Head and shoulders image of R.N.H. (Newman) Haslam, Head, Department of Physics.

Bio/Historical Note: Robert Newman Hoyles Haslam was born in Toronto on 29 Nov 1909. His family moved to Saskatoon where he attended high school, and later enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan, earning a B.A. (1929) and M.A. (1931). In 1933 he received a Ph.D. from McGill University. From 1933 to 1935 he studied at the University of Leipzig on a post-graduate scholarship. Dr. Haslam was appointed Instructor in Physics at the U of S in 1935, became Full Professor in 1951, and Department Head ten years later. In July 1964 he was appointed Dean of Arts and Science. He was subsequently appointed Vice-President of the Saskatoon Campus and Vice-President (Academic) on 1 January 1975. The Board of Governors created this position as part of the reorganization that resulted from the creation of the University of Regina. Haslam had acted as Vice-Principal since 1967 and was Acting Vice-President of the University after the resignation of Lloyd Barber in July of 1974. Haslam's primary duty was the "development and support of the University's academic program" and included the appointment, sabaticals, grievences and promotion of academic personnel, organizing services pertaining to academic programs such as library and audio-visual equipment and to serve as chair or member of several University committees. Dr. Haslam resigned effective 30 June 1977. On his retirement he was named Professor Emeritus. He died in 1985.