Dr. Douglas R. Cherry, dean of Arts, presents the Copland Prize in Arts to Mark J.C. Abley at Convocation held in Physical Education gymnasium.

Bio/Historical Note: Mark J.C. Abley was born in England in 1955. When he was a small child his family moved to Canada, and he grew up in northern Ontario, southern Alberta and Saskatoon. Abley’s father Harry was for many years organist-choirmaster at St. John’s Cathedral and Third Avenue United Church, and several theatres in Saskatoon. Abley studied literature at the University of Saskatchewan and, after winning a Rhodes Scholarship in 1975, at St. John’s College, Oxford. He won prizes for his poetry while a student there, and began to write full-time after moving to Toronto in 1978. He has been a contributing editor of both Maclean's and Saturday Night magazines, and a frequent contributor to The Times Literary Supplement. His writings show an interest in endangered languages. He published a memoir, The Organist: Fugues, Fatherhood, and a Fragile Mind, in 2019.

J.W.T. Spinks shaking hands with R.W. Begg; both dressed formally.

Ron Marken, professor of English, lectures a class.

Students working in a lab; view from front of classroom.

Roy Romanow, Attorney General of Saskatchewan, speaks from podium during ceremony. On dais is R.W. Begg (third from right), University President, and Ray Hnatyshyn (second from right), Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Biggar.

Looking south at the Hospital Systems Study Group building at 3337 8th St. E. CKOM radio station at left.

View of pens and corrals with cows.

From back of photo: "Several University areas were represented at the luncheon to honor Frieda and Reinhold Termuende, a sister and brother from Lanigan in recognition of the substantial gift the Termuendes made to the University when it acquired their 1,900-acre farm some 75 miles east of Saskatoon. Miss Termuende is fifth from the front on the right side. Mr. Termuende, sporting a white carnation, is two places farther down on the same side."

Architectural model of the new Dental Clinic.

Bio/Historical Note: Although classes began in 1968, construction for a building did not begin until 1978. This lack of appropriate accommodation in part meant that of 90 applicants for the College of Dentistry’s first class, only 10 students could be accepted. Research space was provided through the Cancer Institute; offices and a seminar room, through Ellis Hall; and space for Dentistry was planned for the proposed additions to the Medical College Building and University Hospital. A general economic slowdown in the provincial economy delayed construction of a building, and subsequently decreased the number of students accepted into the program. By 1973 the college was located within the Health Sciences Building, and were hoping for “construction of permanent clinic facilities adjacent to the Health Sciences Building, with a firm target date of 1977.” The Dental Clinic Building, designed by Holliday-Scott, Paine, was completed at a cost of $4 million; students and faculty moved in in January 1979. The maximum number of students for the College – 25 – were admitted for the first time for the 1979-80 winter term. Enveloped by the new Health Sciences E-Wing since 2013, the Dental Clinic retains its original design sensibilities.

John G. Diefenbaker speaks from podium during ceremony.

Posed indoor image of Carl Thoma, Huskie football player and Canada West all-star, in uniform.

One image is a group photo, shot outside on steps. The second is a photo inside the classroom with the students sitting at long desks.

Soil Science, a man working with soil testing equipment.