1990 University of Calgary President: F. Murray Fraser Chancellor: James S. Palmer and David Bruce Smith Honorary Degrees: Dr. Rosalie Abella Dr. Mario Bernardi Dr. John Mackintosh Browning Dr. Martin Philip Connell Dr. Joseph Crowshoe Dr. Theodore Rozsa Dr. Peter H. Russell Dr. Margaret Elizabeth Southern

Enrolment: 18025 full time, 4508 part time (fall), 5788 part time (spring), 3305 part time (summer) Degrees awarded: 4022 Library Holdings: 5 507 222 Employees: Academic staff: 1821 FTE Support staff : 2433 FTE Events: Sports: Men’s swimming team wins CIAU championship Drama: Department of Drama founds the national “Canadian Journal of Drama and Theatre,” the first professional refereed journal to be based at the U of C. Alumni: Distinguished Alumni award recipient: Barry Lester BSc'69, MSc'71 (Civil Engineering), President of SLG Stanley Consultants Inc., a structural engineering consulting firm. Designer of the Olympic Oval

Canadian Events: Governor General - Jeanne Sauvé, Ray Hnatyshyn Prime Minister - Brian Mulroney Premier of Alberta - Don Getty Calgary’s mayor: Al Duerr Newfoundland and Labrador premier Clyde Wells rescinds Newfoundland’s approval of the Meech Lake Accord, effectively killing the Accord. The National Gallery of Canada acquires Barnett Newman's Voice of Fire for $1.8 million causing a storm of controversy The Bloc Québécois Party is formed as several MPs led by Lucien Bouchard quit the Tories and Liberals Richard Taylor wins the Nobel Prize in Physics for verifying the Quark Theory Grey Cup (CFL) – Winnipeg Blue Bombers over the Edmonton Eskimos

World Events Manuel Noriega, former leader of Panama, surrenders to American forces on charges of drug trafficking. The first MacDonald’s opens in Russia (Moscow). The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly of power. Nelson Mandela is freed after almost 30 years in prison. An agreement is reached for a two-stage plan to reunite Germany. Mikhail Gorbachev is elected the first executive president of the . Imelda Marcos, of , former dictator of the , goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement and racketeering. invades Kuwait which leads to the Gulf War. The U.N. Security Council places sanctions on Iraq. East Germany becomes part of Germany. The Space Shuttle Discovery places the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit. Windows 3.0 is released by Microsoft. Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers over Boston Bruins