For immediate release
February 16, 2010
(METRO VANCOUVER, B.C.) KPU Foundation hosted its 21st Annual Scholarships & Awards ceremony at the Coast Hotel & Convention Centre in Langley.
The annual scholarships and awards ceremony presents awards, bursaries and scholarships to KPU students who have demonstrated superior academic achievement, financial need or have received recognition in program-specific honours.
The top award recipients are as follows:
LANGLEY
- Shelley Coburn (Bachelor of Arts, Double Minor) — Received awards totalling $3,800
- Colin Rachel (Bachelor of Arts in Community Criminal Justice) — Received awards totalling $3,500
- Trevor Young (Associate of Arts in General Studies) — Received awards totalling $3,500
RICHMOND
- Deepak Bhanghu (Associate of Science) — Received awards totalling $4,550
- Sarah Greenfield (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) — Received awards totalling $4,250
SURREY
- Susan Butler (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) — Received awards totalling $6,000
- Michela Fiorido (Bachelor of Arts in Criminology) — Received awards totalling $4,000
- Grant Coffey (Associate of Arts in General Studies) — Received awards totalling $3,900
- Lauren Baxandall (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) — Received awards totalling $3,800
- Sarah Hewlett (Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting) — Received awards totalling $3,500
VANCOUVER
- Justin Langille (Bachelor of Journalism) — Received awards totalling $5,750
- Sheena Main (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) — Received awards totalling $3,500
- Lee Van Passen (Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing) — Received awards totalling $3,500
For more information on student awards and financial assistance at KPU, visit: kpu.ca/awards
The KPU Foundation was established in 2000 and raises funds to create quality, lifelong learning opportunities for KPU students to achieve personal, social and career success. For more information or to make a donation, call 604.599.2010 or visit kpu.ca/foundation.
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For more information about the scholarship and awards ceremony, contact:
Jeff Norris
Chief Advancement Officer
KPU Foundation
Tel: 604.599.2010
jeff.norris@kpu.ca
OR
For more information about KPU, contact:
Peter Chevrier
Director, Marketing and Communications
Tel: 604.599.2286
peter.chevrier@kpu.ca