Head and shoulders image of E. Carpenter.

Head and shoulders image of Bishop G. Emmett Carter, speaker at Regina Campus in December 1966, discussing "The Direction Imparted to Religious Evolution by Vatican II". Part of the "Plain Talk" series of public meetings, arranged by the Division of the Social Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus.

Bio/Historical Note: Gerald Emmett Cardinal Carter CC (1912–2003) was a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Toronto from 1978 to 1990, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1979.

Head and shoulders image of Gordon Davidson.

Three negative images of an honourary degree presentation to and address from Dr. David L. Thomson, honourary Doctor of Laws degree recipient, during Convocation held in Physical Education gymnasium. Image 1: Unknown speaker at podium. Image 2: Unknown speaker at podium, with (from far left) Norman K. Cram, University Registrar; Dr. Thomson; F. Hedley Auld, University Chancellor, and unknown speaker at podium. Image 3: David L. Thomson addressing the crowd.

Bio/Historical Note: David Landsborough Thomson (1901-1964) was a Canadian biochemist, best known for the co-discovery of Adrenocorticotropic hormone (adreno-cortical thyroid hormone or ACTH) He was also vice-principal of McGill University.

Head and shoulders image of Flora Geissler wearing a University Hospital badge, as well as a two buttons which read "Canadian healthcare Volunteer We Care" and "Lungs are for life".

Portrait of Stephen Gomeg.

Five different images of W.P. Thompson, third University President. Three portraits and two images of him sitting at a desk with a microscope, one with a pipe in his mouth.

Bio/Historical Note: Walter Palmer Thompson was born 3 April 1889 near Decewsville, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a BA (1910), and from Harvard with an AM (1912) and PhD (1914). Thompson came to the University of Saskatchewan as professor and head of the Biology Department in 1913. He was an important figure at the university for the next fifty years. Thompson served in a variety of administrative positions: dean of Junior Colleges (1934); dean of Arts and Sciences (1938); acting president (1942); director of Summer School (1948); and president of the University (1949). Dr. Thompson retired in 1959 and became President Emeritus. During his academic career Thompson gained international recognition for his work as a geneticist, particularly for the development of rust resistant wheat hybrids. The W.P. Thompson Biology Building, opened in 1960, was named in his honour. Upon his retirement as president Thompson was appointed chairman of the Advisory Committee on Medical Care. The recommendations of this committee were an important foundation for the provincial Medicare system. In 1967 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada, one of the first to receive this award. He was awarded an honourary Doctor of Laws degree in 1960 by the U of S. Walter Thompson died in Toronto in 1970.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Syed.

Looking east at the Livestock Pavilion; Rutherford Rink at left in background.

Bio/Historical Note: The Livestock Pavilion, one of the five original campus buildings, was designed by Brown and Vallance and constructed between 1910-1912. Built of red brick, slate and translucent glass panels (some of which could be opened for ventilation), it included a large show arena with seating. The Pavilion had a slaughter room and cold storage for the butchery courses. It was demolished in 1986.

Portrait of E.W. Stinson.

Using the expert system she developed, Denise Stilling, Mechanical Engineering graduate student, compares an actual with a desired diving performance.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Denise Stilling earned three degrees from the University of Saskatchewan – a BE, MSC and PhD. Dr. Stilling’s research interests include: Value-added product and manufacturing research and development from agricultural fiber and reclaimed material; Engineering management including principles of lean manufacturing, JIT, agile manufacturing, operational management, etc.; Human Factors Engineering including ergonomics, safety design, procedures, etc.; and applied mechanical engineering analysis and design including biomechanics, vibration control, structural analysis, strength of materials, instrumentation, chaos theory and nonlinear dynamics, manufacturing processes, Dr. Stilling’s research experience in artificial intelligence includes applications in knowledge based expert systems, artificial neural networks, wavelets, etc. Dr. Stilling is currently an Associate Professor, Industrial Systems Engineering, University of Regina (2021).

Hans Stich, Cancer Research. One image of Hans Rich holding a rat standing in front of rat cages, another image of him sitting by a microscope.

Canadian International Development Agency contract signed at international conference on soil quality and semi-arid agriculture. L to r: John Stewart, head, Department of Soil Science; Don Ravis, MP for Saskatoon East; and Leo Kristjanson, University President, signing the contract.

J.W.B. (John) Stewart, head, Department of Soil Science, speaks at the official opening of the new quarters of the Saskatchewan Soil Testing Laboratory.

Men working with equipment.