Ena Skafel has studied in Brandon and at the Banff School of Fine Arts under W.J. Phillips, W.G. Clyde, and W. Townsend. She has exhibited at the Brandon Allied Arts Center, the Brandon Library (sponsored by the Brandon Council of Women), Banff School of Fine Arts, Banff Traveling Exhibition, Canadian National Exhibition, Manitoba Society of Artists and at the Galerie Loujetsky, The Hague, Holland. (BU Art Catalogue, 1983).
Dimensions
54 X 69 cm
Size Overall
68.5 X 84 cm
Medium
oil
Condition
Paint loss in area TR 10cm X R 22cm, c.. 0.5cm in diameter. Grungy accretion stains in TL and middle of image. Paint cracks in middle and TM of image, which could be result of blow or pressure from the back of canvas.
Primary Support
canvas
Secondary Support
no backing board; frame - wood and plaster with gild
Inscriptions
Inscription: Presented to Brandon College by Mr. and Mrs. E. Fotheringham, October 1958.
Severely dusty, especially the velvet mat. Velvet mat is clotted together in top and bottom middle area. Left arm of frame is slightly dented along backside edge.
As stipulated in "The Brandon University Act (1998)," the president is the chief executive officer and the Vice-Chancellor of the university and has general supervision over and direction of the operation of the university, including the academic work of the university; supervises the teaching staff, officers, employees and students of the university; may consider and make recommendations to the board or the senate about any matter that affects the university; is an ex officio member of every committee of the board and the senate; and has any other powers and duties assigned by the board.
The President reports to the Board of Governors, while receiving direct reports from the: Vice-President (Academic and Research), the Vice-President (Administration and Finance), the Director of Development and Alumni Relations, the Director of University Relations and the Director of International Activities. The president also interacts with the Board of Governors, the Senate, students, faculty members, staff members, unions, alumni, businesses, the Brandon University Foundation, the Brandon community, rural, northern and Aboriginal Communities, donors, government officials (municipal, provincial & federal), the K – 12 school system, and institutions of higher education, in Manitoba, Canada and internationally.
Scope and Content
Series has been divided into two sub-series, including: (1) President's files; and (2) President's reports.
Notes
Administrative information in the History/Bio field was taken from "The Brandon University Act (1998)" at http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/1998/c04898e.php (December 2005) and http://www.brandonu.ca/admin/Policies/Administrative/position%20job%20desc%20President.pdf (December 2005).
Library Foyer, 2nd floor Library and Arts Building. Receipt of a gift of journals from the Winnipeg Free Press. L-R Eileen McFadden, College Librarian; John Robbins, President; Ray Hegion, Library Staff
Library Reading Room, 2nd floor, McKenzie Building. Naming of the Library, etc.Dr. D.N. Wheeler, Chairman of the Senate Library Committee, Georgia Lightbody Whitman, Stanley Knowles, M.P., Chancellor, Dr. A.L. Dulmage, President
