1983 University of President: Norman Ernest Wagner Chancellor: Brian S. Norford Honorary Degrees: Dr. Randolph F. Avery Dr. Noah Henry Carpenter Dr. William Arthur Cochrane Dr. Mervyn Gilmore Graves Dr. Peter Lewis Shinnie Hon. Madame Justice Bertha Wilson

Enrolment: 14557 full time, 4595 part time (fall), 5606 part time (spring), 3945 part time (summer) Degrees Awarded: 2918 New Buildings: University residences, Norquay, Brewster and Castle, are officially opened. Sod-turning and start of construction of Scurfield Hall Library holdings: 3 909 798 Employees: Academic staff: 1541 FTE Support staff : 2084 FTE 5% of all jobs in Calgary are supported by the U of C and makes them the 3 rd largest employer in the city. Events: Sports: U of C Dinos Football team wins Vanier Cup, beating Queen’s University Men’s swimming team captures second straight CIAU title Library: DOBIS/LIBRIS online library automation system became operational – books and library cards bar-coded and all cataloguing converted to the new system

Canadian Events Prime Minister: Governor General: Edward Schreyer Premier: Calgary Mayor: Ralph Klein Saskatchewan MLA Colin Thatcher’s wife, JoAnn is murdered in her Regina home. Later, Colin Thatcher is charged with the crime. Steve Podborski wins gold at the World Cup of Skiing. BC Place in Vancouver opens. Grey Cup (CFL) – Toronto Argonauts over BC Lions

World Events US president Ronald Reagan makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles. The media dub this plan “Star Wars.” Lotus 1-2-3 is released. IBM releases PC-DOS version 2.0 then 2.1. S. Musgrave and D. Peterson take a space walk outside the Challenger space shuttle. Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space on the space shuttle Challenger. Internet Domain Name System is invented by Paul Mockapetris. Compact disc recordings are introduced by Phillips and Sony. In Egypt, the oldest human skeleton is discovered. It is dated at over 80,000 years old. Apple introduces Lisa, the first microcomputer with a graphical user interface (GUI). A computer chip is developed that holds 288,000 bits of memory. TCP/IP becomes the standard for Internet communication among computers. Motorola in Chicago starts testing cell phone service. Stanley Cup: New York Islanders over Oilers