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(Wolfville,
NS) - Acadia University celebrated the
achievements of its current and future scholars this afternoon
during the annual Academic Honours Reception at Festival Theatre.
“Acadia’s tradition of
excellence in academic programs, research, and innovation has
established the University as a leader in post-secondary education,”
said Dr. Ralph Nilson, Vice-President Academic. “It has been the
strength of our students at the graduate and undergraduate level
working with outstanding faculty that has established our
top-quality learning environment.”
Today’s ceremony
recognized Acadia’s recipients of the Millennium Excellence Awards.
Created as part of Canada’s celebration of the new millennium, the
Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation is committed to providing
opportunities for Canadians to learn, grow and contribute to their
communities. Certificates of Excellence were presented to Timothy
Clark, recipient of a second-level award worth $4,000 which is
renewable for up to one additional year, and Kathryn Trussler who
was honoured with a third-level award; the one-time grant is worth
$4,000.
The student speaker at
the Academic Honours Reception was Cara Davies. Davies, a fourth-
year Chemistry Honours student from Whistler, British Columbia,
shared her thoughts on the Acadia experience. Along with being a
Deans’ List student, Davies has been awarded the Margarita Joy
Cutten Scholarship, the MacKay Memorial Scholarship in Chemistry, an
Acadia Advantage Grant, and the Murray G. Ross Entrance Scholarship.
During the ceremony,
Dr. Ralph Nilson also recognized four middle and high school
students who demonstrated excellence during Acadia’s 2004 summer
camp programs. These potential future Acadia scholars include Wesley
Ellis of Kings Edgehill School, top student of the Lyceum Science
camp; Brett Balser of West Hants School, top student of Project
EnSciTE (Environmental science, technology, and entrepreneurship);
Rebecca Boutin of Astral Drive Jr. High School in Dartmouth, for top
student of CSI Acadia; and Tiszandra Eatmon of Fredericton, New
Brunswick, who is the top student this year for the Science and
Multimedia program.
Annually, Acadia
University awards more than $2.1 million in scholarships,
scholar-bursaries, bursaries awards and prizes. Approximately 150
entrance scholarships are offered each year.
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