Mrs. Louis Hantelman speaking from podium at an unidentified event. Attendees seated from l to r: R.W. Begg, Elsie Begg, Mary Spinks, J.W.T. Spinks, University President.

Bio/Historical Note: Louis Henry (Lou) Hantelman (1884-1966) was a Saskatchewan farmer and politician. Born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa, Hantelman came to Rouleau, Saskatchewan in 1905 to farm. During World War I he joined the 46th Battalion of the Royal Canadian Army and served in France; he reverted from the rank of captain to lieutenant so that he could remain with the men he had trained when they were sent to France.After the war, Hantelman resumed farming near Plato, Saskatchewan, after the war. He became active in agrarian politics and was elected to the Saskatchewan legislature in the 1934 general election as a member of the Farmer-Labour Group which subsequently became the Saskatchewan CCF. He served for two terms before retiring in 1944. He subsequently served on the Board of Governors of the University of Saskatchewan and as chair of the university's hospital board. Hantelman received an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1955. In his will, he left the University $500,000 to be used to support agricultural research, agriculture scholarships, the humanities, and social sciences. The Hantelman Building, built between 1961-1963, was named in his honor.