Statue outside of law building

Otto E. Lang, dean of Law, presents the Brown Prize in Law to Gerald M. Beaumont at Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium..

Roger C. Carter, dean of Law, presents the Brown Prize in Law to Ralph E. Goodale at Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium..

Bio/Historical Note: Ralph Edward Goodale was born in 1939 in Regina, Saskatchewan and raised on a farm near Wilcox, Saskatchewan. He attended the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus and then obtained a law degree from the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, where he was awarded the Gold Medal for academic achievement. Goodale was first elected in 1974 as the member of Parliament (MP) for Assiniboia, as a member of the Liberal Party. He was defeated in 1979, and moved into provincial Saskatchewan politics, serving as leader of the Saskatchewan Liberals from 1981 to 1988. He returned to federal politics in 1993, as the MP for Regina-Wascana (known simply as Wascana from 1997 to 2015), and served in the governments of Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin and Justin Trudeau, in several roles including as minister of finance and minister of public safety. Goodale sought re-election in the 2019 federal election, but lost his bid to Conservative Party candidate Michael Kram in a rematch of the 2015 race. Goodale has served as the Canadian high commissioner to the United Kingdom since April 2021.

Roger C. Carter, dean of Law, presents the Brown Prize in Law to Gordon J. Kuski at Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium..

F.C. Cronkite, dean of Law, presents the Brown Prize in Law to David H. Bonham at Convocation held in Physical Education gymnasium.

Law award presented by F.C. Cronkite, dean of Law, to Nicholas William Sherstobitoff at Convocation held in Convocation Hall.

Bio/Historical Note: Nicholas William Sherstobitoff was born near Langham in 1935. He attended elementary and high school in Saskatoon. In 1956 he graduated with a B.A. magna cum laude, and in 1958 he obtained his Law degree cum laude, both from the University of Saskatchewan.. He was admitted to the bar in 1960. From 1960 through to 1985 Sherstobitoff practiced law in Saskatoon. His areas of practice were civil litigation, labour law and administrative law. From 1974-1979 Sherstobitoff served as a member of the Saskatchewan Community Legal Services Commission. From 1977-1982 he served as Chairman of the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board and Chairman of the Saskatchewan Occupational Health and Safety Council. He also served as Chair on numerous consensual labour arbitration boards. In 1985 he was appointed a judge of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. Justice Sherstobitoff retired in September 2010.

Otto E. Lang, dean of Law, presents the Brown Prize in Law to Margaret Farmer at Convocation held in Physical Education gymnasium..