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Angley, Gladys
Pessoa singular · 1912-1999

Gladys Bethel Angley was born in Radisson, Saskatchewan in 1912 and moved to Regina in 1916 when her father, Frank B. Angley, became manager of Regina Pharmacy. She received her early academic and musical training at Model School, Central Collegiate, Qu'Appelle Diocesan Girls' School and at Regina College. She studied piano with Sister Agnes, S.S.J.D., William M. Buckley and Dr. Lyell Gustin, theory with George Coutts, and Fred Killmaster and vocals with W. Francis. Gladys received an Associate degree from the Toronto Conservatory of Music in 1931 and a Licentiate diploma from the Royal Schools of Music in London England in 1932.

She began teaching piano in public schools from 1931 to 1933, and taught piano in the Qu’Appelle Diocesan from 1933 to 1941, the Regina Conservatory of Music from 1941 to 1958 and the University of Regina from 1958 to 1980 when complications, due to rheumatoid arthritis in 1955, began to hinder her public performances.

Public performances between 1931 and 1956 included solo recitals, performing as a guest artist and as an ensemble member of the Buckley Piano Quartet. By local radio Angley entertained listeners on the Prairie Network and the Canadian Broadcasting System, know now as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (C.B.C.).
Bee, Dorothy
Pessoa singular · 1910-1986

Dorothy Williamina Bee was born on November 1, 1910 in Lemberg Saskatchewan and moved to Regina at a young age. Dorothy played a string bass for the Regina Symphony Orchestra from 1943 to 1971, she also played and taught piano, was an author, editor and co-editor of material used to advance the teaching of music for the Western Board of Music. She introduced over 1000 new pieces as Head of the Piano Syllabus Committee from 1968 to1974.

Bee studied with William M. Buckley (1928-1936) and Lyell Gustin (1936), Master classes were taken with Rosalyn Tureck in 1940. Between 1944 and 1948 Dorothy studied with Max Pirani, Victor Babin for a year in 1960 and Andre Previn in 1970 and 1971.

Bee began as a faculty member at the Conservatory of Music in 1946 and began teaching at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus in 1949. Very active in the area of music in Saskatchewan, Bee was an adjudicator and consultant for the Saskatchewan Music Festival Association, and an examiner for the Western Board of Music and Mount Royal College in Calgary. She co- authored, with Gordon Wallis, three volumes of studies for the piano which were especially designed to help students with specific technical problems.

From 1955 to 1957 Dorothy was president of the Saskatchewan Registered Music Teachers Association (SRMTA), and Vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers Association (CFMTA). In 1976 Dorothy was editor-in-chief of 8 graded volumes of piano repertoire.

Dorothy Bee retired in 1979 and died in 1986.
Daschuk, James
Daschuk, James
Pessoa singular · 1961-

A graduate of Trent University (’84) and former member of Peter Robinson College, Jim Daschuk has an Master of Arts and Doctoral degree in Canadian History from the University of Manitoba. His research experience includes the fields of medicine, climate change and population health. He is currently a researcher with the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU) and is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies at the University of Regina. His book, Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation and the Loss of Aboriginal Life, published by the University of Regina Press (2013) won five Saskatchewan Book awards and three prizes from the Canadian Historical Association, including the Sir John A. Macdonald Prize for best scholarly book in Canadian history and was be awarded the Governor General Award for Scholarly Achievement at the Annual Governor General History Awards in November 2014. In 2009, "A Dry Oasis: The Northern Great Plains in Late Prehistory," in Prairie Forum 34 (Spring 2009) was published, and James has also co-authored "Treaties and Tuberculosis: First Nations People in Late 19th Century Western Canada, A Political and Economic Transformation." Canadian Bulletin of the History of Medicine, 23 (2006): 307-330.

"An Examination of Common and Contested Ground: A Human and Environmental History of the Northwestern Plains." In G.P Marchildon, ed., The Early Northwest: History of the Prairie West Series. Volume 1. Regina: Canadian Plains Research Center, 2008. 35-47.
Gingrich, Paul
Gingrich, Paul
Pessoa singular · 1942-

Paul Gingrich was born on March 7, 1942 in Chatham, Ontario. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Mathematics from the University of Western Ontario in 1964 and a Masters of Arts in Economics from the University of Toronto in 1966. From 1966 to 1971 he attended the University of Michigan, studying in the Department of Economics.

Paul’s first teaching experience was as a summer instructor at Frontier College in 1964. From 1966 to 1969 he was a research assistant in the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan and in 1967 was a summer research assistant at The Population Council in New York City. He taught Economics as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Michigan and as a sessional instructor at Henry Ford Community College from 1969 to 1971. In 1971-72 he was Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Later in 1972 he joined the Department of Sociology and Social Studies at the University of Regina, attaining the rank of Professor in 1992, and retiring in 2007.

Paul taught many sociology courses at the University of Regina. His papers and research focus on multiculturalism and the understanding of it, refugees, immigration and integration, and people and community in rural Saskatchewan. He has also explored population and labour force issues, such as incomes of young people and families.

Paul’s administrative work includes membership in the University of Regina Executive Council and the Research Ethics Board. He served as Chair of the University of Regina Faculty Association and Chair of the Association’s Grievance Committee as well as being a member of the Executive and Internal Management Committees of the Association. For the Department of Sociology and Social Studies Paul was a member of thirteen Honours committees and thirty Graduate committees, and was external examiner for five Master of Arts oral examinations. He was a member of the Department’s Student Research Fund and has been responsible for Library ordering. In the Regina community Paul was a member of the board of the Regina Open Door Society and has been a contributor to the media on social and economic issues.
He was a member of the Prairie Metropolis Centre. He authored or co-authored numerous papers and articles. His membership in Professional Organizations include the Canadian Population Society and the Canadian Sociological Association. He has given many public talks on population and economics. Paul is now Professor Emeritus of the University of Regina.

Paul’s website is: http://uregina.ca/~gingrich/
Hsieh, Pei-chih
Hsieh, Pei-chih
Pessoa singular · 1930-1997

Born in Shantung province, China, October 16, 1930, Hsieh began his academic career at National Taiwan University. After obtaining his Bachelor of Art degree in history in 1954, he worked as a teaching assistant in the History Department, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan. In 1959 he enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in Asian history, where he earned his Ph. D. degree. Under the guidance of Professor Hilary Conroy, he wrote a dissertation titled Sino-French War, 1883-1885, with emphasis on the war’s diplomatic front. He began to teach at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine before completing his dissertation in 1968. He taught Asian history at the University of Regina from 1965 until his death.

In addition to teaching Hsieh worked hard to stimulate Regina's interest in Chinese affairs. As a result, there were many exchange programs between the University of Regina and institutions in the People's Republic of China. From these academic relations came educational, cultural, and economic programs. His efforts greatly contributed to Canadian-Chinese relations. He won appreciation from many scholars and officials both in Canada and China. He served as a special advisor to the president of Royal Roads University, Victoria, British Columbia.

Hsieh died unexpectedly of injuries sustained from an automobile accident in Taiwan on June 8, 1997.
Joachimowski, Alfons
Pessoa singular · 1906-1997

Alfons Joachimowski was born in 1906. He received his Bachelor of Law in Poznan, Poland in 1928.

Joachimowski served in the Polish Civilian Guard during World War II and for a time after the war had officially ended. His last assignment to the Liaison Section 104 Labour Supervision Center began on May 1947. During his employment Joachimowski served as a Liaison Assistant and a Legal Officer within several different sections of the Guard. Notably, Joachimowski served as a legal advisor during a trial involving the sentencing of a group of men accused of killing a fellow Allied Soldier of African descent.

He applied for US citizenship in 1948 and moved to New York where he pursued his M.A. (1960) and Ph.D. (1966) at the New School for Social Research in New York City. His doctoral dissertation was titled “The Polish Wage Structure: Theory, Problems, Practice”.

Joachimowski was hired as a Special Lecturer in Economics at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus in 1963. He held this position until 1967 when he advanced to Assistant Professor. In 1969 Joachimowski was promoted to the status of Associate Professor, a title he held until his retirement in 1973. His research interests included comparative economic systems, economic history in Europe and the history of economic analysis. During his career at the University of Regina, Regina Campus Joachimowski published several well received economic papers, including “Marxism: System and Critique, “Poverty in the Doctrines of the English Classical Economists” and “Problems of Manpower Planning: The Polish Experience”.

Joachimowski retired from the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus in 1973, and was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus in 1978.
Kovacs, Martin
Kovacs, Martin
Pessoa singular · 1918-2000

Martin Louis Kovacs was born in Budapest in 1918, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1938; a Master of Arts degree in 1940; and a Ph.D. in 1942 in Budapest. From 1942 to 1948 Kovacs worked at the National Archives / Museum in Budapest. And from 1949 to 1968 he worked in Australia as a teacher and obtained a Master of Arts degree in 1955; a Bachelor of Education degree in 1956; and a Master of Education degree in 1966 from the University of Melbourne in Australia.

In 1968 he immigrated to Canada and began teaching history at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus, he became an Associate Professor in 1969, a full Professor in 1976, and served as Chairman of the Research Section at the Canadian Plains Research Centre from 1975 to 1983.

Kovacs also served on the Senior Academic Committee, the Archives Committee, and Curriculum Committee. He was a member of the Ethnic Research Section at the Canadian Plains Research Center, his public service included roles as President for the Kipling District Historical Society and as President of the Kipling District Museum Society. He was Vice-President and Conference Co-ordinator for the Canadian Association of Hungarian Studies; Vice-President and Conference Co-ordinator of the Central and East European Studies Association of Canada and he was Associate Editor of Nationalities Papers, a semi-annual journal of the association for the Study of Nationalities (USSR and East Europe).

Kovacs spoke, wrote and read several languages: English, Hungarian, German, Italian, Latin, French and Spanish. He worked and organized conferences for the Canadian Association of Hungarian Studies and the Central and East European Studies Association of Canada (Edmonton) and between 1974 and 1983 Kovacs wrote books and authored numerous papers for scholarly journals focusing on Hungarian settlement in Saskatchewan. Kovacs retired from teaching at the University of Regina in 1986.

Kovacs wrote and edited many books on early Hungarian settlement in the Canadian West including Peace and Strife: Some Facets of the History of an Early Prairie Community (Kipling, Saskatchewan: Kipling District Historical Society, 1980). Ethnic Canadians: Culture and Education. (Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, 1978) Roots and Realities Among Eastern and Central Europeans, (Central and East European Studies Association of Canada, Edmonton. 1983) Esterhazy and Early Hungarian Immigration to Canada; a study based upon the Esterhazy immigration pamphlet, (Canadian Plains Studies Centre, University of Saskatchewan, 1974)

He also published articles relating to the subject. "The Hungarian School Question," in Ethnic Canadians: Culture and Education, ed. M.L. Kovacs (Regina: Canadian Plains Research Center, 1978), pp. 333-58. "Searching for Land: The First Hungarian Influx into Canada" Canadian-American Review of Hungarian Studies, VII, 1 (Spring, 1980), 37-43; "From Industries to Farming" Hungarian Studies Review, VIII, 1 (Spring, 1981), 45-60; as well as chapter three of Struggle and Hope.

Martin Kovacs died in Regina, Saskatchewan in 2000.
Leger-Anderson, Ann
Pessoa singular · 1936-2006

Ann Leger-Anderson was born in Reading Pennsylvania, on August 15, 1936. She received her post secondary education from Ursinus College and Clark University, and earned a Ph.D. in History from the University of Iowa with specialization in American History. Leger-Anderson briefly taught at Idaho State University prior to moving to Canada in 1966 to teach at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus.

Although, Leger-Anderson was trained in American history, her focus and research was on Canadian prairie women’s history. As one of the first historians to work in this field, Leger-Anderson made a strong impact in this area with her role as a professor teaching undergraduate students, supervising undergraduate and graduate students, creating research networks; and publishing.

Leger-Anderson eventually became a Canadian citizen; however she continued to teach American History and remained tied to that interest. When she retired from the University of Regina in 2004 she was granted the title of Professor Emerita, and continued to involve herself with many organizations as, for example, a member of the Editorial Board of the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan and a Chairperson and Research Fellow for the Canadian Plains Research Centre. She also maintained an association with the Organization of American Historians.

Leger-Anderson was one of founding members of the Women in Alberta and Saskatchewan History and the chair and for the Canadian Committee on Women’s History. She also acted as an editor for their newsletter. To enhance public awareness she led walking tours on women’s history. As a Research Fellow she assisted other researchers by conducting surveys of archival resources.

Leger-Anderson continued to live and work in Regina, Saskatchewan until her death on February 22, 2006.
Leyton-Brown, Howard
Leyton-Brown, Howard
Pessoa singular · 1918-2017

Howard Leyton-Brown was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1918. He began violin lessons at the age of seven and at twelve, obtained a three year university scholarship, eventually graduating with a Diploma of Music form Melbourne University. In 1937, Leyton-Brown moved to England with his mother and sister, where he continued to study the violin. He also went on to study in Germany and Belgium.

With the advent of the Second World War, Leyton-Brown joined the Royal Air Force, spending time in Estevan, Saskatchewan as an instructor as well as flying with the bombing command, which led to his receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross. In 1948, Leyton-Brown joined the London Philharmonic Orchestra as deputy concertmaster, eventually becoming concertmaster.

Doubts about the future of the London Philharmonic brought Leyton-Brown back to Estevan where he began to search for employment in Canada's music world. In 1952 he became head of the string department at the Conservatory of Music in Regina. In 1955, he became Director of the Conservatory, a position which he occupied until his retirement in June of 1986. His activities within the Department of Music at the University of Regina led to a Full Professorship in 1966.

Leyton-Brown has been an integral part of the Regina Symphony Orchestra, conducting the Symphony from 1960 to 1971 and becoming concertmaster in the mid-seventies. In 1971, Leyton-Brown completed a Doctorate of Musical Arts and Musical Performance at Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the same time Leyton-Brown had been appointed to the Canada Council for a four year term (1971 to 1974) and was also actively involved with the Saskatchewan Arts Board as a member from 1966 to 1972, and as Director in 1967

Leyton-Brown also taught at the American Congress of Strings in Cincinnati in 1984 and Dallas in 1985 and in 1986 he conducted the South Saskatchewan Youth Orchestra during its tour of China and Japan. During his career, Howard Leyton-Brown has been broadcast as a soloist with orchestra and in recital on CBC radio as well as in Australia, England, Iceland and Switzerland. He has appeared on numerous television programs, including two years of weekly chamber-music programs for CKCK TV in Regina.

Leyton-Brown was invested into the Order of Canada on April 29, 1987 and retired professor emeritus from the University of Regina in 1988, he received the Lifetime Award for Excellence in the Arts in 1991, the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 1996, and in 2002 was awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal.

Howard Leyton-Brown passed away in 2017.
Pope, Richard
Pessoa singular · 1929-2008

Richard (Dick) Pope was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1929, he was a student at Reed College from 1948 to 1953 where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree and discovered anthropology as a student of the American anthropologist and linguist David H French. Pope attended graduate school at the University of Chicago from 1953 to 1957

Pope was involved in teaching anthropology at institutions such as the University of California-Berkeley, the College of the University of Chicago, he taught for a few years at Monteith College (Wayne State University in Detroit) and York University in 1962 for five years.

He was hired to teach workshops on American Indian Affairs at the Colorado College in Colorado Springs in the summers of 1964 and 1966 and in 1967 he accepted a position at the newly established University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus in the Anthropology Department where they were experimenting with interdisciplinary course offerings in the Division of the Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Science, as it was then known.

On sabbatical from September 1971 to June 1972 Dick working for the Indian Association of Alberta (IAA), another sabbatical was spent on North American Indian Nationalism and another, in the 1990s, studying innovative educational institutions that gave emphasis to cultural and community values. Pope retired from the University of Regina in the late 1990s and died on Gabriola Island in January 2008. He was 79 years of age.