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Ted Turner - Retirement

Ted Turner, out-going University Chancellor, addresses the audience at his retirement dinner in Marquis Hall.

Bio/Historical Note: Edward Kerr (Ted) Turner was born in 1927 near Maymont, Saskatchewan. He graduated from the School of Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan in 1948. After graduation he continued farming. In this community, he was elected as a Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (SWP) delegate. He then served the SWP in several capacities - elected as Director in 1960, followed by First Vice-President in 1966 and finally as President (1969-1987). In 1989 he received an honourary Doctor of Laws degree. He was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 1995. Turner was made an honourary life member of the Canadian and Saskatchewan Institutes of Agrologists. He was an inductee of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Order of Merit as well as the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame. Turner served the tenth Chancellor of the U of S from 1989-1995. In 1990 Turner was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. In 1998 he became chair of the Saskatchewan Honours Advisory Council. Turner died in Regina in 2018.

Ted Turner - Portrait

Head and shoulders image of Ted Turner from the 1947 Greystone.

Bio/Historical Note: Edward Kerr (Ted) Turner was born 6 April 1927 near Maymont, Saskatchewan. Turner graduated from the School of Agriculture in 1948. After graduation he continued farming on the family farm. In this community he was elected as a Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (SWP) delegate. He then served the SWP in several capacities. Elected as director in 1960, followed by first vice-president in 1966 and finally as president in 1969. An honourary Doctor of Laws degree was bestowed upon Turner in 1989 by Leo F. Kristjanson, University President. Turner was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 1990. Turner was given the province's highest distinction, the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, in 1995. He was made an honourary life member of the Canadian and Saskatchewan institutes of Agrologists. Turner was an inductee of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Order of Merit, as well as the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame. In 1995 he was invested as a Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit. Turner died 1 November 2018 in Regina at age 91.

Ted Turner - Portrait

Portrait of Ted Turner, executive director of Prairie Pools Inc.

Bio/Historical Note: Ted Turner, then executive rector of Prairie Pools Inc., served as campaign co-chair of "Partners in Growth", the fundraising campaign for the Agriculture Building.

Bio/Historical Note: Edward Kerr (Ted) Turner was born 6 April 1927 near Maymont, Saskatchewan. Turner graduated from the School of Agriculture in 1948. After graduation he continued farming on the family farm. In this community he was elected as a Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (SWP) delegate. He then served the SWP in several capacities. Elected as director in 1960, followed by first vice-president in 1966 and finally as president in 1969. An honourary Doctor of Laws degree was bestowed upon Turner in 1989 by Leo F. Kristjanson, University President. Turner was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 1990. Turner was given the province's highest distinction, the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, in 1995. He was made an honourary life member of the Canadian and Saskatchewan institutes of Agrologists. Turner was an inductee of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Order of Merit, as well as the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame. In 1995 he was invested as a Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit. Turner died 1 November 2018 in Regina at age 91.

Ted Turner

Ted Turner, University Chancellor from 1989-1995, poses for the camera in the Bowl; Administration Building in background.

Bio/Historical Note: Edward Kerr (Ted) Turner was born 6 April 1927 near Maymont, Saskatchewan. Turner graduated from the School of Agriculture in 1948. After graduation he continued farming on the family farm. In this community he was elected as a Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (SWP) delegate. He then served the SWP in several capacities. Elected as director in 1960, followed by first vice-president in 1966 and finally as president in 1969. An honourary Doctor of Laws degree was bestowed upon Turner in 1989 by Leo F. Kristjanson, University President. Turner was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 1990. Turner was given the province's highest distinction, the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, in 1995. He was made an honourary life member of the Canadian and Saskatchewan institutes of Agrologists. Turner was an inductee of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Order of Merit, as well as the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame. In 1995 he was invested as a Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit. Turner died 1 November 2018 in Regina at age 91.

Ted Newall and Drummers

Ted Newall (third from left), flanked to his left by J.W. George Ivany, University President and Roy Saddleback, U of S Indigenous Student Council, and to his right by Charlotte Ross, co-chair of the U of S Aboriginal Caucus, and Kelly Lendsay, director of Aboriginal Programs, Commerce, share a laugh with the All Nations Drummers, whose chanting added drama to the announcement of the $1-million donation.

Bio/historical note: Image appeared in 4 Sept. 1998 issue of OCN.

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