This is a list of people involved with Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Chancellors NameYears in officeEsmond Cecil Harmsworth, 2nd Viscount Rothermere1952–1961The Rt. Hon. Lord Thomson of Fleet1961–1968 George Alain Frecker1971–1979 Paul G. Desmarais1979–1988John C. Crosbie 1994–2008 Rick Hillier2008–2012Susan Dyer Knight2012–2022 Earl Ludlow 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 Vincent Patrick Burke
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 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, former 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 Jeff Nippard, YouTuber and bodybuilder 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 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 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
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