St. Peter's Abbey; Ludmilla Voitovksa; Tatiana Savchenko: Mary C. Marino

Barrie Wigmore; Tom Molloy; Gordon Barnhart; Peter MacKinnon; Fall Convocation 2002

Head and shoulders image of Peggy McKercher, Chancellor Emerita.

Bio/Historical Note: Margaret L. (Peggy) Wilton McKercher was born in Manitoba on 17 April 1929. She attended City Park Collegiate and enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan in 1947, graduating in 1950 with a BA. She remained at the University for two years working with the Physical Education staff, while her husband, Robert McKercher, finished law school at the U of S. The couple then moved to Massachusetts where Robert completed a master's in Law at Harvard Law School and McKercher taught and supported him. The McKerchers then went to Toronto where Robert pursued a doctorate. They then returned to Saskatoon where Robert articled with Justice Emmett Hall, before joining a law firm in Ottawa for six years. The couple later returned to Saskatoon. Peggy McKercher was heavily involved in athletics all her life. During her time at the U of S she participated in eight University teams. Every team was either a city, provincial and/or intervarsity championship team. Her basketball squad won the Cecil Race Trophy for three consecutive years, and her track and field team won the Rutherford Trophy three consecutive times as well. McKercher also participated on the University swim team. She was a member of the Women’s Athletic Board, and served as president from 1949 to 1950. McKercher was awarded the University of Saskatchewan Major Athletics Award in 1950 and was inducted into the U of S Hall of Fame in 1984. There is an academic and athletic scholarship presented to students in honour of Peggy McKercher. She served as eleventh U of S Chancellor for two terms, from 1995 until 2001. As Chancellor McKercher acted as both a member and chair of the University Senate and as a member of the Board of Governors. McKercher was invested into the Order of Canada in March 1995 for her active volunteer work in the Saskatoon community and her “dynamic leadership [that] has helped strengthen the Authority's valuable work in preserving the Saskatchewan River Valley environment.” McKercher received the Saskatoon Citizen of the Year award in 1989. She was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 2001 and in 2002 was presented an honourary Doctor of Laws by the U of S.

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More than 15 U of S College of Agriculture graduates from the class of 1961 held a reunion visit to campus, marking 40 years since their graduation. The group, which includes current University Board of Governors member Gary Carlson, far left, is getting ready to board a bus outside the Agriculture Building. to be given an expert tour of new buildings by U of S Associate Vice-President of Facilities Management Paul Becker, fifth from right, and University Architect Colin Tennent, far right. Becker and Tennent had just given the Agriculture grads a PowerPoint computer presentation about physical changes to the campus in the past 40 years. They had then taken a tour of the Agriculture Building. The Saskatchewan Agriculture Graduates' Association holds its reunion during Crop Production Week, and also has a hockey tournament, bonspiel, etc.

Bio/historical note: Image appeared in 19 Jan. 2001 issue of OCN.

Images of all four University of Saskatchewan-owned Amati instruments, taken from a variety of angles.

Bio/Historical Note: Three string quartets bearing the name Amati have been based in Canada. Two separate Amati string quartets have performed on 17th-century instruments built by the Amati family of Italy, and owned by the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. A third unrelated Amati String Quartet was based in Ontario, primarily Toronto, from 1985 to 2000. This first Amati String Quartet was founded in 1968 by Murray Adaskin and three other faculty members of the University of Saskatchewan: Norma Lee Bisha (second violin), Michael Bowie (viola), and Edward Bisha (cello). It gave its first concert on 2 February 1969. Later that same year, Robert Klose was named second violin and Norma Lee Bisha replaced Michael Bowie. The personnel remained stable until the group was supplanted in 1971 by the Canadian Arts Trio after fewer than 10 formal concerts. The quartet was too short-lived to develop a wide repertoire or a distinctive style. The University of Saskatchewan Amati Quartet in Residence was established in August 2003 and also played on the university’s Amati instruments. This quartet had previously been known as the Cole Quartet. The initial members were Marla Cole (1968-2017) first violin), Michael Swan (second violin), Geoff Cole (viola) and Linda Bardutz (cello). In 2004, Luke Hnenny became second violinist and Peter Hedlin replaced Bardutz as cellist. The Amati Quartet performs a yearly recital series, including a Thanksgiving Monday concert, and plays at various University of Saskatchewan events. It performed for Queen Elizabeth II in honour of Saskatchewan’s 100th anniversary in May 2005, and since its opening season has undertaken a project to perform all of Haydn’s string quartets. The Amati instruments at the University of Saskatchewan — one violin built in 1627, another violin built in 1637, the viola in 1607 and the cello in 1690 — are the only set in Canada built by the Amati family of Cremona. The viola’s back bears the painted crest of the Borghese family that commissioned it. All were purchased by Kindersley, Sask. collector Stephen Kolbinson (1888-1986) and sold to the university in 1959 for $20,000 on the condition that the university establish an Amati string quartet. The Canadian Arts Trio (active 1971–1975) — which comprised Robert Klose (violin), Edward Bisha (cello) and Robin Harrison (piano) — used two of the four Amati instruments owned by the university. The Amati instruments were lent to Victoria's Lafayette Quartet 1992-1998. They have also occasionally been played by members of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra. The estimated value of the instruments is approximately $3 million (2020).

Image of Carol Henry (right), College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, with Donna Cram, manager of the Faculty Club, at a social event.

Jerry White of Facilities Management cleans the courtyard in front of the Peter MacKinnon Building.

Images of food being prepared, served, and eaten around campus including A&W, Diner's Hour, and Itza Pizza

Posed indoor image of the students and professors of the 'Business in Canada: The Aboriginal Dimensions' class, a pilot class in the College of Commerce. At far right is Prof. Dr. Wanda Wuttunee from the University of Manitoba.

Bio/historical note: Image appeared in 9 Mar. 2001 issue of OCN.

The Canadian Light Source (CLS) helps Dr. Louis Delbaere, Canada Research Chair in Structural Biochemistry, accelerate protein crystal research.

Bio/Historical Note: Image appeared in 21 Sept. 2001 issue of OCN.

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Lynn Guina, Director of Hospitality Services, stands outside the Catering Services office.

Head and shoulders image of Philip J. Hammel, Professor Emeritus of Curriculum Studies.

Exterior of the Poultry Science Building.