1967 to 2002

35TH ANNIVERSARY 1967 to 2002 KILLAM TRUSTS 35th Anniversary < 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5 CONGRATULATIONS! 6 THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF KILLAM GRANTS 10 KILLAM FUNDS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA 11 THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF KILLAM AWARDS 12 OTHER CANADIAN KILLAM PROGRAMS 14 ORGANIZATION OF KILLAM TRUSTS COMMITTEES UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA KILLAM… 15 TRUSTS COMMITTEE 16 SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE 17 MEMORIAL CHAIRS SELECTION COMMITTEE 17 TRUSTS FINANCE COMMITTEE 18 ANNUAL PROFESSORSHIPS COMMITTEE 19 MEMORIAL CHAIRS 20 MEMORIAL SCHOLARS 28 MEMORIAL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS 30 FRENCH EXCHANGE SCHOLARSHIP 32 UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA KILLAM ANNUAL PROFESSORS, 2002-2003 40 UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA DISTINGUISHED “KILLAM FACULTY” 40 UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA WINNERS OF CANADA COUNCIL KILLAM PRIZES 42 UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA KILLAM MEMORIAL CHAIRS 44 UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA CANADA COUNCIL KILLAM RESEARCH FELLOWS 48 NATIONAL KILLAM ACTIVITIES 48 KILLAM TRUSTS OFFICE 48 KILLAM ANNUAL CONFERENCE 48 CAMPUS MEETINGS 48 ANNUAL KILLAM LECTURES 2 > KILLAM TRUSTS 35th Anniversary PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS he University of Alberta acknowledges Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia; G Arnold Hart, CM with gratitude the invaluable financial assis- (1965 to 1981), former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of tance that the Killam Trust has provided to the Bank of Montreal; and Conrad F Harrington, CM (1965 to the university and its doctoral scholars, 1987), former Chancellor of McGill University; as well as their postdoctoral fellows, and professors over the Academic Advisor, Dr Albert W Trueman, OC, the first Direc- past 35 years. Without this assistance, many of tor of the Canada Council. Mr Byers, who worked closely with our aspiring academics would have had difficulty in undertak- Mrs Killam in preparation of her will, was a major figure in the Ting their programs and the University’s operating revenues first 25 years of Killam programs at the University of Alberta. would have been seriously reduced. Since 1967, the Killam As the Trustees stated in the Killam Trusts Annual Report 1993, Bequest has provided $60 million to fund Scholars, Fellows, and “Quite simply, without Mr Byers there would have been no faculty members. Killam Trusts.” He was constantly supported in Killam endeavours by his wife Anne. We also are grateful to those who have served as Killam Trust- ees since the Killam Trust was established in 1967, the year of The U of A Killam programs could not have enjoyed their Canada’s Centenary. I must especially thank the current Trust- acknowledged level of success without the dedicated work of ees with whom I have worked since I became Chair of the the many members of our Killam Trust Committees. These University of Alberta Killam Trusts Committee in 1998: Committees have been ably supported by their administrative/ George T H Cooper, QC, Managing Trustee of the Killam support staff. Larry Henderson and Ron Chilibeck performed Trusts, (appointed as a Trustee in 1983); John H Matthews outstanding service as Secretaries of the U of A Killam Schol- (1981); M Ann McCaig, LLD, (1993), Chancellor Emeritus, arship Committee for 1967 to 1984 and 1984 to 1991, respectively, The University of Calgary; and W Robert Wyman, LLD, when that Committee was in charge of most Killam activities on (1987), Chancellor Emeritus, The University of British Colum- campus. Lynne Blair took over as its Secretary in 1991 and has bia. They have been extremely supportive of our efforts, cordial been highly effective for over ten years. Marion Haggarty- in our relationships, very helpful in making suggestions for France, Dr Katharine Moore, Chris Ashdown, Annette Kujda, improvement of our procedures, and have worked tirelessly to and Kally Basra have been particularly valuable in more recent promote the Killam programs and to establish firm bonds with years with other Killam committees. the Canada Council and the five Canadian universities that Many other U of A staff members have worked hard to ensure received Killam bequests. that our Killam operations have been successful. In this regard The work of former Killam Trustees must also be acknowl- I must identify the Deans and Acting Deans of the Faculty edged: Donald Byers, QC, (Managing Trustee, 1965 to 1993; of Graduate Studies and Research: Dr Arthur McCalla, and Honourary Trustee, 1993 to 1995); Major-General the Dr Henry Kreisel, Dr John McGregor, Dr John Forster, Honourable E C Plow, CBE, DSO, CD (1965 to 1983), former Dr Stuart Woods, Dr Fu-Shiang Chia, Dr Stephen Arnold, John H Matthews M Ann McCaig W Robert Wyman Albert W. Trueman Killam Trustee, 1981— Killam Trustee, 1993— Killam Trustee, 1987— Former Academic Advisor to the Killam Trustees KILLAM TRUSTS 35th Anniversary < 3 Dr Tony Kernahan, Dr Murray Gray, and Dr Mark Dale. Their Dr Rowland McMaster kindly provided a time-consuming commitments to management of the Advanced 35-year history of Killam funding at the Studies Program, which funds Killam Doctoral Scholarships University of Alberta as well as interest- and Killam Postdoctoral Fellowships, have been crucial to the ing information about and insights into success of the Killam program at the University of Alberta. the lives of Izaak Walton Killam and Dorothy Johnston Killam. Fifteen years University Presidents and Vice-Presidents also have provided ago, as part of our Killam 20th anniver- invaluable assistance and support. For example, Dr Myer sary celebration, Dr McMaster was re- Horowitz, when President, established the Killam Trusts Com- sponsible for producing several important mittee in 1989 and appointed Dr Allan Warrack, Vice-President articles describing the first 20 years of (Administration), as Chair. Dr Warrack, together with Killam funding and programs. Geoff Dr Doug Owram, Chair, Dr Fu-Shiang Chia, was instrumental in developing new spend- McMaster, Dennis Weber, Richard Killam Trusts Committee ing and investment guidelines for the Killam Trusts designed Siemens, Brenda Briggs, Karin Fodor, 1998—2002 to protect its buying power against inflation, thereby ensuring a Juliane Betke, Phyllis Baker, Heather proper balance between current and future generations Hogg, Janna Isabelle, Renee Polzioehn, of scholars. Glenn Harris, Vice-President (Finance and and Bonar McCallum provided the cre- Administration), ably chaired the reorganized Killam Trust ative and technical assistance necessary to produce this booklet Committee from 1991 to 1998. The Vice Presidents (Research) and the event itself. We are sure that the historical and opera- – Drs Bob James, Martha Piper, Roger Smith, and Gary tional information that the booklet contains will be of interest Kachanoski – have chaired the important Killam Annual to many readers. Professorships Committee since 1991 and willingly put in the time needed for adjudication. Our Killam Finance Committee Finally, we are extremely grateful to the speakers at our has been effectively chaired by Nazim Merali since it was re- 35th Anniversary Celebration – Dr Jonathan Schaeffer, organized in 1998. He was assisted by Ron Ritter who has had Dr M Ann McCaig, Dr Valeri Frolov, and Dr Susan Hannon – the demanding overall responsibility for financial accounting and to the Killam Scholars and Fellows who volunteered to related to the Killam Trusts. discuss their research at the Poster Sessions. I wish to thank the members of the U of A Killam 35th Douglas R Owram Anniversary Committee – Dr Art Quinney (Chair), Kally Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Basra, Dr David Chanasyk, Dr Mark Dale, Marion Haggarty- Chair, U of A Killam Trusts Committee France, Dr Ted Holdaway, Dr Katharine Moore, and Barb O’neil – for their work in planning that this important occasion be appropriately commemorated. Dr Art Quinney, Chair Killam 35th Anniversary Committee 4 > KILLAM TRUSTS 35th Anniversary TRIBUTE TO DONALD NEWTON BYERS, QC he tribute printed below has been reprinted, in part, from The Killam Trusts Annual Report 1995. This Report stated that Donald’s wife Anne “was his constant companion and helper in the T Killam cause….” The “Killam family” lost its paterfamilias and best friend in March this past year. Donald Newton Byers, QC, was Mrs Killam’s personal solicitor and confidant during the decade fol- lowing her husband’s death in 1955. It was he who took the ideas Mr and Mrs Killam had discussed during their joint lifetimes, and carefully crafted them over many years and through much trial and error into the masterpiece that became Mrs Killam’s will. This is the document that has guided the Killam Program since the beginning and will do so forever. After Mrs Killam’s death in 1965, Donald Byers, as Managing Tr ustee of her estate, threw himself with industry and great skill into the task of getting the Killam Scholarships and their supporting endowments up and running. And then, as leader of the Trustee’s team, he carefully watched over the Killam Pro- gram until retiring as a Trustee just two years ago, while main- taining his Killam connection as Honourary Trustee. Donald Byers loved nothing more than to meet and talk with Donald Newton Byers, QC Anne Byers each year’s crop of new Killam Scholars at the annual dinners 1912—1995 given in their honour at each Killam University. The pleasure he Managing Killam Trustee, 1965—1993 took from seeing how well the Killam dream had taken on flesh Honourary Killam Trustee, 1993—1995 knew no bounds. He would often say in later years, with a quiet sense of pride and satisfaction, “Well, it has worked. Mrs Killam would have approved.” Donald Byers was a kind and gentle man, a man of profound learning and deep humility, a man of simple tastes and great civility. All who came to know him – and there were thousands in the “Killam family” alone – held him in great affection. He was truly the heart and soul of the Killam Program. KILLAM TRUSTS 35th Anniversary < 5 CONGRATULATIONS! Izaak Walton Killam and Dorothy Killam On behalf of the Board of Governors had the foresight to establish the Killam of the University of Alberta, I wish Tr usts to encourage both advanced study to congratulate the University on the oc- and internationalization.

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