Item A-7949 - Honourary Degrees - Presentation - Dr. Bob Knowles

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Honourary Degrees - Presentation - Dr. Bob Knowles

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1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 9.0 cm

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Dr. Sylvia Fedoruk, University Chancellor, making presentation of an honourary Doctor of Laws degree to Dr. Bob Knowles at spring convocation held in Centennial Auditorium. Iain MacLean, University Registrar, waits to hood the recipient.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Robert Patrick Knowles (1919-1997) was born at Unity, Saskatchewan, and obtained his BSA (1941) and MSc (1943) at the University of Saskatchewan. He served as a lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Army in 1943-1944. In 1950 he earned his PhD at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Knowles joined the staff of Agriculture Canada’s Saskatoon Research Centre as a research scientist in 1941. In 1964 he began 11 years as head of the crops section. He was promoted to principal research scientist, a position awarded to only the top five percent of scientists in the Research Branch. In 1985 Dr. Knowles was named emeritus scientist and served as adjunct professor at the University of Saskatchewan. In 1985 he received the Canadian Seed Trade Association Seed Achievement Award. In 1987 Dr. Knowles received an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the U of S. He was made a Fellow of the Agricultural Institute of Canada, the highest award given in his profession of agrology. Internationally, in 1996 he received the Distinguished Grasslander Award for his work as a forage scientist. The U of S awards a scholarship (PhD or MSc) through the Robert P. Knowles Scholarship Fund.

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Photographer: AK Photos

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