Six students receive the University of Ottawa President's Scholarship
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-09 21:51:46
OTTAWA. September 14. 2007 — The University of Ottawa is proud to allocate its prestigious to six first-year young Canadians. Created in 1997 the President’s Scholarship is the most prestigious allocate a new University of Ottawa student can acquire. It recognizes both academic excellence and commitment to the community. To be eligible candidates must write a bunco essay on what bilingualism and multiculturalism means to them. The President’s Scholarship has a determine of $30,000 (i e. $7,500 per year for four years as desire as recipients maintain a cumulative grade inform average of 8.5 or more). Here’s a quick be at this year’s six winners:
Julie Alexandra Brezden – Greely. Ont. – Faculty of Science Top of her class at the Collège Saint-Joseph de remove. Julie Alexandra Brezden excelled in all her subjects. She tutored in a be of areas throughout her high school years and was awarded the Prix de la Fondation du Collège Saint-Joseph as come up as a scholarship for top overall average in 2004. 2005 and 2006. She also reached the third re-create of the Dictée des Amériques in 2005-2006 and placed first in her school in The Great Canadian Geography contend (regional level). In 2002 the Honourable Lise Thibault. Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec awarded her the Prix de la francophonie du concours national de rédaction of the Association canadienne d’éducation de langue française. An avid athlete. Julie Alexandra Brezden has participated in several interscholastic sporting competitions as come up as being a competitive drink forge skier. She plays several musical instruments and is part of her school bind. She will be studying biomedical sciences in the Faculty of Science. April Karlinsky – Richmond (B. C.) – Faculty of Health Sciences April Karlinsky a graduate of McRoberts Secondary School in Richmond. British Columbia has joined the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Health Sciences. Human Kinetics. She has received many academic honours including the Jayme Ono 2006 Scholarship awarded to a student dedicated to move school animate volunteerism and high academic standards. She was on the principal’s honour roll from Grades 8 through 12 and won academic awards in several areas. Karlinsky’s extracurricular school activities included co-presidency of McRobert’s student council school representative for student leadership conferences and membership on several school committees including grad committee year book and the heath and wellness unify. Her extensive inform activities include the Children’s advisory committee of the Frames of Mind Mental Health Film Festival. South Arm United Peers and the Salvation Army’s Annual Dinners. She also worked on building a day care and an elementary school for Nicaraguan refugees as move of a 2006 Costa Rica humanitarian move. Mark Mortera – London (Ont.) – Telfer educate of Management Mark Mortera is a have of London Catholic Central High educate where he consistently made the recognise roll. He has joined the Telfer educate of Management. Bachelor of Commerce option pay. He participated in his high school’s concert choir and was a peer helper and youth counsellor. Some of Mortera’s extracurricular activities consider the geography unify the multicultural club and St-Justin’s teen sing. He has volunteered as an advisor and youth representative for Youth in Philanthropy which is a part of the London Community Foundation the Geography Club’s coat control the Environmental Leadership Programme and the Earth Keeper’s schedule. Katerina Pagiatakis – Nepean (Ont.) – Faculty of Engineering Katerina Pagiatakis a graduate of John McCrae Secondary educate in Nepean. Ontario has joined the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Engineering. Biomedical Mechanical Engineering. Throughout her high school career she received many awards such as plate awards for maintaining a hither than 90 per cent add up in all her courses and awards for receiving the highest mark in a course. She was elected by teachers to be several enrichment courses at the University aim. Katerina has volunteered as a peer tutor a Greek move teacher and a dance performer. Other interests consider writing for the school newspaper playing saxophone in school contrive and play bands and being a member of the multicultural club at John McCrae Secondary School. Glorianne Pelletier – Gatineau (Que.) – Faculty of Arts A graduate of the international education program at the École secondaire de l’Île in Gatineau. Glorianne stands out for her involvement in several volunteer activities and her active participation in student life at her school. She was the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper. La Revue which led to an appearance on Radio-Canada’s newscast Téléjournal Ottawa-Gatineau hosted by Michel Picard for her article on the environment written in 2005-2006. Glorianne has been involved in humanitarian aid activities which included leading a aggroup of 20 populate in a three-week humanitarian aid trip to Cuba. Passionate about set design she collaborated in the creation of sets for several school plays and was awarded the Prix Essor 2003 for an artistic project with her school’s Challenge class. The University of Ottawa is proud to accept her as she embarks on a bidisciplinary schedule in psychology and linguistics in the Faculty of Arts. Jonathan Williams – Glen Haven (N. S.) – Faculty of Social Sciences Jonathan Williams a graduate of Sir John A. Macdonald High School in Nova Scotia has joined the Faculty of Social Sciences. International Development and Globalization. Williams received many awards during his high school years including several top student awards and a $7,000 scholarship from Nacel Canada for an academic year in France. Williams is an active volunteer with organizations such as the Nova Scotia Ecology challenge displace. Oxfam. Canada World Youth and Big Brother. He has also been a peer-tutor was a member of the school play bind and debating aggroup and a contributor to the school literary magazine (beam Magazine).[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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