This is a list of people involved with Memorial University of Newfoundland. Chancellors Presidents Founders Vincent Patrick Burke Notable alumni Academics and scholars David Agnew, president, Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, former Secretary of Cabinet, Government of Ontario Gary Botting, poet, playwright, lawyer and legal scholar Donald B. Dingwell, D.Sc. (h.c. mult.) FMSA FGAC MAE FAGU FRSC BVK ACATECH ML FAAAS, award-winning experimental geoscientist, past President of the European Geosciences Union, 3rd Secretary-General of the European Research Council, President of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior Robert Gellately, historian John Gosse George Ivany, President, University of Saskatchewan Mary C. Lobban, British physiologist Brian Pratt, award-winning paleontologist and sedimentologist, Fellow of the Geological Society of America, and past president of the Geological Association of Canada Harold Williams, geologist and world expert on the tectonics of mountain belts Business Nick Careen - Vice President at Air Canada Moya Greene - President and CEO of Royal Mail Lorraine Mitchelmore - President and Country Chair and Executive Vice President Heavy Oil for Shell Canada Barry Perry - CEO at Fortis Inc. Una Power - CFO at Nexen Inc. Larry Short, CPA - CBC Contributor, Executive Director, and Portfolio Manager at ShortFinancial Jane Rowe - President of Teachers Private Capital, the private equity arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Politics and government KM Chan - biochemistry professor and politician Gen. Rick Hillier - Chief of the Defence Staff, Canadian Forces Dale Kirby - Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development Allan Rowe - MPP for Dartmouth South and liberal caucus whip, former television host Clyde Wells - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador Danny Williams - former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador Film and television Bill Gillespie - former Security Correspondent, CBC Radio Tristan Homer - children's television producer Bhreagh MacNeil - Canadian Screen Award nominated actress Mark McKinney - comedian, member of The Kids in the Hall Scott Oake - sportscaster for CBC Sports Press and literature Anne Chislett - playwright Michael Crummey - novelist and poet Gwynne Dyer - journalist, syndicated columnist and military historian, Senior Lecturer in War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (1973–1977) Tom Harrington - journalist Wayne Johnston - novelist Rex Murphy - journalist and commentator Art and music Alan Doyle - musician Duo Concertante -Nancy Dahn on violin and