Head and shoulders image of Ken Mitchell, graduate, University of Regina Campus.

Bio/Historical Note: Kenneth Ronald Mitchell (b. 1940), playwright, novelist, short story writer, poet, actor, teacher and scriptwriter, grew up on a farm near Moose Jaw, and attended the University of Saskatchewan, Regina. While in university, he wrote stories and radio plays for the CBC. After graduating in 1967, Mitchell joined the University of Saskatchewan's Regina faculty, where he began teaching in the English department, specializing in Canadian Literature. He has also travelled to China, the Philippines, Korea, Mexico, and Scotland for various colloquia and teaching stints, and has instructed at the University of Victoria (1975-1976), the Banff School of Fine Arts (1977,1978,1980), and the Saskatchewan Summer School of the Arts (1970-1975). As a writer, whose work deals chiefly with prairie themes, Mitchell has tackled many genres (novels, poetry, drama, short stories, film scripts, and criticism), and he has also worked as an editor and actor. He is the author of several published works including, "Wandering Rafferty" (1972), "Sinclair Ross: a Reader's Guide" (1981), "Cruel Tears: a Country Opera" (1976), "The Shipbuilder" (1990), and "Stories for the Dalai Lama" (1993). His poems, interviews, stories and plays have been published in over 45 anthologies and collections, and in numerous journals. He has written more than 20 plays, which have been produced in Canada, the United States, England, Germany, New Zealand, China, and Ireland, and his work has been adapted for radio, television, and film. His play "Gone the Burning Sun" won the 1985 Canadian Authors Association Award for Drama, and was nominated for a Governor General's Award. Besides giving literary readings and creative writing workshops internationally, Ken Mitchell has participated in a number of professional activities, most notably as a founding member and frequent executive officer of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild, founding editor of the literary journal "Grain", and a founding member of the Saskatchewan Writers' Colony. Mitchell was given the University of Regina Alumni Award For Excellence in Research in 1996. Along with the recognition the award brings, it was accompanied by a $2,000 a year contribution for up to five years to the university professional expense account. Mitchell was also the recipient of the first University of Regina Distinguished University Professor Award. The newly-initiated award recognized the "most exceptional members" of the U of R "who have distinguished themselves in research, teaching and scholarly activity" to the benefit of their discipline and to the university.

Head and shoulders image of Norman F. Moody, Head, Department of Electrical Engineering, 1960-1962.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Donald F. Moore, Professor of Pathology and Dean of Medicine, 1967-1970.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Donald Freeman Moore was born on 18 September 1911 in Norwich, Ontario. He attended the University of Toronto, receiving his MD in 1934, a BSc (Med.) in 1937, and a Certificate in Pathology and Bacteriology in 1945. That same year, he received an ad eundem gradum degree from the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Moore worked as a pathologist at Vancouver General Hospital and Regina General and Grey Nuns Hospitals prior to joining the faculty at the U of S as associate professor in 1945. He was promoted to full professor in 1947 and served as dean of the College of Medicine from 1967-1970. Dr. Moore died on 26 April 1974.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Arthur S. Morton, head, Department of History, and University Librarian until his retirement in 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. Morton 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 B.Divinity. 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. 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, 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 Doctor of Divinity from Pine Hill College (1922), an LLD 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. Morton Place in the Greystone Heights neighborhood of Saskatoon honours Dr. Morton.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Eric B. Moysey, associate professor, Department of Agricultural Engineering.

Bio/Historical Note: Born 12 July 1925 in Eston, Saskatchewan, Eric Bangor Moysey was raised on the family farm and received his early education in one-room schools. University studies took him to Saskatoon, graduating from engineering at the University of Saskatchewan in 1948. Dr. Moysey then pursued graduate studies at Iowa State in Ames. In 1950 he accepted a teaching position in the College of Engineering at the U of S. Dr. Moysey will be remembered professionally not only for his teaching but for his research, particularly in the areas of farm building standards, porous windbreaks and bulk storage of oilseed crops. In 2005 he moved to Winnipeg to be closer to family. Dr. Moysey died 12 March 2016.

Head and shoulders image of R.E. Muir, Assistant Professor, College of Commerce, and Supervisor, Correspondence Courses in Local Administration.

An unidentified man looks at the statue of 'Aphrodite of Melos', alias 'Venus de Milo', during an exhibit in the Museum of Antiquities. Other works of art visible in background.

Biographical/historical note: 'Aphrodite of Melos', alias 'Venus de Milo', is from the 2nd century B.C. The original is housed in the Louvre in Paris.

Bio/Historical Note: The Museum of Antiquities is an archaeological museum at the University of Saskatchewan. It opened in 1974 to provide an opportunity to study ancient works. The Museum currently features a variety of Greek and Roman sculpture, and contains a collection of Near Eastern, Egyptian, Byzantine, Islamic and Medieval art. It is one of only a handful of museums of its kind in Canada. The project which became the “Museum of Antiquities” began in 1974. It was initiated by ancient history historian Michael Swan and art historian Nicholas Gyenes, both professors of the University of Saskatchewan. The collection began with a small group of replicas purchased from the Louvre, but grew to include replicas from other museums and workshops, as well as original artifacts. The collection grew through the generosity of the University and private benefactors until, in 1981, new facilities in the Murray Library were acquired, the collection was officially opened as the “Museum of Antiquities”, and Catherine Gunderson became the first curator and director of the museum. In 2005, the ever-expanding Museum moved to a larger space in the newly renovated College Building now known as the Peter MacKinnon Building. Tracene Harvey became director in 2009. The long-term aim of the Museum is to offer a reliable and critical account of the artistic accomplishments of major Western civilizations and epochs from approximately 3000 BC to 1500 CE. The first step in this endeavor was the presentation of a dependable picture of ancient Greco-Roman sculptural art, as it has heavily influenced much later Western art. The present collection focuses on items from the Middle Helladic (c. 1500 BCE) to the Late Antique (c. 500 CE) period and now has expanded to include pieces from the ancient Near East and ancient Egypt. The Museum's pieces mainly consist of plaster cast replicas, making the collection one of a few cast collections in Canada, and the only one in Saskatchewan. The replicas in the Museum are, in general, not crafted from the same material as the original. Most are casts of plaster or resin, not marble or bronze, for reasons of expense and weight. The replicas by large workshops—such as those at the Louvre, Paris, the British Museum, London, and the Gipsformerei der Staatlichen Museen, Berlin—are created from moulds taken directly from the original pieces. They therefore replicate exactly any damage borne by the original. After the plaster cast is unmoulded, it is painted and given a surface finish which matches the original. The collection has replicas of several famous pieces, such as the Rosetta Stone and the Venus de Milo. The collection features original sculpture such as the 17th century portrait of Hannibal. Other original pieces include a storage amphora, a false door and a substantial collection of ancient glass.

Image of Dr. Eric M. Nanson, professor and head, Department of Surgery, University Hospital, 1954-1969. Books on office bookcase in background.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Eric Musard Nanson was born 4 January 1915 in Geraldine, South Canterbury, New Zealand, and took his early education in Christchurch. He was awarded the University National Scholarship of New Zealand in 1934 and in that year went to Canterbury University College before proceeding to Otago University in Dunedin the following year for medical studies. In 1937 he was awarded the senior university scholarship of New Zealand and he qualified in 1939. Dr. Nanson’s early appointment was as house surgeon at Christchurch Hospital from 1939-1941. During part of this time he also served as demonstrator in anatomy in the University of Otago. Dr. Nanson then joined the New Zealand Medical Corps as a captain from 1941-1945, serving with the second New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Middle East, North Africa and Italy as Officer Commanding an ambulance train and medical officer in both a field ambulance and a base hospital. After demobilisation in 1945 he was initially surgical registrar at Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, and later surgeon superintendent at Buller Hospital, Westport before deciding to come to England. Within a few months of arriving he had passed the FRCS and was surgical registrar at St. James' Hospital, Balham, and later assistant in the surgical professorial unit at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Dr. Nanson spent a year as senior surgical registrar at St Peter's Hospital, Henrietta Street, before going to work as Rockefeller Foundation Fellow in the department of surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, for nine months. He returned to England in 1951 and worked in Bristol as lecturer in surgery at the university for just over a year before being invited to return to Johns Hopkins as Associate Professor of Surgery. Dr. Nanson was elected Hunterian Professor on two occasions. In 1954 he was appointed as the Foundation Professor of Surgery at the University of Saskatchewan and served as consultant surgeon to City Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital and Saskatoon Sanatorium. He remained in this post for fifteen years and played an important role in the development of the undergraduate medical curriculum. Dr. Nanson also pursued a policy of continuing medical education and postgraduate education which enabled Saskatchewan to rely on its own graduates rather than immigrant doctors from other provinces and countries. Dr. Nanson was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in 1954 and of the American College of Surgeons in 1956. In 1970 he was appointed Foundation Professor of Surgery in the School of Medicine at the University of Auckland and held this post for ten years. His enthusiasm persisted and in addition to introducing the concept of a trainee internship to the department of surgery, he was co-author of the Handbook for Clinical Students which is a constant companion to undergraduate medical students. Dr. Nanson continued to perform administrative duties in addition to his clinical and teaching commitments. He carried out a prodigious amount of research work throughout his life which was published in over 100 papers in Canadian, British, American and New Zealand journals. These covered a wide range of subjects and reflected his extensive knowledge and experience in surgery. After retiring in 1979 from the Chair of Surgery at Auckland, he was awarded the Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) award. His interest in academic work was such that after retiring from clinical work he taught anatomy at the Auckland Medical School. His enthusiasm for clinical work persisted and he continued to attend surgical meetings until shortly before his death. Dr. Nanson died 27 September 1988 in Auckland.

View of the Native Law Centre building at[420] Cumberland Avenue South.

Bio/Historical Note: The Native Law Centre at the University of Saskatchewan was founded in 1975 by Dr. Roger C. Carter whose commitment to social justice issues convinced the University of the need for a Centre to facilitate access to legal education for Indigenous peoples. This was to promote the development of the law and the legal system in Canada in ways that better accommodate the advancement of Indigenous peoples and communities, and to disseminate information concerning Indigenous peoples and the law. Structured initially as an independent special project within the University of Saskatchewan, the Centre became a department of the College of Law in 1984. From the beginning, the Centre has nurtured innovation in its program areas of teaching, research, and publication. The Indigenous Law Centre continues to build upon that history and remains attentive to the contributions made as well as the challenges confronted by Indigenous peoples in Canada and internationally. Directors of the Centre have included: Roger C. Carter (1975-1981); D.J. Purich (1981-1994); J.Y. Henderson (1994- ) and Larry Chartrand (2017-). In May 2018, the Cree words “Wiyasiwewin Mikiwahp” were added to the Native Law Centre's name, so it will now be called Wiyasiwewin Mikiwahp Native Law Centre.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Hugh H. Nicholson, Professor, Department of Animal and Poultry Science.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Niels O. Nielsen, Associate Professor, Western College of Veterinary Medicine.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Niels Ole Nielsen was born 3 March 1930 in Edmonton, Alberta. He earned his DVM in 1956 (University of Toronto), and his PhD in Veterinary Pathology in 1963 (University of Minnesota). He joined the University of Saskatchewan in 1964 as associate professor, was promoted through the ranks to full professor (1968), head of the department of Veterinary Pathology (1968), and dean of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (1974), a position he held until 1982. Dr. Nielsen was instrumental in the establishment of the Prairie Swine Centre and, among his considerable academic achievements, was one of the team of researchers who first established that mercury pollution was a problem in Canada and a potential hazard to humans. Dr. Nielsen moved on to the Ontario Veterinary College (1985-1994) at the University of Guelph. He is well-published in the areas of livestock disease, biomedical science, ecosystem health and conservation, and veterinary professional affairs and education. Dr. Nielsen was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2016 “for his contributions to veterinary medicine in Canada as an academic and administrator”. Dr. Nielsen is Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathobiology, OVC (2023).

Image of students listening to an unidentified instructor who is leaning on a lectern.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. James M. Pepper, Professor of Chemistry.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. James Morley (Jim) Pepper was born 30 March 1920 in Morse, Saskatchewan. His family moved to Victoria, British Columbia, in 1930 where he attended high school. He received a BSc (1939) and an MSc (1941) from the University of British Columbia. Dr. Pepper earned a PhD from McGill University in 1943. Following graduation he began his career in 1945 at the Dominion Rubber Research Laboratories in Guelph, Ontario but in July, 1947 accepted a position of associate professor of Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan. He was promoted to professor in 1955, serving as department head from 1970-1976. Dr. Pepper retired in 1986. Dr. Pepper’s research interests centred on wood chemistry, focusing on research involving the isolation, structure and potential chemical utilization of the lignin component and liquefaction of wood as an alternative energy source. He published numerous papers in this area before retiring from the department in 1985. Dr. Pepper was married to Thelma Pepper (1920-2020) for 58 years; he supported and assisted Thelma's widely recognized work in photography. Jim Pepper died in May 2012 in Saskatoon at age 92.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Jim Pepper, professor of Chemistry.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. James Morley (Jim) Pepper was born 30 March 1920 in Morse, Saskatchewan. His family moved to Victoria, British Columbia, in 1930 where he attended high school. He received a BSc (1939) and an MSc (1941) from the University of British Columbia. Dr. Pepper earned a PhD from McGill University in 1943. Following graduation he began his career in 1945 at the Dominion Rubber Research Laboratories in Guelph, Ontario but in July, 1947 accepted a position of associate professor of Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan. He was promoted to professor in 1955, serving as department head from 1970-1976. Dr. Pepper retired in 1986. Dr. Pepper’s research interests centred on wood chemistry, focusing on research involving the isolation, structure and potential chemical utilization of the lignin component and liquefaction of wood as an alternative energy source. He published numerous papers in this area before retiring from the department in 1985. Dr. Pepper was married to Thelma Pepper (1920-2020) for 58 years; he supported and assisted Thelma's widely recognized work in photography. Jim Pepper died in May 2012 in Saskatoon at age 92.

Bio/Historical Note: Thelma Vivian Stephens was born 28 July 1920 in Kingston, Nova Scotia. Her father Lester was crazy about photography, nature and history and had a huge influence on Thelma in these areas. Thelma received a scholarship to attend Acadia University (BSc, 1941) and McGill University (MSc, 1943) where she played on the university tennis team. While at McGill she was attracted to one of her lab students, a chemistry Ph.D. candidate named Jim Pepper. On one of his lab assignments she said he could do better! They were married in the Annapolis valley of Nova Scotia in 1945 just as WWII came to an end, and they spent the next 58 years together. Jim was offered an associate professor position at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon where for the next 30 years, Thelma's focus was on supporting Jim, raising four children, and thoroughly enjoying learning about the birds, flowers and history of Saskatchewan. At 60 years of age, she tried reading to pioneer women at a local seniors care home. It was exciting for Thelma to see them so happy telling their life stories. It was a natural thing for her to try and capture this personal enjoyment with a photograph like her father and grandfather had done before her. That experience with the pioneer women started a second career that consumed her and gave Thelma great personal satisfaction. With the support of the Saskatoon Camera Club and the Photographer's Gallery, Thelma produced four major photography exhibitions over the next 30 years that toured across Saskatchewan, Canada and Europe. In a pre-digital era, Thelma did all the photograph printing herself, a skill she learned from her father in the Kingston house bathroom that doubled as a darkroom. Her panorama photographs captured the emptiness but beauty of the prairie landscape and towns. A common theme for all the work was a celebration of the dignity and happiness that exists in everyone including pioneer women, the disadvantaged and the elderly. Her work celebrated the uniqueness, spirit and history of Saskatchewan people. For her unique contributions, Thelma received many awards including The Saskatchewan Arts Board Lifetime Achievement Award (2014) and the Saskatchewan Order of Merit (2018). Thelma worked actively on her photography until the age of 92 when her energy and determination allowed her to fully recover from open heart surgery. Thelma Pepper died on 1 December 2020 in Saskatoon at age 100.

Dr. Rudy Abramovitch (seated) and Dr. Jim Pepper, professors of Chemistry, working with a proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer machine in the Chemistry lab.