Bob Saxberg

Bob Saxberg
Yearbook portrait, 1954
Years in Thunder Bay	by 1953–at least 1954 (Lakehead yearbooks)
Occupation	Student

Bob Saxberg was an Arts student at Lakehead Technical Institute in 1954, from Port Arthur.

Lakehead Technical Institute, 1954

Year	School	Program	Role	Hometown	Clubs and teams	Source
1954	Lakehead Technical Institute	Arts	Student	Port Arthur	Air Force, President of the Student's Council, ping-pong	p. 25

• Offices: President of Students' Administrative Council; Adviser of The Nor'Wester; President of Student's Council.
• Described in the yearbook: He writes a message to the graduates about the responsibilities of leadership and the development of Canadian culture.
• Described in the yearbook: A former science student now planning to be a botanist, he served in the Air Force and leads the student council.
• Named in the write-up "The President's Message": The council president addresses the graduating class, emphasizing that university graduates must accept leadership roles to help develop Canada's resources, government, and culture. He quotes Peter McArthur to describe the ideal hardworking and public-spirited Canadian man.
• The name was also printed as Robert Saxberg.
• Groups named for this person in the volume: Students' Administrative Council, The Nor'Wester, Advertising Staff, Student's Council.

Lakehead Technical Institute, 1953

Year	School	Program	Role	Hometown	Clubs and teams	Source
1953	Lakehead Technical Institute		Student		Students' Administrative Council	p. 5

• Offices: Former President of Students' Administrative Council.
• Described in the yearbook: He hosted a party at his summer camp at Trout Lake in late September.
• Named in the write-up "The President's Message": The student council president reflects on the year's social programming and the school's growth in Applied Science. He discusses the importance of technical education for Canada's industrial expansion and national security during the Cold War era.
• Named in the write-up "APPLIED SCIENCE PARTY": Bob Saxberg hosted a successful social gathering at his Trout Lake summer camp in late September, which some joked was a political move for the council presidency.