College of the Rockies Scholarship & Award Recipients 2023

College of the Rockies wishes to thank all businesses, corporations, families and community clubs who have so graciously provided funds in the form of scholarships and bursaries.

Their significant contributions provide College of the Rockies students with finances and support to continue their educational endeavours.

The donors listed below contributed to scholarships and awards not presented at today’s ceremony:

Brad Loucks

Brandon Salviulo Memorial

Scholarship - Mr and Mrs. Salviulo

Business and Professional Women’s Club

Canfor

College of the Rockies Student Association

George & Iris Brown

JM Flemming

John Maddigan

Kokanee Ford Automotive

Labatt/Columbia Breweries Foundation

Mainroad East Kootenay

Contracting LP

Maple Leaf Rebekah Lodge #19

Marilyn and Jurgen Flemming

Mary Fiorentino Paper Excellence

Rick and Marg Jensen Family

Russ Kinghorn Foundation

Russ Kinghorn

TC Energy

Teck Resources

Vancouver Foundation

William Cunningham

Yoki

Your generosity provides critical support to our students, changing their lives for the better. Donations can be made toward scholarships and bursaries, program supplies and equipment, and facilities and capital campaigns.

ONE TIME AND MONTHLY GIFTS

You can make a one-time or recurring gift online at cotr.ca/giving or mail a cheque to:

College of the Rockies

Donor and Alumni Engagement Office

2700 College Way

Cranbrook BC, V1C 5L7

Note: Please make cheques payable to College of the Rockies

STOCKS

Email giving@cotr.bc.ca to request a Gift of Shares form to help you navigate this process.

cotr.ca/giving

College of the Rockies, Donor and Alumni Engagement Office

2700 College Way, Cranbrook, BC Canada V1C 5L7

ESTATE PLANNING

There are opportunities to create a legacy at College of the Rockies through your Will. Options include bequests for unrestricted purposes, and donations via RRSPs. Talk to your financial planner or lawyer for more information.

GIFTS IN KIND

A Gift in Kind, is a gift of equipment, vehicles, consumables, real estate, which normally requires appraisal for tax receipt purposes. Let us help you determine whether your property is suitable for a donation to College of the Rockies by emailing giving@cotr.bc.ca

2022

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2023 SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARDS CEREMONY

Thursday, April 13, 2023

3:30 PM

PROGRAMME

Welcome – Doris Silva, Director of Student Affairs

Opening Address – Paul Vogt, President and CEO

Presentation of Awards – Doris Silva

Reception to follow in foyer

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COLLEGE OF THE ROCKIES

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS RECIPIENTS - SPRING 2023

z Adele Thompson Memorial Bursary

$ 500.00 Nadine Fehr

z AECBC Bursary

$ 500.00 Cheyene Powell

z Agnes McCoy Memorial Bursary

$ 500.00 Chelsea Burnham

$ 500.00 Alyssa Flood

z BC Hydro Scholarship

$ 750.00 Paris Hofmeister

$ 750.00 Rae Schultz

z BDO Canada LLP Scholarship

$ 1,000.00 Jordon Sam

z Brian Pagnucco Memorial Scholarship

$ 300.00 Kimberley Bandet

z Brilliant Expansion Equity Working Group-Women in Trades

$ 650.00 Rainah Burgess

z Business and Professional Women’s Club Foundation

$ 350.00 Stephanie Berekoff

z Canadian Federation of University Women

- Cranbrook Scholarship

$ 1,000.00 Stephanie Berekoff

$ 1,000.00 Rae Schultz

z Canadian Federation of University Women-Cranbrook Bursary

$ 500.00 Madison Adams

z Chevron Canada Resources/Molnar Bursary

$ 1,000.00 Jaden Hood

z Cindy Oliver ABE Bursary

$ 750.00 Trinity Didier

$ 750.00 Cheyene Powell

z CITO/ITA Construction Trades AwardIndustry Training Authority (ITA Scholarship

$ 500.00 Aaliyah Evans

$ 500.00 Chloe Hannan

z Columbia Basin Trust Bursary

$ 500.00 Chloe Bevans

$ 500.00 Hunter Burton

$ 500.00 Bobbie Goodwin

$ 500.00 Hannah Loseth

$ 500.00 Zack Pighin

z Columbia Basin Trust Bursary

$ 500.00 Amanda Porter

$ 500.00 Emily Shurgelo

z CN Parkin Memorial Scholarship

$ 250.00 Jane Veilleux

$ 250.00 Presley Armstrong

z Coca-Cola Bottling Company Scholarship

$ 500.00 Sarah Bourke

z College of the Rockies CUPE Local 2773 Scholarship (A)

$ 500.00 Stephanie Hirn

$ 500.00 Levi Sykut-McCulloch

z College of the Rockies Faculty Association

Bursaries

$ 750.00 Mikayla Fiddler

$ 750.00 Shae Harris

z College of the Rockies Faculty Association

Scholarships

$ 1,500.00 Natalie Barnett

$ 1,500.00 Kelsey Brodersen

z College of the Rockies Fernie Campus Scholarship

$ 750.00 McKenna Boilard

z College of the Rockies Student Activity Award (with trophy)

$ 150.00 Dylan Tennant

z Columbia Brewery Scholarship

$ 500.00 Aspen Parker

z Columbia Power Corporation Scholarship

$ 1,000.00 Presley Armstrong

$ 1,000.00 Tanya Crouse

$ 1,000.00 Shae Harris

$ 1,000.00 Noah McFadzen

z Cranbrook Rotary Centennial Bursary

$ 1,000.00 Alyssa Berkhiem

z Cranbrook Rotary Centennial Bursary

$ 1,000.00 Paul Freitag

z Credit Union Foundation of BC - Joseph

(Joe) C Selby Memorial Scholarship

$ 800.00 Makayla Lubbers

z Credit Union Foundation of BCPioneers Memorial Bursary

$ 500.00 Emily Hartle

$ 300.00 Emily Pointen

$ 200.00 Kristen McBurnie

z International Students’ Excellence Scholarship

$ 2,000.00 Syed Ashraf Hussain

$ 2,000.00 Annika Gruebel

$ 2,000.00 Rebekka Shulze

$ 2,000.00 Karen Velazquez Romo

$ 2,000.00 Emily Williams

z J. Hugh Campbell Memorial Bursary

$ 250.00 Skye Poetker

z Jeff Lakes Memorial Bursary

$ 250.00 Nicholas McClean

z John Bracco Memorial Bursary

$ 500.00 Kristina Powell

z Creston Valley Gleaners Society Bursaries

$ 750.00 Say Dah Naw

$ 750.00 Anthony Shurgelo

z Creston Valley Hospice Award

$ 500.00 Chelsia Krisher

z Cummins Western Canada Bursary

$ 600.00 Dan Langan

z G & M Clark Bursary

$ 500.00 Jordan Havens

z Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Lowden Award

$ 400.00 Chrystal Stilling

z Dr. Nicholas Rubidge Award

$ 500.00 Daniel Irwin

z Dustin Bourns Leadership Award (ATBO nomination)

$ 1,000.00 Kelsey Brodersen

$ 1,000.00 Annika Gruebel

z Echoridge Education Foundation (Welding)

$ 1,000.00 Sean Henwood

z Echoridge Education Foundation (ECED)

$ 500.00 Bailee Childress

z Echoridge Education Foundation (Nursing)

$ 1,000.00 Haley Croteau

z Eddy Brown Memorial Scholarship

$ 350.00 Vincent Michaud

z Elk Valley Skills Centre Scholarship

$ 1,000.00 McKenna Boilard

$ 1,000.00 Daniel Irwin

$ 1,000.00 Landon Kubos

$ 1,000.00 Natalja Polzin

z Engineers Canada Indigenous Access to Engineering Scholarship

$ 1,000.00 Jaden Hood

z Fernie Student Association

$ 300.00 Eric Oicle

z Howard Scholarship

$ 3,350.00 Ella Capri

$ 3,350.00 Luke Mann

z Indigenous Education Department Award

$ 500.00 Jordan Sam

$ 500.00 Susan Pullan

$ 500.00 Livia Ramos de Sous

z John Leask Memorial Scholarship

$ 1,000.00 Ben Rogers

z John McKay Bursary for Practical Nursing

$ 400.00 Dene Frances Zablan

z Kimberley Skills Centre Scholarship

$ 1,000.00 Jane Veilleux

z Kin Club of Cranbrook Scholarship

$ 1,500.00 Madison Halliday

z Kootenay Dental Society Scholarship

$ 500.00 Numfon Pungaksorn

z Kootenay Savings Bursary

$ 500.00 Madison Adams

$ 500.00 Paul Blackmore

$ 500.00 Janine Dalton

$ 500.00 Zoe Doucette

$ 500.00 Alexander Funk

$ 500.00 Beth Gartside

$ 500.00 Natasha Redisky

z Libby Neve Memorial Arts Scholarship

$ 1,000.00 Danielle Masuzumi

z Meetings That Matter - Leadership in Tourism and Hospitality Management Award

$ 700.00 Taylor Ferguson

z Miro Micovsky Bursary (Golden Student Association)

$ 500.00 Kelsey Brodersen

$ 500.00 Ella Capri

z Open Shop Construction Industry Bursary

$ 500.00 James Bradshaw

$ 500.00 Zachary Davis

$ 500.00 Kierce Rohrick

$ 500.00 Spencer Stein

z Remo Morandini Memorial Scholarship

$ 250.00 Nicko Levesque

z Robert Fields Memorial Award (United Commercial Travellers)

$ 500.00 Selena Libregts

$ 500.00 Isabelle Pratt

z Rocky Mountain NaturalistsMildred White Scholarship

$ 1,050.00 Ben Rogers

z Royal Bank Bursary

$ 500.00 Taio Schraner-Eldor

z Royal Bank Scholarship

$ 500.00 Kimberley Bandet

z Ruth Walker Memorial Scholarship

$ 750.00 Phoenix Cockell

$ 750.00 Paul Freitag

z Sarah Whetham Memorial Scholarshipessay

$ 1,000.00 Kate McPherson

z Senior Citizens’ Association of Cranbrook Health Care Assistant Bursary

$ 500.00 Chelsea Burnham

z Sonja Amy Loucks Early Childhood Education Bursary

$ 500.00 Kristina Powell

z Sophia Hedman Trust Foundation (BSN)

$ 1,000.00 Galen Pearce

z Sophia Hedman Trust Foundation (Education)

$ 1,000.00 Krista McKnight

z Sustainable Business Scholarship-essay

$ 1,000.00 Vincent Michaud

z Tembec Industries Inc. / Rotary Club of Cranbrook Scholarship

$ 1,000.00 Jessie Johnson

z The Hutchinson Accounting Scholarship

$ 1,000.00 Jason Neis

z The Hutchinson Bachelor of Business Administration Scholarship

$ 1,000.00 Desmond Chong

z The Hutchinson BSN Scholarship

$ 1,000.00 Natalie Barnett

z The Hutchinson Practrical Nursing Health Care Scholarship

$ 1,000.00 Emma Soetaert

z Tiana McLellan Memorial Scholarship

$ 500.00 Stephanie Hirn

z Valerie Hillstrom Memorial Bursary for the Arts

$ 500.00 Skye Poetker

z Velma McKay Memorial Bursary

$ 750.00 Tanya Crouse

z Verdun Casselman Memorial Scholarship

$ 1,250.00 Shayla Stewart

z Welding Program Advisory Committee

Award (trophy) Sean Henwood

Thank you to our generous donors!

By supporting College of the Rockies, you are directly impacting our students. Your support changes the direction of many lives in our community and provides opportunity where it may not have existed for some. Giving to College of the Rockies enhances teaching and learning, rewards achievement, removes financial barriers, and contributes to the infrastructure and training for in-demand jobs in our region, helping our communities thrive.

There are many reasons to donate to College of the Rockies including honouring a loved one by naming a scholarship after them, or supporting a program area you feel passionate about. There are several ways to give including one-time and monthly donations online. Your generosity changes lives for the better – thank you.

We’re so proud to have you all as members of our College family.