Tribute Awards

2022 MUNPA Tribute Award Recipients

Anne Sinnott

 

Anne Sinnott retired from the position of Administrative Assistant in the Biochemistry Department of Memorial University in July 2016 after 32 years. Post retirement Anne has stayed connected to the university. This included going back to the Chemistry Department when a staff member was on leave and most notably mentoring Cathy Perry who replaced Anne as the Biochemistry’s departmental administrator. Anne Sinnott

 

Gerald Anderson

Gerald Anderson retired from the Marine Institute in 2018, from the position of Director of Development and Engagement.  Before retirement, his contributions to the work to strengthen fisheries and marine education in the North have already prompted his reception of the prestigious leadership award Indspire Award (formerly National Aboriginal Leadership Award) in environment and natural resources and he has also served as Vice President Indigenous with the University of the Arctic. Gerald Anderson


 

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Background: The MUNPA Tribute Awards renames and expands on MUNPA's former Meritorious Service Awards which were offered from 1999 to 2008. The first MUNPA Tribute Awards were presented in 2009.

Purpose and Criteria: The MUNPA Tribute Awards were established to recognize the importance of the ongoing contributions of Memorial's retirees to the University or the Community. The Award is offered annually and a maximum of three recipients may be honored each year. The Award recognizes significant post-retirement service and/or achievement by retired faculty or staff. The service may be volunteer or remunerated in any of the following categories:

Service to the University; Service to the Community; Significant achievements in other areas that exemplify the ongoing contribution of the nominee.

The deadline for submissions is June 30.

Eligibility: In order to be eligible for the award, an individual must meet the following requirements:

1) A nominee must have been employed by Memorial University as a faculty or staff member for a minimum of five years and must now be officially retired.

2) The nominators must include at least two members of MUNPA. Other supporters are also welcomed.

3) The official nomination form must be completed and submitted to the Committee Chair by email to munpa@mun.ca by the deadline date.”

Criteria for Selection: Candidates for the award shall be selected by a committee appointed by the MUNPA Board of Directors. The committee shall meet shortly after the deadline date for submission of nominations to review the nominations received and to make recommendations to the Board regarding award recipient(s).

The nomination of the candidate must provide specific descriptive evidence of post-retirement service. The evidence will be assessed for its breadth (number and kind of organizations or groups, positions held, types of activities in which the candidate engaged, etc.), depth (amount of dedicated time, kinds of leadership offered, etc.) and significance (impact of candidate's involvement and/or significance of results).

The Award: Those individuals who have been selected to receive the Tribute Award are honored in the Fall semester by a formal reception hosted by the Office of the President of Memorial University. The President of the University and the President of MUNPA present the honoree(s) with an award certificate and a non-monetary token of recognition.

The decisions of the Selection Committee are final.

 

MUNPA Tribute Award Nomination Form - download Tribute Award Nomination Form-2023 or contact munpa@mun.ca.

 


 

Previous Tribute Award Winners

YearWinners

2020

Marlene Rayner-Canham

Adrian Tanner

2019

Les Cake

2018

Doreen Whalen

Edgar Williams

2017

Warwick Hewitt

Marguerite MacKenzie

Mahmoud Haddara

2016

Carolyn Harley

Kjellrun Hestekin

 2015

Henry Mann

Mary Kathleen (Kay) Matthews

Allan Stein

2014

Evan Simpson

Jean Briggs

2013

Phyllis Artiss

John Walsh

Ellen St. Croix

2012 Tony Chadwick
2011

Bill Redden

Verna Skanes

2010

Arthur May

Sharon Buelher

Shirley Fraize

2009

Roberta Buchanan

Joan Scott

Noel Veitch

2008 D. V. Reddy
2003

Sheena Findley

William Allerdice

Cater Andrews

2000

Alistair Riach

Antony Duarte

Carmen Mews

Carmel Woodford

Charles Rennie

Doug Eaton

Ferris Hodgett

Herbert Jackson

1999

M. Josephine Barron

Helen F. Carew

Phyllis Dunn Delaney

John M. Facey

Marjorie Dodge Frampton

Bernard S. Jackson

Ian Mennie

R. Corben Noel

V. Stephen Papezik

Arthur M. Sullivan

 2021-01-13