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Fakir received a Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship and completed his Ph.D. in May 1981 with Professor John W. Berry, the renowned cross-cultural psychologist as his supervisor. In 1990, he received a Shastri Indo-Canadian Fellowship and spent four months as a visiting professor, working with Dr. Berry to develop a research project on group relation – a topic of great relevance to plural societies of Canada and India. He feels very fortunate to have received regular support from Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (New Delhi) to organize the National Seminar about every year on themes relevant to Canada and India. He has now retired as a professor and head of the Department of Psychology, Utkal University, where he served for about 30 years. He enjoys receiving QAR as it is always a great pleasure to savour happy days at Queen's. 

Photo: From left: F.M. Sahoo; wife, Reeta Sahoo; daughter, Voomika Manasaya; and (middle) grand-daughter Tanisha Ojha.

In 2022, following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Blair began what was to become a series of 19 paintings expressing the horrific conditions being suffered by the Ukrainian people. In 2024 he donated the series to the Embassy of Ukraine, Ottawa, and subsequently had them , February 2026.

Blair was born in Almonte, Ont., in 1951. He attended The Ontario College of  Art and Design, Toronto, graduating with honours from the Fine Arts program in 1974. An interest in education took him to Queen’s, where he graduated with honours from the Technological Studies Program in 1984.

In 1986, he was unanimously elected to The Ontario Society of Artists in Toronto, receiving an award of merit from the OSA for a drawing entitled CC 2000. Courses in art history followed later at Carleton University. In 2006, his work received a strong review by The National Gallery of Canada.

Colonel (Ret.) Quintin Wight was awarded the prestigious Pinch Medal for 2026, recognizing his outstanding and sustained contributions to the advancement and appreciation of mineralogy.

Wight’s lifelong dedication to mineral collecting, research, and education has made him one of the most respected figures in the international micromineral community. His 37-year career in the Royal Canadian Air Force took him to numerous locations around the world, providing opportunities to explore mineral localities and build what would become an extensive and highly regarded collection.

He began writing about minerals in 1966 and has since authored more than 200 articles and reviews on mineral-related subjects. His work has helped broaden interest in microminerals and has contributed significantly to the documentation and understanding of these specimens.

In 1990 he was inducted into the Micromounters’ Hall of Fame, and he now coordinates the organization on behalf of the Baltimore Mineral Society. From 2000 until the conclusion of the Rochester Mineralogical Symposium in 2019, he also organized and led an annual gathering of specialists in microscopic minerals.

Scarlett has recently been appointed chief financial officer of Calfrac Well Services Ltd. (TSX: CFW), a leading global provider of pressure pumping and energy services. Queen’s played a meaningful role in shaping her approach to leadership and decision-making, and she continues to draw on that foundation in this next chapter.