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Memorial University of Newfoundland
2024-25 Scholarship Recipients
2024-25 Scholarship Recipients
Chancellor's Graduate Award & Fry Family Foundation Graduate Leadership Award - To be announced
Chancellor's Undergraduate Award & Fry Family Foundation Undergraduate Leadership Award - To be announced
Clarice Diamond Fry Memorial Scholarship - Colton Sheppard, Glovertown
Charlotte Penwell Dolimount Memorial Scholarship - Claire Edwards, Grand Bank
J.M.C. Facey Engineering Scholarship - Grace Hurley, Conception Bay South
Hugh J. Anderson Chemistry Scholarship - Andrew Cox,, St. John's
Ralph Vincent Memorial Business Scholarship - Molly O'Neil, Outer Cove
Dean's Leadership Award in Music - Ronan Cook, St. John's
Dean's Leadership Award in Engineering - Fares Khalil, Alexandria (Egypt)
Dean's Leadership Award in the Faculty of Business Administration - Kathleen Staubitzer, Torbay
Dean's Leadership Award in Education - Rachel Andrews, Clarenville
Chancellor's Undergraduate Award & Fry Family Foundation Undergraduate Leadership Award - To be announced
Clarice Diamond Fry Memorial Scholarship - Colton Sheppard, Glovertown
Charlotte Penwell Dolimount Memorial Scholarship - Claire Edwards, Grand Bank
J.M.C. Facey Engineering Scholarship - Grace Hurley, Conception Bay South
Hugh J. Anderson Chemistry Scholarship - Andrew Cox,, St. John's
Ralph Vincent Memorial Business Scholarship - Molly O'Neil, Outer Cove
Dean's Leadership Award in Music - Ronan Cook, St. John's
Dean's Leadership Award in Engineering - Fares Khalil, Alexandria (Egypt)
Dean's Leadership Award in the Faculty of Business Administration - Kathleen Staubitzer, Torbay
Dean's Leadership Award in Education - Rachel Andrews, Clarenville
Community Centre Alliance Recipients
FFF CCA Post-Secondary MUN Scholarships are renewable for up to three additional years. Congratulations to this year's award winners and to the students who had their scholarships renewed for 2024-25.
2024-25 New Scholarship Recipients:
Dr. Philip Warren Exceptional Achievement Award - Duaa Ramadan, Walaa Ramadan, Tariq Alsidawi, Yasmin Alsherif
Scholarship Renewals:
Dr. Philip Warren Exceptional Achievement Scholarship - Dakota Butler, Baraa Alkhalif, Tristin Clarke, Madison Murrins, Emily Sheppard, Amy Wilcox, Allison Yetman, Nicholas Yetman
MUN Entrance Scholarship - Erika Meadus, Reanna Van Thiel
Bob Dawson Post-Secondary Entrance Scholarship - Madison Kennedy
Post-Secondary Entrance Scholarship - Momoh Octavious
FFF CCA Post-Secondary MUN Scholarships are renewable for up to three additional years. Congratulations to this year's award winners and to the students who had their scholarships renewed for 2024-25.
2024-25 New Scholarship Recipients:
Dr. Philip Warren Exceptional Achievement Award - Duaa Ramadan, Walaa Ramadan, Tariq Alsidawi, Yasmin Alsherif
Scholarship Renewals:
Dr. Philip Warren Exceptional Achievement Scholarship - Dakota Butler, Baraa Alkhalif, Tristin Clarke, Madison Murrins, Emily Sheppard, Amy Wilcox, Allison Yetman, Nicholas Yetman
MUN Entrance Scholarship - Erika Meadus, Reanna Van Thiel
Bob Dawson Post-Secondary Entrance Scholarship - Madison Kennedy
Post-Secondary Entrance Scholarship - Momoh Octavious
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The 2024-25 Award season at Memorial University began this year with the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, That was followed by the Community Centre Alliance Awards Ceremony and the School of Music Awards. In person events are always a great time to connect with scholarship recipients and FFF Alumni.
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The Chancellor's Awards/Fry Family Foundation Leadership Awards
JMC Facey Engineering Scholarship
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Grace Hurley is the recipient of the JMC Facey Engineering Scholarship. Grace is a first-year engineering student at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Grace plans to do electrical engineering next year so she can strive to pursue her career goals in the space industry after graduation. Grace grew up in Conception Bay South and graduated from Holy Spirit High School with honors and French Immersion certification in 2024. Since starting university, she has joined RoboGals MUN and developed a passion for volunteering and STEM outreach in order to increase the representation of girls and gender-diverse youth in science and engineering. Outside of many assignments and lots of studying, Grace loves music, reading, dancing, and spending time with friends.
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Clarice Diamond Fry Memorial Scholarship
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Colton Sheppard is the recipient of the FFF Clarice Diamond Fry Memorial Scholarship. He graduated from Glovertown Academy as the Valedictorian and is now a first year student at Memorial University’s Grenfell Campus. Colton has a deep rooted love for learning new things, as well as a passion for sports. He involved himself in many sports while at Glovertown Academy, such as Basketball, Softball, Cross Country Running, Ultimate Frisbee, and his personal favourite, Volleyball. This love for sports also led Colton to become a leader for the PN Unplugged Program, which provides physical activity for elementary students after school. He also worked with the Adventure Biking Project to help expand the program, which aims to empower youth through cycling adventures. Colton is studying Physics currently, but is leaving the door open to change if he decides to further his knowledge on another subject he is passionate about. With plans to pursue Secondary Education after his first degree, Colton dreams of returning to the classroom to be the cause of the excitement he felt walking in to learn with his favourite teachers.
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Charlotte Penwell Dolimount Memorial Scholarship
Claire Edwards is the 2024-25 recipient of the Charlotte Penwell Dolimount Memorial Scholarship. She graduated with honours from John Burke High School in Grand Bank. She is currently enrolled in the Faculty of Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland where she is in her first semester. Claire has a passion for the sciences that goes back many years, and this scholarship will go a long way to financially supporting Claire's education in the years ahead as she aims to pursue an additional degree in the medical field.
Ralph Vincent Memorial Business Scholarship
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Molly O'Neil is the 2024-25 recipient of the Ralph Vincent Memorial Business Scholarship. Molly is a second-year student in Memorial University’s Bachelor of Commerce (Co-Op) Program. In 2023, she graduated from Gonzaga High School in St. John’s, Newfoundland with honours. Molly was born in Outer Cove, Newfoundland, where she grew up playing sports and participating in extracurricular activities which have carried through her entire life. Always maintaining a very active role in these communities looking to build teamwork, leadership and communication skills. Molly was named to the Dean’s List in the Faculty of Business Administration for the 2023-2024 academic year and has previously received scholarships including the Transforming Our Horizons Entrance Scholarship and Lawrence S. Bloomberg Scholarship in Business Administration. Molly is currently working at a local small business, Flower Studio, and building her leadership skills through coaching basketball, where she is giving back to a community that gave her so much. Molly’s goal upon graduation with a Commerce (Co-op) degree is to attend law school, primarily focusing on corporate law.
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Hugh J Anderson Chemistry Scholarship
Andrew Cox is the 2024-25 recipient of the Hugh J. Anderson Chemistry Scholarship. Andrew is a second-year student at Memorial University studying chemistry and math. He plans to pursue the joint honors degree in chemistry and applied math and subsequently attend graduate school to further study chemistry. Andrew's hometown is St. John's, NL and he graduated with honors from O'Donel High School in 2023. His love for chemistry began in high school where he was inspired to develop his understanding of the subject. In university, he became further fascinated with chemistry and is interested in pursuing research. His favorite aspect of chemistry is how it can be used in so many different disciplines to create anything from materials to medicine. Additionally, chemistry allows him to understand and explore the reason why things happen whether it is through mathematical descriptions or drawing out mechanisms for reactions. Outside of school, Andrew enjoys playing soccer and spending time with his friends and family.
Dean's Leadership Award in Education
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Rachel Andrews is the recipient of the FFF Dean's Leadership Award in Education. Rachel is currently completing her Bachelor of Education (Primary/Elementary) as a second degree at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. She hopes to become a full-time Elementary classroom teacher in the province thiscoming school year. Rachel comes from a long line of educators, including her mother, grandfather, cousins, aunts and uncles. This has given her the opportunity to appreciate the impact that teachers not only have on their students, but on their communities as a whole. Her journey toward leadership began as in middle school and she has continued to spend her educational career in various leadership positions; from middle school and then high school student President, to the Vice-President position with her campus residence, and now in the Presidential role in her Education Faculty. The time spent in these roles afforded her the opportunity to participate in various leadership conferences and volunteering experiences. In addition to volunteering in her hometown community of Clarenville, Rachel has both captained and coached many sports teams and extracurriculars. Working with the local CARA summer program was when Rachel truly realized where her passion lay- working with young children. She is caring, kind, and quickly builds a loving and trusting relationship with her students. One of Rachel’s teaching goals is to cultivate the same drive in her future students so they further develop their own leadership skills.
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Dean's Leadership Award in Business
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Kathleen Staubitzer is the recipient of the FFF Dean's Leadership Award in Business. Kathleen is from Torbay, and is in the final year of her Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Co-operative degree with a minor in Communication Studies at Memorial University. Through work terms at the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Kathleen gained valuable experience collaborating with not-for-profit organizations across Newfoundland and Labrador. These experiences sparked her passion to pursue a career focused on addressing environmental and social issues within the not-for-profit sector. A dedicated and dynamic leader, Kathleen is deeply involved in student life at Memorial University. She serves as the President of the MUN Commerce Class of 2025 and chairs the 60th Annual Memorial Business Day. Kathleen has also played a key role in launching a new student society aimed at fostering community among business students in all years of the program. She is also an active member of the Commerce 2025 Graduation Committee. Kathleen’s commitment to leadership and personal growth extends beyond her academic and extracurricular responsibilities. She is currently participating in the Limitless Leadership Program at Memorial University where she is enhancing her skills and preparing for future endeavors. Additionally, she volunteers with the Parkinson's Society of Newfoundland and Labrador, contributing to fundraisers, events, and community support initiatives. Driven by purpose and a desire to make meaningful contributions, Kathleen is excited to apply all that she has learned at MUN to create positive change in her career and community.
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Dean's Leadership Award in Engineering
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Fares Khalil is the recipient of the FFF Dean's Leadership Award in Engineering. Fares is a Computer Engineering student (class of 2025) from Alexandria, Egypt. He has been junior VP Academic and then senior VP Academic of the MUN Engineering Society. He represents MUN engineering students and ensure their voices are heard in faculty meetings. He also worked on resolving concerns between first-year engineering students and their professors. To improve the experience for incoming engineering students, Fares created an extensive yet manageable orientation program that was inclusive and addressed the different support resources available on campus. He also bridged the gap between Society A and B in the academic portfolio, which allowed for improvements in programs like the Engineering Student Peer Network (ESPN), which is now a tradition for both societies to organize every semester. Fares is also the Class Representative for the MUN Computer Engineering Class of 2025 where he has been advocating for students, providing continuous feedback on the program to the department head, and organizing events each semester to connect junior Electrical, Computer, and Mechatronics classes with senior Electrical and Computer classes. He is also chair of the IEEE Student Branch at MUN where he organized the IEEEXtreme coding competition at MUN, ensured that students have the opportunity to attend conferences, and is working on renewing the McNaughton Center to benefit all students. Additionally, Fares started a partnership with MUN Robogals to collaborate on larger events like hackathons and meet-and-greet sessions. He also started the Professor's Appreciation Award to recognize the efforts and hard work of MUN professors whom the students choose.
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Dean's Leadership Award in Music
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Ronan Cook is the recipient of the FFF Dean’s Leadership Award in Music for the 2024-25 academic year. Ronan is a first year Bachelor of Music student studying trumpet with Dr. Alan Klaus. Born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Ronan has been involved in numerous musical communities such as Calos Youth Orchestra, Shallaway Youth Choir, and the Holy Heart instrumental program. Having grown up playing piano and bassoon, he picked up the trumpet in 2022 and has been playing avidly since, busking at the St. John’s Farmers’ Market, playing in the Rotary Jazz Band, and going on to win the 2024 St. John’s Kiwanis Music Festival Junior Instrumental Rose Bowl. It was a pleasure to hear Ronan perform at the School of Music Awards ceremony.
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