Head and shoulders image of Dr. Ashley O'Sullivan, director of the Research Centre of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Saskatoon.

Bio/Historical Note: Image appears in 19 Sept. 1997 issue of OCN.

Bio/Historical Note: Born in Cork City, Ireland, Dr. Ashley O’Sullivan completed a BSc and PhD at the University College Cork before moving to Canada in 1973 for a research associate position at the University of Alberta in the Plant Sciences Department. In 1978 Dr. O’Sullivan joined the team at Agriculture Canada and served as research head at the Lacombe Research Station; assistant director at the Lethbridge Research Station; director of the Swift Current Research Station; and director of the Saskatoon Research Centre. While with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, he obtained a wealth of international experience as the Canadian principal advisor for the India Dryland Project in Hyderabad; managing a CIDA-sponsored research project at Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; and as research advisor to the Hebei Dryland Project in China. Dr. O’Sullivan also spent a year as the managing director of CABI Bioscience in the United Kingdom and has served on a number of management boards and advisory committees. As president and CEO of Ag-West Bio, Dr. O’Sullivan is responsible for working with the board of directors to establish the strategic direction and focus for Ag-West Bio in support of the growth of the bio-economic sector in Saskatchewan (2024).

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Ashfaq Shuaib, Neurology, Department of Medicine, Royal University Hospital.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Ashfaq Shuaib received his undergraduate medical education at Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan, obtaining his MBBS degree in 1980. He did post-graduate training in Internal Medicine and Neurology at the University of Calgary between 1983-1988, followed by specialized training in cerebrovascular research at the University of Western Ontario and Duke University Medical School in Durham, North Carolina. He returned to Canada as an assistant professor in Medicine and Neurology at the University of Saskatchewan in 1989 and rose rapidly through the academic ranks to be appointed full professor in July 1995. Shuaib held the position of residency program director in the Division of Neurology between 1990 and 1995, supervised numerous research fellows and graduate students and was director of the Saskatchewan Stroke Research Centre and director of the WHO Centre. Dr. Shuaib joined the University of Alberta as professor of medicine and director of the Division of Neurology in 1997. He is director of the University of Alberta Stroke Program which, in 2016, launched the first stroke ambulance in Alberta. Dr. Shuaib chairs the National Stroke Program and the National Residents' Review Course and is on the board of the Canadian Stroke Consortium (2024).

Graduates pose informally in the Memorial Union Building (MUB). Seated (l to r): Evelyn L. Eager, Arts, Saskatoon; Clifford H. Peet, Arts, Saskatoon; Mrs. H.D. Ames (Evelyn Lois Glassford), HSc, Beaverton, Ont.; John Spears Carpenter, Agric '17, Saskatoon; Mrs. A.S. Morton (Vivian W. Brown), Arts '17, Saskatoon; Dr. Lawrence Eldred Kirk, Agric '17, Saskatoon. Standing, front row: Dr. Donald Willard Thompson, Arts, Midnapore, Alta.; Pansy Jane Pomeroy, Mus, Saskatoon; Marguerite E. Gordon, Arts, Saskatoon; Mrs. C.H. Peet (Rosemary Hampton), Arts, Saskatoon; Flora G. Henderson, Arts, Pleasantdale, Saskatchewan; Mrs. R.R. Brisbin (Ethel M. Coppinger), LLD, Saskatoon; Mrs. E.F. Paterson (Evelyn F. Ennis), HSc, Eldorado; Mrs. W.P. Lampman (Margery I. Docking), HSc, Saskatoon. Standing, back row: Herbert C. Moulding, Eng, Regina; Robert N. Hinitt, Arts, Saskatoon; Muriel F. Stein, Arts, Saskatoon; Paul Riemer, Eng, Saskatoon; Gerald W. Sadler, Eng, Edmonton; Greville Llewellyn Jones, Agric, Tisdale.

Elevated view of attendees at the annual banquet of the Morton Historical Association at the King George Hotel. Names written on back of photo, including Allan R. Turner (exec.), Merle Menzies, M. Kawerlyck, J. Herbert and his wife; Dr. N. Penlington, D. Scott, M. Hagerman, Bruce Peel (archivist), D. Hill and his wife; Mrs. Muriel Simpson, Prof. W.R. Graham (guest speaker), Vivian Morton, Dr. George W. Simpson, Dr. Hilda Neatby, M. Smeltzer (pres.) and his wife; Evelyn Eager (secretary treasurer), Sue York (reporter), S. Roberts and his wife; C. Schwandt and his wife; A.F. Broadbridge (vice-president), John H. Archer and Alice Archer, and Brookes Gowan with his wife.

Bio/Historical Note: Membership in the Historical Association, formed in 1917-1918, was open to any student who had taken one course in history at the University. Professor A.S. Morton fostered the society from the beginning and proved a source of inspiration in awakening and sustaining interest not only in ancient history and historical research, but also in modern problems and events. A photograph of members and a brief account of the Associations activities appears in most editions of the official yearbook or Greystone.

Dr. Arthur S. Morton, professor of History and University Librarian, and students Muriel Agnes Buttery and Jean Vera (Jennie) McAnelly seated at tables in the Library reading room located in the College Building.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Arthur Silver Morton, head, Department of History, and university librarian, 1914-1940.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Arthur Silver Morton was born on 16 May 1870 at the village of Iere, Trinidad, British West Indies, the son of Nova Scotian missionaries. He received his early education locally and with a scholarship from the Government of the island, he entered the University of Edinburgh, eventually receiving both an MA and a BDiv. In 1896, after a summer of study at the University of Berlin, Dr. Morton arrived in Canada and was ordained by the Presbytery of St. John, New Brunswick. He served as a minister until 1904 when he started his career as a lecturer in church history, first at the Presbyterian College in Halifax and later Knox College in Toronto. Dr. Morton came to the University of Saskatchewan in 1914 and served both as head of the History Department and university librarian until his retirement in 1940. Upon arriving in Saskatoon, Dr. Morton embarked on the study of Western Canadian history and the preservation of the region's historical documents and historic sites. Over the next four decades he published several books; among his best known works are "A History of the Canadian West to 1870-71," "History of Prairie Settlement," "Under Western Skies," and "The Life of Sir George Simpson." Dr. Morton received many honours during his career, including a DDiv from Pine Hill College (1922), an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the U of S (1941), election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1932), and appointments as Keeper of Provincial Records (1937) and Provincial Archivist (1943). Upon his retirement he was named Professor Emeritus of History. Dr. Morton continued to work on a number of projects until his death on 26 January 1945 in Saskatoon. Morton Place in the Greystone Heights neighborhood of Saskatoon honours Dr. Morton.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Arthur S. Morton, head, Department of History, and university librarian, 1914-1940.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Arthur Silver Morton was born on 16 May 1870 at the village of Iere, Trinidad, British West Indies, the son of Nova Scotian missionaries. He received his early education locally and with a scholarship from the Government of the island, he entered the University of Edinburgh, eventually receiving both an MA and a BDiv. In 1896, after a summer of study at the University of Berlin, Dr. Morton arrived in Canada and was ordained by the Presbytery of St. John, New Brunswick. He served as a minister until 1904 when he started his career as a lecturer in church history, first at the Presbyterian College in Halifax and later Knox College in Toronto. Dr. Morton came to the University of Saskatchewan in 1914 and served both as head of the History Department and university librarian until his retirement in 1940. Upon arriving in Saskatoon, Dr. Morton embarked on the study of Western Canadian history and the preservation of the region's historical documents and historic sites. Over the next four decades he published several books; among his best known works are "A History of the Canadian West to 1870-71," "History of Prairie Settlement," "Under Western Skies," and "The Life of Sir George Simpson." Dr. Morton received many honours during his career, including a DDiv from Pine Hill College (1922), an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the U of S (1941), election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1932), and appointments as Keeper of Provincial Records (1937) and Provincial Archivist (1943). Upon his retirement he was named Professor Emeritus of History. Dr. Morton continued to work on a number of projects until his death on 26 January 1945 in Saskatoon. Morton Place in the Greystone Heights neighborhood of Saskatoon honours Dr. Morton.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Art Marko, professor of Biochemistry, 1955-1961.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Arthur M. Marko earned his BA from the University of Saskatchewan, and his MD and PhD from the University of Toronto. Following postgraduate research at the National Institute for Medical Research in London, England, Dr. Marko became a researcher and later professor of chemistry and pediatrics at the University of Saskatchewan in 1955. He came to Chalk River in 1961 as assistant director of the Atomic Energy Control Board’s Biology and Health Physics division, and became division director in 1965. Dr. Marko made outstanding contributions to molecular biology, radiation protection, and effects of radiation on living matter. He served on the executive council of the International Radiation Protection Association and was a medical advisor to the Atomic Energy Control Board, as well as chairman of its Advisory Committee on Radiological Protection (2024).

Parade float with a banner that reads "the G.B. Armstrong Memorial Society presents the Intensly Vigorous College Nine". On the trailer stands nine students dressed in marching band military style coats. Instruments include tuba, clarinet, trumpet, percussion, and banjo. Milne's Drug Store can be seen in the background. First Baptist Church possibly in the background.

A.R. Grieg (left) sits at a desk with an unnamed student. Note on the back of photo says: '48 Greystone