Robert Ayre (1900-1980) was born in Napinka, Manitoba. He worked for various newspapers (the Telegram, the Free Press and the Montreal Gazette) and from 1944 to 1949 he was editor of Canadian Art. He later (1950-1970) was Art Critic for the Montreal Star.
Mr. Ayre has also written a number of short stories and is the author of Sketco the Raven (1961), based on West Coast Indian legends.
Benjamin Nathan Kropp (189?-1993) was a professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. He was the first Jewish professor to receive full tenure at Queen's University.
Queen's University. School of Policy Studies
The present School of Policy Studies is the result of a merger, in 1994, with the School of Public Administration, founded in 1970, and the School of Policy Studies, founded in 1988. The school undertakes a broad program of graduate teaching, research, conferences and communication in the field of public policy and public management.
Queen's University. School of Graduate Studies and Research
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Queen's University. Facilities
Physical Plant Services, formerly known as Campus Engineering Services, was established in 1995. In early 2021, it was rebranded as Facilities. It is responsible for the construction, operation and maintenance of the University buildings, grounds and infrastructure. It also supplies a wide variety of services (heat, water, gas, oil, and sewage) to the University, as well as steam heat to three local hospitals and most campus residences. It reports to the Vice Principal (Finance and Administration).
Librarian, Douglas Library, Queens's University, Kingston, ON.
Professor, Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
Queen's University. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
The Queen's University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology traces its history to the founding of the Faculty of Medicine in 1855, when J.P. Litchfield was appointed Professor of Midwifery and Forensic and State Medicine. When Queen's officials discovered to their shock that Litchfield was not qualified to teach midwifery - indeed, he had never even attended a birth - they removed him from his post.
He was replaced in 1861 by Michael Lavell, who held the post of Professor of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children. Obstetrics and Gynaecology were taught in conjunction with Children's Medicine until well into this century. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology was established as a separate unit in 1928.
Today, the department is centred in Kingston General Hospital, where practising faculty provide care for patients, conduct research, and teach. Major changes over the years include the expansion of pre-natal care and the development of a birthing centre in the hospital.
Ronald Lampman Watts was born to missionary parents in Japan. He was educated at the University of Toronto and Oxford, where he graduated in 1954 with a second B.A. in philosophy, politics and economics. He started teaching as a Lecturer in the philosophy department at Queen's University in 1955. Wanting to continue in academia, Watts returned to Oxford in 1959 to pursue a Doctorate degree, which was granted in 1962. When he returned to Queen's he joined the political science department as a full-time member. After several years of teaching and serving in a variety of administrative roles, Watts became Principal of Queen's University in 1974. He held this post for ten years. During his tenure as Principal, Ronald Watts served as one of eight commissioners on the Task Force on Canadian Unity, which was quickly followed by other government appointments including an eighteen-month leave from Queen's, in the 1990's, to serve as an advisor to Prime Minister Mulroney on constitutional questions. Ronald Watts continues to reside in Kingston.