Our Generous Contributors Pledges received between January 1, 1995,
and December 31, 1999

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Our Generous Contributors:
Corporations, Foundations & Groups
  Our Generous Contributors:
Alumni & Friends

CORPORATIONS,
FOUNDATIONS &
GROUPS


$500,000+
Archean Resources Limited
Fishery Products International Limited
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Hibernia Management & Development Company Limited
Iron Ore Company of Canada
Johnson Family Foundation
MUN Students
Petro-Canada
Power Corporation of Canada
Terra Nova Alliance
The Windsor Foundation
Voisey's Bay Nickel Co Limited

$250,000-$499,999
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Nova Scotia
Canadian Helicopters Corporation
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Irving Oil Limited
Janeway Children's Hospital Foundation
Joseph R. Smallwood Heritage Foundation
Mobil Oil Canada Limited
Murphy Oil Company Limited
NewTel Communications Incorporated
Northern Telecom Canada Limited
Ron Joyce Foundation
Royal Bank of Canada
The C.D. Howe Memorial Foundation
Vector Aerospace Corporation

$150,000-$249,999
Associated Medical Services Incorporated
Association of Universities &
Colleges of Canada
Beaver Foods Limited/Nova Food Services
Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited
MFC Bancorp Limited
Newfoundland & Labrador Hydro Corporation
North Atlantic Refining Limited
Novartis Pharma Canada Incorporated
Pennecon Limited
Smith Kline Beecham Pharmaceutical Incorporated
Sobey Foundation
Wabush Mines

$100,000-$149,999
Abitibi-Consolidated Incorporated
CMA Canada
CRB Foundation Heritage Project
Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited
General Motors of Canada Limited
Intra Travel-Legrow's Travel Agency
Kruger Incorporated
MUN Faculty Association
McCain Foundation
Newfoundland Power
Regional Cablesystems Incorporated
TAL Global Asset Management Incorporated
Toronto-Dominion Bank
Xerox Canada Incorporated

$25,000-$99,999
A. Harvey and Company Limited
AGRA Incorporated
Air Labrador
Amoco Canada Petroleum Company Limited
Anthony Group of Companies
Astra Pharma Incorporated
Baine, Johnston & Company Limited
Bayer Incorporated
Bristol Group
Brookfield Dairy Group
Cable Atlantic Incorporated
Canadian National Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Charitable Foundation
Canadian Soft Drink Association
Canadian Tire Corporation
Chawkers Foundation
Clarke Incorporated
Clearwater Fine Foods
Coca-Cola Foundation
Crosbie Group Limited
Curtis Dawe
DaimlerChrysler Canada Incorporated
Daley Brothers Limited
EJLB Foundation
Eli Lilly Canada Incorporated
Friede Goldman International Incorporated
Glaxo Wellcome Incorporated
Harold Crabtree Foundation
Harrison McCain Foundation
Harvey's Travel Limited
Hickman Holdings Limited
High Liner Foods Incorporated
Hoffmann-La Roche Limited
Hydro Quebec
IODE National Chapter of Canada
Imperial Oil Limited
International Grenfell Association
Janssen Ortho Incorporated
Johnson Incorporated
KPMG
Labrador Mining Company Limited
Leonard Foundation
Lincluden Management Limited
Maritime Life Assurance Company
Martin Whalen Hennebury & Stamp
Matchless Group Incorporated
Merck Frosst Canada Incorporated
Molson Companies Limited
Morneau Sobeco
MUN Alumni Association
Mutual Life Assurance Company
of Canada
Nesbitt Burns Incorporated
Noranda Group of Companies
Norsk Hydro Canada Oil & Gas
Nova Corporation
Oceanex Incorporated
PanCanadian Resources
Pepsi Cola Canada Limited
Perlin Family Trust
Provincial Airlines Limited
Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Consumer
SGE Group Incorporated
SNC Lavalin Incorporated
Sceptre Investment Counsel Limited
Schlumberger Foundation Incorporated
Shell Canada Limited
Society of Management Accountants
Southam Incorporated
Stewart Mckelvey Stirling Scales
Terry Fox Humanitarian Award Program
The Chartered Accountants Education Foundation of Newfoundland
Incorporated
The Dominion Group Foundation
Toromont CAT
White, Ottenheimer & Baker
Wood Gundy Limited

$10,000 -$24,999
Apotex Incorporated
Arriscraft International Incorporated
Bell Group of Companies
Beothic Fish Processors Limited
Birks Family Foundation
Boehringer Ingelheim
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Group
Browning Harvey Limited
Canada Life Assurance Company
Canada Trust
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum
Canadian Liquid Air Limited
Canadian Society of Exploration
Canadian Society for Chemistry
Chevron Canada Resources Limited
Corner Brook Pulp & Paper Limited
Dover Corporation (Canada) Limited
First Marathon Securities
Fisons Instruments Incorporated
Fortis Incorporated
Freedom Forum
General Electric Canada Incorporated
George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation

Beginning the Campaign

In January 1995 Memorial's Board of Regents approved the plan to undertake The Opportunity Fund, Memorial's first major fund-raising campaign since 1979. This initiative was intended to build on Memorial's strengths, enhancing the university experience for students and positioning the university as a leader in education and research in the country.

Halliburton Energy Services
Health Care Corporation of St. John's
Hoechst Roussel Canada Incorporated
Homestake Canada Incorporated
Husky Oil Limited
IEEE Newfoundland &Labrador
IMP Group International Incorporated
Jacques Whitford Group
Labatt Breweries of Canada
Labrador Fishermen's Union Shrimp Company Limited
Laidlaw Foundation
Loblaws Companies Limited
Locke's Electrical Limited
Maritime Awards Society of Canada
McInnis Cooper
Memorial University of Newfoundland Students' Union
Newfoundland & Labrador Basketball Association
Newfoundland Design Associates Limited
Newfoundland Flotilla ‘97
Newfoundland Margarine Company
Newfoundland Pharmaceutical Association
Newfoundland Ranger Force Association
Newfoundland Transshipment Limited
Noble Drilling (Canada) Limited
O'Dea, Earle Law Offices
Olympic Construction Limited
Patterson Palmer Hunt Murphy
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Quadratec Incorporated
RBC Dominion Securities Incorporated
Ram Exploration Limited
S.M. Blair Family Foundation
SEA Systems Limited
Sandwell Engineering Incorporated
Scotia Mcleod Incorporated
Secunda Marine Services Limited
St. Aidan's Presbyterian Church
St. John's Port Authority
Structural Consultants Limited
Sun Microsystems of Canada Incorporated
Terra Nova Brokers Limited
Tom Woodford Limited
Ultramar Canada Incorporated
Unilever Canada Limited
VOCM Radio Newfoundland Limited
Wal-Mart Canada Incorporated
Western Construction Company Limited
Wilson Technologies Incorporated
Women's Association of MUN

$1,000 -$9,999
3M Canada Incorporated
A.D. Garland Professional Corporation
Abbott Laboratories Limited
Acres International Limited
Addison Wesley Publishers Limited
AltiMed Pharmaceutical Company
Amalco Foods
Association of Engineering Technicians
and Technologists of Newfoundland
Incorporated
Association of Professional Engineers and
Geoscientists
Atlantic Provinces Library Association
BCE Incorporated
BFL Consultants Limited
Baccalieu Trail Alumni Chapter
Bechtel Foundation of Canada
Beta Sigma Phi
Blue Cross of Atlantic Canada
British Confectionary Company Limited
Campus Physiotherapy
Canada 3000 Airlines Limited
Canadian 4-H Council
Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry
Canadian College & University Food Service Association
Canadian College of Teachers
Canadian Federation of University Women
Canadian Golf Foundation
Canadian Manufacturers of Chemical Specialties
Carnell's Funeral Home Limited
Carter-Horner Incorporated
Carthy Foundation
Central Dairies Limited
Central Newfoundland Visual Arts Society
Certified General Accountants
Chemical Management & Resources Association
Ches Crosbie Barristers
Chester Dawe Limited
Cisco Systems Canada Incorporated
Clarke & Clarke Limited
Co-operators General Insurance Company
College of Family Physicians of Canada
Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union
Community Concerts Association
of St. John's
Corner Brook Alumni Chapter
Corporate Health Consultants Limited
Cox Hanson O'Reilly Matheson
Crosbie Job Insurance Limited
Day and Ross (Nfld) Limited
Deloitte & Touche
Det Norske Veritas
Doane Raymond
Dover Elevators
Dr. J.P. O'Brien Professional Corporation
Eastern Capital Corporation
Education Fund Services Incorporated
Ernst & Young
Extendicare Incorporated
Farm Credit Corporation
Financial Concepts Group
Fisher Scientific Limited
Fisheries Association of Newfoundland
Friends of Memorial University
Fujisawa Canada Incorporated
Gendis Incorporated
Geological Association of Canada
Glaxo Wellcome Incorporated
Government of Canada
Grand Falls Realty Company Limited
Grant Thornton Chartered Accountants
Greensleeves Limited
Guigne International Limited
Gulf Canada Resources Limited
Henry J. Thomas & Son Limited
Hip Hip Hooray, Dept. of Orthopedics
Hoffmann-La Roche Canada
Holiday Inn
Hollinger Incorporated
Hong Kong Bank of Canada
IBM Canada Limited
IODE, Sir Wilfred Grenfell Chapter
Imperial Life Assurance Company of Canada
Insurance Council of Canada
International Christian Scholarship Foundation
International Council for Canadian Studies
International Order of The King's Daughters & Sons
James G. Crawford Limited
Jeroboam Books
John P. Hearn & Associates
Kidney Foundation of Canada
Knight, Bain, Seath & Holbrook
Knoll Pharma Incorporated
Kraft General Foods Canada Incorporated
Labatt Breweries of Newfoundland
Law Foundation of Newfoundland
Lawton's Drug Stores Limited
Learmonth, Dunne & Clarke
Leary's Brook Holdings Limited
Linden Development Corporation
M5 Advertising
MUN Cross Country Ski Club
MUN Department of English
Language & Literature
MUN Department of Education
MUN Department of Facilities Management
MUN Department of Physical Education
MUN Faculty of Business Administration
MUN Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
MUN Faculty of Medicine Class of 1996
MUN Folklore Students Society
MUN Office of the Comptroller

Rallying the Troops

Volunteers have been the driving force behind the success of The Opportunity Fund campaign. Memorial's hardworking representatives throughout Canada and the United States and Hong Kong helped identify and contact potential donors around the world and ask for their support. The Campaign Advisory Group, chaired by chancellor and campaign Chairman Hon. John C. Crosbie, set the strategy and fund-raising target amounts for the various sectors to be solicited. Personal visits and correspondence with potential leading donors was the first priority.

Assisting volunteers in their efforts was the Campaign Co-ordinating Group, a working committee of senior institutional advancement staff, including President Arthur May. A campaign planning office was also established to co-ordinate and support all efforts. In May 1996 Opportunity News was launched. The monthly fax newsletter kept volunteers and staff informed of the progress of the campaign, provided hints to help them with their fund-raising efforts and offered profiles of the volunteers.

MUN Queen Elizabeth II Library
MUN Technical Services
Marine Atlantic
Marion Merrell Dow Canada
McCain Foods Limited
McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited
Medis Health and Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated
Memorial Meds of ‘99
Merrill Lynch Canada Incorporated
Modern Paving Limited
Mr. Submarine
NODECO
NTV (Newfoundland TV)
National Life Assurance Company of Canada
Naval Officers Association of Newfoundland
Navy League of Canada
Newfoundland & Labrador Federation of Muncipalities
Newfoundland & Labrador Health & Community Services
Newfoundland & Labrador Housing Corporation
Newfoundland & Labrador Soccer Association
Newfoundland & Labrador Volleyball Association
Newfoundland Brain Injury Association
Newfoundland Geosciences Limited
Newfoundland Slate Incorporated
Norcen Energy Resources
Nordic Canadian Shipping Limited
Northern Telecom Canada Limited
Norwegian Trade Council
Novopharm Limited
Organon Canada Limited
PPG Canada Incorporated
(Pittsburgh Paint Division)
Parke-Davis Canada
Perrigo Company
Peter Kiewit Sons Company Limited
Peter Warrian & Associates Limited
Pfizer Canada Incorporated
Pharmaceutical Supplies Limited
Pharmacia and Upjohn Incorporated
Pinsent Holdings Limited
Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada
Polaris Resources Limited
Poole Althouse Clarke Thompson & Thomas
Project Management Institute,
NS Chapter
Pyramid Construction Limited
Quality Hotel
Quebec-Labrador Foundation Incorporated
RDS Petroleum Engineering
Reid Newfoundland Company Limited
Robert Allan Limited
Rotary Club of St. John's Foundation Incorporated
Rotary Club of St. John's
Rotary Club of Wolfville
Royal Trust Corporation of Canada
Sabex Incorporated
Schlumberger Canada Limited
ShawMont Limited
Shoppers Drug Mart
Shoppers Drug Mart Atlantic Region
Sisters of Mercy Generalate
Smith Stockley Limited
Sobeys Incorporated
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Spar Aerospace Limited
St. John's Minor Soccer Association
Stephenville Integrated High School
Subway Franchisee Canadian Advertising Trust
Swimming Newfoundland & Labrador
T & M Winter Limited
T. Hallett Limited
T.R.A. Newfoundland Limited
Talisman Energy Incorporated
Tatham Offshore Canada Limited
Technilab
Terra Nova Chamber Players
The Citadel Assurance
Tim Hortons
Travel Management
VOCM Cares Foundation
War Amps Canada
War Brides Reunion 1996
Warner Music of Canada Limited
Western Newfoundland C.A. Club
Whitehall-Robins Incorporated
Women's Home Missionary Association
Woodward's Limited
World Wildlife Fund Canada
Wyeth, Ayerst Canada Incorporated
Zonta Club of St. John's

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Alumni & Friends

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