List of Memorial University of Newfoundland people
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This is a list of people involved with Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Chancellors
| Name | Years in office |
|---|---|
| Esmond Cecil Harmsworth, 2nd Viscount Rothermere | 1952–1961 |
| The Rt. Hon. Lord Thomson of Fleet | 1961–1968 |
| George Alain Frecker | 1971–1979 |
| Paul G. Desmarais | 1979–1988 |
| John C. Crosbie | 1994–2008 |
| Rick Hillier | 2008–2012 |
| Susan Dyer Knight | 2012–2022 |
| Earl Ludlow[1] | 2022–present |
Presidents
| Name | Years active |
|---|---|
| John Lewis Paton | 1925–1933 |
| Albert Hatcher | 1933–1952 |
| Raymond Gushue | 1952–1966 |
| Moses Morgan | 1966–1967 |
| The Rt. Hon. the Lord Taylor of Harlow | 1967–1973 |
| Moses Morgan | 1973–1981 |
| Leslie Harris | 1981–1990 |
| Arthur May | 1990–1999 |
| Axel Meisen | 1999–2007 |
| Eddy Campbell | 2007–2009 |
| Christopher Loomis | 2009–2010 |
| Gary Kachanoski | 2010–2020 |
| Vianne Timmons | 2020-2023 |
| Neil Bose (pro tempore) | 2023 to 2025 |
| Janet Morrison | 2025 to present |
Founders
Notable alumni
Academics and scholars
- David Agnew, president, Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, former Secretary of Cabinet, Government of Ontario
- Gary Botting, poet, playwright, lawyer and legal scholar
- Donald B. Dingwell, D.Sc. (h.c. mult.), award-winning experimental geoscientist
- Robert Gellately, historian
- John Gosse, geomorphologist
- George Ivany, President, University of Saskatchewan
- Mary C. Lobban, British physiologist
- Brian Pratt, award-winning paleontologist and sedimentologist and past president of the Geological Association of Canada
- Carolyn Relf, geologist[2]
- Harold Williams, geologist and world expert on the tectonics of mountain belts
Business
- Moya Greene, President and CEO of Royal Mail
Politics and government
- KM Chan, biochemistry professor and politician
- Gen. Rick Hillier, Chief of the Defence Staff, Canadian Forces
- Dale Kirby, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development
- Allan Rowe, MPP for Dartmouth South and liberal caucus whip, former television host
- Marit Stiles (born 1969), Member of Provincial Parliament for Davenport in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) and the leader of the Opposition
- Clyde Wells, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Tony Wakeham, 16th premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
Film and television
- Perry Chafe, TV producer and writer, Republic of Doyle & Son of A Critch
- Bill Gillespie, former Security Correspondent, CBC Radio
- Tristan Homer, children's television producer
- Bhreagh MacNeil, Canadian Screen Award nominated actress
- Mark McKinney, comedian, member of The Kids in the Hall
- Scott Oake, sportscaster for CBC Sports
Press and literature
- Anne Chislett, playwright
- Michael Crummey, novelist and poet
- Gwynne Dyer, journalist, syndicated columnist and military historian, Senior Lecturer in War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- Tom Harrington, journalist
- Wayne Johnston, novelist
Art and music
- Alan Doyle, musician
- Nancy Dahn, musician
- Bob Hallett, musician
- Andy Jones, comedian
- Séan McCann, musician
- Fergus O'Byrne, musician
- Shelley Posen, folklorist and singer-songwriter
Sports
- Brad Gushue, Olympic gold medalist in curling
- Mark Nichols, Olympic gold medalist in curling
Medicine
- Norman R.C. Campbell, Professor of Medicine, Community Health Sciences and Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of Calgary
- Ranjit Chandra, Former professor of Medicine, forced to resign after allegations of scientific misconduct and data fabrication
- Jawahar Kalra, physician, clinical researcher, and academic
Religion
- Darrell Critch, Anglican bishop of Mahajanga
- Alexander Pryor, Anglican bishop of the Arctic
Rhodes Scholars
- Robert Joy (1973), actor
- Danny Williams (1969), Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Rex Murphy (1968), TV commentator
- Bill Rowe (1964), former politician, lawyer, broadcaster, and writer
- Fabian O'Dea (1939), Newfoundland and Canadian lawyer and the fourth lieutenant governor of Newfoundland
- Moses Morgan (1938), Canadian academic and president of Memorial University of Newfoundland from 1973 to 1981
Notable faculty
- Jean Briggs, anthropologist and expert on Inuit languages[3]
- Lindsay Cahill, chemist
- John Frederick Dewey, structural geologist; Wollaston Medal & Penrose Medal recipient.
- Donald Hillman, paediatrician and professor of pediatrics best known for working in Third World countries in international child health and development
- Ian Jordaan, University Research Professor, engineer and expert on design of offshore structures in harsh environments
- Francesca M. Kerton, chemist
- Elliott Leyton, renowned for studies of serial murderers
- Elizabeth Miller, 19th century British Gothic literature
- Ward Neale, geologist
- Robert Paine, Anthropologist studying the Inuit and Saami peoples.
- Patrick Parfrey, nephrologist and clinical epidemiologist
- Augustus Rowe, former Minister of Health of Newfoundland and Labrador; former chairman of Memorial University's Department of Family Medicine[4]
- Wei Qiu, architecture professor
- Harold Williams, University Research Professor, geologist and world expert on the tectonics of mountain belts
Honorary degree recipients
- Sarah Anala, Canadian social worker
- Anne, Princess Royal, member of the Canadian Royal family
- Lloyd Axworthy, Canadian politician
- Jean Chrétien, 20th Prime Minister of Canada
- Bob Cole, CBC hockey commentator
- John Frederick Dewey, geologist
- Craig Dobbin, businessman
- Gwynne Dyer, journalist
- John Kenneth Galbraith, economist
- Loyola Hearn, former Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
- Ron Hynes, folk musician
- David Lloyd Johnston, Governor General of Canada
- Cathy Jones, comedian and actress
- Aung San Suu Kyi, pro-democracy advocate
- HRH Princess Mary, member of the Canadian Royal Family
- Rick Mercer, Canadian comedian and television personality
- Brian Mulroney, 18th Prime Minister of Canada
- Ward Neale, geologist
- Lester B. Pearson, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Peace Prize winner
- Edward Shackleton, geographer and politician
- David Suzuki, Canadian science broadcaster and environmental activist
- Mary Walsh, comedian
- John Tuzo Wilson, geophysicist