Chancellor Earl Ludlow, P. Eng. (retired), ONL, is a graduate of Memorial University who held progressive roles at Fortis Group for nearly four decades. He has been a lifelong volunteer championing health care, rural Newfoundland and Labrador and education, and has given selflessly and enthusiastically to Memorial. His former volunteer positions include chair of the Board of Governors of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires NL and he served as the Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment 1st Battalion. Mr. Ludlow was honoured to be included in the repatriation of the Unknown Solider in June 2024.

Gary Browne, M.O.M., is an author, historian, former member Newfoundland National War Memorial Committee and Unknown Soldier Repatriation Project Committee. 

Frank Gogos (BA'94) is a Memorial alumnus. His volunteerism and interest in learning has led him to the current chairs of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment Regimental Advisory Council and the Royal Newfoundland Regiment Museum, He is a researcher with the Unmarked Graves Program of the Newfoundland and Labrador Branch of the Last Post Fund, a former public relations officer, historian and archivist for the Newfoundland and Labrador Command of the Royal Canadian Legion, and a historical consultant and a photographer.

He is the author of three books on Newfoundland and Labrador military history, and numerous articles for national and provincial publications.  He has been involved in building monuments and memorials in Newfoundland and Labrador, Belgium and Türkiye.

Olivia Massey is a student at Memorial University, where she is studying flute performance with a minor in political science, and is a private in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, serving as a musician in the Regiment Band.  She is the first-year representative in the Music Society and a trail leader with the MUN Outdoor Adventure Society.

Her commitment to both the arts and community engagement is reflected in her dedication to fostering meaningful connections through music and mentorship. In 2024, Olivia was honored to participate in the repatriation of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Unknown Soldier, a historic moment that deepened her appreciation for remembrance and the province’s military history.

Dr. Jeff Webb (BA'85, MA'87) is a professor and head of the history department at Memorial University. He is the author of three books including Observing the Outports, that examines the university scholarship upon Newfoundland society and culture, and most recently, The Cause of Art, that tells the story of the Memorial University Art Gallery’s efforts to foster a professional Newfoundland and Labrador visual art. He has also published numerous essays on a variety of topics. They include a history of the rise and fall of Memorial’s Extension Service. In a project related to that, in collaboration with Derek Norman he made a documentary film, The Films of Fogo Island, that revisited Extension’s and the National Film Board’s pathbreaking development of participatory media as a tool for public engagement.