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About This Project
...nicle of Commerce: A History of the School of Business at the University of Alberta, written by Dr. Bill Preshing, Professor Emeritus, and published to coincide with the University’s Centenary in 2008, will hopefully be achieved by encouraging graduates and friends to visit the website version of the book to not only comment on the rich history of the School of Business, but also contribute ...
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About the Website
...A Chronicle of Commerce. This website allows this community to continue and support the work of Dr. Bill by submitting missing information from past stories and also creating new chapters, starting with Looking Forward (2010 - onward). ...
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Foreward / Time Capsule -
...hool of Business in the summer of 1997, I remember Bill Preshing introducing himself to me and, with his trademark energy and enthusiasm, drawing me into the stories from the School’s past....
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Foreward / Time Capsule - - Page 1
...u discover a few unearthed facts about your school as you read and enjoy our Chronicle. Thanks, Bill, for seeing this project through to the end and making our history come alive! -- Mike Percy, Stanley A. Milner Professor and Dean of Business, 1997 - Present ...
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Initial Years of the School - (1916 - 1937) - Page 2
...er being on any one premises at any one time. An unspeakably funny thing happened before this bill was passed. A deputation of “hard drinkers” let by Bremner of Clover Bar, including Sidney Woods, Hardee, Frank Ford, and about twenty others waited on the Prime Minister to protest against this change. Sidney Woods was the spokesman. The main argument was that if ...
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