Alumni Spotlight - Gary Peddle
It was no surprise to anyone who knows Gary Peddle (or serves with
him on any one of the not–for-profit boards for which he
volunteers tirelessly) that he was awarded a Distinguished Public
Service Award. The Canadian Bar Association made the award in July
2006 to recognize Mr. Peddle’s contributions to the community
locally, regionally and nationally.Despite the demands of a successful professional career as a lawyer and senior partner with Benson Myles, Gary Peddle, B.Comm.(Hons.)’82; MBA’85, still finds the time to volunteer hundreds of hours every year to not-for-profit organizations locally and nationally. He has chaired the local, Atlantic region and national boards of Big Brothers and Big Sisters. And he was instrumental in increasing the number of children served in Canada from 8,600 to over 19,000.
Mr. Peddle has begun a second term as president of the Memorial University Alumni Association—which has a membership of 60,000 alumni. He is a former member Memorial University of Newfoundland’s governing body, the Board of Regents.
The charter president of the Rotary Club of St. John’s East and founding member of the Rotary Club of St. John’s East Foundation, Gary Peddle is well respected by Rotarians. They presented him with the Paul Harris Fellowship one of the highest awards a Rotarian can receive. And he was awarded a Queen’s Jubilee Medal for community service.
As a founding member and incoming president of the board of United Way of Avalon, Mr. Peddle is helping to help other non-profits organizations financially and to develop partnerships to improve the community. He is also a member of the Salvation Army Advisory Board for the Eastern District.