Fall 2016 Scholarship & Bursary Recipients

NSGEU believes in supporting members who are continuing their education. Every year, the union offers 29 member bursaries (14 in March and 15 in October). They are awarded based on financial need at the discretion of the NSGEU Education Committee. Once a year, the union offers 10 dependent scholarship awards: one $2,500 scholarship, four $1,500 scholarships, and five $1,000 scholarships. Scholarships are awarded based on scholastic achievement at the discretion of the NSGEU Education Committee.

The following people have been selected as recipients of the NSGEU’s 2016 Fall Member Bursaries & Scholarships:

Member Bursaries:

• Bill Hebert Memorial Award: Morgan Blackmore (Local 3)
• Carmen Williams Memorial Award: Anna Gallant (Local 101)
• Haresh Parekh (Local 100)
• Lee Ann Spears (Local 85)
• Nathaniel Houle (Local 7)
• Colleen Currie (Local 8)
• Tamara Fradette (Local 7)
• Stephanie Hudson (Local 34)
• Nicole LaPierre (Local 100)
• Bennett Blades (Local 16)
• Robyn McNeill (Local 100)
• Sarah-Jane Bungay (Local 100)
• Stephanie Noja (Local 101)
• David Adeyemi (Local 99)
• Marilyn MacDougall (Local 6)

Members’ Dependent Bursaries:

• Westray Memorial Award: Charlee Gerrior (Member Barbara Gerrior, Local 470C)
• Brian Langille Memorial Award: Keegan MacNeil (Member Albert DeYoung, Local 88)
• Irving Deale Memorial Award: Angeline Maloney-Arsenault (Member Nicole Isaac, Local 35)
• Phillip Cosgrove Memorial Award: Leah MacPherson (Member Stella MacPherson, Local 1)
• Gordon Burnham Memorial Award: Logan O’Connell (Member Tara O’Connell, Local 190)
• John Rossiter Memorial Award: Courtney Penney (Member Beverley Simmons, Local 470)
• Lauren Doucet (Member Lisa Doucet, Local 423)
• Kwesi Renner (Member Sasha Renner, Local 7)
• Blake Seymour (Member Sharon Jewer, Local 70)
• Dustin Renzelli (Member Nellie Renzelli, Local 77)
• Anique LeBlanc (Member Karen Thibault, Local 16)
• Elsie Blacker (Member Colleen Blacker, Local 81)
• Gabriel Maxwell (Member Evan Maxwell, Local 6)
• Hannah Miles (Member Cheryl Miles, Local 1246)
• Peter Smith (Member Molly Rose-Smith, Local 17)

Members’ Dependent Scholarships:

• Adrian Timmons Memorial Award: Jenny Gillis (Member A Marie Gillis, Local 88)
• Alex Buchanan Memorial Award: Lydia Swiatkowski (Member Deanna MacKay, Local 4)
• Aubrey Stevens Memorial Award: Adam Campbell (Member Cindy Campbell, Local 101)
• Greg Blanchard Award: Ainslie Pierrynowski (Member Joan Cummings/Richard, Local 104/18A)
• David Peters Award: Jennie Newman (Member Cheryl Newman, Local 79)
• Joan Jessome Award: Emily Layland (Member Pauline Layland, Local 101)
• Nikita Kenney (Member Natasha Kenney, Local 119)
• Fraser Robinson (Member Catherine & Gord Robinson, Local 71/2)
• Benjamin Wright (Member Linda Wright, Local 53)
• Hannah Corney (Member Randolph Corney, Local 79)