2020 MUNPA Tribute Award Recipients

Ms. Marelene Raynor-Canham

Ms. Rayner-Canham retired from Memorial University’s Grenfell Campus in 2004, after 25 years of service in the Division of Science (Physics).

Most people slow down when they retire, but not Marelene Rayner-Canham. And she was always active at Grenfell. Back in the early days of the Grenfell Campus and for many years she was on the faculty-staff special events committee, planning Oktoberfest, Caribbean night, the Christmas dinner & dance, the Christmas children’s party and other events. More...

Dr. Adrian Tanner

Dr. Adrian Tanner retired from Memorial University in 2004, after 32 years of service with the Department of Anthropology. Since his retirement, his contributions to his discipline have continued at an exhausting pace, yet he finds time to make significant contributions to his provincial and national communities. More... 

Tribute Awards

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 within two weeks of 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 here or contact munpa@mun.ca

Previous Tribute Award Winners