Minister congratulates scholarship winners

Sandra Kelly, Minister of Youth Services and Post-Secondary Education congratulated scholarship recipients at Memorial University, College of the North Atlantic and Marine Institute.

"It was a great pleasure to award these scholarships for academic excellence," said Minister Kelly. "The hard work and dedication of these students is a clear demonstration that our youth are our greatest resource. Education is a critically important key ingredient for long-term economic success. As tomorrow's leaders, these youth will help shape our future."

Forty scholarships were awarded to Memorial students. Thirty-six of these were Centenary of Responsible Government Scholarships (two of which have not yet been confirmed). In addition, 14 Centenary scholarships were awarded to College of the North Atlantic students and two Centenary scholarships were awarded to students at Marine Institute. The scholarships, first presented in 1956, are awarded to students registered in a course of study at Memorial University, the Marine Institute or College of the North Atlantic. In total, 52 of these Centenary of Responsible Government scholarships are dispersed throughout the provincial public post-secondary institutions.

The remaining six scholarships were awarded to Memorial students and included such scholarships as the Senior Jubilee Scholarship for $3000, awarded to the Memorial student who attains the highest average in examinations held during the first two semesters of the student's second academic year; The Dr. Arthur Barnes Scholarship for $1,200, awarded to a student at Memorial University of Newfoundland who has successfully completed two years of a degree or diploma course; and the Dr. William W. Blackall Scholarship for $1,200, awarded to a student at Memorial University of Newfoundland who has successfully completed two years of a degree or diploma course.

"I am pleased that the provincial government offers this recognition and financial support to deserving students at our public institutions," said Minister Kelly. " These young people serve as examples to all youth in the province."

The scholarship recipients are:

MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND:

Senior Jubilee Scholarship - $3,000.00

Renelle Bishop	Cupids
Pradeep Bobby	St. John's
Paul Boland	Corner Brook
Jill Bowdring	Manuels
Andrea Burgess	Baie Verte
Anne M. Carey	Corner Brook
Karen Chafe	St. John's
Rebecca Coffey	St. John's
Karelyn Davis	Mount Pearl
Vincent Drover	Spaniard's Bay
Robin Fitzgerald	Corner Brook
Ryan Glynn	St. John's
Rebecca King	St. John's
Karl Lawrence	Bell Island
Dawn Layden	Victoria
Jennifer LeGrow	Flatrock
Andrea Lester	St. John's
Chad Oldfield	Calgary, AB
Jill Mercer	Portugal Cove
Michael Pelkey	Woodstock, NB
Mutema Pittman	St. John's
Justin Poirier	Lewisporte
Howard Rideout	Twillingate
Jason Roberts	St. John's
Jason Samarasena	St. John's
Pouria Shaker	St. John's
Nadine Smith	Pasadena
Ryan Snelgrove	St. John's
Amanda Squires	St. John's
Robin Swain	St. John's
Christine Thomson	St. John's
Leanne Thorne	Torbay
Heather Warren	St. John's
Chidambaram Yegappan	St. John's

Ross Collier	St. Alban's
Everett Crewe	Bonavista
Michele Gillis	Clarenville
Adam Harnett	Clarenville
Sharon Hillier	Cormack
Trent Ings	Glenwood
Julieann Kean	Wesleyville
Mervin Langdon	Bonavista
Lisa Lynch	Shearstown
Robert Mahon	St. John's
Elizabeth Moore	Portugal Cove
Francis Norman	Mount Pearl
David Scott	Grand Falls-Windsor
Alana Yorke	Bass River, NS

Senior Jubilee Scholarship
One scholarship per year valued at $3,000. Awarded to the student at Memorial University of Newfoundland who attains the highest average in the examinations held during the first two semesters of the student's second academic year. The student shall continue what, in the opinion of the minister, are appropriate studies at the university or some other institution approved by the minister. No application required. This scholarship was first awarded in 1952.

Dr. Arthur Barnes Scholarship
One scholarship per year valued at $1,200. Awarded to a student at Memorial University of Newfoundland who has successfully completed two years of a degree or diploma course. The university, in considering and recommending a student for this scholarship, shall take into account scholastic achievement and promise, qualities of character, economic need and any other factor which to the university appears relevant. No application required. This scholarship was first awarded in 1952.

Dr. William W. Blackall Scholarship
One scholarship per year valued at $1,200. Awarded to a student at Memorial University of Newfoundland who has successfully completed two years of a degree or diploma course. The university, in considering and recommending a student for this scholarship, shall take into account scholastic achievement and promise, qualities of character, economic need and any other factor which to the university appears relevant. No application required. This scholarship was first awarded in 1952.

Dr. Vincent P. Burke Scholarship
One scholarship per year valued at $1,200. Awarded to a student at Memorial University of Newfoundland who has successfully completed two years of a degree or diploma course. The university, in considering and recommending a student for this scholarship, shall take into account scholastic achievement and promise, qualities of character, economic need and any other factor which to the university appears relevant. No application required. This scholarship was first awarded in 1952.

Rev. Dr. Levi Curtis Scholarship
One scholarship per year valued at $1,200. Awarded to a student at Memorial University of Newfoundland who has successfully completed two years of a degree or diploma course. The university, in considering and recommending a student for this scholarship, shall take into account scholastic achievement and promise, qualities of character, economic need and any other factor which to the university appears relevant. No application required. This scholarship was first awarded in 1952.

Ronald K. Kennedy Scholarship
One scholarship per year valued at $1,200. Awarded to a student at Memorial University of Newfoundland who has successfully completed two years of a degree or diploma course. The university, in considering and recommending a student for this scholarship, shall take into account scholastic achievement and promise, qualities of character, economic need and any other factor which to the university appears relevant. No application required. This scholarship was first awarded in 1986.

Centenary of Responsible Government Scholarship
Fifty-two scholarships per year valued at $1,000. Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to a student registered in a course of study at Memorial University, the Marine Institute, or College of the North Atlantic. To receive the award, the student shall continue appropriate studies as a full-time or part-time student at one of the institutions referred to above or continue studies at some other institution approved by the minister. No application required. The number of scholarships each institution receives is based on the fall enrollment figures each year. Memorial University usually receives about 37 scholarships each year. These scholarships were first awarded in 1956.

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