Public Service Alliance of Canada BC

The PSAC Scholarship Awards Committee has chosen the recipients of this year scholarships.The PSAC offers 12 scholarships valued at $30,000 to the sons and daughters of PSAC members who attend a university, college or an institute of higher learning.

These scholarships are awarded on the basis of an 800-word essay, scholastic achievement and community and union involvement. This year, the topic of the essay was:

Tell us why you think Canada needs quality, publicly funded and publicly delivered social programs and services.

• $4,000 Groulx - PSAC National scholarship: Jeremy Brouillard (parent: Christiane Allaire / CEIU/Quebec)
• $4,000 Coughlin – PSAC National scholarship: Amanda Long (parent: Colleen Whiteley / CEIU/Ontario)
• $3,000 Groulx – PSAC National scholarship: Michael Drew (parent: Dorothy Drew / Agriculture/Ontario)
• $3,000 Coughlin – PSAC National scholarship: Anna Lambert (parent: George Lambert / UPCE/NCR)
• $3,000 Groulx – PSAC National scholarship: Jason Harvey (parent: Doug Harvey /National /NCR)
• $3,000 Coughlin – PSAC National scholarship: Judith Jayasuriya (parent: Hycinth Jayasuriya / GSU /Prairies)
• J.R. (Joe) Power $2,000 National Scholarship: Katherine Fane (parent: Ruth McDiarmid / Agriculture/BC)
• $1,000 PSAC National Scholarship: Meghan Donovan (parents: Joyce and Reg Donovan /CEIU/Atlantic)
• $1,000 scholarship Atlantic: Brittany Churchill (parent: Helen Churchill / UTE/Atlantic)
• $1,000 scholarship Quebec: Sebastien Rioux (member / UQAM/Quebec)
• $1,000 scholarship National Capital Region : Greer Brabazon (parent: Kirsten Kizolanka / National/NCR)
• $1,000 scholarship Ontario: Kelly Manweiler (member / National/Ontario)
• $1,000 scholarship Prairies: Nathan Huisman LaBerge (parent: Sharon Laberge / UNDE/Prairies)
• $1,000 scholarship British Columbia: Michael Munro (member/ UTE/BC)
• $1,000 scholarship North: Christine Miller (parent: William Miller / UEW/North)