Image of Dr. Alexander D. Robertson, professor and head, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, points to a map while seated at his desk; two men look on.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Alexander Duff Robertson was born 28 April 1926 in Dunkfield, England. He received an MB from the University of Edinburgh in 1949, a DPH from the University of London in 1955, and an MD from the University of Saskatchewan in 1961. At Edinburgh Robertson was a researcher in social medicine (1941-1951), a lecturer in public health and social medicine, and a lecturer in the general practice teaching unit (1951-1954). From 1955-1958 he was a lecturer in social and preventive medicine at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in London and in public health at the London School of Hygiene and Topical Medicine. Dr. Robertson made headlines in June 1960 when he made statements in favor of the Saskatchewan government's plan to introduce compulsory prepaid medical care insurance. The Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons, of which Dr. Robertson was a member, was opposed to the government's move into the medical field. Dr. Robertson was chairman of the salaried physicians' section of the college when the section's executive was forced to resign after a vote of non-confidence. Dr. Robertson resigned from his post in February 1962 to become executive director of the Milbank Memorial Fund in New York City, resigning in 1969. From 1969-1990 he held numerous positions with the World Health Organization (WHO) such as chief of human resources for the Caribbean; regional advisor on medical education and public health; public health administrator; director of health manpower development; and director of health services in the regional office for the Eastern Mediterranean in Alexandria, Egypt. Dr. Robertson died 29 June 1991.

Head and shoulders image of Roy Romanow (BA '60, LLB '64), Premier of Saskatchewan.

Head and shoulders image of Barry Roseborough, instructor, School of Physical Education, Huskie football coach, and former Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback.

Bio/Historical Note: Barry W.ayne Roseborough was born 30 April 1932 in Saskatoon. He played college football at the University of North Dakota during the 1955 and 1956 seasons. Roseborough played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1956-1958 and won a Grey Cup in 1958. After his CFL career he coached the Saskatchewan Huskies football team at the University of Saskatchewan from 1960 to 1962. Roseborough also attended the University of Michigan and Western Michigan University, earning his PhD. He died 14 March 1992 in Michigan at age 59.

Head and shoulders image of Peter Ross, instructor in French.

Head and shoulders image of Graham W. Rowley, Arctic explorer; likely taken at the time of the presentation of an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree by the University of Saskatchewan.

Bio/Historical Note: Graham Westbrook Rowley was born in 1912 in Manchester, England. He attended Clare College, Cambridge, and received his BA from the University of Cambridge in 1934 and his MA from the same institution in 1936. From 1936-1939, Rowley engaged in an archaeological excavation in the Eastern Canadian Arctic. During this time, he discovered new islands in Fox Basin, carried out the original exploration of the Baffin Island coast, crossed Baffin Island by a new route, and excavated the first major site in Dorset culture. Because of his work with the Inuit and Dorset peoples, Rowley had a large island and river in the Arctic named after him. A Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, Rowley was awarded the Society's prestigious Massey Medal in 1963 for his geographical work. As a scientist with the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in the early 1970s, he created a training program for Northern scientists and developed ground and air support services for scientific groups working in the Arctic. He was made an honourary member of the American Polar Society in 1985, due to his countless advancements and discoveries in the field. Rowley died in Ottawa in 2003.

Image of Alexander Royick, instructor in Slavic languages, in his office.

Bio/Historical Note: Alexander Royick wrote a paper titled Ukrainian Settlements in Alberta in 1968.

Head and shoulders image of W.J. Rutherford, first Dean of Agriculture, from 1910-1931.

View of St. Andrew's College sign visible from west side of building. St. Andrew's College building and trees visible in background.

View looking west of initial stages of construction of St. Andrew's College addition with machinery. Ellis Hall in background.

View of St. Andrew's College theatre, taken from the back with chairs in foreground and screen in background.

Formal/Studio portrait of R.J. St. Arnaud, Professor, Saskatchewan Institute of Pedology (Soil Science).

Image of participants in a St. John Ambulance course held in the Chemistry Building. One participant is being attended to by a second participant, while a uniformed St. John Ambulance officer observes. College of Pharmacy pennants and memorabilia in background.

View looking north of St. Thomas More College building, with front entrance at left of photograph. Sidewalk and trees in foreground.

Bio/Historical Note: Saint Thomas More College (STM) has the distinction of being the first and only federated college at the University of Saskatchewan. It was established as a Catholic college in 1936 following negotiations between Fr. Henry Carr of the Basilian Fathers of Toronto and President Walter Murray of the University of Saskatchewan, and was named for Thomas More, who had been canonized in 1935. Yet the pre-history of the college and its buildings goes back more than a decade earlier. For several years, Saskatoon Catholics had been asking for a Catholic college at the newly established University of Saskatchewan. The first step was taken in 1926, when a group of Catholic laymen established the Newman Society, with the long term goal of establishing a Catholic college at the university. By September of that year, "arrangements were in place for Fr. Dr. Basil Markle from the Archdiocese of Toronto to teach Scholastic Philosophy at the University of Saskatchewan and to serve as chaplain for the Catholic students." The first facility for the Catholic chaplain, with chapel and clubrooms for the use of the Catholic students, was Newman Hall (usually called "the white house"), built in 1927 on land on the south side of the campus at the corner of College Drive and Bottomley Avenue. This building later became St. Thomas More College in 1936 and in 1943 it was enlarged in anticipation of an expected large influx of students when the war would end. The first section of the present greystone building was constructed in 1954-1956 at a cost of $600,000; it was designed by architects Webster and Gilbert and built by Shannon Brothers of Saskatoon, for whom the college's Shannon Library is named. The new building was officially opened on 7 February 1957. Subsequent additions to the college building were completed in two phases, one in 1963 and another in 1969. This three-stage period of construction on the building translated into well over a decade of constant construction between 1954 and 1969, and included a chapel, library, cafeteria, auditorium, faculty offices, classrooms, and an art gallery. Living quarters on the third and fourth floors, used by the Basilian Fathers for many years, have been converted to offices and classroom space in recent years. Renovations since 2000 have involved changes to the auditorium, cafeteria, student and faculty lounges, library, art gallery and the rededication of some areas to use as classrooms.

View of final stages of construction of the Saskatchewan Research Council Building. Equipment and vehicle near building; metal barrel in foreground.

Dignitaries look at a model of the proposed Saskatoon River Edge Project after a press conference held at the Mendel Art Gallery.