APEGGA 1997 Scholarships and Gold Medals
APEGGA University Entrance Scholarships 1997 Recipients
APEGGA presents 12 awards to students entering the faculties of engineering or the departments of geology and geophysics at the University of Alberta, The University of Calgary or colleges in Alberta offering transfer programs. Each recipient receives $2,000 toward first-year studies in engineering, geology or geophysics. Listed below are the 1997 APEGGA University Entrance Scholarships recipients, along with the high schools they attended.
Attending the University of Alberta
Derek Cyr
Louis St. Laurent Catholic School
Edmonton
Cara Denkhaus
Bev Facey Community High School
Sherwood Park
Michele Gee
St. Francis Xavier High School
Edmonton
Wannes Luppens
St. Joseph School
Whitecourt
Lindsay Weppler
Bev Facey Community High School
Sherwood Park
Colin Michael
Salisbury Composite High School
Sherwood Park
Timothy Matthews
Central High
Sedgewick
Attending the University of Calgary
Scott Crawford
Western Canada High School
Calgary
Ryan Kong
Queen Elizabeth Junior/Senior High School
Calgary
Jayanti Sharma
John G. Diefenbaker
High School
Calgary
Anthony Wachtler
Dr. E.P. Scarlett Senior High School
Calgary
Attending the University of Lethbridge
Erin Pope
Catholic Central High School
Lethbridge
APEGGA Education Scholarships
APEGGA Education Scholarships provide $2,000 per year for two years to each recipient. The scholarships are intended to enable individuals who hold a bachelor’s degree in science or education to return to university to obtain a second degree, or to help those students obtaining combined degrees in education and science. Each scholarship is named for two of the annual APEGGA Teacher Award recipients. The 1997 APEGGA Education Scholarship recipients are:
McDONALD/CHICHAK
EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
Tara Campbell
Attending the University of Alberta
Obtaining a joint Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Science
Specialty Field: Biological sciences.
SIWAK/GREEN EDUCATION
SCHOLARSHIP
Saymah Noor Chaudhry
Attending the University of Alberta
Obtaining Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Science
Specialty Field: Majoring in math
GREEN/DORIN EDUCATION
SCHOLARSHIP
Debbie Graham
Attending The University of Calgary
Obtaining a joint Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Science
Specialty Field: Secondary science
THOMPSON/MATTOCK
EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
Robyn Stewart
Attending the University of Alberta
Obtaining a joint Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Science
Specialty Field: Biological sciences
BLACK/McDOUGALL
EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
Melody Russell
Attending the University of Alberta
Obtaining a joint Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Science
RIZZUTO/HALL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
Angela Wood
University of Alberta
Obtaining a Bachelor of Education
Ms. Wood received a B.Sc. from The University of Calgary in 1996
with a major in biochemistry
and a minor in chemistry
The 1997 Recipients of APEGGA Scholarships
and Gold Medals Transfer Scholarships
Scholarships of $2,000 each are available to students transferring from regional colleges or technical institutes to university engineering programs. The 1996 recipients (home town in brackets) are:
Attending the University of Alberta
APEGGA Grande Prairie Regional College Transfer Scholarship – Sean Leonard (Edmonton)
APEGGA Grant MacEwan Community College Transfer Scholarship - Christopher Leigh (Edmonton)
APEGGA Medicine Hat College Transfer Scholarship Jeffrey Bezler - (Medicine Hat)
APEGGA Red Deer College Transfer Scholarship – Esbern Hansen (Daysland)
APEGGA W.A.B. (Al) Saunders NAIT Transfer Scholarship – Jeff Krukowski (St. Albert)
APEGGA Mount Royal College Transfer Scholarship – Ryan Papp (Calgary)
Attending The University of Calgary
APEGGA Keyano College Transfer Scholarship – Joby Varghese (Calgary)
APEGGA Undergraduate Scholarships
Six scholarships of $2,000 each are awarded for undergraduate excellence in engineering or geoscience studies. The recipients (with home town in brackets) are:
Attending the University of Alberta
APEGGA John A. Allan Undergraduate Geology Scholarship – Heather Budney (Ardrossan)
APEGGA Undergraduate Geophysics Scholarship - Spencer Maxwell (Edmonton)
APEGGA H.R. Webb Undergraduate Engineering Scholarship - Sharon Embree (Edmonton)
Attending The University of Calgary
APEGGA Undergraduate Geology Scholarship – David Cheesman (Calgary)
APEGGA Roy O. Lindseth Undergraduate Geophysics Scholarship - Erryl Copeland (Crossfield)
APEGGA Alexander Clayton Milroy Undergraduate Engineering Scholarship - Ryan Krenz (Calgary)
APEGGA University Gold Medals
Presented to graduating students obtaining the highest average in geology, geophysics and each engineering program accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (Home towns in brackets.)
Graduated From the University of Alberta
Diane Boot – Chemical Engineering (Edmonton)
Christine Pelto – Civil Engineering (Edmonton)
Gilbert Lai – Computer Engineering (Edmonton)
Elizabeth Allegretto – Electrical Engineering(Edmonton)
Michael Segal - Engineering Physics (Edmonton)
Nadya Slemko – Geology (Edmonton)
Adam Baig – Geophysics (Edmonton)
Jamieson Hoover – Mechanical Engineering (Edmonton)
Juliette Yoon – Materials Engineering (Calgary)
Leszek Sudak – Mining Engineering (Edmonton).
David Sorkilmo – Petroleum Engineering
Graduated From The University of Calgary
Graham Briggs – Geomatics Engineering (Calgary)
Yves Claude Choinière – Electrical Engineering (Calgary)
Sheri Lee Sawchuk – Chemical Engineering (Calgary)
Peter Thomson – Civil Engineering (Strathmore)
Shayne Greer Leadbeater — Geology (Calgary)
Bert Jones – Mechanical Engineering (Calgary)
Hardy
Scholarship Winners
Pursuing Studies at U of A
Two professional engineers seeking post-graduate degrees at the University of Alberta, are the 1997 recipients of APEGGA R.M. Hardy Scholarships, each worth $2,000. Receiving the awards presented in memory of the late University of Alberta dean of engineering R.M. Hardy, are: William R. (Bill) MacMillan, P.Eng., and Matthew R. Johnson, P.Eng.
Mr. MacMillan holds a bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering obtained in 1982 from the Technical University of Nova Scotia and currently is working toward a M.Sc. in land and water resources. Most recently, he has been employed as a resource management engineer with Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development in the Peace River region. He has been involved in the design of many resource projects and has been an active participant in the APEGGA Peace River Branch, including serving as its chair.
Mr. Johnson received a B.Sc. in mechanical engineering from Queen's University in 1992. Subsequently, he was involved in NSERC-funded research on turbulent jet flows. Starting in 1993, he began research at the U of A on gaseous combustion and pollution control, and obtained his master's degree in 1995 with a thesis on the development of an ultra-low emissions burner. He is currently seeking a doctorate in mechanical engineering and conducting research into environmentally efficient flaring in the energy industry.