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The Alumni Association, formed in 1915, confers automatic lifetime membership, without fee, on every graduate of the University. It reviews programs, provides advice and support to the University and is represented on the Board of Governors and the Senate. A president is elected each year to head the Council; the President of the University is an honorary member, and the presidents of the Students' Union and the Graduate Students' Association are ex officio members of the Council. Branches of the Association have been formed throughout the world and their representatives also sit on the Council. Graduates from the professional schools (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Business, Nursing, Education, Forestry) can join special associations which promote the welfare of their Faculty under the aegis of the general Alumni Association. Elected secretaries kept the Association's records from 1915 to 1926. Geoffrey B. Taylor, Assistant Registrar, provided his unpaid services as Secretary from 1926 to 1946. A full-time paid position was established in that year. The purpose of the Alumni Affairs Office, headed by a Director, is to provide professional administrative management and support to the Association, and to oversee alumni involvement with the University. While it may be possible to distinguish between the activities of the Association and the Office, and between some of the papers of each, because the two are so intertwined and because the Office provides all of the administrative support necessary for the functioning of the Association, the Archives has combined the records in this description. Secretaries: 1946-1947 John Clemence Gordon Brown; 1947-1951 John William Evans Markle; 1951-1977 Alex Gilmour Markle

The Board of Governors is a corporation which consists of a Chair appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, the Chancellor, the President, and persons appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, who include representatives from the Alumni Association, the Senate, the academic and non-academic staff, undergraduate and graduate students, and the general public. The conduct, management, and control of the University and all its property, revenue, business, and affairs are vested in the Board. The Board appoints the deans of all faculties, all members of the teaching staff, the Librarian, the Registrar, and all members of the administrative staff, but no one may be appointed to a senior administrative post or to the academic staff of the University unless first nominated by the President of the University. The Board provides for the maintenance of buildings and the erection of new buildings. It has authority to purchase and acquire property. It fixes the fees charged for courses and it makes financial provision for the establishment of new faculties, departments, and courses. It may establish extension programs to contribute to the educational and cultural advancement of the people of Alberta. When any question arises as to the powers or duties of the Senate, any other University body, the President, a dean, or any other officer or employee, and these powers and duties are not definitely provided for in the Universities Act, the Board's decision on the question is final (Calendar, 1990/91). The Board was created by the University Act (1910) which was modelled on the Ontario statute which created the University of Toronto. Chairs: 1911-1917 Edwin Charles Pardee; 1917-1940 Horace Harvey; 1940-1950 Harold Hayward Parlee; 1950-1966 Charles Malcolm Macleod; 1966-1972 John Edward Bradley; 1972-1975 Fred T. Jenne; 1975-1978 Eric A. Geddes; 1978-1990 John Schlosser; 1990- Stanley A. Milner. Executive Directors: 1911-1968 University Bursar; 1968-[1979] John Nicol; 1979-1984 Brian J. Silzer; 1984- Paul Robison.

Educational Media Services, formerly the Visual Instruction Division, provides equipment, educational materials, consultation, and production services to support the Facultyþs continuing education courses. Educational materials are also supplied to other faculties and departments for their credit programs. A province-wide materials service is provided to other educational institutions, government agencies, businesses, community organizations, and individuals. A library of 16 mm educational films, slide-tape sets, overhead transparencies and videocassettes is available for educational programs (Calendar, 1990/91). Supervisors: 1917-1952 Harold Purcey Brown; 1952-[1953] Martin Adamson; [1953-1955] Ronald William Nablo; [1952-1961] Lawrence Twigge (Acting); 1961-1963 C.F. Ritchie; 1963-1975 Jim Shaw; 1975- 1977 Ilonka Halpern (Acting); 1977- Jim Shaw.

Campus Security is charged with the protection and security of University personnel, property and equipment, and has assumed responsibility for parking services at certain times during its history. As early as 1912 a watchman was employed, and this position was maintained until at least 1952. After that time it appears that maintenance personnel in various buildings served as ad hoc watchmen and a City Police officer was assigned to the campus. During the mid-1960s a Campus Patrol existed under the purview of Physical Plant. In 1969 this group was replaced by the Campus Security Force, reporting to the Vice-President (Finance and Administration). The word "Force" was deleted from the name in 1977 when a major reorganization of security procedures occurred (PACCR, 1982). Directors: 1968-[1976] Charles A. Breakey; 1977-1985 W.F. Gordon Perry; 1985- Douglas M.J. Langevin.

By the authority of the University Act of 1906 the Senate was the sole governing body of the University. Its first meeting, in March 1908, set the policy for the opening of the University in September of that year. In 1910 the Act was rewritten, giving administrative powers to the Board of Governors and academic powers to the Senate. A further revision in 1942 assigned academic authority to the General Faculties Council and brought the Senate's duties and powers closer to what they are today under the provisions of the Universities Act of 1966. The Chancellor of the University is Chair of the Senate, which has 62 members, 30 of whom are elected from the general public, 9 appointed from the public by the Minister of Advanced Education, 16 representatives from the University community, and 7 ex officio members (including the presidents of the University and the Alumni Association). It is the mandate of the Senate to inquire into any matter that might tend to enhance the usefulness of the University. It is specifically authorized to interpret the University to the public; to require reports from faculty councils, the Students' Council, and any members of the academic staff; to receive and consider submissions from anyone interested in the University; to arrange for public meetings, radio and television programs and other means of providing and acquiring information on the University; as a consequence, to make reports and recommendations to the Board or the General Faculties Council or other appropriate body. In addition, the Senate authorizes the conferring of Honorary Degrees. The Senate brings together the University and the public. Although it has little formal decision-making power, it seeks to stimulate discussion on issues of concern and to aid in their resolution. It is a two-way link between the communities (Calendar 1990/91). Chancellors: 1908-1926 Charles Allen Stuart; 1926-1927 Nicholas Dubois Dominic Beck; 1927-1941 Alexander Cameron Rutherford; 1941-1946 Frank Ford; 1946-1952 George Frederick McNally; 1952-1958 Earle Parkhill Scarlett; 1958-1964 Lawrance Yeomans Cairns; 1964-1970 Francis Philip Galbraith; 1970-1974 Louis Armand Desrochers; 1974-1978 Ronald Norman Dalby; 1978-1982 Jean B. (Janz) Forest; 1982-1986 Peter Savaryn; 1986-1990 Tevie H. Miller; 1990-1994 Sandy A. Mactaggart.

The Extension Library provided a service to residents of rural Alberta. It had a book collection of over 80,000 volumes which provided intellectual, educational, and leisure reading for its patrons. Books were sent by mail to individuals and families, and to small libraries and community groups. The Extension Library was also a major collecting centre for inter-library loan requests, and had access to the University's main library to support this function. The Library supported Extension courses in a wide variety of subjects through its close cooperation with the Adult Student Centre (Calendar, 1986/87). Many of the Library's functions were taken over by the Provinceþs regional library system in 1987. Heads: 1913-1945 Jessie Fleming Montgomery; 1945-1956 Flora Macleod; 1956-1957 Mary Isobel Dodds (Acting); 1957-1975 Mary Isobel Dodds; 1975-1987 Sylvia Dubrule.

As Household Economics, this discipline was attached to the Faculty of Arts and Science as a department (1918-1927) and a School (1928-1963) before briefly becoming a School in the Faculty of Science (1963-1966). It became an independent School in 1966 and was renamed the Faculty of Home Economics in 1976. Home Economics studies the physical environment and social nature of people and, through its concern for improving people's daily lives, examines consumer patterns and family dynamics, among other topics. Offering bachelor and master of science programs, the Faculty comprises three departments (divisions until 1981): Clothing and Textiles, Family Studies, and Foods and Nutrition. Lecturers: 1918-1923 Mabel Patrick. Directors: 1923-1956 Mabel Patrick; 1956-1961 Hazel McIntyre; 1961-1976 Elizabeth Empey. Deans: 1976-1986 Doris Badir; 1986- Eloise C. Murray.

The Department of Anatomy originated with the establishment of the Faculty of Medicine, initially teaching all aspects of anatomy to undergraduate medical students, then participating in post- graduate medical education, and gradually accepting responsibility for teaching in other faculties, mainly in a service role (PACCR, 1981). In 1986, the Department's name was changed to the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology to reflect changes in the teaching and scientific programs, and to indicate its objective to increase research in the field of cell biology. Heads: 1914-1938 Daniel Graisberry Revell; 1938-1959 Ralph Faust Shaner; 1959-1962 Herbert Edward Rawlinson; 1962-1963 Walter Raymond 'Ray' Salt (Acting); 1963-1969 Thomas S. Leeson. Chairs: 1969-1983 Thomas S. Leeson; 1984-1987 Kenneth David McFadden; 1987- Richard A. Murphy.

The University established the first Department of Fine Arts in the province in 1945. Visual arts, music and drama were included under the headship of Henry George Glyde. In 1962 the BFA program in art was introduced; 1965 saw the establishment of the Department of Art and Design; and by 1970/71 an MFA Program was instituted. The Department's present structure was developed between 1967 and 1974. Courses are offered in the three major areas of Art, Design, and History of Art and Design (PACCR, 1982). Heads: 1945-1966 Henry George Glyde; 1966-1967 John Benjamin Taylor (Acting); 1967-1976 Ronald Davey. Chairs: 1976-1982 Douglas Haynes; 1982-1987 Jorge Frascara; 1987-1990 Richard Chenier; 1990-1991 Ronald Davey (Acting); 1990- Desmond A. Rochfort.

Chemical engineering courses were offered in the Department of Chemistry from 1926 until 1946 when a separate department was created in the Faculty of Applied Science. Two years later the department was combined with the petroleum engineering discipline but once again separated into the Department of Chemical Engineering in 1973. The Department aims to contribute to the development of Alberta's resources and industry and maintain teaching and research worthy of international recognition by training chemical engineers on the undergraduate level for professional practice and by conducting graduate, continuing education, research, and technology transfer programs. Professors: 1926-1945 Edward Herbert Boomer; 1946-1948 James A. Taylor; 1948-1959 George Wheeler Govier. Heads: 1959-1969 Donald Baker Robinson. Chairs: 1969-1970 Donald Baker Robinson; 1970- 1972 Frederick Douglas Otto (Acting); 1972-1975 Donald Grant Fisher; 1975-1984 Frederick Douglas Otto; 1985- Sieghard E. Wanke.