Three unidentified men treat an anaesthetized cat.

Portrait of W.F. Blissett, Department of English, 1950-1960.

Head and shoulders.

Bio/historical note: William Giles French graduated with a BA in 1941. His window, Elaine French, donated eight hand-drawn posters to the University Archives, MG 297.

L: Foster, W. H. R : Lewis, Hal

Image of W.H. Kirkaldy-Willis, Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital. A coffee cup and an ashtray with a pipe are sitting on the desk.

W.H. McLellan, 1926-29.

Head and shoulders image of Wilfrid B. Lewis, honourary Doctor of Science degree recipient; taken possibly near time of presentation.

Bio/Historical Note: Wilfrid Bennett Lewis (1908-1987) was born in Castle Carrock, Cumberland, England. He earned a doctorate in physics at Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge in 1934, and continued his research in nuclear physics there until 1939. From 1939-1946 he was with the Air Ministry, becoming Chief Superintendent of the Telecommunications Research Establishment. In 1946 he moved to Canada to become director of the division of Atomic Energy Research at the National Research Council of Canada in Chalk River, Ontario. From 1952-1963 he was Vice President, Research and Development of the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, and was Senior Vice President, Science from 1963-1973. Starting in the mid-1940s Lewis directed the development and championed the CANDU system, with its natural uranium fuel moderated by heavy water (deuterium oxide) to control neutron flux. The CANDU has proven its value for commercial power applications, showing outstanding efficiency and safety records. AECL also became a world leader in the production of radioisotopes for medical purposes. From 1955 until 1987, he was the Canadian Representative on the United Nations Scientific Advisory Committee. From 1973 until his death in 1987, Lewis was a Distinguished Professor of Science at Queen's University.

Willi Braun, professor of Geology, stands with open book in hand. Braun won the Master Teacher Award in 1991.

U of S Geology Prof. William Sarjeant sits at his desk.

Bio/historical note: Image appeared in March 24, 2000 OCN.

Head and shoulders image of Bill Deverell, candidate for WAB in 1959.

Bio/Historical Note: William Herbert Deverell (b. 1937) is a Canadian novelist, activist, and criminal lawyer. Deverell worked his way through law school at the University of Saskatchewan as night editor of the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. He held a D. Juris from that university, where he had been an invited lecturer in the Shumiatcher series on Law and Literature and was honored at its College of Arts and Science's centenary in 2009 as one of its 100 alumni of influence. He was founder and honorary director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association. The BCCLA has played a prominent role in fighting for human rights since its formation in 1962 to advocate for a small religious sect, Sons of Freedom, whose members had been charged with conspiring to intimidate Parliament and the B.C. Legislature. Between 1968 and 1973 the BCCLA took on a string of challenges against censorship, including obscenity charges against Vancouver’s alternative newspaper, the Georgia Straight. Deverell was among prominent Canadians such as David Suzuki involved with the association in fighting for civil rights. Deverell, who received an LLB in 1963 and B.A. in 1964, was awarded an Honourary Degree in 2016.

Head and shoulders image of Bill Sinnett, director of Business Services.

Bio/Historical Note: William Edward (Bill) Sinnett was born in 1939 on the family farm near Sinnett, Saskatchewan. He attended St. Peter's College (Muenster, SK) for Grade 12 and first year of University. He worked for Boychuck Construction in Saskatoon and then SaskPower Corporation in Highline Construction in Southern Saskatchewan. In July 1959 Sinnett was injured in a car accident and became a paraplegic. He was released from University Hospital in April 1960, and began employment at SaskPower in Saskatoon. Sinnett obtained his BComm in 1970 and then articled for Touche Ross and Company, Chartered Accountants and became a Chartered Accountant in 1972. Bill specialized in Audit of larger computer systems and was instrumental in developing Touche's computer audit process. He spent a lot of time traveling for business - including Regina, Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto as well as Los Angeles and New York City. Sinnett joined the U of S Administration - Business Services in 1986 and retired in 1999. Sinnett died in Saskatoon on 20 April 2020.

Image of William C. McNamara, honourary Doctor of Laws degree recipient; possibly taken at time of presentation.

Bio/Historical Note: William Craig McNamara was born in 1904 in Winnipeg, Manitoba but raised in Regina, Saskatchewan. In 1923, McNamara found work with the Standard Bank of Canada but left in 1924 to become an office boy with the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. McNamara joined the Canadian Wheat Board in 1942 and was appointed commissioner in 1955 becoming assistant chief commissioner in 1947 and then chief commissioner in 1958. McNamara held that position until 1970 when he was appointed to the Senate where he sat as a Liberal representing Manitoba. McNamara retired from the upper house in 1979. McNamara died in 1984.

Head and shoulders of William D. Bishopp, Professor of Economics. Taken outside of the Arts Building.

From the Sheaf, vol. 6, no. 4, April 1918. Graduation biographies under the heading, "Soldier Graduates."

Head and shoulders of William Dust, Orthopedic Surgery.