Emmett M. Hall, University Chancellor, making presentation of an honourary Doctor of Laws degree to Dr. Jessie Caldwell at special 75th anniversary Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium. Iain MacLean, University Secretary, applauds at left.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Jessie Rowles Caldwell was born in Manchester, England in 1901. The family emigrated to Canada in 1910, eventually settling on a Saskatchewan homestead near the Alberta border town of Empress in 1915. After attending Normal School in Saskatoon she taught at Eston before enrolling in the University of Saskatchewan in 1920, earning her way by teaching in rural schools and working for the Dominion Chautauqua during the summers. In 1924 Dr. Caldwell received her BSc, graduating in the same class as her brother William Rowles, and preceding one other brother and two sisters, all of whom graduated from the U of S. Following her marriage in 1924 to Dr. Alexander L. Caldwell (1892-1959) and the establishment of his medical practice in Cabri, Saskatchewan, she began her public service in earnest as chairman of the Cabri Consolidated School Board from 1929-1941. Dr. Caldwell served the U of S from 1930-1951 as the first woman alumni representative elected to the University Senate, and was an active member of the University Women's Club for 40 years. When her husband joined the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps in 1941, she and her son Thomas David Roberts (Bobs) Caldwell (1933-2019) moved to Saskatoon where she was appointed to the volunteer Dependents' Advisory Committee to the Armed Forces for the Saskatoon Region. Dr. Caldwell was the first woman appointed to the National Film Board of Canada. Her keen interest in international affairs and her work with the Canadian Institute of International Affairs, and the United Nations Association in Canada, Saskatoon Branch, was recognized by her appointment in 1953 as a member of the Canadian delegation to the Eighth General Assembly of the United Nations, the first Saskatchewan citizen to serve on the delegation. Dr. Caldwell later served as joint chairman of the Saskatchewan World Refugee Year Committee and travelled and spoke extensively on the work of the United Nations. Dr. Caldwell's years of service to the Council of Women were rewarded by life memberships of all three levels of the Council - local, provincial and national. As well as serving as president or on the executive at all levels, she wrote and edited the Saskatoon and National newsletters for many years, and wrote part of the history of the Saskatoon Council. Dr. Caldwell was a founding member of the Canadian Association of Consumers.
A member of Knox United Church, Dr. Caldwell held office at all levels, including serving on the National Board of Evangelism and Social Service and the National Commission on Immigration. For 6 years she was a member of the Board of Governors of St. Andrew's College. Dr. Caldwell stood for election twice: in 1952 for the provincial legislature and in 1958 for the Parliament of Canada. She served as president of the National Federation of Liberal Women of Canada and as first vice-president of the National Liberal Association of Canada, following similar service at the local and provincial levels. Dr. Caldwell was a founding member of the Saskatoon Art Centre Association. She was president and honourary president of the Saskatoon Archaeological Society and was an honourary life member of the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society. In addition to the host of honourary and life memberships, and listing in the Canadian Who's Who, She was honoured as Saskatoon's Citizen of the Year, and the Government of Saskatchewan, and was named a Canadian Achiever by the Government of Canada. Dr. Caldwell died in 1990 in Saskatoon at age 89. Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Jessie Rowles Caldwell was born in Manchester, England in 1901. The family emigrated to Canada in 1910, eventually settling on a Saskatchewan homestead near the Alberta border town of Empress in 1915. After attending Normal School in Saskatoon she taught at Eston before enrolling in the University of Saskatchewan in 1920, earning her way by teaching in rural schools and working for the Dominion Chautauqua during the summers. In 1924 Dr. Caldwell received her BSc, graduating in the same class as her brother William Rowles, and preceding one other brother and two sisters, all of whom graduated from the U of S. Following her marriage in 1924 to Dr. Alexander L. Caldwell (1892-1959) and the establishment of his medical practice in Cabri, Saskatchewan, she began her public service in earnest as chairman of the Cabri Consolidated School Board from 1929-1941. Dr. Caldwell served the University from 1930-1951 as the first woman alumni representative elected to the University Senate, and was an active member of the University Women's Club for 40 years. When her husband joined the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps in 1941, she and her son Thomas David Roberts (Bobs) Caldwell (1933-2019) moved to Saskatoon where she was appointed to the volunteer Dependents' Advisory Committee to the Armed Forces for the Saskatoon Region. Dr. Caldwell was the first woman appointed to the National Film Board of Canada. Her keen interest in international affairs and her work with the Canadian Institute of International Affairs, and the United Nations Association in Canada, Saskatoon Branch, was recognized by her appointment in 1953 as a member of the Canadian delegation to the Eighth General Assembly of the United Nations, the first Saskatchewan citizen to serve on the delegation. Dr. Caldwell later served as joint chairman of the Saskatchewan World Refugee Year Committee and travelled and spoke extensively on the work of the United Nations. Dr. Caldwell's years of service to the Council of Women were rewarded by life memberships of all three levels of the Council - local, provincial and national. As well as serving as president or on the executive at all levels, she wrote and edited the Saskatoon and National newsletters for many years, and wrote part of the history of the Saskatoon Council. Dr. Caldwell was a founding member of the Canadian Association of Consumers.
A member of Knox United Church, Dr. Caldwell held office at all levels, including serving on the National Board of Evangelism and Social Service and the National Commission on Immigration. For 6 years she was a member of the Board of Governors of St. Andrew's College. Dr. Caldwell stood for election twice: in 1952 for the provincial legislature and in 1958 for the Parliament of Canada. She served as president of the National Federation of Liberal Women of Canada and as first vice-president of the National Liberal Association of Canada, following similar service at the local and provincial levels. Dr. Caldwell was a founding member of the Saskatoon Art Centre Association. She was president and honourary president of the Saskatoon Archaeological Society and was an honourary life member of the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society. In addition to the host of honourary and life memberships, and listing in the Canadian Who's Who, She was honoured as Saskatoon's Citizen of the Year, and the Government of Saskatchewan, and was named a Canadian Achiever by the Government of Canada. Dr. Caldwell died in 1990 in Saskatoon at age 89. The Rowles sisters - Jessie Caldwell, Edith C. Rowles Simpson and Winnie Rowles - are honoured with the designation of 'Rowles Road' in the Silverwood neighborhood of Saskatoon.

Male students sitting and standing in Qu'Appelle Hall gymnasium during a swimming and lifesaving class. Joe Griffiths, instructor, stands in back row centre.

Bio/Historical Note: The University Athletic Directorate recognized swimming as a separate branch of athletics. The life-saving class was organized and conducted by director Joe Griffiths and was a great success. This was the first class of its kind in Saskatoon.

Team members and "B" league champions sitting in swimsuits on a diving board. Members: Smith, Martin, Allan, Davidson, Sealy.

Sketch of the proposed swimming pool of the Regina Campus physical activity centre.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Pat Lawson, instructor, School of Physical Education.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Patricia A. Lawson was born on 18 November 1929 in Saskatoon and attended Caswell Elementary School. Lawson won every track and field event she entered while attending Bedford Road Collegiate. She won provincial titles in six different sports and five Canadian titles in three sports. She broke records for the 220- and 440-yard events in speed skating, and became Canadian intermediate ladies champion in 1947 and Canadian senior ladies champion in 1949 and 1954. While attending the 1947 Canadian track and field championships, she won gold in shot put, the first time she had competed in the event. Lawson won two Canadian basketball championships; one with the Vancouver Eilers in 1956 and one with the Saskatoon Adilman Aces in 1959. She was one of five Aces to represent Canada at the 1959 Pan Am Games in Chicago. Lawson had similar success as a golfer: she was a five-time winner of the Saskatchewan Senior Women's championship, Lawson represented the University of Saskatchewan on 13 teams over 4 years (basketball 4, swimming 4, tennis 3, track and field 2). She graduated with a BA (1950) and a BEd (1953). In 1956 Lawson joined the faculty of the College of Physical Education at the U of S, where she was a teacher, coach and administrator before being named women’s athletic director. She coached the Huskiettes basketball team from 1956-1964 and again in 1967-1968. In 1966 she was named coach of Canada’s national women’s basketball team. Lawson completed an MA in physical education at the University of Oregon (1959) and a PhD at the University of Southern California (1967). Lawson retired from the U of S as Professor Emerita in 1990.
In 1984 Lawson became president of the Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (CAHPER). She was also president of the Canadian Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Union, which improved opportunities for women in intercollegiate athletics, and served a term as chairperson for the National Advisory Council on Fitness and Amateur Sport. Lawson was named a Fellow in the North American Society Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance. She was honoured with the Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (CAHPER) Honor Award. Lawson was a member of the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame for golf, basketball, and with the Adilman Aces basketball team that won the Canadian Championship and competed at the 1959 Pan‐American Games. The Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame inducted Lawson as a multi‐sport athlete to recognize her provincial championships in six different sports: swimming, track and field, tennis, basketball, speed skating and golf. The U of S has honoured her twice as a member of the Athletic Wall of Fame. Lawson was also recognized by the College of Kinesiology as one of the “First and Best” in 1996. She competed nationally as a member of Saskatchewan golf teams seven times in the Amateur Women’s and 12 times in the Senior Women’s. She was provincial Senior Champion five times, and runner‐up four times between 1980 and 1994. Lawson was the first woman elected to the Riverside Country Club Board of Directors. She won the Waskesiu Ladies’ Lobstick five times over four decades from 1968 to 1991. Lawson was also a member of the Bedford Road Collegiate Hall of Honour and the Saskatchewan Golf Hall of Fame; Additional recognition included being recipient of the College of Arts and Science "Alumni of Influence Award"; and the U of S Alumni Achievement Award in 2018. Lawson died of lung cancer in Saskatoon on 10 October 2019 at age 90. She was survived by partner Barbara Dorsey, former professor of Physical Education at the U of S.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Pat Lawson, professor, School of Physical Education.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Patricia A. Lawson was born on 18 November 1929 in Saskatoon and attended Caswell Elementary School. Lawson won every track and field event she entered while attending Bedford Road Collegiate. She won provincial titles in six different sports and five Canadian titles in three sports. She broke records for the 220- and 440-yard events in speed skating, and became Canadian intermediate ladies champion in 1947 and Canadian senior ladies champion in 1949 and 1954. While attending the 1947 Canadian track and field championships, she won gold in shot put, the first time she had competed in the event. Lawson won two Canadian basketball championships; one with the Vancouver Eilers in 1956 and one with the Saskatoon Adilman Aces in 1959. She was one of five Aces to represent Canada at the 1959 Pan Am Games in Chicago. Lawson had similar success as a golfer: she was a five-time winner of the Saskatchewan Senior Women's championship, Lawson represented the University of Saskatchewan on 13 teams over 4 years (basketball 4, swimming 4, tennis 3, track and field 2). She graduated with a BA (1950) and a BEd (1953). In 1956 Lawson joined the faculty of the College of Physical Education at the U of S, where she was a teacher, coach and administrator before being named women’s athletic director. She coached the Huskiettes basketball team from 1956-1964 and again in 1967-1968. In 1966 she was named coach of Canada’s national women’s basketball team. Lawson completed an MA in physical education at the University of Oregon (1959) and a PhD at the University of Southern California (1967). Lawson retired from the U of S as Professor Emerita in 1990.
In 1984 Lawson became president of the Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (CAHPER). She was also president of the Canadian Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Union, which improved opportunities for women in intercollegiate athletics, and served a term as chairperson for the National Advisory Council on Fitness and Amateur Sport. Lawson was named a Fellow in the North American Society Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance. She was honoured with the Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (CAHPER) Honor Award. Lawson was a member of the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame for golf, basketball, and with the Adilman Aces basketball team that won the Canadian Championship and competed at the 1959 Pan‐American Games. The Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame inducted Lawson as a multi‐sport athlete to recognize her provincial championships in six different sports: swimming, track and field, tennis, basketball, speed skating and golf. The U of S has honoured her twice as a member of the Athletic Wall of Fame. Lawson was also recognized by the College of Kinesiology as one of the “First and Best” in 1996. She competed nationally as a member of Saskatchewan golf teams seven times in the Amateur Women’s and 12 times in the Senior Women’s. She was provincial Senior Champion five times, and runner‐up four times between 1980 and 1994. Lawson was the first woman elected to the Riverside Country Club Board of Directors. She won the Waskesiu Ladies’ Lobstick five times over four decades from 1968 to 1991. Lawson was also a member of the Bedford Road Collegiate Hall of Honour and the Saskatchewan Golf Hall of Fame; Additional recognition included being recipient of the College of Arts and Science "Alumni of Influence Award"; and the U of S Alumni Achievement Award in 2018. Lawson died of lung cancer in Saskatoon on 10 October 2019 at age 90. She was survived by partner Barbara Dorsey, former professor of Physical Education at the U of S.

Head and shoulders image of John V, Bateman, Department of Philosophy, 1920-1961.

Bio/Historical Note: John Victor Bateman was born 11 June 1897 at Eden Terrace, Limerick, Ireland, attended Trinity and was a lecturer there. He played rugby and was a member of Pembroke Swimming Club. Bateman moved to Canada and took a post in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Saskatchewan. He was awarded a doctorate by Edinburgh University in 1934. Bateman died at Colwood, British Columbia in 1986. He was the brother of Reginald J.G. Bateman (1893-1918), first professor of English at the University of Saskatchewan, who was killed in action in France on 3 Sept. 1918.

Posed indoor image of he first group of University of Saskatchewan employees to take the equivalent of 10 half-day workshops in Human Resource's year-old Leadership Development Program were honored at an Oct. 23 celebration in the Faculty Club. Top row (left): Theresa Curry; Naomi Frankel, (certificate recipient and HR's facilitator of this leadership program); Anne Summach, Marcia Caton, Lucille Otero, and Sharon Cochran, associate vice-president for Human Resources. Bottom row: Kim Hunter, Louise Barak, Colleen Teague, and John Ault. Missing are: Pauline Molder and Garth Parry. Frankel says participants take required workshops like "Responding Assertively to Offensive Behavior in the Workplace", "Essentials of Conflict Management," and courses in Human Resource Essentials, and Diversity. They can also take electives in Communication and other areas. Frankel told the group that in the first year there were 67 participants, and already this fall 88 have registered. She said the program promotes leadership as an attitude towards oneself and others, and encourages staff to be active rather than passive.

Bio/Historical Note: Image appeared in 27 October 2000 of OCN.

Dr. Bruce R. Brandell (left) watches how artifical electrical stimulation modifies the co-ordination in normal gait between muscle activity and movements in the lower limbs of a subject walking on a treadmill. Also participating are Frank Dowling (second from left), research technician; Cathy Smith, subject; and Cindy Smith, technician.