October 29, 1997
Conacher awarded Honorary Doctor of Letters
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Former U of S professor receives honorary doctor
of letters from U of S
Saskatoon SK, October 24, 1997 -- The University of Saskatchewan will
award a Doctor of Letters to Desmond Conacher, former U of S and
University of Toronto professor, at its fall convocation on October 25, 1997.
Dr. Conacher received his B.A. and M.A. degrees at Queen?s University
and his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. He began his scholarly career
at the University of Saskatchewan in 1947, where he taught in the
Department of Classics until 1958. Since 1958 he has been a member of
the Department of Classics at the University of Toronto, where he is
currently Professor Emeritus.
Dr. Conacher is the author of several important monographs, including
Euripidean Drama: Myth, Theme and Structure which remains one of the
most influential comprehensive studies of Euripides? plays. He is the author
of numerous articles and studies on Greek drama and the Western
dramatic tradition.
In 1976 Dr. Conacher was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of
Canada. He was Visiting Professor of Classics at Stanford University in the
spring of 1981, at Princeton University in 1987, at the University of Texas
at Austin in 1989, and at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New
Zealand in 1993. He holds honorary degrees from Dalhousie University,
the University of Victoria, and Queen?s University and has been Honorary
President of the Classical Association of Canada since 1990.
For more information, please contact:
Iain MacLean
University Secretary
(306) 966-4632
Master Teacher Award to David Hay
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Sociology professor wins master teacher award
Saskatoon SK, October 24, 1997 -- The latest recipient of the university?s
master teacher award is Professor David Hay, of Sociology. The award,
which is presented at each convocation and carries a $1,000 prize,
underscores the importance the university places on excellence in
teaching.
His nominators and supporters offer glowing assessments of Professor
Hay's teaching abilities, noting, for example, that he brings to his work a supportive attitude, a critical perspective and good humour. One
colleague says she can attest to his popularity with students by the sheer
number of students who seek out his help, many of whom are not taking
his courses but through the student grape-vine know that he is willing to
help them with their assignments in statistics.
Professor Hay?s ready willingness to give generously of his time to all
students was cited by most of his supporters. A former student says to
say that Professor Hay is absolutely approachable and perceptive is an
understatement. Students are consistently encouraged to bring their
triumphs and tribulations to his office; no problem is too insignificant.
Another says I feel that professor David Hay is one of the most unselfish
people I have ever met.
Others speak of his respect for his students, his caring manner, and his
genuine commitment to excellence in teaching. Hay has been commended by his colleagues for his willingness to incorporate new material, such as feminist approaches, into his courses.
Teaching is a two-way or cooperative activity in which my effectiveness
as a teacher is due, in many respects, to the cooperative and hard-
working students whom I have had the privilege of instructing at the
University of Saskatchewan, says Professor Hay. His philosophy of
teaching is reflected in a sheet, titled What Is A Student? which is
posted on his office door.
Professor Hay received his B.S.A. degree from the University of
Manitoba, his M.Ed. from Colorado State University, and his Ph.D. from
Iowa State University. He joined the University of Saskatchewan as
Assistant Professor in 1974. He was appointed Associate Professor in
1978, served as Assistant Dean of Student Affairs in the College of Arts
and Science from 1991 - 92, and was Coordinator of the Affirmative
Action Program in the College of Arts and Science from 1992 - 94.
Professor Hay has also co-edited two books and published numerous
articles and reports.
For more information, please contact:
Professor David Hay
Department of Sociology
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-6945
Dr. Ming Huang receives Distinguished Research Award
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Soil scientist to receive Distinguished Researcher
Award
Saskatoon SK, October 24, 1997 --Dr. Ming Huang, of the Department of
Soil Science, will receive the University?s Distinguished Researcher Award
at Fall Convocation.
Professor Huang, who joined the U of S in 1965, is internationally
recognized for his research in soil chemistry and environmental toxicology.
He has contributed to fundamental information on the chemistry and
behavior of vital and toxic inorganic ions and organic compounds in soils
and sediments and on the significance of soil chemistry and mineralogy to
crop production and environmental protection.
He has written one book, edited eight books, and authored 40 book
chapters, more than 170 refereed journal articles, including nine in Nature
(London), made more than 170 contributions at scientific meetings, and
presented more than 80 invited lectures or lecture series internationally.
Graduate student training has represented a major component of Dr.
Huang?s research activity. Under his supervision, 10 MSc and 11 PhD
candidates have completed their degrees. As well, he has trained 25
postdoctoral fellows, and many international visiting scientists have
collaborated in his laboratory.
He has served on more than 80 national and international professional
and association offices?councils, boards of directors, executive
committees, scientific committees, selection committees, editorial boards,
advisory boards, organizing committees, etc.
As chair of the Division of Soil Chemistry of the Soil Science Society of
America and founding chair of the International Society of Soil Science?s
Working Group on Interactions of Soil Minerals with Organic Components
and Microorganisms, he is instrumental in promoting worldwide research
leading to integration of knowledge on mineral colloids, organic matter and
microorganisms, and the impact on agricultural production, environmental
sustainability, and ecosystem health.
He has also made major contributions to the University community as
chair of the Research Committee of Council and of the College of
Graduate Studies and Research?s Executive Committee of the Research
Committee; as member of the Budget Committee of Council and of the
University Tenure Appeal/Promotion Appeal Committee; as member of the
Executive Committee of the University Toxicology Group; and in various
capacities on more than 30 Departmental, College, and University
committees.
In recognition of his research achievements and expertise, Dr. Huang has
been elected to Fellowship in the Canadian Society of Soil Science, the
Soil Science Society of America, and the American Society of Agronomy.
And he has accepted invitations to serve in professorships and research
chairs in a number of institutions in Asia.
Professor Huang?s research is funded at a consistently high level through
the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; and
he is ranked in the top 10% of researchers in earth sciences in Canada.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Ming Huang
Department of Soil Science
(306) 966-6838
Earned Doctor of Science awarded to Dr. Wayne Evans
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U of S alumnus to receive Earned Doctor of
Science degree
Saskatoon SK, October 24, 1997 -- The University will award an Earned
Doctor of Science degree at fall convocation to Dr. Wayne Evans,
currently professor of environmental science at Trent University,
Peterborough, ON.
Evans was born and raised in Saskatchewan. He entered the University
of Saskatchewan in 1957, following an outstanding high school career
that culminated in his winning the Governor-General?s Bronze Medal.
His undergraduate achievements were of the same high standard. In
1961, graduated with a BA (High Honors) in physics and was awarded
the E.L. Harrington Prize as the most outstanding graduate in Physics
and Engineering Physics.
Although he could have entered graduate school at the university of his
choice, he chose to remain at the U of S and in 1963 received an MA for
research studies of active red aurora.
In 1967, he was awarded a PhD for his world-leading research of the
infrared dayglow?radiation that?s emitted by the atmosphere as a result
of natural chemical reactions within it. This work revealed the presence
of an upper atmospheric ozone layer about 80 km high.
This outstanding student career resulted in the awarding of an NSERC
(then NRC) post-doctoral fellowship, and Dr. Evans moved to Paris to
continue his studies of the airglow.
In 1969 Evans returned to the U of S and turned his attention to using the
airglow to study atmospheric composition. In 1972 he moved to Toronto
to join the Atmospheric Environment Service, where he embarked on a
research program to study the possible depletion of atmospheric ozone.
He had recognised the potential for special high latitude effects well
before the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole, and later argued that
Arctic ozone depletion could be significant. He made, and reported, the
first measurements of Arctic ozone depletion.
Since returning to academe, at Trent University in 1990, he has
continued his research into ozone depletion but has also recognised an
important secondary effect of ozone depletion?global warming. Dr.
Evans has also participated in other major research efforts.
He?s a member of the Science Teams for Canadian instruments flown in
the NASA and Swedish space programs. And he was principal
investigator for the sun-photometer experiment flown on the Shuttle to
measure atmospheric composition.
He has discovered that satellite instruments can give very different
information from that initially envisaged. He has used a wind-measuring
interferometer to provide the first maps of noctilucent clouds?those near
85 km that may be the first real evidence of global warming. He has also
discovered a new airglow layer that may relate to nitric oxide in the
atmosphere.
This impressive, innovative research record, involving about 200
refereed scientific papers, has been recognised with the awarding of the
federal government?s Public Service Merit Award, the Canadian
Meteorological and Oceanographic Society?s President?s Prize, and
election to the Royal Society of Canada.
For more information, please contact:
Iain MacLean
University Secretary
(306) 966-4632
President's Service Award to Jacquie Fraser
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Administrative assistant wins President?s Service
Award
Saskatoon SK, October 24, 1997 -- The second 1997 winner of the
President?s Service Award, established three years ago to recognize
staff members who have made outstanding contributions to the learning
and working environments of the University, is Jacquie Fraser,
administrative assistant in the Department of History.
The Award, which carries a $1,000 prize and includes a commemorative
ring or pin, will be presented next week during the University?s Fall
Convocation, in the Centennial Auditorium.
In proposing Fraser for the Award, her nominators and supporters cite
numerous qualities that eminently qualify her for the honor.
For example, the commendations from Professor David Atkinson, dean of
Arts and Science (1991-1997) and now president of Brock University, are
typical of the high regard people have of her.
He speaks of being impressed at Fraser?s long and meritorious service
to the Department; of her significant contribution to the ASPA and
CUPE (1975) Employment Equity Committee; of the enormous
contribution she has made as managing editor of The Canadian Journal
of History, which is published through the Department; and of her
outstanding contributions to technology development in the Department,
notably her award-winning site on the World Wide Web.
One of her many supporters speaks of her remarkable capacity both for
meticulously detailed work and for the systematic marshaling, integration,
and interpretation of masses of data and goes on to detail the major part
she played in helping to orchestrate a 15-year Self-Study Document of
the Department.
Another declares that she is the heart and soul of the History Department
and refers to her professionalism, ethic of responsibility, and willingness
to grow beyond the bounds of her job.
One faculty supporter tells how, shortly after her arrival here 14 years ago, she persuaded the Department to have several computer firms
demonstrate how computers could benefit historians. Once they were
purchased, she then instructed the faculty and the office support staff how
to use them.
For Jacquie, he continues, that was simply the beginning. She has
consistently endeavored to upgrade both the equipment and the skills of
the Department and...her commitment to excellence continues.
Recognition of Fraser?s capabilities extends beyond the U of S campus.
Historian Richard Jensen, of the University of Chicago, says that having
visited about 50 history departments over the past five years, I would
rank her among the top three staff people I have met in terms of both effort and success in getting departments on-line and on the World Wide Web. To my knowledge, she set up the first official WWW homepage for any
Department in North America.
In 1996, Fraser attended the annual meeting of the American Historical
Association, in Atlanta, GA, to present a seminar entitled Another Window
on the Past: New Computer Applications for the Classroom and Lab.
Anthony Gulig, an historian at Western Washington University,
Bellingham, WA, says Fraser?s presentation was the highlight of the
session both for novices and experienced Web users. Without
question, and because of Jacquie Fraser?s work, the Department of
History home page at the University of Saskatchewan is a model now
used by many other departments in Canada, the United States, and
elsewhere around the world...As well, her home page [which also
showcases The Canadian Journal of History/Annales canadiennes
d?histoire and H-Canada] is one of the few, if not the only, bilingual WWW
sites in North America, and is always easily accessible, up-to-date, and
one of the most informative sites of its type in North America.
For more information, please contact:
Bill Waiser
Head, Department of History
(306) 966-5793
Alumni Achievement Award to Saskatoon couple
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Saskatoon couple to receive Alumni Achievement
Award
Saskatoon SK, October 24, 1997 -- The 1997 Alumni Award of
Achievement is being awarded jointly to a community-minded couple?
Hartley Fredeen, BSA?43, MSc?51, and Margaret (Stephens-Newsham)
Fredeen, BSN?47?who are now living in retirement in Saskatoon.
In 1946, Hartley was recruited by the CDA Research Laboratory in
Saskatoon to do research on the control of blackflies. He continued in
this career for 38 years. He pioneered techniques for laboratory cultures
of blackflies and other insects affecting man and animals and for
measuring and predicting population changes and outbreaks of the pests.
He was seconded to Expo ?67 from 1965 to 1967 to develop and manage
a comprehensive insect control program to ensure the absence of insect
problems at the Exposition. From 1979 to 1980, he was seconded to the
World Health Organization to evaluate and document the effectiveness
and environmental impact of a pest-control project in eight West African
countries.
Over his career, he was a member or consultant on numerous federal and
provincial boards relating to insect control. He chaired the Western
Committee on Livestock Pests, was a member, and chaired, the
Saskatoon Environmental Council; and was an adjunct professor at both
Simon Fraser University and at the College of Agriculture, U of S.
For 51 years, he was also was a charter member of the Saskatchewan
Institute of Agrologists and the Agriculture Institute of Canada.
He was active with his church, Scouts, his Home and School Association,
and was founder and financial backer of organic food cooperatives?
Magpie, Golden Sheaf, Steep Hill?in the Saskatoon area.
An amateur fiddler and avid outdoorsman, he?s also involved in Habitat
for Humanity; is the co-developer and leader of weekly programs for the
Saskatoon Nature Society?s Golden Eagles; is an executive member, and
chair, of the Saskatoon Environmental Council; and is an executive
member, and chair, of the Memorial Society of Saskatchewan.
After receiving her BSN with Great Distinction in 1947, Mrs. Fredeen
began work as a night supervisor at the Saskatoon City Hospital. She
then earned a teaching and supervision certificate from McGill University
in 1949 and began teaching at the Saskatoon City Hospital.
Margaret and Hartley were married in 1950 and they raised a family of
six?all of whom are graduates of the University of Saskatchewan:
Shirley, MEd, of Saskatoon; Edward, BE(Civil), of Castlegar; Alan, BSA,
MSc(Guelph), PhD(Univ. of Calif. -Davis), of Truro, NS; Kenneth, BA, LLB,
of Calgary; Arthur, BSA, PhD(Univ. of Calif. -Berkeley), of Prince George;
and Lawrence, BSc. MD, of Prince George.
After her family responsibilities eased, Margaret returned to nursing and
was employed part-time for 17 years as a nurse at the U of S Student
Health Center until her retirement in 1989.
She, too, was active in her church, politics, Y?smenettes, and the Block
Parent program. She remains involved in Plough Shares, CARAL,
Planned Parenthood, Amnesty International, Seniors for Peace, Senior
Action, and in both the City Hospital Alumni Association and the U of S
Alumni Association.
For more information, please contact:
Sue Hicks
Alumni & Development Office
(306) 966-5600
U of S Outstanding Graduates Honoured
Posted October 29, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - October 24, 1997
97-10-17-OTHER
U of S Honours Outstanding Graduates
During Fall Convocation, the University?s most outstanding graduates are
recognized with numerous awards and prizes. The most prestigious of
these is the President?s Medal, which will be awarded to Trevor Orrin
Lung of Lake Lenore. Lung, who will receive a Bachelor of Commerce
degree With Great Distinction and High Honours in Finance, is also
being awarded the Goodspeed Prize in Commerce.
Several other outstanding graduates will also be recognized for their
academic achievements. They are (in order of presentation during
Convocation):
Alex Hnatov of Saskatoon (BSc 3yr) - Fall Convocation Three-Year
Degree Medal;
Calvin David Burns of Saskatoon (BFA) - University Medal in Fine Arts;
Robert Neil MacEwan of Saskatoon (BSc 4yr) - University Medal in
Science;
Verna Elinor Gallé® of Saskatoon (Honours Certificate) - University
Medal in Social Sciences;
Kristen Michelle Warder of Saskatoon (BA Honours) - Rose Litman
Medal in Humanities and Dean?s Medal in Arts and Science;
Graham Patrick McDonough of Saskatoon (BMusMusEd) - J. Victoria
Miner?s Prize;
Gloria Annie Merasty of Pelican Narrows (BEd) - Saskatchewan?s
Teacher?s Federation Prize;
Margaret Elaine Olfert of Swift Current (BSN) - University Prize in
Nursing.
For more information, please contact:
Annetta Gellner
Office of the Registrar
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-6728
October 20, 1997
Beef Symposium set for November 18-20, 1997
Posted October 20, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - October 20, 1997
97-10-04-AG
Beef Symposium ?97 set for
November 18-20
Beef producers and U of S researchers in the field will have
a chance to talk shop for two days next month, in
Saskatoon.
On November 18 and 19, Saskatchewan Beef Symposium
?97, at the Travelodge Hotel, will feature a score of expert
presentations on findings from recent research into
important aspects of beef production and marketing.
The Symposium, which has been changed to November from
June to comply with industry demand, is?in conjunction
with the Saskatoon Fall Fair and Mexabition?sponsored by:
? Animal and Poultry Science, U of S
? Extension Division, U of S
? Western Beef Development Centre, U of S
? Western College of Veterinary Medicine, U of S
? Saskatchewan Agriculture & Food
? The Reinhold Termuende Trust
? Saskatchewan Cattle Feeders Association
? Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association
Registration fee is $80 if received on or before November
12, $100 if on or after November 13. The fee includes all
sessions, two lunches, refreshments breaks, a tour of the
University?s Beef Research Station, and a one-day
admission to the Saskatoon Fall Fair & Mexabition.
For more information call:
John McKinnon or Grant Wood
Animal and Poultry Science Extension Division
(306) 966-4137 (306) 966-5586
October 16, 1997
Law lecture by Roderick Munday
Posted October 16, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - October 16, 1997
97-10-03-LA
Roderick Munday to speak at College of Law
On Monday, October 20, Dr. Roderick Munday, University of Cambridge,
will deliver a public lecture entitled Juries and Exclusionary Rules of
Evidence: Does Continental Europe Offer Easy Comparative Answers to
our Fancied Ills? , in the Law Library, beginning at 12:30 p.m.
Dr. Munday is a Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge?s oldest College, and
has taught Law at the University of Cambridge since 1974. He is currently
the Rice Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas School of
Law, where he teaches comparative law and criminal procedure. He has
previously held visiting appointments in Paris and New Zealand, and at the
University of Florida. Next year he will undertake a lecture tour of law
schools in Argentina.
Dr. Munday has published approximately 100 articles in journals in the
U.K., France and Germany, has co-authored a textbook, and published a
materials book on evidence.
For more information, contact:
Sharon Wandzura-Fehr
Guest Speakers' Secretary
College of Law
(306) 966-5873
October 08, 1997
United Way Leadership to be recognized
Posted October 08, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - October 8, 1997
97-10-02-OTHER
President and Mrs. Ivany to recognize United Way
leadership
On Tuesday, October 14, George and Marsha Ivany will be holding a
U of S Leadership Reception in the Faculty Club to recognize Leaders of
the Way ?those who pledge $600 or more a year to the United Way.
In 1996, there were 210 Leadership gifts in Saskatoon?s $1.4-million
Campaign, with the largest number?39?coming from the campus
population. Moreover, key people from the University perennially
volunteer their services toward helping the United Way reach its declared
objective, which this year is $1.5 million.
Contributions from the campus community last year totaled $87,939, from
409 donors. Leadership gifts to the Campaign accounted for $35,749, or
41 per cent , of that amount.
The United Way reminds donors that their donations effectively fund 37
worthy agencies and that its fund-raising costs are among the lowest of
any campaign in the community.
For more information, please contact:
Barbara Armstrong
Campaign Director
United Way of Saskatoon
(306) 975-7703
