Robin Farquhar, Dean of Education (right), talks with two unidentified people during a "Meet The Dean" function.

Head and shoulders image of John Farrell, Professor, College of Education.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. William Feindel, William Cone Professor of Neurosurgery at McGill University and the Montreal Neurological Institute. Taken at the time of Feindel's presentation of the Allan Bailey Memorial Lecture at the University of Saskatchewan.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. William Howard Feindel was born in 1918 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. He received a BA in Biology from Acadia University in 1939, an MSc from Dalhousie University in 1942, and an MD, CM, from McGill University in 1945. Attending Merton College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar he received his DPhil in 1949. After completing his residency Dr. Feindel was in neurosurgical practice for two years with Wilder Penfield at the Montreal Neurological Institute. In 1955 he founded the Neurosurgical Department at University Hospital in Saskatoon. In 1959 Dr. Feindel re-joined the Montreal Neurological Institute where he founded the William Cone Laboratory for Neurosurgical Research and became the first William Cone Professor of Neurosurgery and then director of the MNI from 1972-1984. During this tenure he led a clinical neuroscience team to acquire the first CAT and combined MRI/S units in Canada and to develop the world's first PET system utilizing a prototype Japanese "Baby" cyclotron and the MNI-designed BGO crystal PET scanner for detecting brain tumours and stroke. Dr. Feindel integrated these systems into a Brain Imaging Center (BIC), within a major extension of the MNI, opened in 1984 and since then recognized as a leading world center for clinical diagnosis, teaching and research in neuro-imaging. In the early 1950s, during brain mapping studies with Penfield and Jasper, Dr. Feindel discovered the role of the amygdala in patients with temporal lobe seizures, which, with related studies at the MNI, led to the operation of antero-mesial temporal lobe resection often referred to as "the Montreal procedure", an operation adopted worldwide for the surgical cure of many thousands of patients with epilepsy. Dr. Feindel was curator of the Wilder Penfield Archive. He was awarded an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the U of S in 1986. He was chancellor of Acadia University from 1991-1996 and then Honourary Governor. In 1998 he was elected Honourary Osler Librarian by the Board of Curators of the Osler Library of the History of Medicine at McGill University. At the 2005 Neuro Convocation, Dr. Feindel was given a Lifetime Achievement Award of the Montreal Neurological Institute. He was senior consultant in Neurosurgery and professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University and director of the Neuro-History Project at the Montreal Neurological Institute. Dr. Feindel died in 2014 at the Montreal Neurological Institute at age 95.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Herman H. Ferns, head, Department of Mathematics, 1928-1931, 1934-1962.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Herman Harvey Ferns was born 24 December 1894 in Jaffa, Ontario. He attended the University of Saskatchewan, graduating in 1927 with a special Governor-General's Gold Medal as most distinguished graduate. Dr. Ferns received a PhD from the University of Toronto in 1933. His first appointment to the U of S faculty was as an instructor in mathematics in 1928. Dr. Ferns was promoted to professor in 1941 and was head of the Mathematics Department from 1946 until his retirement in 1962. Dr. Ferns was director of the Summer School from 1949-1959. He served as adviser to veterans of World War II and was active in the Canadian Officers’ Training Corps for many years. Dr. Ferns played an important role in persuading leading artists to contribute their talents to the development of a program of summer art classes at Emma Lake, which in turn was a major factor in the establishment of a strong community of artists in Saskatchewan. Dr. Ferns was president of the Faculty Club and was active in numerous community organizations such as the Canadian Institute of International Affairs. He received an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the U of S in May 1976. Dr. Ferns died in Saskatoon in December 1976. The Dr. Herman Ferns Memorial Scholarship is open to a student entering their third year of an honours degree in Mathematics or a combined honours degree in Mathematics and a second subject.

View of the Crop Science Building (Field Husbandry) taken from an angle. Summer scene.

Head and shoulders image of Gordon Flaten, USSU President and 1989 graduate of Agriculture.

Image of tractor pulling a trailer carrying a group of unidentified people on campus. Feed 9grain) elevator in background at right.

Bio/Historical Note: In 1955 a group of thirty-two people met in Estevan, Saskatchewan to discuss the formation of a Saskatchewan chapter of the National Flying Farmers Association. On 2 November 1955, the National Flying Farmers Association issued a charter officially granting membership to the Saskatchewan association. The first annual meeting was held in Regina in 1956. The Saskatchewan Flying Farmers' Association was incorporated as a non-profit organization in Saskatchewan on 3 March 1977. The objectives of the Association are to promote the practical use of airplanes in the agricultural industry; to sponsor education and research on general aviation; to urge minimum regulations for general aviation; to encourage landing strips close to towns and cities; to develop public acceptance of light aircraft and to promote safe flying through education of pilots in the use of radio and other navigational aids. Executive members include a president; vice-president; secretary; treasurer and directors. Other officers include a public relations officer; newsletter editor and junior-teen advisor. The Queen is the official hostess of the Association. Monthly meetings and annual conventions are held and activities are planned to include members' spouses and children.

Head and shoulders image of Eugene Forsey, honourary Doctor of Laws degree recipient. Image possibly taken near time of presentation.

Bio/Historical Note: Eugene Alfred Forsey PC CC FRSC (1904-1991) served in the Senate of Canada from 1970 to 1979. Forsey was considered to be one of Canada's foremost constitutional experts.

Head and shoulders photo of Vernon C. Fowke, Professor of Economics and Political Science.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Clarence Fraser, Head, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Western College of Veterinary Medicine.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Clarence M. Fraser was born in 1926 at Hamiota, Manitoba. He served in the Royal Canadian Army (Infantry) from 1944-1946. He earned his BSA in 1949 (Manitoba); his DVM (Toronto) in 1954; and his MVSc. (Toronto) in 1963. Following graduation Dr. Fraser was in mixed practice in Manitoba. In 1957 he joined the Ontario Veterinary College in the ambulatory clinic as a clinician and teacher. Dr. Fraser went on to head the ambulatory clinic and the division of medicine in the Department of Clinical Studies. In 1965 he joined the assembling faculty at the new Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, serving as head of the department of clinic studies. In 1970 Dr. Fraser began his career at Merck & Company as associate veterinary editor. He also served as editor of the Canadian Veterinary Journal from 1963-1965. Dr. Fraser was a member of the American Association of Industrial Veterinarians, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Biological Science Association, the Canadian Veterinary Association, and the British Veterinary Association. He retired in 1992. Dr. Fraser died in 2005 in Salmon Arm, British Columbia.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Del Fredlund, professor, Department of Civil Engineering.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Delwyn G. Fredlund is Professor Emeritus in Civil, Geological and Environmental Engineering (2021).

Unidentified man working with geological equipment.