Alumnus/a of the Year

The Alumnus/a of the Year Award is the highest honour awarded by the Alumni Association of Memorial University of Newfoundland, and is awarded annually to a member of the Association who has made an outstanding contribution to the association, the university, the community at large, or a particular field of endeavor. Why is it important to recognize alumni achievement? Quite simply, it's a celebration of the tremendous successes of people with whom we share a common passion: Memorial University.

Meet Alumna of the Year 2000: Susan Dyer Knight, B.Mus., B.Mus.Ed. '83, A Voice of Inspiration

Alumni Giving

Alumni and friends give generously to the Memorial University in many ways: by recruiting new students, mentoring current students through their university studies and into their career and life choices, volunteering, and through financial support, to name just a few. In doing so, they are examples of excellence in service to the community…[more].

• Gifts from the heart
• Report on Giving: a snapshot of Memorial's University's support in fiscal 2000/2001
• Opportunity Fund Update: promises fulfilled

Alumni coast to coast: Photo gallery

Memorial University alumni from one end of the country to the other - and beyond - have never been ones to shy away from demonstrating their pride in Memorial (and perhaps a little longing for home!). Alumni enthusiastically participate in events held by the more than 28 active Memorial alumni chapters. Here are some of the photo highlights from the many alumni-related events that happened in 2000/2001.

Alumni Profiles

There are over 50,000 Memorial alumni living and working across the country and around the world. Many of their stories are told in Luminus magazine, the official alumni magazine. One of its most popular features, Alumni Profiles, shares stories about alumni doing interesting things in their corners of the world. Here are some of these "profiles" from this past year.

Navigating success: Dan Walker, B.Eng. '89, PhD '97

The building blocks of journalism: David Cochrane, BA '97

The brains behind the brawn: Chicago Blackhawk, Phil Walker, B.Phys. Ed. '88, B.Ed.'89

Dot commodities: Why Memorial alumni are some of the hottest properties on the information highway.Here are three of their stories:

	Design Base Inc.:	Andrew Noonan, B. Comm. '00, and Andrew Ryall, B.Comm '01;
	GlobalStudent.com:	Jason and Krista Trask, both B.Comm.'99;
	ZeddComm. Inc.:	Emad Rizkalla and Anthony Whelan, both B.Eng.'92.

Like father, like son: Mark Dobbin, Business Alumnus of the Year 2000, and Craig Dobbin, Honorary Doctor of Laws 2000.

Everest…and beyond! Mike Wrinch and Lloyd Smith, both B.Eng. '00.

Two visual arts grads making their own career paths: Joanne Snook-Hann, BFA'92, and Chris Bennett, BFA'96.