insulation for hours became apparent inside the club. The building was evacuated and an alarm called into the City of Saskatoon Fire Department. Six units were eventually dispatched to battle the “stubborn” fire before a crowd of several hundred onlookers. No one was injured and the building was saved from catastrophic damage. By 1974, most administrative officers were permitted to join. The Faculty Club is now known as the University Club (2021).