Head and shoulders image of Trevor Horwitz, Assistant Professor, Medical Imaging.

Head and shoulders photo of Dr. Bill Howell, professor of Department of Animal and Poultry Science.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. William Edwin (Bill) Howell was born 23 March 1923 in Toronto. Dr. Howell served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II, first in the North Atlantic and later in the Mediterranean and Pacific. He earned his DVM from Ontario Agricultural Clinic. After obtaining his PhD at the University of Minnesota in 1952, he joined the Department of Animal Husbandry (later Animal Science), retiring in 1993. Bill Howell died 30 May 2009 in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Ernest A. Howes, dean of Agriculture, University of Alberta; dressed in academic robes.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Ernest Albert Howes (1872-1940) was dean of Agriculture at the University of Alberta at the time of his death.

Head and shoulders photo of Roy H. Hunter, Associate Professor, College of Education, Regina Campus, from 1964-1967.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Neil B. Hutcheon, director, National Research Council, Ottawa.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Neil Barron Hutcheon (1911-1989) earned a BEng from the University of Saskatchewan and a DPhil from the University of London. Returning to the U of S as professor of Mechanical Engineering, he remained there until 1953. Dr. Hutcheon joined the National Research Council as assistant director of the Division of Building Research. He became director in 1969. Dr. Hutcheon took early retirement in 1974 to prepare teaching material for building science courses associated with heat and moisture problems in buildings. Dr. Hutcheon was a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada, a past president of the Association of Professional Engineers of Saskatchewan, and a Fellow of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, of which he was a director for four years. The latter association honoured Dr. Hutcheon with its "Distinguished Service Award" in 1967 and with the "F. Paul Anderson Award" in 1975, the highest award for "notable scientific achievement." The U of S awarded him an honourary Doctor of Laws degree in 1975. The Neil Hutcheon Prize is awarded annually by the College of Engineering.

Head and shoulders image of Mary H. Hull, Associate Professor of Extension.

Bio/historical note: Mary Helene Hull (nee Robin), Associate Professor of Extension, was a specialist in clothing and textiles with the Extension Division, University of Saskatchewan from 1961 to her retirement in 1979. She received her formal training in Winnipeg as an apprentice and was granted a diploma in dressmaking and tailoring. In 1949 she graduated from the University of Manitoba in Home Economics. An M.Sc. graduate in Sociology from the University of London, Hull had a thorough background of experience as a teacher of clothing construction. Before joining the staff at the University, she worked in Extension in Prince Edward Island. Mary died in Saskatoon on 14 January 1999.

Head and shoulders image of Clayton Jackson, Department of Agricultural Economics.

Bio/Historical Note: Clayton Jackson was awarded a Long Service Award from the U of S in 2012.

Head and shoulders image of John V. James, Cataloguing Department, Main Library (retired in 1992).

Head and shoulders image of Dr. L.E. Kirk, Dean of Agriculture, 1937-1946.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Lawrence Eldred Kirk was born in 1886 in Bracebridge, Ontario. He received a BA in 1916, a BSc in 1917, and an MSA in 1922, all from the University of Saskatchewan. In 1927 Dr. Kirk received a DPhil from the University of Minnesota. He was an instructor in agronomy at the U of S from 1917-1919. From 1919-1920 he taught agriculture at Moose Jaw Collegiate. He returned to the U of S to become professor of Field Husbandry. In 1931 Dr. Kirk was appointed Dominion Agrostologist and head of the Division of Forage Crops of the Experimental Farms Service in Ottawa. He returned again to the U of S in 1937 with his appointment as dean of Agriculture at the U of S. In 1946 [or 1947] Dr. Kirk became chief of the Plant Industry Branch in the Agricultural Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome. He was awarded an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the U of S in 1949. He retired in 1955. In 1968 Dr. Kirk was awarded the Medal of Service (S.M.) of the Order of Canada (which later became the Officer level) "for his service in various branches of agriculture at home and abroad." Dr. Kirk died in 1969.

Four individual photos:
Image 1: Canadian Agricultural Research Station, Swift Current, 1970.
Image 2: Patterson Garden: Mrs. Laura Patterson unveiling memorial in the Patterson Garden that honours Dr. C.F. Patterson, Aug. 1969.
Image 3: Gladiolus test garden, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, 1961.
Image 4: Promising apple seedling, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, late 1950s.

Four individual photos mounted on cardboard. Experimental hedge of Manitoba maples, Rosthern, 1929. Garden beans test plot, Indian Head Experimental Farm, 1924. Aerial photograph of Indian Head Experimental Farm, 75th anniversary, 1962. Caragana: cultivating, pulling, and tying for distribution, Sutherland, 1938-42.

Head and shoulders photos of members of the Saskatchewan Horticultural Association mounted on cardboard. Names include: Wyndham Winkler Ashley, Saskatoon; Dr. H. MacKay, Indian Head; Norman Perry, Canora; Judge H.C. Pope, Melfort; A.H. Browne, Saskatoon; William A. Munro, Prince Albert; F.H. Burkitt, Prince Albert; Mrs. C.O. Pollock, Melfort; and John Walker, Indian Head.

Head and shoulders photos of members of the Saskatchewan Horticultural Association mounted on cardboard. Names include: R.H.H. McGill, Saskatoon; C.W. Carlberg, Swift Current; Rev. E.J. Wright, Endeavour; C.R. Crowe, Regina; M.W. Fletcher, Melfort; A.J. Porter, Parkside; Mrs. W.E. Wilson, Rosetown; J. Zary, Saskatoon; and Mrs. I.M. Bole, Elfros.

Head and shoulders images of Secretary-Treasurers of the Saskatchewan Horticultural Association mounted on cardboard. Names include: Judge James Fraser Bryant, Regina; Prof. John G. Rayner, Saskatoon; and H.R. Clark, Saskatoon. Missing is Prof. D.R. Robinson, Saskatoon.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. L.E. Kirk, dean of Agriculture, 1936-1947.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Lawrence Eldred Kirk was born in 1886 in Bracebridge, Ontario. He received a BA in 1916, a BSc in 1917, and an MSA in 1922, all from the University of Saskatchewan. In 1927 Dr. Kirk received a DPhil from the University of Minnesota. He was an instructor in agronomy at the U of S from 1917-1919. From 1919-1920 he taught agriculture at Moose Jaw Collegiate. He returned to the U of S to become professor of Field Husbandry. In 1931 Dr. Kirk was appointed Dominion Agrostologist and head of the Division of Forage Crops of the Experimental Farms Service in Ottawa. He returned again to the U of S in 1937 with his appointment as dean of Agriculture at the U of S. In 1946 [or 1947] Dr. Kirk became chief of the Plant Industry Branch in the Agricultural Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome. He was awarded an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the U of S in 1949. He retired in 1955. In 1968 Dr. Kirk was awarded the Medal of Service (S.M.) of the Order of Canada (which later became the Officer level) "for his service in various branches of agriculture at home and abroad." Dr. Kirk died in 1969.