Head and shoulders image of Dr. Bruce Reeder, Community Health & Epidemiology.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Bruce Reeder graduated from the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan in 1976 and has spent the last three decades committing himself to the field of community health and epidemiology. He has applied his knowledge internationally through work with Doctors Without Borders, including in Liberia during the Ebola virus disease outbreak. He also co-chairs the U of S One Health Initiative: Solutions at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface. Dr. Gary Groot, professor, Community Health and Epidemiology, led the Saskatchewan COVID-19 Evidence Support Think Tank and was assisted by Dr. Reeder (2022). Dr. Reeder is Professor Emeritus, Community Health and Epidemiology, at the University of Saskatchewan (2024).

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Bruce R. Schnell, associate professor, College of Pharmacy.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Bruce Robert Schnell was born in 1937 in Maymont, Saskatchewan. A 1960 University of Saskatchewan pharmacy graduate, he later earned a MBA degree at the University of Toronto and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin. He joined the faculty of the College of Pharmacy of the U of S in 1966, became dean in 1976, and vice-president (academic) in 1982. Dr. Schnell was responsible for the establishment of the Master Teacher Award program and was intimately involved in the academic reorganization resulting in the creation of the current College of Pharmacy and Nutrition. Named professor emeritus in 1994, Dr. Schnell subsequently served as the first executive director of The Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs and developed the first accreditation standards for academic pharmacy in Canada. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists. Dr. Schnell directed two national research projects that significantly influenced hospital pharmacy standards and practice in Canada and abroad -- the Study of the Unit-Dose System of Drug Distribution in Canada and the Development of a Canadian Hospital Pharmacy Workload Measurement System. Dr. Schnell was a member of the Medical Research Council of Canada, associate editor of the Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy and, for 28 years, chaired the editorial advisory panel of the Canadian Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties (CPS), the primary source of pharmaceutical product information for health professionals in Canada. He was chair of the Formulary Committee of the Saskatchewan Prescription Drug Plan for 17 years. In 2014 Dr. Schnell authored Pharmacy: An Art, a Science, a Profession - Reflections on 100 Years of Pharmacy Education in Saskatchewan. He was awarded an honourary Doctor of Science degree by the U of S in 2015. Thirty-one members of Dr. Schnell’s family have attended the University of Saskatchewan over the past 100 years (1915-2015), receiving a total of 34 degrees, including two honourary degrees awarded to his parents, Leonard Schnell and Nellie Schnell, by St. Andrew’s College at the U of S.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Bruce R. Schnell, assistant professor, Pharmacy.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Bruce Robert Schnell was born in 1937 in Maymont, Saskatchewan. A 1960 University of Saskatchewan pharmacy graduate, he later earned a MBA degree at the University of Toronto and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin. He joined the faculty of the College of Pharmacy of the U of S in 1966, became dean in 1976, and vice-president (academic) in 1982. Dr. Schnell was responsible for the establishment of the Master Teacher Award program and was intimately involved in the academic reorganization resulting in the creation of the current College of Pharmacy and Nutrition. Named professor emeritus in 1994, Dr. Schnell subsequently served as the first executive director of The Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs and developed the first accreditation standards for academic pharmacy in Canada. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists. Dr. Schnell directed two national research projects that significantly influenced hospital pharmacy standards and practice in Canada and abroad -- the Study of the Unit-Dose System of Drug Distribution in Canada and the Development of a Canadian Hospital Pharmacy Workload Measurement System. Dr. Schnell was a member of the Medical Research Council of Canada, associate editor of the Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy and, for 28 years, chaired the editorial advisory panel of the Canadian Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties (CPS), the primary source of pharmaceutical product information for health professionals in Canada. He was chair of the Formulary Committee of the Saskatchewan Prescription Drug Plan for 17 years. In 2014 Dr. Schnell authored Pharmacy: An Art, a Science, a Profession - Reflections on 100 Years of Pharmacy Education in Saskatchewan. He was awarded an honourary Doctor of Science degree by the U of S in 2015. Thirty-one members of Dr. Schnell’s family have attended the University of Saskatchewan over the past 100 years (1915-2015), receiving a total of 34 degrees, including two honourary degrees awarded to his parents, Leonard Schnell and Nellie Schnell, by St. Andrew’s College at the U of S.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Bruce Brandell, Anatomy.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Bruce R. Brandell Sr. was born 4 October 1926 in Detroit and spent his early years in Dearborn, Michigan. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1945; upon his return in 1947 he joined the ROTC at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Dr. Brandell finished his BSc and MSc in Zoology and started his course work towards his PhD. He spent several summers as an employee of the National Park Service in the western United States and discovered his love for mountain climbing. Because of his enrolment with the ROTC he was recalled back into the United States Army in September 1952 and served another 2 years as an officer. Upon Dr. Brandell's release from the service, he returned to the University of Michigan and finished his PhD in Zoology. He taught in the Department of Biology at the University of Akron (Ohio) and in the Department of Anatomy at the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks, before coming to the Department of Anatomy, University of Saskatchewan, where he taught for 29 years. In retirement Dr. Brandell continued to teach anatomy to medical, physical education, physical therapy, and mortician students. Bruce Brandell died 10 August 2010 in Saskatoon.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Bruce Grahn, Western College of Veterinary Medicine.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Bruce Grahn earned his DVM from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. He completed his residency at the University of Guelph. He earned Diplomates with the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists and the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. Dr. Grahn is Professor Emeritus, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (2024).

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Bruce Grahn, Western College of Veterinary Medicine.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Bruce Grahn earned his DVM from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. He completed his residency at the University of Guelph. He earned Diplomates with the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists and the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. Dr. Grahn is Professor Emeritus, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (2024).

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Brian Zulkoskey, professor of Physics.

Bio/Historical Note: Born and raised in Prince Albert, Dr. Brian Zulkoskey attended the University of Saskatchewan, earning both his BA (High Honours, Physics, ‘78) and MA (Nuclear Physics, ’82). In the fall of 1981, he joined the department as a lab instructor/coordinator, and has been teaching first-year classes as a sessional lecturer since 1990. Dr. Zulkoskey won the Sylvia Wallace award for 2010. The Sylvia Wallace Sessional Lecturer Award was established in 2001 to honour the memory of Dr. Sylvia Wallace, who was Associate Vice-President (Academic) at the U of S and past recipient of the U of S Master Teacher Award. In addition to public recognition, the award winner receives $1,000 and travel costs to the next Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) conference. Dr. Zulkoskey also won two USSU Teaching Excellence Awards and two Departmental Teacher of the Year Awards through Physics & Engineering Physics. Dr. Zulkoskey was retired by 2024.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Brian Tinker, professor of Chemical Engineering.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Edward Brian Tinker was born 22 January 1932 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, and received his early education there. He entered the University of Saskatchewan and become the first triple-degree holder from the U of S - a BSc in Chemical Engineering (1953), an MSc (1954) and a PhD (1962). Following graduation with his MSc, Dr. Tinker began his career as a production engineer with Shell Oil. He soon chose an academic path, joining the faculty of the U of S as assistant professor of Chemical Engineering in 1957. In 1963-1965 he served a teaching sabbatical at the University of Manchester, England. After being appointed full professor at the U of S, Dr. Tinker moved to the Regina Campus of the U of S, where he served as assistant dean of Graduate Studies and vice-president. He was appointed as the first vice-president of the newly created University of Regina when it was separated from the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Tinker also served as vice-president (Administration) of the University of Saskatchewan; and vice-president (Finance and Services) at the University of Calgary. Dr. Tinker’s administrative career focused on negotiation and arbitration; and he was instrumental in the planning and construction of Olympic venues at the University of Calgary for the 1988 Winter Olympic Games. His dedication, innovation and leadership were recognized with the following positions and honours: NATO post-doctoral fellowship; Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of University Business Officers; a Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada and a member of the Council and Board of the Institute; president of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering; and visiting scholar, National Centre for Higher Education Management Systems (Boulder, Colorado). Brian Tinker died 21 February 2009 in Victoria, British Columbia.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Brian Rossnagel, Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Brian Rossnagel was raised on a half-section mixed farm in the Tupper district of Manitoba. He attended East Tupper one-room country school through grade eight. He graduated from Plumas Collegiate in 1969 and went on to the University of Manitoba, obtaining a BSA in Plant Science in 1973 and a PhD in Plant Breeding and Agronomy in 1978. In 1977 he began a 35-year career as barley and oat breeder with the Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan. During that period Dr. Rossnagel and his team developed over one hundred barley and oat varieties attracting nearly $20 million in research funding. Major research interests included the development of high quality milling and feed oat, high yielding top quality feed barley, premium quality two-row malting barley, hulless barley for feed, food and malting and oat and barley for forage all in collaboration with Canadian and international biotechnologists, pathologists, cereal chemists, animal nutritionists, agronomists, domestic and international industry end-users, farmers and pedigreed seed growers. Dr. Rossnagel is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus, College of Agriculture and Bioresources (2024).

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Brian Norris, Cancer Centre.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Brian Norris (1948-2009) grew up in Ottawa and earned his MD at the University of Ottawa in 1974. He took further training at Queens University and the University of British Columbia. Brian had a long and distinguished career as a leading clinician and clinical researcher in Breast Cancer. He participated actively in studies and in the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials group; this work has led to major improvements in Breast Cancer treatment and improved patient survival. He was an advocate of education of health care professionals and patients. Dr. Norris practiced at the Newfoundland Cancer Clinic in St. John's and the Saskatoon Cancer Centre before returning to Vancouver where he had done his oncology training. Dr. Norris joined the Fraser Valley Cancer Clinic in 1995. Brian Norris died in 13 June 2009 in Vancouver of cancer, a disease he spent his career attempting to cure for others.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Brian Noonan, Department of Educational Administration.

Bio/Historical Note: Brian William Noonan was born 5 September 1945 in Vancouver, British Columbia. He attended elementary school in Maidstone, Saskatchewan, and high school in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Dr. Noonan obtained BEd, BA and MD degrees from the University of Saskatchewan. In 1990 he received his PhD in Educational Measurement and Evaluation from the University of Ottawa. He joined the Saskatoon Catholic Board of Education in 1966 and remained with the Board until 1997. During his tenure with the Saskatoon Catholic Board of Education, he was teacher, principal, superintendent of research and development and Secretary to the Board. In 1997 Dr. Noonan began a career in post-secondary education initially with the U of S’s Department of Educational Administration for one year, followed by a one-year appointment at the University of Manitoba. The remainder of his teaching and research career was with the U of S’s Department of Psychology and Special Education. Brian Noonan died 21 February 2018 in Saskatoon.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Brian L. Graham, Medicine.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Brian L. Graham earned three degrees from the University of Saskatchewan - a BE in Engineering Physics (1972); an MSc in Control Engineering (1974); and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering (1976). He joined the faculty of the College of Medicine at the U of S in 1977 and was professor of Medicine from 1986-2014. Dr. Graham retired in 2014 and was named Professor Emeritus of Respirology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine (2024).

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Brian Haig, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine.

Bio/Historical Note: Image appeared in 6 Sept.1996 issue of OCN.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. T.H. (Brian) Haig (1932 -2011) received his MD and PhD from the University of Saskatchewan, and his MSc from McGill University. Dr. Haig retired from the Department of Surgery at the U of S in 2000 and became Professor Emeritus. The Brian Haig Award for best faculty teacher of undergraduate surgery was established in [2009].

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Brian Habbick, Paediatrics.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Brian Ferguson Habbick graduated from the University of Glasgow with his MD in 1963. He was certified by the Royal College in Pediatrics in 1971. From 1976 to 1981 Dr. Habbick served on the Royal College Pediatrics Examination Board. He was a professor in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at the College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, by 1991. Brian Habbick died 9 March 2019 in Victoria, British Columbia.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Brent Moulding, professor of Dentistry.

Bio/Historical Note: Image appeared in 10 Nov. 2000 issue of OCN.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Michael “Brent” Moulding was born and raised in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. He enrolled in dental school at the College of Dentistry at the University of Saskatchewan. Following his graduation in 1982, Dr. Moulding and spent two years in North Carolina to train in his specialty - prosthodontics. The precision of prosthodontics suited his meticulous nature. In 1985 Dr. Moulding returned to Saskatoon where he began private practice and teaching dentistry at the U of S. He was instrumental in starting the implant program - the first in Canada - at the College of Dentistry. He spent considerable time streamlining and organizing the screening program in order to better suit patients and student educational needs. Dr. Moulding was the youngest member of the dental faculty to achieve full professor status in the mid-1990s. He died on 7 May 2018 at age 62.