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College of the North Atlantic
2025-26 Scholarship Recipients
2025-26 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 35 Awards annually to CNA students enrolled in programs at the 16 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 35 Awards annually to CNA students enrolled in programs at the 16 campuses and through Distributed Learning (DL).
FFF President’s Excellence in Leadership Achievement Award (Graduate)
- Sarah Sanchez Downey - Medical Laboratory Technology (Prince Philip Drive Campus)
FFF CNA Leadership Achievement Awards (Program In progress)
- Juanita Tobin - Mental Health & Addictions (Carbonear Campus)
- Breanna Seward - Marketing Management and Analytics (Prince Philip Drive Campus)
- Louise Pedersen - Early Childhood Education (Corner Brook Campus)
- Ashley Hoskins - Accounting & Financial Management (Grand Falls-Windsor Campus)
- Catherine Skanes - Strategic Human Resource Management (Grand Falls-Windsor Campus)
- Lisa McDonald - Practical Nursing (Burin Campus)
- Selina Matchim - Practical Nursing (St. Anthony Campus)
- Emma Mayo - Mental Health & Addictions (Happy Valley Goose Bay Campus)
- Periza Ahiabu - Mental Health & Addictions (Happy Valley Goose Bay Campus)
- Natasha White - Practical Nursing (Clarenville Campus)
- Valerie Oldford - Practical Nursing (Gander Campus)
FFF CNA Leadership Achievement Awards (Entrance)
- Gellie Ann Prestosza - Practical Nursing (Carbonear Campus)
- Madison Byerly - Early Childhood Education (Labrador West Campus)
- Callistus Enekwe- Instrumentation and Control Technician (Seal Cove Campus)
- Nadia Borrero - Marketing Management and Analytics (Prince Philip Drive Campus)
- Somtochukwu Obute - Computing Systems Engineering Technology Co-op (Ridge Road Campus)
- Francesca Catalig - Executive Office Management (Corner Brook Campus)
- Jaxon Hounsell - Comprehensive Arts & Science (CAS) Transfer (Grand Falls-Windsor Campus)
- Vanessa Childs - Community Leadership Development (Bay St. George Campus)
- Alyssa Dominix - Practical Nursing (Burin Campus)
- Logan Earle - Heavy Equipment Operator (St. Anthony Campus)
- Travis Lawrence - Mental Health & Addictions (Happy Valley Goose Bay Campus)
- Amaris Manning - Marketing (Online)
- Kaitlyn Stead - Personal Care Attendant (Bonavista Campus)
- Joshua Pelley - Accounting (Clarenville Campus)
- Mosope Orebanjo - Aircraft Structure Repair (Gander Campus)
- Denise Samms - Personal Care Attendant (Port aux Basques Campus)
- Jefta Merkuratsuk - Welder (Placentia Campus)
James Sellars Apprenticeship Awards
- Stephanie Moyst - Carpenter (Carbonear Campus)
- Griffin McGrath - Carpenter (Carbonear Campus)
- Keegan Brake - Construction/Industrial Electrician (Corner Brook Campus)
- Marissa Bolt - Welder (Burin Campus)
- William Kane - Plumber (Bonavista Campus)
- Patrick Ballett - 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. FFF representatives also attended CNA award ceremonies which featured students from the following Campuses: Prince Philip Drive, Ridge Road, Seal Cove, Carbonear and Corner Brook. We always enjoy the opportunity to meet award recipients, and chat with our alumni, faculty, families and other donors. At the Carbonear Ceremony, we were pleased to celebrate FFF Alumni Meagan Andrews on being awarded the Surgical Nursing Practice Clinical Award and the CLPNNL Academic Excellence Award for Carbonear Campus.
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Community Centre Alliance (CCA) Recipients
In addition, FFF awards four new Bob Dawson Bursaries annually. These CCA Post-Secondary Scholarships are now renewable for up to three additional years. Congratulations to this year's award recipients and to the students who had their scholarships renewed for 2025-26 at CNA. Learn more about these exceptional students here.
In addition, FFF awards four new Bob Dawson Bursaries annually. These CCA Post-Secondary Scholarships are now renewable for up to three additional years. Congratulations to this year's award recipients and to the students who had their scholarships renewed for 2025-26 at CNA. Learn more about these exceptional students here.
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2025-26 Recipients:
Bob Dawson Bursary
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Renewal or Activation of existing Scholarships:
Post-Secondary Entrance Scholarship renewal
Post-Secondary Entrance Scholarship renewal
- Khaled Aldagher - Instrumentation and Control Engineering Technology (Ridge Road Campus)
- Ahmad Alhakeem- Comprehensive Arts & Science (CAS) Transition (Prince Philip Drive Campus)
- Amanda Chipman - Early Childhood Education (Prince Philip Drive Campus)
President's Excellence in Leadership Achievement
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This year's recipient of the prestigious FFF President's Excellence in Leadership Achievement Award is Sarah Sanchez Downey. 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. Sarah is a third year Medical Laboratory Technology student and is President of the CNA Campus Lions Club. Sarah is also a three-time FFF Alumni who also received a 2024 FFF CNA Leadership Achievement Award and a 2006 FFF Horizon Award to MUN.
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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. Natasha White also received an FFF Leadership Achievement Award in 2024-25!
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Leadership Achievement (Entrance)
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There are 17 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. If possible, it will be equally distributed to male and female students.
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. |