The Boilermakers’ International Executive Council scholarship committee announced the winners of its 2009 scholarship program on April 14. A total of $50,000 was awarded to 26 scholarship recipients: $38,000 to United States students; $12,000 to Canadian students.
The one-year grants included one $5,000 award, two $3,500 awards, seven $2,000 awards, and 16 $1,500 awards. The committee chose recipients from a pool of 140 applicants — all Boilermaker dependents in their senior year of high school. Winners were chosen based on their high academic achievement, leadership skills, participation in extra-curricular activities, and performance on a 300-500 word essay on this year’s topic: “Name the biggest challenge facing unions in the next 10 years.”
The winners of the United States awards are
$5,000 — Heather Hamilton — daughter of John Hamilton, Local Lodge 363
$3,500 — Kieran Carlisle — son of John Carlisle, Local Lodge 13
$3,500 — Whitney Rice — daughter of David Rice, Local Lodge 51
$2,000 — Sara Wigginton — daughter of Mark Wigginton, Local Lodge D595
$1,500 — Natalia Alvarez — daughter of Edgar Alvarez, Local Lodge 1255
$1,500 — Andrew Barnett — son of Robert Barnett, Local Lodge 684
$1,500 — Lisa Barrett — daughter of William Barrett, Local Lodge 13
$1,500 — Alexandra Brandt — daughter of Mark Brandt, Local Lodge 1509
$1,500 — Heather Carmitchel — daughter of Charles Carmitchel, Local Lodge 83
$1,500 — Jamie Engbrecht — daughter of Michael Engbrecht, Local Lodge 647
$1,500 — Ryan Estep — son of Walter Estep, Local Lodge D408
$1,500 — Shana Jo Harrison—daughter of Benjamin Harrison, Local Lodge 60
$1,500 — Nichole Letizia — daughter of Lawrence Letizia, Local Lodge 28
$1,500 — Marney Mason — daughter of Dale Mason, Local Lodge 502
$1,500 — Kori Moore — daughter of Hilton Moore Jr., Local Lodge D397
$1,500 — Kaleigh Namiotka — daughter of Larry Namiotka, Local Lodge 13
$1,500 — Jessica Neddow — daughter of Lance Neddow, Local Lodge 169
$1,500 — Kristin Perry — daughter of Paul Perry, Local Lodge 584
$1,500— Patricia Peters — step-daughter of Thomas Vallon, Local Lodge 558
$1,500 — Amanda Young — daughter of Donald Young, Local Lodge 667
The winners of the Canadian awards are
$2,000 — Anneliese Chase — daughter of Roy Chase, Local Lodge 146
$2,000 — Sarah Densmore — daughter of Robert Wade Densmore, Local Lodge 73
$2,000 — Stephanie Guay — daughter of Marc Guay, Local Lodge 128
$2,000 — Arek Hautaluoma — son of John Hautaluoma, Local Lodge 191
$2,000— Matthew Milne — son of Bradley Milne, Local Lodge D385
$2,000 — Ryan Yeh — son of John Yeh, Local Lodge 146
Erin Baker, daughter of Kenneth Baker, Local Lodge 146, and Ryan Yeh, son of John Yeh, Local Lodge 146, have also been selected as the winners of a $1,000 Canadian Federation of Labour scholarship award.
