Joe Riche Leadership Award for Excellence in Investments
This award was established by generous donations from family, friends and former classmates, in memory of Frederick Joseph (Joe) Riche (BA’86, B.Comm.’89, MBA ’92), an alumnus of Memorial University of Newfoundland, who passed away suddenly at the age of 56. Joe was a financial advisor extraordinaire, who established Riche Investments following a successful financial career in the banking industry. He was passionate in everything he did as a student, financial advisor, entrepreneur, mountain climber, musician, automobile enthusiast, dog lover, and husband and father. During his years in the Faculty of Business Administration, Joe was fully engaged, studying at Memorial’s Harlow campus, competing successfully in undergraduate and graduate competitions, and winning numerous awards. As a graduate, Joe returned to Memorial as a frequent guest lecturer and case competition judge. Over the years he touched the lives of so many including friends, clients (who considered Joe a close friend), students, colleagues, fellow entrepreneurs, and the business community. Valued at a portion of the income on the endowment, the award will be granted annually to an undergraduate or graduate student participating in the Faculty of Business Administration’s Student Managed Investment Fund (The Fund). Recipients will be chosen based on contribution and leadership. The recipient meet the minimum academic requirements for an award as defined by the University. In the case of an undergraduate recipient, the award will be granted by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards and in the case of a graduate recipient, it will be granted by the Associate Vice-President (Academic) and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, both on the recommendation of the Dean, Faculty of Business Administration acting in consultation with the Student Managed Investment Fund’s Faculty Advisor and members of their governance board.
Tracy Ronayne Scholarship
This scholarship has been established by the Department of Information Technology Services (formerly Computing and Communications) at Memorial University of Newfoundland to honour the life and contribution of a former employee, Tracy Ronayne. To be eligible, the recipient must have scholarship standing, be a full-time undergraduate student and be a dependant of a current, retired, deceased or former (having worked in the unit for a minimum of 5 years) employee of Information Technology Services or be a student employed by Information Technology Services during the Fall semester of the academic year for which the scholarship will be awarded. One or more scholarships may be awarded in any given year. In the absence of a candidate meeting the above criteria, the scholarship will be awarded to a student beyond first year majoring in computer science in the Faculty of Science or a student in the Faculty of Business Administration. The scholarship will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards. An application is required which is available at the Scholarships and Awards Office website.
William S. Rowe Scholarship in Business