Dr. Douglas R. Cherry, dean of Arts, presents the University Prize in Arts to Gertrude Elizabeth Story at Convocation and Installation of Dr. Leo F. Kristjanson as University President. Dignitaries in academic robes applaud in background.

Bio/Historical Note: Gertrude E. Story (née Wudrick) was born 19 September 1929 and grew up in a German Lutheran farming environment at Bergheim, Saskatchewan, close to Sutherland. Her early years formed the background to much of her writing. Starting in the early 1950s Story developed her craft as a freelance writer and broadcaster. Her works include adult and children’s fiction, poetry, radio plays, commentary and non-fiction. For many years she entertained CBC Radio audiences with her literary reports from her home in Vanscoy, southwest of Saskatoon. An active member of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild, her poetry and stories have appeared in a variety of publications across the country. In 1980 her first volume of poetry, The Book of Thirteen, was published, followed a year later with a collection of stories, The Way to Always Dance. Other major publications include After Sixty: Going Home; Black Swan; Counting Two; How to Saw Wood With An Angel; It Never Pays To Laugh Too Much; and The Last House on Main Street. In addition to her writing and radio work, Story has devoted much of her time to teaching the craft to others through workshops and writer-in-residence programs throughout the province. In 1981, at the age of 52, she received her BA at the University of Saskatchewan, convocating as the most distinguished graduate and receiving the university's Arts Prize and the President's Medal. She also was a recipient of the Saskatchewan Culture & Youth Poetry Prize, a CBC Radio Literary Award, and the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild Children's Literature Award. Story was very much appreciated by her peers. During her lifetime, Story was set alongside the likes of Szumigalski, Layton, Vanderhaeghe, and Mitchell in terms of the significance of her contributions to Canadian, prairie, and in particular Saskatchewan literature. She died 18 January 2014 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan.

P.M. Maher, dean of Commerce, presents the Xerox Company of Canada Ltd. Prize to Randolph Kenneth Rae at Convocation and Installation of Dr. Leo F. Kristjanson as University President. Dignitaries in academic robes applaud in background.

Dr. Douglas R. Cherry, dean of Arts, presents the University Prize in Science to Thomas Scott Dickson at Convocation and Installation of Dr. Leo F. Kristjanson as University President. Dignitaries in academic robes applaud in background.

74-year-old Ruth Eleanor McCuaig of Kenaston, Saskatchewan, receives her bachelor's degree in Arts and Education at the annual Fall Convocation and Installation of Dr. Leo F. Kristjanson as University President. Graduand is being hooded by J.A. Dorgan, University Registrar, while shaking hands with Emmett M. Hall, University Chancellor. Seated dignitaries in foreground; graduands standing in background.

Bio/Historical note: Ruth Eleanor Anderson was born in the Rural Municipality of Dufferin, Manitoba in 1906. She married Duncan McCuaig (1907-1983) in 1929. Ruth McCuaig died in Saskatoon in 1994 at age 88.

A United Van Lines truck arrives at the Diefenbaker Canada Centre with nearly 11 tons of furniture and other memorabilia, the last of the moveable property of the late John G. Diefenbaker. Moving men and others visible at back of truck.

Dr. Nadia Cymbaluk, Equine Nutrition research associate, and Dr. Lydden Polley, chairman, Equine Health Research Committee, discuss the annual report of the Equine Health Research Fund.

A Summer Stock Production with drama students Debbie Theaker (left) and Daphine Kobewka rehearsing with Jim Guedo for the play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago", the noon show for Friday, 6 March 1981.

Drama students Shelley Adams and Eric Schneider rehearse for "The Elephant Man".

Students rehearsing for "The Elephant Man". L to r: Denise Beamish, Erick Schneider, Glen Cairns (as the Elephant Man, under wrap), and Kim Coates.

Bio/Historical Note: Kim F. Coates was born 21 February 1958 in Saskatoon. He first saw a play while attending the University of Saskatchewan, where he enrolled in a drama course as an elective. This experience inspired him to pursue an acting career. Coates portrayed Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and was the youngest ever to play the title role of Macbeth at the Stratford Festival. Coates made his screen debut in the film The Boy in Blue (1986). This role opened up opportunities for him, and he has appeared in over 100 titles to date (2024). Coates has worked in both Canadian and American films and television series. He has worked on Broadway portraying Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and in the lead role of Macbeth performed at the Stratford Festival. He is best known for his role as Alexander "Tig" Trager in the FX series Sons of Anarchy and as Declan Gardiner in the Citytv series Bad Blood, as well as his recurring roles in Prison Break, Cold Case, CSI and CSI: Miami. He has also had film roles in The Last Boy Scout (1991), Bad Boys (1995), King of Sorrow (2006), and Goon (2011). Coates In 2018 he had his first stage role in almost thirty years, playing Johnny "Rooster" Byron in the Outside the March production of Jez Butterworth's play Jerusalem. Coates became a United States citizen in 2010. In 2017 Coates received an honourable Doctor of Laws degree at the U of S. He received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Saskatchewan) 28 March 2023.

Dr. Leo F. Kristjanson, University President, gives the President's Report at Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

Robin H. Farquhar, dean of Education, presents the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation Prize to Jacob Richard Funk of Saskatoon at Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

Dr. Bruce R. Schnell, dean of Pharmacy, presents the Martin Prize in Pharmacy to Joanne Susan Willoughby of Elora, Ontario, at Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium. Seated dignitaries in academic robes applaud in background.