Head and shoulders image of Dr. George Ivany as a young man, probably from a yearbook.

Bio/Historical Note: Jesse William George Ivany was born in 1938 in Grand Falls, Newfoundland. He attended Memorial University of Newfoundland for a BSc in Chemistry and Physics, following which he completed a diploma in Education. He went on to Teachers College, Columbia University, for an MA in Physics Education and to the University of Alberta for a PhD in Secondary Education. Dr. Ivany's alma mater, Memorial University of Newfoundland, conferred on him an honourary Doctor of Laws degree in 1990. From 1966-1974 he taught at Teacher's College, Columbia University, New York, where he headed the Department of Science Education for two years. He also taught at the University of Alberta and at Prince of Wales College, St. John's, Newfoundland. In 1972-1973 he was visiting fellow, Institute of Education, University of London. Dr. Ivany was dean of Education at Memorial University for three years before accepting a 1977 appointment as dean of the faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. From 1984-1989 he served as Academic Vice-President and Provost at Simon Fraser and was acting President for six months during 1983. George Ivany served as the seventh President of the University of Saskatchewan from 1989-1999.

Peggy McKercher, University Chancellor, and Trevor Cook, members of PAWS pose together in a studio.

Bio/Historical Note: This image appeared in 1997-1998 U of S Annual Report.

Posed group photo of the first Professional Training class for Agricultural Representatives and Extension Division Representatives.

Image of stamp commemorating John G. Diefenbaker, former Chancellor, University of Saskatchewan and former Prime Minister of Canada.

A female graduand receiving diploma from John G. Diefenbaker, University Chancellor. R.W. Begg, University President, at centre of image.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Edith C. Rowles, Supervisor of Girls' Work, and Dean of Women.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Edith Child Rowles Simpson was born on 9 April 1905 in Manchester, England, and was raised on a homestead on the Saskatchewan/Alberta border. She attended school at Empress, Alberta, and took her teacher training at the Normal School in Saskatoon. Dr. Simpson taught at a number of Saskatchewan schools in the Abbey and Mantario districts prior to enrolling at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Simpson received her BHSc in 1932 and won the Rutter Prize for most distinguished graduate. She continued her education at the University of Wisconsin (MSc in Extension, 1939) and Columbia (EdD, 1956). In 1932 Dr. Simpson joined the faculty of the Department of Women's Work at the U of S and served in a number of positions throughout her career: Supervisor of girls' work (1936); assistant professor in the College of Agriculture (1941); dean of Women (1944); and associate professor in the College of Home Economics (1950). In 1956 Dr. Simpson served as president of the Canadian Federation of University Women, having been a member since 1933. In 1965 she was appointed professor and Dean of Home Economics, serving until 1972. In her extension work she conducted Farm Girls' Camps and Extension Short Courses. Dr. Simpson’s academic specialty was in food science, an area in which she taught, researched and published. In 1964 Dr. Simpson published the book Home Economics In Canada: Prologue To Change. That same year she married Dr. George W. Simpson. historian and fellow professor. After spending her entire professional life at the U of S, she retired in 1972 and was named Dean Emerita. She was further honoured with the establishment of the Edith Rowles Simpson Lectureship, with the inaugural lecture occurring in 1974. In 1993 the U of S honoured her again with a honourary Doctor of Laws degree. Dr. Simpson's professional affiliations included memberships in the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canadian and American Dietetic associations and the Canadian Home Economics Association where she served as president. Among her many awards and honours are inductions into the Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame in 1981 and the Order of Canada in 1987. Dr. Simpson died in Saskatoon on 29 December 1997 at age 92.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Ethel B. Rutter, first Head of Household Science, 1929-1940.

Bio/Historical Note: In 1906, Ethel Brittain Rutter (1876-1964), PhB, MA, was widowed with two small children. Rutter received the Gold Medal for proficiency in Household Science from Macdonald College, McGill University, in 1908. She went on to serve on the faculty of Macdonald College. In 1916, Rutter joined the University of Saskatchewan to teach Household Science. Taking summers to study and a year’s leave, she earned the Bachelor of Philosophy degree from the University of Chicago and the Master of Arts degree from Columbia University. In 1928, the School of Household Science was established within the College of Arts and Science. Rutter was instrumental in setting up the degree program, and in 1929 was named Head of the School. She taught classes in food and nutrition, family relations and methods of teaching. To quote from the Canadian Home Economics Journal of March 1955: “Students in Mrs. Rutter’s classes recalled her insistence on accuracy, her high standards of workmanship, her apt phrasing and, above all, her enthusiasm for her subject.” Outside of the University, she encouraged the study of home economics in women’s organizations and constantly stressed the need for employing trained dietitians in hospitals. Upon her retirement in 1940, Professor Rutter was named Professor Emerita of the University of Saskatchewan. She was a Charter Member of the Canadian Dietetics Association (now Dietitians of Canada), Honorary Member of the Canadian Home Economics Association and Honorary Life Member of the McGill Graduate Society. The Rutter Prize was established in 1930 to recognize the most distinguished student in the graduating class of the College of Home Economics. The Rutter Medal now honours the most distinguished Bachelor of Science in Nutrition graduate. Rutter died in 1964; 'Rutter Crescent' in Greystone Heights is named in her honour.