Transportation and Works
December 16, 2009
The following is being distributed at the request
of Newfoundland Labrador Housing:
Students Awarded Scholarships
Sponsored by Housing
Newfoundland Labrador Housing (Housing) has selected
the winners of its 2009 Scholarship Program. The winners
were announced today by the Honourable Tom Hedderson,
Minister of Transportation and Works and Minister
Responsible for Housing.
Each year, Housing awards scholarships to high school
graduates and adults pursuing a post-secondary
education. The scholarships are awarded in the
Avalon/East, Central and Western/Labrador regions to
tenants� children and adult tenants returning to school.
Each scholarship is valued at $1,000.
�I am so pleased to announce the winners of Housing�s
2009 Scholarship Program,� said Minister Hedderson. �If
we expect to have qualified men and women in the
workforce in the future, it is important that as a
government, we provide our support today to those
striving to get an education. These scholarship winners
are talented, hard-working individuals who realize how
important it is to obtain an education in order to reach
their goals. I offer my sincere congratulations on their
achievement and wish them all the best in their studies
and future endeavours.�
Housing�s 2009 scholarship winners are:
Avalon/Eastern Region
- Catherine Murrin, adult scholarship winner,
currently attends Memorial University in St. John�s.
- Robyn Parsons, youth scholarship winner, attends
Memorial University in St. John�s.
Central Region
- Angela Newhook, adult scholarship winner,
attends the College of the North Atlantic in Grand
Falls-Windsor.
- John McLellan, youth scholarship winner, attends
the College of the North Atlantic in Clarenville.
- Samantha Williams, also a youth scholarship
winner for the central region, attends Memorial
University in St. John�s.
Western/Labrador Region
- Tobias Lucas, adult scholarship winner, attends
the College of the North Atlantic in Corner Brook.
Winners of the adult scholarships are selected based
on an interview that assesses initiative, need and
community experience.
Youth scholarships are awarded based on the results of
the Department of Education�s scholarship score, which
is derived from a student�s performance on public
examinations.
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Media contacts:
Roger Scaplen
Director of Communications
Department of Transportation and Works
709-729-3015, 697-5267
rogerscaplen@gov.nl.ca |
Jenny Bowring
Manager, Communications
Newfoundland Labrador Housing
709-724-3055
jmbowring@nlhc.nl.ca |
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