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College of the North Atlantic
2024-25 Scholarship Recipients
2024-25 Scholarship Recipients
Fry Family Foundation CNA Leadership Achievement Awards
These Leadership Achievement Awards reward students who are making a significant positive impact in their communities. They recognize students who continue to deliver upon high academic standards and demonstrate continuous improvement in their leadership abilities. These students are vital to the future success of the communities and regions where they live and work. In further enhancing leadership skills, students are better equipped to help ensure the province’s economic sustainability across all regions of NL. In total, FFF will grant 36 Awards annually to CNA students enrolled in programs at the 17 campuses and through Distributed Learning (DL).
FFF President’s Excellence in Leadership Achievement Award (Graduate)
FFF CNA Leadership Achievement Awards (Program In progress)
FFF CNA Leadership Achievement Awards (Entrance)
James Sellars Apprenticeship Awards
These Leadership Achievement Awards reward students who are making a significant positive impact in their communities. They recognize students who continue to deliver upon high academic standards and demonstrate continuous improvement in their leadership abilities. These students are vital to the future success of the communities and regions where they live and work. In further enhancing leadership skills, students are better equipped to help ensure the province’s economic sustainability across all regions of NL. In total, FFF will grant 36 Awards annually to CNA students enrolled in programs at the 17 campuses and through Distributed Learning (DL).
FFF President’s Excellence in Leadership Achievement Award (Graduate)
- Darlene Ireland - Business Management: Human Resource Management (Grand Falls-Windsor Campus)
FFF CNA Leadership Achievement Awards (Program In progress)
- Tinuola Oladejo - Community Leadership Development (Bay St. George Campus)
- Nikita Osmond - Early Childhood Education (Port aux Basques Campus)
- Megan McNeil - Early Childhood Education (Port aux Basques Campus)
- Vanessa Hamel - Mental Health & Addictions (Happy Valley Goose Bay Campus)
- Alison Barrett - Early Childhood Education (Gander Campus)
- Brooklyn Carpenter - Early Childhood Education (Carbonear Campus)
- Ryan Whalen - Accounting (Corner Brook Campus)
- Kelsie Snook - Executive Office Management (Online Learning)
- Daniel Whitten - Business Management: Human Resource Management (Prince Philip Drive Campus)
- Cheyanne Murphy-Doyle - Practical Nursing (Burin Campus)
- Esther Ejuvwevwo - Practical Nursing (Clarenville Campus)
FFF CNA Leadership Achievement Awards (Entrance)
- Rowan Matthews - Heavy Equipment Technician/Truck and Transport Mechanic (Bay St. George Campus)
- Thomas Bradley - Plumber (Bonavista Campus)
- Brady Young - Construction/Industrial Electrician (Burin Campus)
- Meagan Andrews - Practical Nursing (Carbonear Campus)
- Brady Lushman - Construction/Industrial Electrician (Corner Brook Campus)
- Natasha White - Practical Nursing (Clarenville Campus)
- Sydney Wells - Comprehensive Arts & Science (CAS) Transfer: College-University (Grand Falls-Windsor Campus)
- Chloe Quilty - Hairstylist (Gander Campus)
- Thomas Little - Powerline Technician (Happy Valley Goose Bay Campus)
- Rovic Cinco - Construction/Industrial Electrician (Lab West Campus)
- Sophia Dove - Video Game Art & Design (Online Learning)
- Kelsie Hodder - Early Childhood Education (Port aux Basques Campus)
- Appiah Kubi Agyei - Welder (Placentia Campus)
- Anna Lundrigan - Early Childhood Education (Prince Philip Drive Campus)
- Kingsley Izima - Mechanical Engineering Technology (Ridge Road Campus)
- Julia Rumbolt - Practical Nursing (St. Anthony Campus)
- William Pearce - Instrumentation and Control Technician (Seal Cove Campus)
James Sellars Apprenticeship Awards
- Griffin Matthews - Carpenter (Port aux Basques Campus)
- John Martin - Carpenter (Clarenville Campus)
- Caden Collier - Construction/Industrial Electrician (Seal Cove Campus)
- Musa Adurogangan - Plumber (Bonavista Campus)
- Evan Currie - Welder (Prince Philip Drive Campus)
- Ethan Scott - Welder/Metal Fabricator (Fitter) (Port aux Basques Campus)
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We were delighted to start the academic year with Community Centre Alliance students receiving new CNA scholarships or having their scholarships renewed. We also had FFF representatives attend three CNA award ceremonies which featured students from the following Campuses: Prince Philip Drive, Ridge Road, Seal Cove, Carbonear and Gander.
We always enjoy the opportunity to meet award recipients, and chat with our alumni, faculty, families and other donors. Sarah Downey is a second year Medical Laboratory Technology student and two-time FFF Alumni who received a 2024 FFF CNA Leadership Achievement Award and a 2006 FFF Horizon Award. This year Sarah is the recipient of the 2025 Paul McGee Memorial Achievement Award donated by VOCMCares Foundation. Sarah is President of the newly chartered CNA Campus Lions Club and was also the Student Guest Speaker at the ceremony for CNA St. John Campuses. |
Community Centre Alliance (CCA) Recipients
In addition, FFF CCA Post-Secondary Scholarships are renewable for up to three additional years. Congratulations to this year's award recipients and to the students who had their scholarships renewed for 2024-25 at CNA. Learn more about these exceptional students here.
In addition, FFF CCA Post-Secondary Scholarships are renewable for up to three additional years. Congratulations to this year's award recipients and to the students who had their scholarships renewed for 2024-25 at CNA. Learn more about these exceptional students here.
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2024-25 Recipients:
Bob Dawson Bursary
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Renewals or Activation of existing Scholarships:
Dr. Philip Warren Exceptional Achievement Scholarship Activation
Dr. Philip Warren Exceptional Achievement Scholarship Activation
- Rita Connors - Software Development Program (Prince Philip Drive Campus)
- Safaa Nahhat - Comprehensive Arts & Science (CAS) Transfer: College-University (Prince Philip Drive Campus)
- Fatemah Al Ahmad - Comprehensive Arts & Science (CAS) Transition (Prince Philip Drive Campus)
- Khaled Aldagher - Instrumentation and Control Engineering Technology (Ridge Road Campus)
- Jillian Stevenson - Community Recreation Leadership (Prince Philip Drive Campus)
President's Excellence in Leadership Achievement
This year's recipient of the prestigious FFF President's Excellence in Leadership Achievement Award is Darlene Ireland. This award recognizes the graduating student who has best demonstrated high academic achievement, coupled with exceptional leadership ability and a strong commitment to the province through volunteerism. Darlene is from Quirpon, NL and is graduating from the Business Management program (Human Resources Management focus) at the Grand Falls-Windsor campus. With a background in healthcare and a passion for leadership, she has held multiple roles in student government, including President of the CNA Student Union (CNASU), Vice President of her campus SRC, and Representative with the Canadian Federation of Students (Local 46). She also served as President of Enactus and volunteered with the Exploit's Valley SPCA. Darlene has been a two-time finalist in CNA’s Provincial Business Case Competition and she has recently been accepted to Memorial University to complete her Bachelor of Business Administration. She also received a FFF Leadership Achievement (In Progress) Award in 2023-24.
Leadership Achievement (In Progress)
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There are 11 Leadership Achievement Awards given to a second or third year student enrolled in the following programs: Business, Health Science, Information Technology and Applied Arts. Students must demonstrate academic excellence and be continuing or expanding their leadership and involvement throughout College. Megan McNeil, Daniel Whitten and Tinuola Oladejo also received FFF Leadership Achievement Awards in 2023-24!
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Leadership Achievement (Entrance)
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There are 18 Leadership Achievement Entrance Awards, including one per CNA campus and one for Distributed Learning. These Entrance Scholarships are awarded to a first-year, full-time student enrolled in any certificate or diploma level program. Recipients are selected based on academic excellence, community involvement and leadership.
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James Sellars Apprenticeship Awards
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The James Sellars Apprenticeship Award is awarded to 6 full-time students enrolled in the entry-level of the following programs: Construction/Industrial Electrician, Plumber, Carpenter, Cabinet Maker and Welder/Metal Fabricator. It rewards students who have been making a difference in their communities and who best demonstrate academic excellence and leadership.
The award was established by the Fry Family Foundation to honour the memory of James Sellars, the father of co-founder Marlene (Sellars) Fry, who was the first plumber in St. John's to receive his Master Plumber License in 1945. Learn more about the history of this award. |