Atina Ford delivers a lecture standing in front of a white screen.

Bio/Historical Note: Atina Ford (nee Johnston) is a world champion and Olympic champion curler. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano as the alternate for Sandra Schmirler. She also won the World Championships in 1997 as the alternate for the Schmirler team. Ford won a bronze medal in the 1991 World Junior Curling Championships in Glasgow as skip for the Canadian Junior women’s team. Ford has a BEd and is qualified to teach French immersion.

View of Atlantic lowlands, with oblique view of drumlin till plain.

Bio/historical note: Frederic Harrison Edmunds was born in Hawarden, North Wales in 1898. He received his B.Sc. (1922) and MSc. (1923) from the University of Liverpool. In 1925 he came to Canada and joined the Department of Soils at the University of Saskatchewan. Professor Edmunds was named chairman of the Department of Geological Sciences in 1961, a position he held until his death in February, 1965.

Production team for the Atlas of Saskatchewan (from l to r): Dr. Ka-iu Fung, Atlas editor; Lawrence Martz, Michael Wilson, and technicians Keith Bigelow and Gerald Romme stand before maps and Atlas data.

Bio/Historical Note: Image appeared in 7 Feb. 1997 issue of OCN.

Three people working at drafting tables on the Atlas of Saskatchewan project.

From l to r: Jim Randall, head of Geography; Dr. Ka-iu Fung, Atlas editor; Maynard Sonntag, Saskatchewan Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training; and Peter MacKinnon, University President, admire the just-released second edition of The Atlas of Saskatchewan.

Bio/historical note: Image appeared in Oct. 1, 1999 OCN.

Three unidentified men working on the Atlas of Saskatchewan project, seated at mapping tables.

In photo: Jim Randall, Ka-Iu Fung, Maynard Sontag, Peter MacKinnon

Head and shoulders image of Aubrey C. Grubb, Professor of Chemistry, 1921-1936.

Bio/Historical Note: Aubrey Chester Grubb (b. 1884) graduated from the University of Northern Iowa. He was an instructor in Chemistry at Purdue University, Indiana, in 1918. By 1921 Grubb was professor of Chemistry at the University of Saskatchewan. Grubb was co-author with J.L. Binder and E.A. Filby, of an article on "Triatomic Hydrogen," which was published by the National Research Council of Canada in 1931. He died in Saskatoon in 1936 at age 51.

Audience at dedication ceremony at Diefenbaker Homestead.

Oval-shaped head and shoulders image of Augustus H. Ball, member of University Senate from Yorkton, Saskatchewan.

Bio/Historical Note: Augustus Harry Ball was born 29 January 1873 in London, England, and was educated at Haberdashers' School there. He arrived in Canada in 1890 and enrolled in Law at Manitoba College (later the University of Manitoba). He was a law student with Munsen & Allan, and a lecturer in classics at Manitoba College (1896-1897). Ball taught school near Qu'Appelle, Assiniboia (later Saskatchewan, 1897); was principal of Maple Creek School (1898-1901); and was principal at Moose Jaw (1901-1903). In 1903 Ball was appointed inspector of schools with headquarters at Yorkton. Further appointments included assistant principal of Regina Normal School (1911); Saskatchewan Deputy Minister of Education (1912), and provincial commissioner of the Canadian Boy Scouts (1915). Ball served his country during World War I with the 249th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, enlisting in 1916 in Regina. He returned as Lieutenant in 1918. Ball organized Schools' Patriotic Fund; Belgian Relief Fund for Children and Schools’ Red Cross Fund. He was decorated in 1921 with the Order of the Silver Wolf for services to the Boy Scout movement. Ball was chairman of the Commission for the Education of Soldiers' Dependent Children; and chairman of the Junior Red Cross Committee. Ball retired as deputy minister in 1932 and moved to Victoria, British Columbia. He died there 28 March 1967 at age 94.

Autumn photo of church and sign, pointing to "Historic Scotch Settlement"

Aunt Janet Taylor (nee Bannerman).

A chart of photographs of eight different Aurora Borealis movements; each identified under each photograph. The name of the chart "Aurora at Saskatoon" shown at the top of the chart.

Bio/Historical Note: The Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies (ISAS) was formed at the University of Saskatchewan in 1956. ISAS studied the aurora (northern lights), the related 'disturbances' in the upper atmosphere and ionosphere, and the effects of solar activity upon climate.

Aurora borealis flashing over the University of Saskatchewan, with stars shining. Trees in background; corner of campus building at far left.

Bio/Historical Note: The Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies (ISAS) was formed at the University of Saskatchewan in 1956. ISAS studied the aurora (northern lights), the related 'disturbances' in the upper atmosphere and ionosphere, and the effects of solar activity upon climate.

Aurora borealis flashing over the W.P. Thompson (Biology) Building in winter.

Bio/Historical Note: The Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies (ISAS) was formed at the University of Saskatchewan in 1956. ISAS studied the aurora (northern lights), the related 'disturbances' in the upper atmosphere and ionosphere, and the effects of solar activity upon climate.