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
The Rt. Hon. Viscount Rothermere of Hemsted 1952–1961
The Rt. Hon. Lord Thomson of Fleet 1961–1968
Dr. G. Alain Frecker 1971–1979
Dr. Paul Desmarais 1979–1988
His Honour the Honourable John C. Crosbie 1994–2008
Dr. Rick Hillier 2008–2012
Dr. Susan Dyer Knight 2012–present

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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–present

Founders

Notable alumni

Academics and scholars

Business

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
  • Clyde Wells - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Danny Williams - former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador

Film and television

Press and literature

Art and music

Science

Sports

Medicine

Notable faculty, past and present

University Research Professors

(Note: "University Research Professor" is the name for MUN's highest academic honour. One can be a full professor, even conducting research, at the university without being a "University Research Professor.")

  • Ian Jordaan - engineer and world expert on design of offshore structures in harsh environments
  • Harold Williams - geologist and world expert on the tectonics of mountain belts

Other faculty

Rhodes Scholars

Honorary degree recipients

References

  1. ^ https://www.mun.ca/regoff/calendar/sectionNo=GENINFO-0407
  2. ^ "Carolyn Relf, Director". Government of Yukon. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Gushue, Lisa (2016-07-29). "Eminent anthropologist Jean Briggs, Inuit language expert, dead at 87". CBC News. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  4. ^ Robinson, Andrew (2013-07-23). "Former N.L. health minister dead at 92". The Telegram. Archived from the original on 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2013-08-18. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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