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| Volume 9, Number 1 | August 10, 2001 |
| Molloy elected chancellor; Thiessen joins Board
In June, U of S alumni elected Canada’s top Aboriginal treaty negotiator, Saskatoon lawyer Tom Molloy, to the position of University Chancellor. Molloy took over the position July 1 from outgoing Chancellor Peggy McKercher, who completed two three-year terms. Molloy’s official investiture will take place at Fall Convocation, Oct. 27. Molloy won a plurality of the more than 8,400 ballots mailed in. About 94,000 ballots had been sent out to alumni. Molloy received his BA and LLB degrees from the U of S in 1964. He is with the firm of MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman, is a Queen’s Counsel, is an officer of the Order of Canada and has received many other awards. Described as Canada’s most expert treaty negotiator, Molloy was chief federal negotiator in the successfully concluded land claims treaty with the Nisga’a in B.C. and was instrumental in the establishment of Nunavut. Molloy grew up in Saskatoon and attended St. Paul’s and St. Joseph’s schools. At the U of S he was on the U of S Students’ Union as was a Young Liberal. "We are delighted to have yet another strong chancellor for our University," U of S President Peter MacKinnon says. "Mr. Molloy has a distinguished history of service to Saskatchewan and to Canada. He will be a tremendous asset to our institution." MacKinnon also thanked Peggy McKercher, whom he says "has been a magnificent chancellor". The chancellor presides over Convocation, confers degrees, chairs the Senate, and is a member of the Board of Governors. On a related matter, in mid-July Molloy was joined on the University’s Board of Governors by two other new members who were appointed. A sitting Board member has also been re-appointed. Former Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen and Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation Chief Mel Isnana have each accepted three-year appointments from the Minister of Post-Secondary Education & Skills Training. Thiessen studied econom.ics at the U of S, receiving an Honors BA in 1960 and an MA in 1961. He was awarded a PhD from the London School of Economics in 1972. He joined the Bank of Canada in 1963 and in 1979 he was appointed Advisor to the Governor, then Deputy Governor in 1984, Senior Deputy Governor in 1987, and Governor from 1994 until last January. Isnana has been the elected chief of Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation for more than 19 years. He has served on many committees in the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN), including the Health & Social Development Commission, the Education & Training Commission, and the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming & Licensing Board. He sits on the Board of the Touchwood Qu’Appelle Health District and chairs the Fort Qu’Appelle Indian Hospital Board. He farms near Fort Qu’Appelle. Former Saskatchewan Lieutenant-Governor Sylvia Fedoruk was also re-appointed for another term on the Board of Governors. Fedoruk was a part of the Saskatchewan team that developed the Cobalt-60 Beam Therapy Unit, a treatment for some forms of cancer, in 1951. Dr. Fedoruk also served as the University’s chancellor from 1986-89. "An institution of the size and diversity of this university requires thoughtful and capable people in positions of governance," President MacKinnon says. "We are delighted with the calibre of these new appointees and look forward to their active participation in the affairs of the board." "It is a reflection of the esteem in which the University is held that we were able to recruit such high-quality candidates," Post-Secondary Education & Skills Training Minister Glenn Hagel says.
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