Features

2021


April

Literally life-changing

CIBC undergraduate bursary helps student along academic journey

2020


September

Waves of support

Student Emergency Fund tops $252,000 thanks to community generosity

July

Real value

Anonymous donor and commerce alumnus funds two students' work terms

March

Give to remember

Faculty member gives to 'acknowledge past gifts that continue to resonate'

2019


March

GEO Centre donation

The Johnson GEO Centre Foundation has donated to Memorial University the infrastructure and assets of the Johnson GEO Centre, including GEO Park and other adjacent lands under lease from the provincial government, effective April 1, 2019.

2018


December

For the love of Labrador

Carolyn Rompkey, along with her children Peter and Hilary, created the Honourable Dr. William Rompkey Memorial Scholarship in 2017 to remember her late husband.

November

The gift of science

Dr. Seán Brosnan creates legacy for biochemistry at Memorial

September

Steadfast support

Johnson Insurance has a long history of supporting Memorial University. The most recent example is an important commitment toward Memorial’s new Signal Hill Campus. In recognition of this contribution, Memorial will name the atrium space in the Emera Innovation Exchange as the Johnson Insurance Atrium.

Knowledge economy

As the province’s only university, Memorial plays a key role in supporting innovators and innovative ideas across all of Newfoundland and Labrador.

August

A force to be reckoned with

Anyone who meets Cyril Goodyear is surprised when they learn that the vibrant man is 93 years old. 

July

Creating a legacy

When award-winning educator Dr. Alice Wareham (nee Taylor) accepted an honorary degree from Memorial in 1990, she highlighted the dignity and power of education in her address to convocation.

Staying the course

Lt.-Cmdr. Anthony Green Ayre dedicated his life to land, sea and business in Newfoundland and Labrador.