Alumni Spotlight

Our Man in Afghanistan: Gavin Buchan

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GAVIN BUCHAN is a philosophy graduate who one day answered a fateful phone call and found himself crisscrossing the world as part of Canadian foreign service. He has served as an observer in Kosovo, an economic officer in The Hague, with NORAD and as a political director for the provincial reconstruction team in Kandahar, Afghanistan. David Sorensen recently had an opportunity to talk with Mr. Buchan. <MORE>


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Memorial University of Newfoundland has truly outstanding alumni who are making their mark in fields as diverse as civil service, engineering, sciences, arts, medicine and folklore. This page celebrates their successes.

If you know of an alumni we should have a conversation with, let Bojan Fuerst, communications co-ordinator with the Office of Alumni Affairs and Development, know.

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Bonnie Andrews, B.Sc.(Hons.)'80, B.Ed.'94, M.Env.Sc.'99

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Priscilla Corcoran Mooney B.Sc, '99, BA, '00, B.S.W, '03

Dr. Ann Colbourne, B.Sc'80, B.M.S'85, MD'87

Christopher Collins, B.Sc. (Hons),’01

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Geoff Eaton, BBA, '98

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Dr. Lynn Gambin, B.Sc.'01, M.A.'02

Jonathan Green (BFA 2008)

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Michelle Healey, B.Phys.Ed.(Hons.)(Co-op)’97, M.P.E.’05

Dr. Richard Hopper, B.Med.Sc.’91, M.D.’93

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Dwayne Keough, B.A.(Hons.)'03

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Ed Martin, B.Eng'06

Graham Mowbray, B.Sc.'78

Carl Mercer, BA '05

Keith Mullett, B.Comm. (Co-op) (Hons.)’93

Dr. David McCann, MD

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Gary Peddle, B.Comm.(Hons.)(Co-op)'82, M.B.A.’85

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Dr. Ronald Rompkey, B.A.'65, B.Ed'66, M.A.'68

Jane Rowe, B.Comm. (Co-op) (Hons.)'81

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Lynn Taylor, B.Kin.'01, MBA'05

Dr. Otto Tucker, B.A.Ed'55, LLD'97

Alex Templeton, B.A. (Hons)’03

Heather Tulk, B. Comm. (Co-op) (Hons.)’92

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Marie Wadden, BAH'76

Alfred Whiffen, B.Comm.'85, MBA'02

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Last Updated: January 15th, 2010