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University of Regina Faculty Club
University of Regina Faculty Club
Corporate body · 1965-2017

The Regina Campus Faculty Club was incorporated in 1965 as a non-profit private club and was originally located in the Conservatory Building on the University's College Avenue Campus. In 1975 the Club moved to the second floor of the College West Building on the University's main campus and in 1993 became known as the University Club. The Club was managed by a Board of Directors who are appointed for a two year term at the membership’s annual general meeting. The Board of Directors includes a President, Past President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and the members at large. The Board of Directors appoints the University Club Manager to oversee daily operations of the Club.

The Club was a member based non-profit corporation that operated for over 50 years. Two types of memberships were available: U of R Regular (voting) and Associate (non-voting). In 2017 Regular memberships were available to any full time employee of the University of Regina, its affiliated colleges: Campion College, Luther College and the First Nations University of Canada. Associate memberships were available to anyone who did not qualifying for a Regular membership. Associate Memberships were divided into two types, these were a Corporate Membership which was available to corporations and businesses near the University and a Friend of The Club membership was available to retired employees, members of the near-by community who were not employed by the University or its associated colleges. Graduate and undergraduate students (in their 4th year or higher), sessional lecturers and other non-full time employees of the University could also take advantage of this type of membership.

At the time of its closing the main area of the University Club Dining Room had seating for between 60 to 80 people, 20 more seats were located in the Window Room, (which could double as a meeting space), and the Club's lounge could seat up to 40 people. Full-service catering was available for all manner of University-related events or general events held on campus. These services included food, bar service, staff, rentals and décor if needed.

Renovated in 2004 and again in 2010 resulted in additional office space and a new Club entrance where they were able to install coat racks and chairs. The Club ceased to operate in 2017.
Globe Theatre
Globe Theatre
Corporate body · 1966-

The Globe Theatre is Saskatchewan's largest professional theatre company, it is a non-profit organization overseen by a volunteer Board of Directors, elected by the members of the Globe Theatre Society. It is Canada’s only permanent, professional "theatre-in-the-round", seating 406 patrons. The Theatre’s Main Stage season consists of six shows which run from October to May. The Shumiatcher Sandbox Series showcases work of new, or emerging artists. The Sandbox features six shows ranging from theatre, dance and multidisciplinary performances.

The Theatre moved to its current location, the heritage building called the Prince Edward Building (also known as the Old City Hall and formerly the Regina Post Office), in Regina’s downtown area in 1981. Prince Edward, a member of the Royal family granted royal patronage to the Globe Theatre in 1992.

The Globe Theatre was founded by Ken and Sue Kramer, the Artistic Directors have been:

Ken Kramer (1966-1989); Susan Ferley (1989-1998); Ruth Smillie (1998-present)

From 1966 to 1989 the Globe Theatre premiered a number of works by playwrights such as Brian Way and Rex Deverell as well as work by author/playwright Gail Bowen, theatre artist Joey Tremblay and many other notable playwrights.

The Globe Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian (PACT) Theatres, and employs its stage management, actors, and artists under the Canadian Theatre Agreement (CTA) through the Canadian Actors' Equity Association.
Western Producer Prairie Books
Corporate body · 1975-1991

Western Producer Prairie Books was established as an independent department of the newspaper Western Producer in 1975. Its mandate was to publish books which would contribute to the enjoyment and enlightenment of the farmers of western Canada, to preserve a record of western tradition and history, and to encourage western writers. Manuscripts relating to the three prairie provinces, the various types of farming found in the region, and the ethnic groups which settled Western Canada were among those selected for publication.

Prior to the establishment of Western Producer Prairie Books, books were published by the Western Producer itself. It began to publish in 1954, and in 1968 the Prairie Books Committee was established to deal specifically with the publication of books. In 1973 Prairie Books purchased the publishing rights, remaining books and unbound sheets of the Institute of Applied Arts Ltd. from the estate of William Clarence Richards of Edmonton, its publisher. To obtain Manitoba title for Prairie Books, the list of Prairie Publishing Co. Ltd. was purchased from J.A.D. Stuart of Winnipeg.

In 1975, the new Editor and Publisher of the Western Producer, R. Phillips, decided that the book publishing end of the business could no longer be run through the Executive Editor. He hired a manager, who would be in charge of editorial and marketing functions and Chairman of what had become the Publications Selection committee. Soon after, additional staff members were added, and in that same year, Western Producer Prairie Books became an independent department.

In 1991, Western Producer Prairie Books' assets were sold to Douglas and McIntyre of Vancouver.
Agnew, Robert
Person · 1932-1995

Robert (Bob) Agnew was born in 1932 to William Edward Agnew and Evelyn Maud Morson. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1953 and a Master of Science in 1955, both from Dalhousie University. He obtained a Ph.D. from Cambridge in 1959. Agnew joined the staff at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus in 1958 for a 30 year career, starting as a Sessional Lecturer (1958-1964), then an Assistant Professor (1964-1969), and finally Associate Professor. He was instrumental in designing the Microbiology Complex in the Laboratory Building at the University of Regina.
Dr. Agnew served as acting Head of the Department of Biology from June-December, 1980, and then again between 1981 and 1986. He retired to Saltspring Island in 1988 and passed away in 1995.
The Dr. Robert M. Agnew Memorial Award was established in his memory and is awarded to a graduating Biology major with the highest average in biology courses.
Beattie, David
Beattie, David
Person · 1946-1999

David L. Beattie was born in Regina in April 1946. He attended the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 1967, a Bachelor Degree (Hons.) in 1968, and a Masters Degree in 1970. David received his Doctoral degree from Queen’s University in 1976.

Beattie was a member of the both the Canadian and the American Economics Associations, the International Association of Students of Economics and Commerce (AIESEC) at the University of Regina Branch (serving as Director for 1978-78), and a member of the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education and the Canadian Tax Foundation. David worked as a research assistant on the Royal Commission on Farm Machinery in 1968 and in 1972 began teaching as an assistant in the Department of Economics at Queen’s University. He returned to Regina as a special lecturer at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus from 1973 to 1975, as assistant professor from 1975 to 1978, was Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Regina from 1977 until 1981 and was a consultant for the Department of Finance, Government of Saskatchewan from 1974 to 1975.

In 1991 Beattie was awarded the University of Regina Alumni Association Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, an award recognizing his 25 years of teaching and encouragement of students.

Beattie died suddenly on November 1, 1999, and a memorial scholarship in his name is awarded each spring to an undergraduate student who meets the criteria.
Belcher, Margaret
Person · 1920-2003

Margaret Belcher was born on December 19, 1920 in Dilke, Saskatchewan. She attended classes at Luther College in Regina and studied at the University of Saskatchewan and at the University of Toronto where she obtained a Masters degree in Arts. Margaret taught high school in Rosetown, Saskatchewan and became a professor of French at Regina College in 1944; becoming Dean of Women and later acting head of the French Department. Later she undertook postgraduate studies in France.

Margaret was very involved in the Saskatchewan Natural History Society, as a Member, President, and recording secretary of the Saskatchewan Natural History Society, and in 1996 Belcher wrote its history, The Isabel Priestly Legacy: The Saskatchewan Natural History Society, 1949-1990, and for twenty-one years she was associate editor of the Society’s quarterly, the Blue Jay, and also authored Birds of Regina (1961, 1980) and in 1987 Bird Imagery in the Lyric Poetry of Tristan L’Hermite was published.

Margaret was honoured by the Regina Soroptomist Club in 1988, and named a Fellow of the Saskatchewan Natural History Society in 1989. In 1997 she was invested with the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, and in 2003 received the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal. She died on June 29, 2003.

The Margaret Belcher Reading Room is located in Luther College at the University of Regina.
McCrorie, James
McCrorie, James
Person · 1936-2013

James Napier McCrorie was born in Montreal in 1936. At McGill University Jim studied sociology and came to Saskatchewan to work with the Saskatchewan Farmers Union. He completed a Ph.D. degree through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1964 and the next year he joined the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus.

Social activism and teaching were important issues to Jim, issues such as North Sea oil development, Scotland's Roderick MacFarquar, rural development and sustainability. The Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion, a part of the International Brigades involved in Spain’s Civil War 1936 to 1939, and the 1935 On-to-Ottawa Trek were also of special interest to McCrorie.

McCrorie became Director of the Canadian Plains Research Center in the 1980's and retired in 1996. He passed away in 2013 and was the author of, or contributed to, many publications.
Wallis, Gordon
Person · 1917-1999

Gordon C. Wallis was born in Dodsland, Saskatchewan on July 7, 1917. Wallis earned an A.T.C.M. Associate - Special Diploma (Piano) in 1934 from the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto and from 1935 to 1938 gave piano lessons to students in several towns in Saskatchewan. Wallis served overseas with the Canadian army during World War II obtaining an honorable discharge in 1945. In 1946 he joined the piano faculty of the Hambourg Conservatory of Music in Toronto where he taught until 1951.

Wallis was organist and choirleader at St. Clair Baptist Church in Toronto, Royal York Road United Church, Knox Presbyterian Church in Oakville and at the High Park Avenue United Church in Toronto from 1948 to 1961 while from 1952 to 1965 he also taught lessons privately. From 1960 to 1962 Wallis was Supervisor of Music for Markham (Ontario) Public Schools and

Wallis worked in Toronto as organist and choirlaeader, accompanist, and taught privately. In August 1966 he became Assistant Director of the Regina Conservatory (of Music) at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus, forerunner to the University of Regina. Wallis was heavily involved with the Saskatchewan music scene and several scholarships have been established in his name.

In addition to teaching piano, opera was also very important to Wallis and the Gordon Wallis Opera Resource Centre is located at Darke Hall. This resource centre includes his extensive personal collection of material related to opera and includes recordings and operatic scores, libretti, documents, books, periodicals and programmes from major opera houses all over the world.
Woroby, Peter
Woroby, Peter
Person · 1920-2002

Dr. Peter Woroby was born in Starhorod, Ukraine to parents Dmytro and Warwara (Muzychuk). He began teaching in 1939 and attended university in Berlin where he received a Diploma in Economics in 1944 and from 1948 he received a Doctoral degree in Economics, magna cum laude, while at the University of Goettingen.

In 1948 he married Nadia Cherniak before immigrating to Canada where he took a position at the University of Manitoba in 1949 until 1951. In 1952 Woroby became Director of Economic Research for the Saskatchewan Power Corporation and in 1957 attained a Master of Science degree in Economics from the University of Manitoba. Woroby was interested in the area of resource economics; those involving energy, water and agriculture, he was also interested in urban research and in 1965 Woroby began teaching at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus as a Professor in the Department of Economics specializing in Urban Economics.

Woroby wrote numerous scholarly publications and was a contributor to two royal commissions, in 1963 he founded the Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Club, Regina Chapter, and served at the executive and national levels of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.

Woroby was fluent in five languages and an active member in organizations such as the Ukrainian Free Academy of Science, the Canadian Association of Slavists, both the Canadian and American Economics Association and was appointed special advisor to the government of Saskatchewan on Ukraine from 1990 to 1995 and traveled internationally to lecture on economic reform or to consult with government or with academic institutions. Closer to home Perter was very involved in his community holding positions on Boards for the City Planning Commission, the Regina Symphony Orchestra and the Regina Welfare Council. Woroby is also credited with initiating significant opportunities for Canada and the Ukraine to work together on various projects.

At the University of Regina the Dr. Peter Woroby Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a student who is registered in a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Economics with a combined/double major in Economics.

Woroby became Professor Emeritus in 1987 and passed away in May, 2002.