John G. Diefenbaker, University Chancellor, making presentation of an honourary Doctor of Laws degree to Dr. Kenneth F. Wells at Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Kenneth Frank Wells was born at Swan River, Manitoba and graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1938 with Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Surgery degrees. After practicing general veterinary medicine at Weston, Ontario, he was appointed to the Faculty at Macdonald College, University of McGill, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec. He later abandoned the purely academic life and chose a career with the Health of Animals Division of the Canada Department of Agriculture. Dr. Wells was named associate chief veterinarian in 1949 having responsibility for contagious diseases control. When foot and mouth disease struck the livestock population of Saskatchewan in 1952, Dr. Wells was entrusted with the task of directing the program of eradication. Under his direction the campaign was so successful that Canadian meats and livestock were restored to world markets within 12 months. Dr. Wells was an active force in the establishment of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, representing the federal government throughout the negotiations that resulted in the significant federal contribution to the capital costs.

John G. Diefenbaker standing a tractor with two men beside him, all wearing caps; at preparation of ground for building the Diefenbaker Canada Centre.

Looking northeast at University Hospital, Emmanuel College Residence and St. Thomas More buildings in foreground; Arts Building and the Bowl at centre. Thorvaldson addition of Chemistry Building under construction at centre. College Drive runs along at bottom right.

View looking northwest of campus; houses on College Drive running along bottom left of image.Robin Hood Flour Mills elevator at top of image.

View looking west at Preston Avenue running along bottom of image; campus in foreground.

View looking northwest with relocation of Griffiths Stadium underway with track visible at bottom of image. College Drive and campus buildings at centre, with city in background.

Looking northwest at the Bowl and surrounding buildings in foreground; South Saskatchewan River and prairie fields in background.

Looking east with Arts Building, the Bowl and surrounding buildings in foreground.

Looking southwest at University barns and other buildings in foreground; the Bowl and surrounding buildings at centre. South Saskatchewan River and 25th Street (University) Bridge in background.

Looking northeast at Health Sciences Building, Emmanuel College Residence and other buildings in foreground; the Bowl and surrounding buildings at centre.

Looking southeast with Arts Building, the Bowl and surrounding buildings in foreground.

Looking northwest with houses and College Drive in foreground. St. Andrew's College and University Hospital at centre; South Saskatchewan River in background.

Looking south with the northern section of campus in foreground; the Bowl and surrounding buildings in background. College Drive running along top of image.

Aerial view showing construction of the Physics addition, with a partial view of the Bowl and Administration Building.

Interior view of the PFRA Peterson Building under construction; workers visible in background.

Bio/Historical Note: In 1958 the federal government leased a three-acre site in what was then the north end of campus from the University for $1 a year. On that site was built the PFRA-Peterson Building, home of the northern Saskatchewan PFRA (Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act) regional group. Staff worked on planning for the Gardiner Dam, soil conservation, and provided a variety of technical services to its prairie clientele. Sold to the University of Saskatchewan in 1998 for $1, the building's name refers to Bob Peterson, PFRA's first soil mechanics and materials engineer who was involved in the design and construction of many of the PFRA dams in Western Canada.