The FST notes the passing of our former Dean Dr. Michael Neville McMorris. Dr. McMorris joined the teaching staff of the then Faculty of Natural Sciences in 1961 as an Assistant Lecturer.  He was promoted to Lecturer in 1963, then to Senior Lecturer in 1973. In 1975 he was appointed Head of the Department of Physics. He twice served as Head of Physics. Dr. McMorris was appointed Dean of the renamed Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences in 1993 and continued in that post up to his retirement in 2000. After retirement Dr. McMorris continued to give service to the Faculty up to 2003. He is remembered as an excellent and visionary leader. The Faculty salutes his contribution to the development of the University and the Faculty and extends condolences to his family and friends.