Sport Newfoundland and Labrador, in partnership with the Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, today announced the names of the 20 post-secondary students who are receiving a scholarship under Sport Newfoundland and Labrador�s 2000 Scholarship / Bursary Program.

Angela King, president of Sport Newfoundland and Labrador, stated, "We are very pleased with the success of the 2000 Scholarship / Bursary Program and the impact it has on providing much needed support to this province�s post secondary elite athletes, coaches and officials who excel at the academic and athletic level."

King stated that a total of 57 applications were received for this year�s scholarship program. The scholarship committee, under the chair of director Bill Burke of Grand Falls - Windsor, met in late March and selected the scholarship recipients.

Burke said, "The committee continues to be more impressed each year with the caliber of athletes, coaches and officials applying for a scholarship / bursary under our program. With the standards that are applied to the selection process, the athletes with the highest marks academically followed by their high athletic performance over the past year are the individuals who end up receiving a scholarship / bursary. The Scholarship Trust Fund specifies that scholarships can be awarded to either one of three categories of post secondary students; namely, athlete, coach or official. This year�s selection includes sixteen athletes, two coaches and two officials."

For the 2000 Scholarship Program, funding in the amount of $5,000.00 was received from the Board of Trustees of Sport Newfoundland and Labrador�s Scholarship Trust Fund; and Kevin Aylward, Minister of the Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, matched Sport Newfoundland�s contribution with a $5,000.00 grant.

The $500.00 scholarship / bursary recipients include athletes:

• Anne Barrington of St. John�s for athletics;
• Toby Colombe of St. John�s for triathlon;
• Jonathan Dale of St. John�s for squash;
• Suzanne Drodge of Torbay for swimming;
• Lori Green of St. John�s for swimming;
• Kerri Highmore of Pasadena for basketball;
• Vishal Kaushik of St. John�s for badminton;
• Krista Manning of St. John�s for tennis;
• Susan Mosher of Manuels for volleyball;
• Ann Murrin of Shoe Cove for basketball;
• Melissa Oates of Corner Brook for volleyball;
• Trevor O�Brien of Paradise for athletics;
• Cheryl Oldford of Manuels for volleyball;
• Melissa Skanes of St. John�s for basketball;
• Erica Stokes of St. John�s for basketball; and,
• Robin Upshall of Corner Brook for volleyball.

Recipients in the coach category include:

• Adam Hogarth of Mount Pearl for athletics; and,
• Jennifer Kelsey of Harbour Grace for figure skating.

Recipients in the official category include:

• Allison Partridge of Bay Roberts for figure skating; and,
• Fiona Trend of St. John�s for figure skating.

The scholarships will be presented today at a reception scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn St. John�s.

For further information, please contact:

Todd Martin, Sport Newfoundland and Labrador (709) 576-4932.

2001 06 18                                                           3:40 p.m.