Head and shoulders image of A.C. (Colb) McEown, first Vice-president (academic).

Bio/Historical Note: Alpheus Colborne McEown was born in 1901 in London, Ontario, and was a graduate of Nutana Collegiate in Saskatoon. Aside from his academic career at the University of Saskatchewan, McEown had a lengthy athletic career as a player, trainer, and coach. He played forward for the Arts and Science Hockey Club in 1918-1919. From 1921-1922 McEown was player and trainer for the U of S hockey team. In 1921 he was also acting manager of the Saskatoon Hilltops. McEown was also a major driving force behind the establishment of Rutherford Rink, which opened on campus in 1929. In 1932 he was hired by Walter Murray and Joe Griffiths to coach the university men’s basketball team. McEown coached the men’s basketball team to eight Rigby Cup Championships between 1932 and 1948. These eight titles came in consecutive years, beginning in 1935. He coached the Huskies football team in 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, and 1945. McEown taught at both Bedford Road Collegiate and the U of S. He joined the U of S in 1949 as first assistant to the President. In 1961 he became the first vice-president (academic) at the U of S. His responsibilities included general administration as well as managing the university’s finances. McEown also served on the University Senate, on the Board of Governors and was president of the U of S Alumni Association. In early 1968 McEown was appointed vice-president of the U of S. McEown held this position until his death on 8 April 1968. The McEown Park residences, on the corner of 14th Street East and Cumberland Avenue South, as well as McEown Avenue in Nutana are named in his honour. The Colb McEown Award is given annually to the U of S sports coach of the year.

Head and shoulders image of A.C. (Colb) McEown, first Vice-president (acad)emic).

Bio/Historical Note: Alpheus Colborne McEown was born in 1901 in London, Ontario, and was a graduate of Nutana Collegiate in Saskatoon. Aside from his academic career at the University of Saskatchewan, McEown had a lengthy athletic career as a player, trainer, and coach. He played forward for the Arts and Science Hockey Club in 1918-1919. From 1921-1922 McEown was player and trainer for the U of S hockey team. In 1921 he was also acting manager of the Saskatoon Hilltops. McEown was also a major driving force behind the establishment of Rutherford Rink, which opened on campus in 1929. In 1932 he was hired by Walter Murray and Joe Griffiths to coach the university men’s basketball team. McEown coached the men’s basketball team to eight Rigby Cup Championships between 1932 and 1948. These eight titles came in consecutive years, beginning in 1935. He coached the Huskies football team in 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, and 1945. McEown taught at both Bedford Road Collegiate and the U of S. He joined the U of S in 1949 as first assistant to the President. In 1961 he became the first vice-president (academic) at the U of S. His responsibilities included general administration as well as managing the university’s finances. McEown also served on the University Senate, on the Board of Governors and was president of the U of S Alumni Association. In early 1968 McEown was appointed vice-president of the U of S. McEown held this position until his death on 8 April 1968. The McEown Park residences, on the corner of 14th Street East and Cumberland Avenue South, as well as McEown Avenue in Nutana are named in his honour. The Colb McEown Award is given annually to the U of S sports coach of the year.

F. Hedley Auld, University Chancellor, congratulates an unidentified male graduate at the Special Golden Jubilee Convocation held in Physical Education gymnasium.

E.M. (Ted) Culliton, University Chancellor, makes presentation of an academic degree to an unidentified female graduand at Convocation held in Physical Education gymnasium. Norman K. Cram, University Registrar, places hood on recipient's shoulders.

Dr. Sergey Fedoroff speaks before presenting Marlene Donna Balls, Judy Edith Deyotte, Barbara Elizabeth Holt and Bonnie Jean Klingler with Bachelor of Science (BSc MLT) in Medical Laboratory Technology degrees during fall convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

John A. Dorgan, University Registrar, hoods an unidentified male graduand as John G. Diefenbaker, University Chancellor, looks down at a program during fall Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium. Dignitaries next to Mr. Diefenbaker include J.W.T. Spinks (second from right), University President; and R.W. Begg (right), Saskatoon Campus Principal.

Dr. R.G. Murray, Dean of Medicine, makes presentation of a Doctor of Medicine degree with great distinction to James George Herman during spring convocation at Centennial Auditorium.

F. Hedley Auld, University Chancellor, makes presentation of a PhD to A.G. MacNamara.

F. Hedley Auld, University Chancellor, presents B.D. Cochrane with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering. This was the first degree in Petroleum Engineering conferred at the University.

Hazel B. Keeler, director of Nursing, presents a Bachelor of Science degree to Betty Anne Reynolds, the top graduate in Nursing, at Convocation held in Physical Education gymnasium. Wesley C. MacAuley, dean of Pharmacy, visible in background.

Dr. Akira Hirose, Department of Physics, is presented after receiving an earned Doctor of Science degree in Physics and Engineering Physics at Convocation held in Centennial Auditorium.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Akira Hirose was born in 1941 in Japan. He completed his BSc (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering) and MSc (Department of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics) at Yokohama National University. Dr. Hirose’s prolific research career in the field of plasma physics was acknowledged with a Fulbright Scholarship in 1967, which he took up at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Dr. Hirose completed his PhD there in the Department of Electrical Engineering in 1969. He joined the University of Saskatchewan’s Department of Physics as an associate professor in July 1977 following appointments as a research associate (1971–75) and research scientist (1975–77) in the Plasma Physics Laboratory. Dr. Hirose became a tenured professor in 1979, and later served as director of the Plasma Physics Laboratory (1994–2015) and department head of Physics and Engineering Physics (1998–2001). The U of S awarded him an earned Doctor of Science degree in 1994. Dr. Hirose died in Saskatoon in 2017.

Dr. Chanan Singh, Engineering, awaits presention of an earned Doctor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Chanan Singh earned his MSc and PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan and BSc (honours) from the Punjab Engineering College in Chandigarh, India. Dr. Singh was awarded an earned Doctor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the U of S in 1997. From 1997 to 2005 he served as department head of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M and later, from 2012 to 2015, Dr. Singh served as interim head. He held a position as a guest professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. He also served as program director at the National Science Foundation of USA. Dr. Singh is principal and vice-president of Associated Power Analysts Inc. a firm that specializes in developing software and conducting reliability studies of the electric power grid (2021).

John G. Diefenbaker, University Chancellor, makes presentation of a Doctor of Philosophy degree to Dr. Franklin M. Loew at fall Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Franklin Martin Loew was born in 1939 in Syracuse, New York. He received his undergraduate degree and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Cornell and a doctorate in nutrition from the University of Saskatchewan. During the 1970s Dr. Loew was one of the many members of the research team that developed canola oil. In 1977 the Governor-General of Canada awarded Loew a Queen's Jubilee Medal. In the same year, he became the head of the Division of Comparative Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Loew died in 2003 in Boston.

Dr. Keith Downey (right), an earned Doctor of Science degree recipient, at spring Convocation standing with unidentified man in academic robes.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Richard Keith Downey was born in 1927 in Saskatoon. He received a BSA in 1951 and an MSc in 1952, both from the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Downey received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1961. In 1951 Dr. Downey began working for Agriculture Canada in Saskatoon, becoming Senior Research Scientist Emeritus in 1993. He started his own firm and is President of Canoglobe Consulting Inc. He worked with Dr. Baldur Stefansson to develop a variety of rapeseed that could be used as an edible oil. This is known as canola and is one of Canada’s top edible oils and one of the largest oilseed crops in the world. Dr. Downey became known as the "Father of Canola". He is the breeder and co-breeder of 13 rapeseed/canola varieties and five condiment mustard varieties. In 1998, "Downey Street" at a research and development park in Saskatoon was named in his honour.

John G. Diefenbaker, University Chancellor, makes presentation of a Doctor of Science degree to Dr. Louis B. Jaques at Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.