Head and shoulders image of R.N.H. (Newman) Haslam, Professor of Physics and Vice-President (Academic), in his office.

Bio/Historical Note: Robert Newman Hoyles Haslam was born in Toronto on 29 November 1909. His family moved to Saskatoon where he attended high school, and later enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan, earning a BA (1929) and MA (1931). In 1933 Dr. Haslam received a PhD from McGill University. From 1933-1935 he studied at the University of Leipzig on a post-graduate scholarship. Dr. Haslam was appointed Instructor in Physics at the University of Saskatchewan in 1935, became Full Professor in 1951, and Department Head ten years later. In July 1964 Haslam was appointed Dean of Arts and Science. He was subsequently appointed Vice-President of the Saskatoon Campus and Vice-President (Academic). On Haslam’s retirement in 1977, he was named Professor Emeritus. He died on 9 January 1985.