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North West College awarded just over $70,000 in Entrance Scholarships in mid-November 2020. Over 150 scholarships were presented to recipients who demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and commitment to pursuing advancement in postsecondary education at North West College.
鈥淲e strive to help as many students as possible who are pursuing an education at North West College with our Scholarship Program. I truly admire the hard work and perseverance of our students as they work towards their educational goals even during these challenging times鈥� stated Jay Notay, President and CEO of North West College. The criteria for the awards included a combination of remarkable academic achievement, extra-curricular participation, community service and financial need.
The 2020 Battlefords Campus Major Entrance Scholarship Winners:
鈥� Aaron Lowe Scholarship $500: Naomi MacAloney, Early Learning Child Care Program
鈥� NWC Adult Education Scholarship $ 500: Kiana Gabriel, Psychiatric Nursing Program
鈥� Battlefords Adult Education Committee Scholarship $500: Sheena Connolly, Practical
Nursing Program
鈥� Kanaweyimik Child & Family Services Scholarship $500: Greta Fineday, Community
Mental Health Program
鈥� Gold Eagle Lodge Scholarship $1000: Melanie Montour, Business Program
鈥� North Battlefords Elks Lodge #369 Scholarship $1000: Natawna Foreman, Practical
Nursing Program
鈥� Rotary Club of the Battlefords Scholarship $1000: Hannah-Ashley Lapawchuk,
Psychiatric Nursing Program
鈥� Rotary Club of the Battlefords Scholarship $1000: Masen Slabaida, Psychiatric Nursing
Program
鈥� The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group North Battleford/ Meadow Lake Division
Scholarship $1500: Jacob Nachtegaele, Business Program
鈥� Stan Wychopen Memorial BBEX Scholarship $2000: Courtney Roberts, Business
Program
鈥� Ultra Print Scholarship $2000: Natawna Foreman, Practical Nursing Program
鈥� Walker Wood Foundation #1 $2000: Frances Woodrow, Psychiatric Nursing Program
鈥� Walker Wood Foundation #2 $2000: Abdelhadi Khadroun, Psychiatric Nursing Program
鈥� Walker Wood Foundation #3 $2000: Hannah-Ashley Lapawchuk, Psychiatric Nursing
Program
鈥� Walker Wood Foundation #4 $2000: Kadee Moore, Psychiatric Nursing Program
鈥� Sobeys Choose Excellence Scholarship $3000: Natawna Foreman, Practical Nursing
Program
The 2020 Meadow Lake Region Major Entrance Scholarship Winners:
鈥� NWC Board of Governors $750: Alicia Sharp, Continuing Care Assistant Program
鈥� The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group North Battleford/Meadow Lake Division Scholarship
$1500: Chantal Kyplain, Office Administration Program
鈥� Redhead Equipment Outstanding Student Scholarship $2000: Matthew Maier, Heavy
Equipment & Truck & Transport Technician Program
鈥� Meadow Lake Co-op Choose Excellence Scholarship $2000: Natasha Opekokew,
Welding Program
鈥� Meadow Lake Kinsmen Club Choose Excellence Scholarship $2000: Hayley MacLeod,
Continuing Care Assistant Program
鈥� Meadow Lake Lions Club Choose Excellence Scholarship $2000: Chantal Kyplain, Office
Administration Program
鈥� PineRidge Ford Choose Excellence Scholarship $2000: Darcy Ochuschayoo, Welding
Program
Designed to provide financial assistance, North West College鈥檚 Scholarship Program is helping support the next generation of creative and innovative thinkers, and equipping them with resources to help advance their education. During the 2019-2020 academic year, North West College distributed over $115,000 to their students and are on track to award a total of $130,000 in the current academic year.
Scholarships at North West College are made possible by gifts from individual and corporate donors, as well as a grant from the Saskatchewan Innovation & Opportunity Scholarships program, administered through the Ministry of Advanced Education. Through this unique program, the Saskatchewan Government matches every dollar the College receives for scholarships from its industry partners and private donors, thus doubling the resources to support even more students.
鈥淓ach scholarship donation is an investment in North West College, our students and our communities within northwest Saskatchewan. Their support is an ongoing beacon of encouragement for myself and our students, who through the support of these scholarships are able to achieve success in their educational and desired career paths,鈥�
said Jay Notay, President and CEO of North West College.
