Administrative and Supervisory Personnel Association (ASPA) president Tim Archer and Wendy Bates cut an anniversary cake for distribution to those attending.

Bio/Historical Note: ASPA held a birthday party on October 30 to celebrate its 20th anniversary - its 25th if one counts its initial organization as a voluntary staff organization. Members gathered in the Exeter Room of Marquis Hall to mark the milestone and University President George Ivany offered some words of congratulations and praise to the middle-management group for its tradition of working with the University in times of travail and hard decision-making.

Bio/Historical Note: Image appeared in 13 Nov. 1998 issue of OCN.

Image of Saskatchewan fans in the stands during the game; women with white shirts and men with no shirts display green and white face paint and body paint with different letters (HUSK) during the Vanier Cup game.

Bio/Historical Note: In 1990 the Huskies beat the Concordia Stingers 24-17 for their first Vanier Cup win. In 1996 the Huskies won their second championship by defeating the St. Francis Xavier X-Men 31-12. Saskatchewan won their third championship in 1998 by defeating the Concordia Stingers 24-17. All three games were played at Skydome in Toronto.

Mr. D. Bond and Biil Slights, professor of English, stand in the Bowl with their books.

Head and shoulders of Dr. Roger A. Pierson, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Roger A. Pierson is a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. The Distinguished Professorship Program was created to honour and celebrate outstanding achievement in research, scholarly, or artistic work by University of Saskatchewan faculty. He received his BS and MS degrees from Purdue University and a PhD in Reproductive Endocrinology/Physiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Ed Thompson, professor of Philosophy.

Bio/Historical Note: The University of Saskatchewan Process Philosophy Research Unit (USPPRU) is unique in the Canadian university system. It comprises a group of interdisciplinary researchers, who have been actively engaged in investigating process philosophy and its relationship to education, ecology, culture, science and society since 1992. Its co-directors include Dr. Thompson (2022).

Inveterate Huskies fan Andy Livingston (front left), at the rally breakfast with Jim Blackburn, father of receiver coach David Blackburn; Merry and Don Beazely, parents of corner defenceman Michael Beazely; and Sue Livingston, mother of Andy. Alex Livingston, dean, Veterinary Medicine, arrived for the game later that day.

Bio/Historical Note: In 1990 the Huskies beat the Concordia Stingers 24-17 for their first Vanier Cup win. In 1996 the Huskies won their second championship by defeating the St. Francis Xavier X-Men 31-12. Saskatchewan won their third championship in 1998 by defeating the Concordia Stingers 24-17. All three games were played at Skydome in Toronto.

Bio/Historical Note: Image appeared in 8 January 1999 issue of OCN.

Image of Dr. Ted Llewellyn, professor of Engineering Physics, seated at his desk.

Bio/Historical Note: Image appeared in 18 Oct. 2002 issue of OCN.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Edward J. Llewellyn earned his BSc in Experimental Physics Honours (Class 1) and his PhD in Experimental Physics in 1963, both from the University of Exeter. He was appointed professor of Physics of the University of Saskatchewan in July 1964. Dr. Llewellyn was awarded an earned Doctor of Science degree in Physics by of the U of S in 1987. He is Professor Emeritus of Engineering Physics (2022).

Head and shoulders image of Malcolm Devine, Vice-President, Crop Development and Commercialization.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Malcolm Devine was the recipient of the outstanding Young Weed Scientist Award from the Weed Science Society of America. He completed his PhD in weed science at the University of Guelph. Dr. Devine joined the College of Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan as professor and eventual department head. He has worked in Canada and Europe with major agriculture companies including Aventis and Bayer Crop Science. He was a research director at the National Research Council’s Plant Biotechnology Institute in Saskatoon. Dr. Devine is Vice-President, Crop Development and Commercialization with Performance Plants Inc. in Saskatoon (2021).

Joan Tilk, manager, Printing Services Document Solutions, sits in her office.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Bill Waiser, Department of History; outdoor image.

Bio/Historical Note: William Andrew Waiser (b. 1953) earned a BA in History (Hons) from Trent University in 1975 and an MA in History from the University of Saskatchewan in 1976. He was awarded a Queen's Fellowship from The Canada Council in 1975-1976. He earned a PhD (History) from the U of S in 1983. Dr. Waiser was also awarded a Doctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada from 1979-1981. Dr. Waiser joined the Department of History at the U of S in 1984 and served as department head from 1995 to 1998. He was Yukon Historian for the Canadian Parks Service prior to his university appointment. He was named the university's Distinguished Researcher in 2004 and received the College of Arts and Science Teaching Excellence Award in 2003. Dr. Waiser was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, the province's highest honour, in 2006, and elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada the following year. He was awarded an honourary Doctor of Literature (D.Litt) from the U of S in 2010. Dr. Waiser retired from the university in 2014. He was named a Member of the Order of Canada on 30 June 2017. He is the 2018 recipient of the Royal Society of Canada J.B. Tyrrell medal, presented for “outstanding work” in Canadian history, as well as the 2018 Governor General’s History Award for Popular Media: The Pierre Berton Award. Dr. Waiser has published several books, including Park Prisoners: The Untold Story of Western Canada's National Parks and (with Blair Stonechild) Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion, which was a finalist for the 1997 Governor General's Literary Awards for non-fiction. Dr. Waiser's book All Hell Can't Stop Us: The On-to-Ottawa Trek and Regina Riot won the 2003 Saskatchewan Book Award for non-fiction. His award-winning centennial history of the province, Saskatchewan: A New History, was published in 2005. In 2020 he was honoured with a lifetime achievement award for Prairie history by the Canadian Historical Association (CHA). Dr. Waiser is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History (2023), and is a full-time writer and speaker.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Wolfgang Walz, Department of Psychology.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Wolfgang Walz’ first faculty position at the University of Saskatchewan was in 1983 in Physiology and Pharmacology. He joined the Department of Psychiatry in 2009 and served for 11 years. Dr. Walz is professor emeritus of Psychiatry (2021).

Head and shoulders image of Dr. David Atkinson, dean of Arts and Science; taken outdoors.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. David William Atkinson was born in Sunderland, England in 1948, and emigrated to Canada when very young. Educated in Calgary, he attended Indiana University. He returned to the University of Calgary, where he completed his BA (1970) and subsequently earned an MA (1971), and a PhD (1975) in English. Dr. Atkinson was a faculty member at the University of Lethbridge from 1977-1991, where he took on increasingly senior administrative positions, including director of Applied Studies, chair of Religious Studies, associate dean of Arts and Science, and dean of Student Affairs. In 1991 Dr. Atkinson was appointed dean of Arts and Science at the University of Saskatchewan. In 1997 he was appointed president of Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, and in 2005 president of Carleton University in Ottawa. He was appointed president of Kwantlen University College in Surrey, British Columbia. Dr. Atkinson resigned to take up the post of president of MacEwan University in Calgary on 1 July 2011. He is a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International and received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal and Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Louis Qualtiere, Department of Microbiology.

Two people in sumo wrestling suits battle in the Bowl.

Sunil Choubal, director, Health, Safety and Environment Department, stands among barrels.