Holland College Foundation awards $185,000 in student scholarships, awards, and bursaries during school year

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

(L-R) Dr. Brian McMillan, President Holland College, Gisele Gallant, Sport and Leisure Management student and award recipient, Charlie Seaman, Pepsi Bottling Group, sponsor of the event, and Nelson Snow, Chair, Holland College Foundation Board of Directors at the college's recent student awards night.

Charlottetown, PE - Approximately 100 scholarships, bursaries and awards totaling $56,000 were distributed to deserving Holland College students at an awards night held at the Tourism and Culinary Centre in Charlottetown recently. The event was sponsored by the Pepsi Bottling Group, and recognized the hard work, academic excellence, volunteerism, community service, leadership skills and the professional promise of Holland College students.

Including entrance awards, bursaries and other scholarships given out earlier in the year, an impressive $185,000 was awarded in all, made possible by the commitment and generosity of individual donors, businesses, community organizations and foundations.

The Holland College Foundation congratulates each recipient and acknowledges the generosity of the donor community. Following are the scholarships, bursaries and awards presented at student awards night along with the recipient:

Al Babineau Memorial Bursary, Josette Demeritte, Business Administration. Elaine Babineau Memorial Scholarship, Chantel Gillis, Accounting Technology. Alanna's Photography/Image Factory Bursary,

Tonya Myers, Photography and Digital Imaging. Aliant Business Bursaries, Janie Bulger, Business Administration; Tabitha Walker, Retail Business Management. Aliant Computer Studies Bursaries

Adam Arsenault, Computer Engineering Technology; Mayada Ahamad, Computer Information Systems.

Andrews Residence for Seniors Living Practical Nursing Award, Roseanne Cormier, Practical Nursing.

Victoria McMillan Memorial Bursary, Tyler White, Hotel and Restaurant Management. Arleen Latorraca-Walsh Memorial Award, Erin Peters, Practical Nursing. Cavendish Farms Culinary Arts Scholarship,

Deidre Gallant, Culinary Arts. Cavendish Farms Hotel and Restaurant Management Scholarship, Liana Osipova, Hotel and Restaurant Management. CBC Journalism Award, Laura Yorke, Journalism. C.G.A. Scholarship in Accounting, Bobby McKinnon, Accounting Technology. Charlottetown Canadian Tire Bursaries, Mitchell LeClair, Automotive Technology; Tabitha Walker, Retail Business Management. Charlottetown Scotiabank Business Bursary, Tasha Exner, Retail Business Management. Charlottetown Y's Men's Club Bursaries, Chelsey Lavern, Early Childhood Care and Education; Jessica McCullum, Early Childhood Care and Education. City of Charlottetown Bursary, Lydia Peters, Business Administration. City of Summerside Scholarships, Adam Coughlin, Automotive Technology; Ethan Squire, Carpentry. Cooke Insurance Bursaries, Logan Thomsen, Steamfitting/Pipefitting; Megan Baird, Dental Assisting; Ashley MacDonald, Sport and Leisure Management; Kyle MacDonald, Electrical Technology. Cooke Insurance Tourism and Culinary Bursaries, Adam Loo, Applied Degree in Culinary Operations; Michael Guthro, Culinary Arts; Daniel Angelini, Golf Club Management; Travis Higginbotham, Golf Club Management; Danielle Stewart, Tourism and Travel Management. David W. Anderson Memorial Bursary, Liana Osipova, Hotel and Restaurant Management. David W. Rodd Memorial Award Sponsored by the Hotel Association of P.E.I., Grace Dougan, Culinary Arts. Delta Prince Edward Culinary Arts Awards, Aaron Smith, Culinary Arts; Benjamin Landreville, Culinary Arts. Delta Prince Edward Hotel and Restaurant Management Award, Liana Osipova, Hotel and Restaurant Management. DeltaWare Systems Inc. Business Information Systems Development Bursary, Ken Tran, Business Information Systems Development. DeltaWare Systems Inc. Computer Information Systems Bursary, Michael Smeltzer, Computer Information Systems. Desmond Baglole Memorial Scholarship, Matt Nauffts, Plumbing. Donald E.M. Glendenning Scholarship, Katie Dunn, Tourism and Travel Management. Dorothy A. Hicks Bursary, Geri-Lynn Ferguson, Adult Education. Doucette and O'Brien Memorial Bursary, Laura Mulligan, Child and Youth Care Worker. E Accounting Scholarship in Accounting, Tyler Ranahan, Accounting Technology. Early Childhood Development Association of Prince Edward Island Bursary, Ruth Ranne, Early Childhood Care and Education. Emmerson Sheidow, Margaret MacIntyre Sheidow, Charles Harold Sheidow, Stanley Edison Sheidow Memorial Scholarship, Joshua Lindsay, Wildlife Conservation Technology. Emmet Fralick Wildlife Conservation Award, Julie Vasseur, Wildlife Conservation Technology. Fair Isle Ford Award, Sonia Doiron, Sport and Leisure Management. Federal Superannuates National Association Bursary,Sydney Chapman, Accounting Technology; Hollilyn Green, Tourism and Travel Management. Golf P.E.I. Golf Scholarship, Russell Neufeld, Golf Club Management. Guardian Journalism Bursary, Cassandra Bernard, Journalism. Guardian Retail Business Management Bursary, Danielle Mills, Retail Business Management. Hansen Electric Scholarship in Electrical Technology, Derrick MacDonald, Electrical Technology. Holland College Student Union Bursaries, Gisele Gallant, Sport and Leisure Management;Tyler Ranahan, Accounting Technology; Benjamin Velasco Berumen, Business Administration; Joshua Poole, Practical Nursing; Deidre Gallant, Culinary Arts; Caitlin Hueser, Culinary Arts; Katie Dunn, Tourism and Travel Management; Joshua O'Hanley, Welding Fabrication; Jim Clements, Basic Firefighting. Holland College Faculty Association Bursaries, Matt Nauffts, Plumbing; Christina Vos, Retail Business Management. J. Gerard Gauthier Memorial Scholarships, Wilma Jones, Human Services; Scott Arsenault, Power Engineering. J. Weeks Murphy Bursary, Jessica McCullum, Early Childhood Care and Education. James G. Clarke Memorial Bursary, Sean Arsenault, Electronics Engineering Technology. Joseph Mullally Memorial Bursary, Derek Wood, Culinary Arts. John Thistle Scholarship, Deidre Gallant, Culinary Arts. Purity Dairy Ltd. Bursary, Flo Younker, Early Childhood Care and Education. Junior Chefs of P.E.I. Bursaries, Taszia Fenton, Culinary Arts; Caitlin Hueser, Culinary Arts. Kiwanis Club of Charlottetown Bursaries, Scott Arsenault, Power Engineering; Laura DeVries, Medical Support Services. MacKinnon Family Annual Bursary, Rosanne Kouwenberg, Advanced Care Paramedicine. Medical Secretary Leadership Award, Candace Rogers, Medical Support Services. Medical Support Services Award, Bethany Harris, Medical Support Services. Morley Kemp Memorial Bursary, Russell Amirault, Deck Officer. Murphy Investments Ltd. Awards, Joseph Neale, Golf Club Management; Katie Butler, Hotel and Restaurant Management; Emily Crane, Hotel and Restaurant Management; Alex Hannam, Hotel and Restaurant Management; Matthew Snyder, Hotel and Restaurant Management; Larissa MacEachern, Marketing and Advertising Management. William (Bill) Murphy Memorial Scholarship, Keir White, Golf Club Management. Wilfred F. Trainor Memorial Bursary, Alan MacKinnon, Carpentry. NB/PEI Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) Award, Jason McKinnon, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technology. Parkdale-Sherwood Lions Club Community Service Bursary, Joshua Poole, Practical Nursing. Paulette Morrison Memorial Bursary, Flo Younker, Early Childhood Care and Education. PCMA Canada East Scholarship, Katie Dunn, Tourism and Travel Management. P.E.I. Restaurant and Foodservices Association Bursaries, Tara McCarville, Culinary Arts; Tyler White, Hotel and Restaurant Management. Provincial IODE Award, Kimberly MacIntyre, Human Services. Rodd Hotels and Resorts Culinary Bursary, Grace Dougan, Culinary Arts. Rotary Club of Charlottetown Incorporated Bursary, Danielle Stewart, Tourism and Travel Management. Sally Rodd Hospitality Bursary, Kaley Keirstead, Tourism and Travel Management. Simon Chang Phyllis Levine Foundation Scholarship, Allyson Caird, Graphic Design. TD Meloche Monnex and the Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists of Prince Edward Island (ACETTPEI) Annual Technology Scholarship, Sean Arsenault, Electronics Engineering Technology. Vickerson-Sheidow-Matheson Bursary, Leighton Thomas, Construction Technology.

The following awards were given out prior to student awards night:

Active Network (Jencess) Bursary, Dan Angelini, Golf Club Management. Albin J. Aucoin Memorial Bursary, Derrick MacDonald, Electrical Technology. Bennett Carr Insurance Bursary, Graham Smith, Computer Information Systems. Bruce A. Clarke Memorial Scholarship, Barbara Forbes, Construction Technology. CN Scholarship for Women, Samantha Gallant, Welding Fabrication. Culinary Institute of Canada Scholarships, Subradheep Balakrishnan, Applied Degree in Culinary Operations; Poincianna Johnson, Applied Degree in Culinary Operations; Tara McCarville, Culinary Arts; Gerry Hamilton, Culinary Arts. Electric Service League of P.E.I. Scholarship, Joseph MacFarlane, Electronics Engineering Technology. Electronics Engineering Department Award, Matthew Nicholson, Electronics Engineering Technology. Elwood Lawton Welding Fabrication Bursary, Joshua O'Hanley, Welding Fabrication. Frankie Reid Scholarships, Ashley Dawson, Human Services; Brittany Birt, Human Services; Lisa Townshend, Human Services. Garland Commercial Ranges Limited Scholarship, Peggy Maguire, Culinary Arts. Helen Jackson Memorial Award in Practical Nursing, Amber Peters, Practical Nursing. Holland College Alumni Association Bursary, Paul MacDonald, Power Engineering. Hyndman and Company Limited Bursary, Ben McKinley, Retail Business Management. Isabelle Power Aucoin Memorial Scholarship, Janelle Sobey, Practical Nursing. Jane Chandler Memorial Scholarship, Charlotte MacAulay, Journalism. Josephine DesRoches Memorial Bursary, Claudia Perez Vega, Practical Nursing. Labatt Scholarship, Gerry Hamilton, Culinary Arts. Lloyd Edward Campbell Memorial Bursary, Yvonne Lewis, Human Services. Martin Dorrell Memorial Award, Charlotte MacAulay, Journalism. McCain Foods Limited Award, Dan Carkner, Culinary Arts. M.F. Schurman Company, Limited Construction Technology Award, Rudi Saarloos, Construction Technology. Nabisco Brands Limited Scholarship, Charline Landry, Culinary Arts. Our Strength Within Bursary, Jenna Blanchard, Sport and Leisure Management. Our Strength Within Scholarship, Subradheep Balakrishnan, Applied Degree in Culinary Operations. Partners in Value Bursary, Mike Daigle, Video Game Art and Design. Partners in Value Dental Assisting Bursary, Elaine Googoo, Dental Assisting. Partners in Value Student Bursaries, Alex Egan, Golf Club Management; Joni Arsenault, Adult Education; Llyr Morris, Carpentry; Gemma Shelton, Marketing and Advertising Management; Darla Martell, Medical Support Services; Christa Chappell, Business Administration; Wade Crabbe, Electrical Technology; Deanna Veinot, Graphic Design; Angela Noonan, Environmental Applied Science Technology; Natalie Shea, Medical Support Services; Victoria Doan, Wildlife Conservation Technology; Aaron Cudmore, Practical Nursing; Lee Hughes, Architectural Technology; Joshua Stevenson, Primary Care Paramedicine; Andrew Seaman, Automotive Technology; Stephanie LeBlanc, Sport and Leisure Management; Jessica Bennett, Culinary Arts; Travis Higginbotham, Golf Club Management. Pearl and Ernest Foster Bursary, Rosanne Kouwenberg, Advanced Care Paramedicine. Personal Insurance Company Bursaries, D'Arcy Musgrave, Commercial Diving; Donna Johnson, Correctional Officer; Alex Aylward, Electromechanical Technology; Emily MacDonald, Sport and Leisure Management; Shawn MacLean, Journalism; Jarrett Bernard, Welding Fabrication; Robyn Richard, Tourism and Travel Management; Roseanne Cormier, Practical Nursing. P.E.I. Advisory Council on the Status of Women Bursary, Toby Peardon Spencer, Sport and Leisure Management. P.E.I. Dental Assistants' Association Bursary, Megan Baird, Dental Assisting. Philip Murray Memorial Bursary, Jesse MacDonald, Culinary Arts. Prince of Wales College Alumni Scholarship, Amber MacCormack, Architectural Technology. Raymond M. Grunwald Memorial Scholarship, Amanda Gamble, Fundamental Arts. Robert Lam Memorial Bursary, Amber MacCormack, Architectural Technology. Robert L. Cotton Memorial Bursary, Marshall Harrington, Video Game Art and Design. Royal Edward Chapter IODE Bursary, Lisa Murphy, Business Information Systems Development. W. Garfield Weston Foundation Scholarship, Laura DeVries, Medical Support Services. Zonta Club of Charlottetown Dr. Evelyn Cudmore Memorial Bursary, Laura Mulligan, Child and Youth Care Worker.

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