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618 MORGAN, PAMELA
M.O. Morgan
secretary of Rural Reconstruction with the Commis¬ sion of Government. From 1940 to 1942 he taught at King's CoUegiate School, Windsor, Nova Scotia as Upper School House Master. Enlisting in the Canadian Army in 1942, Morgan served in Europe as platoon commander and later as inteUigence officer with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders. Upon release from the army he completed a master's degree in classics at Dalhousie University in 1946 and that year entered Oxford University to read philosophy, politics and economics. Upon graduation, he joined the faculty of Dalhousie University in 1948.
In 1950 Morgan was appointed to Memorial Univer¬ sity of Newfoundland to teach political science and economics. He became head of the Department of So¬ cial Studies in 1955, assistant dean of Arts and Sci¬ ence in 1956, and dean in 1958. He served as president pro tem from February 1966 to June 1967, vice-presi¬ dent (academic) from 1967 to 1973, and as president and vice-chancellor from 1973 to 1981. During his tenure as president (pro tem), the Junior Division was created to meet the needs of first-year students, the School of Nursing was established, the Marine Sci¬ ences Research Laboratory was completed, and ap¬ proval in principle was given to the creation of a Faculty of Medicine and to the development of degree programs in Engineering. As president Morgan pro¬ moted the creation of a Department of Music and a School of Social Work and the estabhshment of Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in Corner Brook.
Morgan's association with the military continued with his appointment to the Canadian Officer Training Corps (COTC) at Dalhousie University, his organizing
and commanding of a COTC at Memorial University, and his commission as Commanding Officer of No. 1 Militia group in the rank of brigadier. He served on many arbitration and conciliation boards: on a one- man industrial Commission of Inquiry into the shut down of mining operations in Labrador; on the Royal Commission of Inquiry on the Ocean Ranger Marine Disaster and on the Royal Commission of Inquiry on Unemployment Insurance. He was a member of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, chairman of the Board of the Canadian Service Colleges, chairman of the military studies committee of the National Confer¬ ence of Canadian Universities and Colleges, and pres¬ ident of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. Morgan was elected senior vice-president of the Smallwood Heritage Foundation in 1988 and co-chairman in 1990.
Over the years Morgan received many honours: St. John's Citizen of the Year in 1967; companion of the Order of Canada in 1973; President Emeritus of Me¬ morial in 1983; honorary degrees from Mount Allison University, Dalhousie University, King's College, St. Francis Xavier University, University of New Bruns¬ wick, Queen's University, and the University of To¬ ronto. In 1945 he married Margaret Fitzpatrick. After her death he married Grace Weymark. DNLB (1990), £7 (Mar. 17, 1990), Who's Who in Canada (1969-70), Who's Who Silver Anniversary Edition (1975), Centre for Newfoundland Studies (M.O. Morgan). O.G. Tucker
MORGAN, PAMELA
(1957- ). Musician. Born Grand Falls, daughter of Ray and Jean (Bent) Mor¬ gan. Educated Grand Falls. Morgan has been lead singer of Figgy Duff qv since she joined at the age of 18 in 1974.
As a member of "The Duff" Morgan has toured Newfoundland, Canada, parts of the United States, the British Isles and Ger¬ many. She has recorded three albums with this group: Figgy Duff (19S0), After the Tempest (1985), and Weather the Storm (1990). As well as providing vocals and some backup music, Morgan arranged some of the group's traditional pieces.
She also recorded, with Anita Best, one album and worked on the compilation of Come and I Will Sing You (1985), an anthology of traditional songs. She scored the Resource Centre for the Arts' production of The Newfoundland Tempest (1982) and composed a folk opera, "The Nobleman's Wedding." In 1990 Morgan lived at Topsail and toured with Figgy Duff. Pamela Morgan (interview, Oct. 1990). Joan Sullivan
MORINE, ALFRED BISHOP (1857 1944). Pohtician; journalist; lawyer. Born Port Medway, Nova Scotia,
Pamela Morgan
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| Transcript | 618 MORGAN, PAMELA M.O. Morgan secretary of Rural Reconstruction with the Commis¬ sion of Government. From 1940 to 1942 he taught at King's CoUegiate School, Windsor, Nova Scotia as Upper School House Master. Enlisting in the Canadian Army in 1942, Morgan served in Europe as platoon commander and later as inteUigence officer with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders. Upon release from the army he completed a master's degree in classics at Dalhousie University in 1946 and that year entered Oxford University to read philosophy, politics and economics. Upon graduation, he joined the faculty of Dalhousie University in 1948. In 1950 Morgan was appointed to Memorial Univer¬ sity of Newfoundland to teach political science and economics. He became head of the Department of So¬ cial Studies in 1955, assistant dean of Arts and Sci¬ ence in 1956, and dean in 1958. He served as president pro tem from February 1966 to June 1967, vice-presi¬ dent (academic) from 1967 to 1973, and as president and vice-chancellor from 1973 to 1981. During his tenure as president (pro tem), the Junior Division was created to meet the needs of first-year students, the School of Nursing was established, the Marine Sci¬ ences Research Laboratory was completed, and ap¬ proval in principle was given to the creation of a Faculty of Medicine and to the development of degree programs in Engineering. As president Morgan pro¬ moted the creation of a Department of Music and a School of Social Work and the estabhshment of Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in Corner Brook. Morgan's association with the military continued with his appointment to the Canadian Officer Training Corps (COTC) at Dalhousie University, his organizing and commanding of a COTC at Memorial University, and his commission as Commanding Officer of No. 1 Militia group in the rank of brigadier. He served on many arbitration and conciliation boards: on a one- man industrial Commission of Inquiry into the shut down of mining operations in Labrador; on the Royal Commission of Inquiry on the Ocean Ranger Marine Disaster and on the Royal Commission of Inquiry on Unemployment Insurance. He was a member of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, chairman of the Board of the Canadian Service Colleges, chairman of the military studies committee of the National Confer¬ ence of Canadian Universities and Colleges, and pres¬ ident of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. Morgan was elected senior vice-president of the Smallwood Heritage Foundation in 1988 and co-chairman in 1990. Over the years Morgan received many honours: St. John's Citizen of the Year in 1967; companion of the Order of Canada in 1973; President Emeritus of Me¬ morial in 1983; honorary degrees from Mount Allison University, Dalhousie University, King's College, St. Francis Xavier University, University of New Bruns¬ wick, Queen's University, and the University of To¬ ronto. In 1945 he married Margaret Fitzpatrick. After her death he married Grace Weymark. DNLB (1990), £7 (Mar. 17, 1990), Who's Who in Canada (1969-70), Who's Who Silver Anniversary Edition (1975), Centre for Newfoundland Studies (M.O. Morgan). O.G. Tucker MORGAN, PAMELA (1957- ). Musician. Born Grand Falls, daughter of Ray and Jean (Bent) Mor¬ gan. Educated Grand Falls. Morgan has been lead singer of Figgy Duff qv since she joined at the age of 18 in 1974. As a member of "The Duff" Morgan has toured Newfoundland, Canada, parts of the United States, the British Isles and Ger¬ many. She has recorded three albums with this group: Figgy Duff (19S0), After the Tempest (1985), and Weather the Storm (1990). As well as providing vocals and some backup music, Morgan arranged some of the group's traditional pieces. She also recorded, with Anita Best, one album and worked on the compilation of Come and I Will Sing You (1985), an anthology of traditional songs. She scored the Resource Centre for the Arts' production of The Newfoundland Tempest (1982) and composed a folk opera, "The Nobleman's Wedding." In 1990 Morgan lived at Topsail and toured with Figgy Duff. Pamela Morgan (interview, Oct. 1990). Joan Sullivan MORINE, ALFRED BISHOP (1857 1944). Pohtician; journalist; lawyer. Born Port Medway, Nova Scotia, Pamela Morgan |
