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Parte deUniversity of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Hartley Furtan, Department of Agricultural Economics, sits in his office.

Bio/historical Note: W. Hartley Furtan is Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Resource Economics, College of Agriculture and Bioresources (2023)

Marjorie A. Harris - Portrait

A-10342
Item
[ca. 1963]

Parte deUniversity of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Head and shoulders image of Marjorie A. Harris, Assistant Professor, College of Home Economics.

V.C. Fowke - Portrait

Parte deUniversity of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Portrait of V.C. Fowke, Department of Economics and Political Science, 1936-1966.

Abraham I. Bakal - Portrait

Parte deUniversity of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Head and shoulders image of Abraham I. Bakal, professor of Home Economics.

Theodora E. Bryce - Portrait

Parte deUniversity of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Head and shoulders image of Theodora E. Bryce, professor of Home Economics.

Helen G. Wilmot - Portrait

Parte deUniversity of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Head and shoulders image of Helen G. Wilmot, School of Household Science, 1930-1954.

Bio/Historical Note: Helen Gertrude Chapman Wilmot was born 21 September 1892 in Salisbury, New Brunswick.. She earned an MA from the University of Saskatchewan in 1931, and an MA (Chicago). Wilmot was on staff with the College of Household Science from 1930-1954. Helen Wilmot died in December 1969 in Beaconsville, Ontario, and is buried in Coverdale, New Brunswick.

Dr. Wanda Young - Portrait

Parte deUniversity of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Wanda Young, professor of Home Economics.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Wanda Ena Young was born 4 January 1923 in Park River, North Dakota. She achieved a Bachelor of Household Science degree at the University of Saskatchewan in 1943. Home Economics was taught for a year in Prince George, BC before completing a BEd at the University of Alberta in 1946. Junior and Senior Drama Certificates from the Banff School of Fine Arts supplemented teaching home economics at Scott Collegiate and Sheldon Williams Collegiate in Regina until 1968. In 1956 Dr. Young received an MA from Columbia University in New York. During her years in Regina she was president of the Regina Home Economics Association, Saskatchewan Home Economics Association and Canadian Home Economics Association. She became senior vice-president of the International Federation for Home Economics. She received the City of Regina President's Award. Dr. Young was invited to teach in the College of Home Economics at the U of S in 1968. She was an associate member of the College of Education. She completed a DPhil at Michigan State University in 1977. She retired as Professor Emeritus in 1990. During this time, Dr. Young received a number of research grants for projects in communication, women in science, home economics education and family studies. Her professional practice included membership of the Canadian Bureau for International Education Selection Committee for CIDA, peer reviews for home economics publications and parliamentarian for home economics associations at all levels. Dr. Young was a member of the Saskatchewan Department of Education Home Economics Curriculum Committee. She assisted the International Foundation for Home Economics at the Food and Agricultural Organization meetings in Turkey, Rome and Paris. Wanda Young died 6 October 2016 in [Saskatoon].

Department of Household Science - In Lab

Parte deUniversity of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Miss Bertha Oxner (centre back, shortest figure) conducting clothing class in the multipurpose laboratory in the basement of the College Building.

Kathleen M. Taggart - Portrait

A-3255
Item
[between 1954 and 1959]

Parte deUniversity of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Head and shoulders image of Kathleen (Taggart) Ferguson, College of Home Economics, 1954-1959.

Bio/Historical Note: Kathleen M. (Taggart) Ferguson was born at Swift Current, Saskatchewan in 1923 and lived on the Experimental Farm for first 11 years of her life. The family moved to Regina where she attended Lakeview School and then Central Collegiate. She received a BHSc from the University of Saskatchewan and an MA in Interior Design from Cornell University, Syracuse, New York. Ferguson was a member of the WRENS during World War II and helped with harvest chores on farms. She was both assistant professor and associate professor of Home Economics at the U of S between 1954-1959. Kay Ferguson died 27 March 2001 in Regina after a struggle with Parkinson’s Disease.

Household Equipment - Research

A-9886
Item
July 1973

Parte deUniversity of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Note on back: "Pam Taylor, instructor in household equipment, [College of Home Economics], prepares to monitor the energy an electric kettle uses in boiling water. The monitoring panel measures the energy consumption of various electrical appliances and provides a reading in terms of kilowatt hours".

Volleyball - Co-ed Intramural Team - Group Photo

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Co-ed volleyball team poses together during a match between Home Economics and Agriculture.

Raymond C. Nicholson - Portrait

A-10635
Item
January 1965

Parte deUniversity of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Head and shoulders portrait of R.C. Nicholson, Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics (retired in 1992).

Dr. Bill Brown - At Desk

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Dr. Bill Brown, professor of Agricultural Economics, sits at his desk.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. William J. (Bill) Brown earned a BSc in Agriculture at the University of Manitoba (1973) and an MSc from the University of Alberta (1977). Dr. Brown in Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Resource Economics (2022).