Memorial Alumni Memories

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January 14, 2026

Alumni Tribute Awards announced

Four 2024 recipients making the world a better place

August 23, 2024

Met at Memorial

Memorial University is celebrating all the love on Feb. 14!

February 12, 2024

The votes are in

Presenting the Board of Regents' alumni-elected representatives

August 24, 2023

Exemplary alumni

Announcing the 2023 Alumni Tribute Awards recipients

August 17, 2023

GivingTuesday

Double the impact: gifts made between Nov. 27-29 to be matched up to $50,000

November 22, 2022

‘All roads lead to MUN’

A Q&A with the 2022 Alumna of the Year

October 4, 2022

True value

A Q&A with 2022 Horizon Tribute Award recipient Zaren Healey White

September 29, 2022

Life assignment

A Q&A with Outstanding Community Service Award recipient Dr. Zainab Jerrett

September 23, 2022

Gold star

A Q&A with J.D. Eaton Award recipient Margaret Allan

September 6, 2022

Female first

2022 Alumni Tribute Award recipients make history

August 8, 2022

Giving thanks

A Q&A with Chevron Canada Ltd. Endowed Scholarship recipient Nathan Young

August 2, 2022

Whale of a Day

A day of family fun and education under the blue whale skeleton

April 20, 2022

We, Jane

Author Aimee Wall (BA’08) headlines Coast Lines book club

February 15, 2022

Why is it so hard to quit?

January event to debunk mysteries around nicotine addiction

December 16, 2021

Us, Now

Coast Lines book club features voices of racialized Newfoundlanders

November 25, 2021

Double the impact

GivingTuesday donations in support of Memorial’s students to be matched from Nov. 28-30

November 23, 2021

‘Full of potential’

Engineer, donor and alumnus Edward Pham born to make things work

October 29, 2021

Launching leaders

Celebrating a decade of Schulich Leader Scholarships

October 12, 2021

MUNalum Days

October jam-packed with alumni awards and celebrations

September 29, 2021

‘Get engaged’

Donor and alumna Wendy Hannam's heart remains at Memorial

September 9, 2021

Northern inspiration

First Indigenous learners award established in Faculty of Medicine

August 30, 2021

Back to class …

… for alumni?

August 23, 2021

The tech connect

Alumni mentorship results in work term at Tesla

August 12, 2021

Eternal support

Remembering Dr. Heather Onyett, one of Memorial's greatest supporters

July 27, 2021

The awards go to…

Memorial's 40th annual Alumni Tribute Award recipients revealed

July 8, 2021

Illuminating alumni

Luminus Award to be presented for the first time since 2006

July 8, 2021

What the Oceans Remember

Author Sonja Boon latest Coast Lines book club selection

June 10, 2021

Re’Joyce’

Joyce Foundation bursary recipient does not, will not, quit

May 12, 2021

Cannabis 101

Burning questions about CBD, THC and everything in between

April 20, 2021

Meaningful mentorship

Ten Thousand Coffees platform connects students with alumni

April 8, 2021

Beyond ‘normal’

Alumni event aims to demystify neurodiversity

April 1, 2021

Acknowledging humanity

Megan Gail Coles novel next selection in Memorial’s book club

March 11, 2021

Cheers to 40 years

Alumni Tribute Awards celebrates four decades of excellence

February 18, 2021

Let’s Talk Government

Alumna Annette Gibbons (BA’88) shares career advice in special series

February 17, 2021

HSS 101

Alumni Engagement series takes archaeology mainstream

February 9, 2021

One for the Rock

A Q&A with Coast Lines book club author Kevin Major

January 21, 2021

A trans-Atlantic friendship

Harlow Campus's role in the genesis of best friends – 15 years on

November 27, 2020

Championing relationships

Alumni Engagement partners with global networking community

November 16, 2020

Choice of three

Crocker, Hickey, Major: Coast Lines book club to vote on second pick

November 9, 2020

Breaking down barriers

A Q&A with 2020 Alumna of the Year Lisa Browne

October 19, 2020

Resilience propels change

Q&A with 2020 Outstanding Community Service Award recipient

October 15, 2020

Coast Lines

Michael Crummey’s The Innocents to launch alumni book club

October 8, 2020

Applauding our alumni

Memorial graduates recognized for exceptional achievements

October 7, 2020

New connections

New alumni programming will foster relationships despite COVID-19

October 5, 2020

Waves of support

Student Emergency Fund tops $252,000 thanks to community generosity

September 15, 2020

Newly elected

Board of Regents alumni representatives chosen

June 2, 2020

Giving begins at home

Heartening internal support for COVID-19 student emergency funds

May 15, 2020

Ten Thousand Coffees

Mentorship in the digital age

April 24, 2020

Together apart

COVID-19 virtual programming for alumni

April 24, 2020

Emergency relief

Funding for students in need

April 9, 2020

Seat at the table

Board of Regents alumna representative looks back and to the future

February 24, 2020

Daredevil decade

Memorial University alumni effecting global change

February 20, 2020

Doubling down

Schulich scholarship endowment increases to $200 million

February 3, 2020

The Rhodes experience

Where are they now? Revisiting Memorial's Rhodes Scholars

January 29, 2020

Celebrating commitment

Dr. Linda Hensman to receive School of Pharmacy's honorary white coat

January 8, 2020

Sushi lessons

From maki-nori combos to water coolers: International acclaim for animated analogies

October 15, 2019

Clearing the air

One woman’s journey to a smoke-free — and shame-free — life

May 13, 2019

Creating a culture

Patient-driven research: Bridging the gap between results and implementation

March 25, 2019

Behind the research

SaferMedsNL program digs deep into effects of deprescribing movement

March 18, 2019

Quality of care

Increasing confidence: Pharmacists reducing medications and improving patients’ lives

March 11, 2019

Keen on care

Pharmacy students determined to advocate

March 1, 2019

Caroline Manto-Chagas

Pharmacy graduate student feels 'powerful' as a woman in science

February 11, 2019

Making a change

Pharmacy alumna returns to Memorial to advance her practice

January 25, 2019

Your dad’s on drugs

Downsize your prescription pile: Public event on Nov. 8

October 31, 2018

Investing wisely

Collaborative hospital pharmacy program launches

September 14, 2018

Future choices

Pharmacy background a 'puzzle piece' for building viable social enterprise

August 20, 2018

Baby steps

Supportive network helps 'deliver' a pharmacy degree for spring graduate

May 31, 2018

Opium poppies to sleeping pills

Podcast contextualizes contemporary medications with old remedies

May 9, 2018

Public Pill Drop

Safely dispose of expired medications on March 11

March 7, 2018

Foundation for the future

School of Pharmacy releases strategic plan for 2018-22

March 6, 2018

Think pharmacists

Pharmacist Awareness Month 2018 taking place in March

March 1, 2018

Pharmacy Research Day

Teaching and learning, drug discovery and delivery, and health outcomes

February 14, 2018

Honouring passion

David Collins to be recognized in pharmacy White Coat Ceremony

January 10, 2018

Rapid results

Pharmacy-based HIV testing research proven effective

November 30, 2017

Collaborative care

Memorial, Eastern Health combine expertise to improve thrombosis care

November 28, 2017

Fall Prevention Month

The more medications a patient is on, the more likely they are to fall

November 15, 2017

Medication management

Minimizing risk for patients transitioning from hospital to home

September 1, 2017

Self-sustaining

Pharmacy graduate program doubles in size thanks to students

August 15, 2017

Sea salt lungs

A nicotine addict’s quest for a new life in Newfoundland and Labrador

July 14, 2017

Pharmacy summer research

From music making for mental health to anti-cancer agents

July 5, 2017

Program approved

Embracing change and advancing the profession of pharmacy

June 28, 2017

Healing of the mind

Knowledge, awareness key to mental health for pharmacy graduate

May 31, 2017

Research Day wrap-up

Pharmacy event aims to recruit grad students with diverse interests

March 30, 2017

Four minutes of focus

Second annual pharmacy research lightning event on March 16

March 14, 2017

Pharm party peril

Public Pill Drop to educate about dangers of pharmaceutical misuse

March 13, 2017

Creating quitters

Student-led Smoking Cessation Program at School of Pharmacy

March 8, 2017

The PAM plan

Pharmacy students, faculty celebrate profession during month-long event

March 1, 2017

Drug misadventures

Deprescribing partnership integral part of holistic medication regimens

February 24, 2017

Love carefully

Study launching on Valentine's Day offers easy access to HIV testing

February 10, 2017

Research matchmaking

Six researchers. Seven minutes. Infinite possibilities.

January 24, 2017

A new tradition

Pharmacist Don Rowe presented with honorary white coat

January 16, 2017

Traditions old and new

Premier Ball to present honorary white coat at annual ceremony

January 9, 2017

Health-care collaboration

Caring hands and peanut butter medicine on the ground in Haiti

December 21, 2016

Community partnership

World AIDS Day poster campaign to promote accessible HIV testing

November 30, 2016

Insulin powered

Young hero living with type 1 diabetes inspires pharmacy students

November 3, 2016

The Memorial experience

Pharmacy students benefit from study abroad program

September 27, 2016

Tongue-tied?

Understanding the potential impact of tongue-tie on infant feeding

September 20, 2016

Summer of research

Pharmacy program to help undergrads choose research careers

June 29, 2016

Desire to help

Pharmacy education ignites hunger for career in leadership

June 1, 2016

In the blood

Daughter follows in pharmacist father’s ― and grandfather’s ― footsteps

May 20, 2016

Lifelong learner

Pharmacy graduate student poised for academic career

May 11, 2016

HIV-positive?

New funding to study pharmacist-provided testing

April 21, 2016

PAM in pictures

Pharmacist Awareness Month 2016 draws to successful close

March 31, 2016

PharmD approved

Bachelor of science (pharmacy) to become doctor of pharmacy

March 29, 2016

Snappy synopsis

Pharmacy graduate researchers present in five minutes or less

March 22, 2016

‘Profound’ possibilities

Is your MCP number a link to improved health-care evaluation?

March 18, 2016

Best before date

Public Pill Drop event keeping prescription drugs off the street

March 16, 2016

Doing more for you

Pharmacy students in top form for Pharmacist Awareness Month

March 2, 2016

Pharmacist outreach

School of Pharmacy gearing up for month-long national celebration

February 29, 2016

Matchmaking

Highlight on pharmacy research, with a twist

February 12, 2016

Rite of passage

Premier receives Pharmacy's honorary white coat; ceremony marks 10th anniversary

January 25, 2016

Illustrating Impact

School of Pharmacy presents video annual report

November 30, 2015