Who is John Button Salmon? If you have no idea, take a guess ·

"I have no clue. It sounds like Sidney E. Salmon, who helped like found the Cancer Center at the U of A. He has a whole wing named after him."

Ove Mard
accounting and international business senior

"He invented the glow-in-the-dark toilet seat."

Ashlee Votrubeck
theater education senior

"He was a fisherman off the coast of Nova Scotia that invented the repela."

Rachel Piontek
music ÷ vocal performance junior

"I think he invented the buttons for salmon colored shirts."

Jessica Sorensen
music senior

"I think he was maybe the guy who wanted to be the student to lead the school, like the student body."

Fausto Solis
English as a second language freshman

"He is the person who created (the motto) ĪBear Down.' He was an athlete who told McKale to tell his teammates ĪBear Down.'" *

Ryan Windows
staff member, UA Facilities, information desk