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University of Saskatchewan Huskiettes Volleyball Team - Marilyn Truscott

Posed indoor image of Huskiettes player Marilyn Truscott wearing her volleyball uniform.

Bio/Historical Note: Marilyn Ruth (Truscott) Walter, a graduate of Aden Bowman Collegiate in Saskatoon, enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan (BEd 1974; BSPE 1976) in 1971. She led the Huskiettes volleyball team to several firsts, including a Canada West championship and its first appearance at the CIAU championship where Saskatchewan won silver; four successive provincial senior championships and two bronze medal finishes at the Canadian Open. In 1973 Walter was the first Saskatchewan athlete invited to a national volleyball team tryout. She attended a camp to select Canada's team for the 1973 World Student Games in Moscow. Walter was awarded the Bob Stayner Trophy as female athlete of the year in a tournament sport at the U of S in 1975-76. Walter was a teacher with the Saskatoon Public School Division for 36 years. She taught physical education, humanities and social sciences, along with coaching a variety of sports including volleyball, basketball and badminton. Walter died on 10 November 2020 in Saskatoon.

University of Saskatchewan Orphanettes Basketball Team - Group Photo

Posed indoor image of Orphanettes' basketball team dressed in uniform; two members holding basketballs. Members: Newman, D. (coach), Glemser, H. (mgr), Wakabayashi, R., Chappell, S., Kinnon, Patricia Irene, Johnston, G., Hodgson, P., Baird, P., Kell, W., Houston, J., Smith, L., Cameron, B., Art, S.

Bio/Historical Note: The Saskatoon Ophanettes played recreational basketball in the City League in the 1940s and 1950s.

University of Saskatchewan Tennis Team - Bob Fuller

Posed indoor image of Bob Fuller holding a tennis racket.

Bio/Historical Note: Robert Arthur (Bob) Fuller was born in 1926 in Moosomin, Saskatchewan, and grew up in Regina. He earned a BA and an MA in Chemistry from the University of Saskatchewan. Fuller was an avid tennis player and was a member of the U of S tennis team. Later he earned a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Minnesota. Upon graduation in 1955, he joined Johnson and Johnson Canada in Montreal as a research chemist, becoming vice-president of Research and Development in 1962. He had a distinguished career with Johnson and Johnson and was promoted to their worldwide operations in New Jersey in 1966 as vice president Research and Development. He held a number of senior management positions with a variety of Johnson and Johnson companies, completing his 30-year career as Corporate Vice President of Science and Technology. He retired in 1986. Fuller died in Toronto in 2012.

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