Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
To be invited to become a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada is considered the highest honour that can be attained by scholars, artists and scientists in this country. There are over 2000 fellows nationwide who have been peer-elected for their remarkable contributions to the arts, the humanities and the sciences, as well as in Canadian public life. Fellows of the Royal Society are considered to be the best in their field.
Below is a listing of those who received fellowship while on faculty at Memorial:
| 2024 | Octavia Dobre | Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Ubiquitous Connectivity, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science |
| 2024 | Uta Passow | Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Biological Oceanographic Processes, Department of Ocean Sciences |
| 2024 | Lisa Rankin | Memorial University Research Chair, Northern Indigenous Community Archaeology, Department of Archaeology |
| 2018 | Trevor Bell | University Research Professor, Department of Geography |
| 2016 | Nancy Dahn | Distinguished University Professor, School of Music |
| 2016 | Timothy Steeves | Distinguished University Professor, School of Music |
| 2015 | Azizur Rahman | University Research Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (deceased) |
| 2013 | Barbara Neis | Distinguised University Professor, Department of Sociology |
| 2012 | Carole Peterson | University Research Professor, Department of Psychology |
| 2012 | Peter Pope | University Research Professor, Department of Archaeology (deceased) |
| 2011 | Ian Jordaan | Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science |
| 2011 | Danny Summers | University Research Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics |
| 2010 | Priscilla Renouf | Professor, Department of Archaeology (deceased) |
| 2009 | John (Sean) Brosnan | Distinguised University Professor, Department of Biochemistry |
| 2009 | Patrick Parfrey | Distinguised University Professor, Faculty of Medicine |
| 2008 | David Bell | University Research Professor, Department of Religious Studies |
| 2008 | Beverley Diamond | Professor Emeritus, School of Music |
| 2008 | Gerald Pocius | University Research Professor, Department of Folklore |
| 2007 | Vit Bubenik | Professor Emeritus, Department of Linguistics |
| 2006 | Ronald Rompkey | University Research Professor, Department of English Language and Literature (deceased) |
| 2002 | Jean Briggs | Professor Emerita, Department of Anthropology (deceased) |
| 2001 | Derek Nurse | University Research Professor, Department of Linguistics |
| 1999 | Greg Kealey | University Research Professor, Department of History |
| 1997 | John Hewson | Professor Emeritus, Department of Linguistics (deceased) |
| 1984 | James Tuck | Professor Emeritus, Department of Archaeology (deceased) |
| 1983 | Michael Rochester | Professor Emeritus, Department of Earth Sciences |
| 1982 | Christopher Barnes | Professor Emeritus, Department of Earth Sciences |
| 1982 | David Strong | University Research Professor, Department of Earth Sciences |
| 1982 | George Story | Department of English Language and Literature (deceased) |
| 1978 | Robert Paine | Department of Anthropology (deceased) |
| 1972 | Harold Williams | Department of Earth Sciences (deceased) |
| 1972 | David Idler | Director of the Marine Science Laboratory (deceased) |