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Frederick G. Heymann was born in Berlin on December 24, 1900. He studied history, philosophy, economics and sociology at the Universities of Berlin, Göttingen, Heidelberg and Frankfurt. He received his PhD from the University of Frankfurt in 1922 and spent two years on postgraduate work with Werner Sombart, an historian of modern capitalism.

Heymann started his journalism career in 1925 as the assistant economic policy editor for Frankfurter Zeitung, a highly regarded newspaper in pre-Hitler Germany. In 1932 he moved to Czechoslovakia as head of the Prague editorial office. Heymann’s writing came under increasing criticism from the German legation as being too friendly to the Czech people and to Czechoslovak policy. In 1935 the office was taken over by the Nazis and Heymann moved on to the Bohemia, a local daily paper of which he was editor, chief editorial writer and diplomatic correspondent. Both of these positions involved intensive diplomatic travel and study of the politics, economies and history of Eastern European countries.

Several members of the Bohemia’s editorial staff were arrested in March 1939; although Heymann was questioned, he was subsequently let go. With the help of Dr. Zdenek Schmoranz from the Press Department in the office of the Prime Minister, Heymann was able to leave the country with his family, arriving in England in July 1939. He expected to travel on to Australia but the outbreak of the war prevented him from doing so, and also contributed to his 10-week stay in an internment camp on the Isle of Man.

Heymann took classes to become proficient in English and was eventually employed in 1941 by the British Ministry of Information. He wrote and edited articles and became the military correspondent for Die Zeitung, a German language paper sponsored by the Ministry. In 1944 he was hired by the United States Office of War Information, a position that enabled him to travel to Germany as a civilian editor for the illustrated weekly Heute. At the end of the war, Heymann and his family emigrated to the United States, arriving in New York in July 1946.

Once in America, Heymann taught history at high schools and pursued his life-long passion of research and writing. His first book was published in 1955, a major work on John Žižka and the Hussite Revolution. Between 1956-1958 he was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey and then was Visiting Professor at the University of Iowa 1958-1959. He joined the University of Calgary in 1959 as an associate professor of history, later serving as Head of the Department. Heymann was widely acknowledged as an authority on Czech history and would publish numerous articles, chapters and books, including George of Bohemia, King of Heretics (1965) and Poland and Czechoslovakia (1966). He retired from the University of Calgary in 1973 and was granted Professor Emeritus status for his outstanding scholarship and service.

Heymann and his first wife Edith had two children, Ruth Bean and Frank. Edith died in 1966. Heymann married his second wife Dr. Lili Rabel from the Department of Linguistics, University of Calgary, in 1969. He died in 1983.

Frederick C. Hunter was Parliamentarian for the Students' Legislative Council at the University of Calgary during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was thought to have been active in encouraging the maintenance of an archival record. Not much is known of him beyond this.

It was perceived in 1983 that there was a need to study the role of computers in the instructional and research development of The University of Calgary. In April 1983 the General Faculties Council Research Policy and Grants Committee approved a preliminary proposal for the establishment of a University affiliated Computer Assisted Learning Institute which would allow the University to provide specialized assistance and support in the area of computer assisted learning. The Institutional Policy and Priorities Committee established the Committee on Computer Assisted Learning and subsequently approved its proposal. The purposes of the Institute for Computer Assisted Learning (ICAL) were to provide faculty members with the opportunity to develop expertise in computer assisted learning; to provide programming and lesson support, in conjunction with other University bodies working in computer assisted learning; to support the effective use of computer assisted learning through providing services in instructional development, computer programming and evaluation; to foster research and development in computer assisted learning; to provide access to the latest knowledge and information in all aspects of learning systems; to offer fellowship to members of faculty for research and development; and to provide a focus for University interactions with outside groups in the area of computer assisted learning. The Board of Governors of the University approved ICAL's establishment in 1984. ICAL closed down in 1989; W. Bruce Clark, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, was the director at the time.

International student services were established and operating by 1974 at the University of Calgary and an international student advisor was designated in the late 1970s. Using models from other universities such as the University of Alberta and the University of Toronto, Student Services staff recommended establishing the International Education and Information Centre in 1977 (later renamed the International Information Centre). This resource library carried information (calendars and reference materials) on universities around the world, short-term programs and language learning, as well as information on work and volunteer opportunities. In 1987, the Student Services moved to the newly built MacEwan Student Centre and continued to integrate the operations of the International student area and study abroad resource library. In 1997, the International Student Centre was established as a separate administrative unit with responsibility for international student programs and advising as well as housing the study abroad resource library and administering many of the university exchange programs.

The University of Calgary has had international services and information for students for almost as long as it has existed. International student services were established and operating by 1974, an international student advisor was designated in the late 1970s, and a study abroad information center was established in 1977. Some of the first services for international students were established in the early 1970s in the Student Services office. In 1997, the International Student Centre (ISC) was established as a separate administrative unit with reponsibility for international student programs and advising as well as housing the study abroad resource library and administering many of the university exchange programs. The ISC is administered and housed separately from the International Centre, though it cooperates fully with the Centre in fulfilling the mandate to internationalize the University of Calgary. The International Student Centre works with international students to assist with their adjustment to university and to Canada. They also promote international understanding to Canadians by involving them in programs that develop global experience. The ISC mission is to promote and administer international programs and develop and facilitate cross cultural experiences for both Canadian and International students. The goals and objectives of the ISC are to: provide support and services for international students relating to their adjusment to the University of Calgary and to Canada; provide Canadian students with opportunities and information for Education Abroad activities; provide programs which act as "bridges" between Canadian and international students; include students in the development and delivery of programs and services; and contribute to the field/profession of student advising as international education.

Harold (Harry) Alexander Irving was a member of the Board of Governors for four years and represented the governors on the McMahon Stadium Society Board. He was also active in the successful passing of the vote for the building of the Olympic Skating Oval. Mr. Irving was a member of the Calgary Polo Club from 1954 to 1975. He has a Master of Arts degree from the University of Calgary with a specialization in Resources, 1977. Harry Irving is the President of Irving Industries (Irving Wire Products Division) Ltd.

Ethel King-Shaw was in the first class of the University of Alberta, Faculty of Education, Calgary Branch in 1945. She later returned to the Faculty of Education as a professor ca. 1956. In the 1950s she was staff advisor for the Wauneita Society, a women's fraternity. In 1961 she was involved with the Banff Conference, "The Design of the University of Alberta, Calgary," and the UAC Conference on Higher Education, "The Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Arthur W. Knudsen was a professor of physics formerly of Washington, DC (in the 1950s), Geneva, Switzerland (ca. 1961), and Palo Alto, California (as of 1962). Professor Knudsen joined the staff in the Department of Physics at the University of Calgary as Senior Demonstrator ca. 1966 and remained until around 1984. His interest in precision modelling of reciprocating steam engines prompted the creation of these records.

Arthur Winfred Knudsen was born June 30th, 1920 in St. Louis Missouri. He received his Bachelor of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1942 and was employed as a researcher on the Manhattan project from 1943-1946. Knudsen later attended the University of Chicago (1946-1947) and Washington University (1947-1948). Before coming to the University of Calgary in 1962, Knudsen was employed as a Physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory and as a Research Associate at Stanford University and the University of Fribourg in Switzerland.

From 1962-1965 Knudsen worked as a technologist with the Department of Physics before being appointed as a Senior Demonstrator in 1966. His work primarily involved undergraduate and graduate laboratory supervision and instruction. Knudsen is credited by the Department of Physics with creating and then building upon the laboratory system used today.

Knudsen’s hobby was making detailed and accurate drawings of steam engines. He corresponded extensively with individuals, organizations and industrial companies to gather as much information, schematics and designs on the topic that he could. His correspondence ranged from Texas, Michigan, the Isle of Man, Birmingham and Leicestershire to Australia. Knudsen then used the written instructions, photographs, and schematics he had gathered to re-create historical steam engines on paper. He sent his drawings to many of his correspondents, all of whom remarked on the beauty of the finished products.

Knudsen died in Calgary on December 29th, 1984.