DAWSON CREEK – Three students at the Dawson Creek Campus of Northern Lights College were recent recipients of entrance awards from the Northern Lights College Foundation.
Leah Black, an Applied Business Technology student, was presented with the NLC Foundation Award of Excellence, valued at $3,000.
Candidates for the Award of Excellence submitted an essay outlining their community involvement and a community project they would like to be involved in, leadership roles in school or the community, extra-curricular activities, future plans, and how attending NLC will help those plans.
Micaela Burton, a University Arts and Sciences student, and Taylor Moore, an Applied Business Technology student, each received an NLC Foundation Entrance Award, valued at $1,000.
Eligible recipients for the Entrance Award must be attending NLC for the first time and enrolling in full-time studies in any program. Dual credit students are eligible if they are enrolling in a program other than their dual credit program. Applicants submit a brief description of planned program and future career goals.
The next application deadline for NLC Foundation Entrance Awards is Nov. 30. Eligible applicants must be students entering NLC for the first time in a program that begins in January or February 2012.
Student awards at NLC are overseen by the NLC Foundation. Further information may be obtained by contacting Donna Kane, executive director of the Foundation, at 250-784-7613 or by email at dkane@nlc.bc.ca.
Leah Black received the NLC Foundation Award of Excellence from Financial Aid Officer Billie-Jo Crandall.
Micaela Burton received an NLC Foundation Entrance award from Financial Aid Officer Billie-Jo Crandall.
Taylor Moore received her NLC Foundation Entrance Award from Financial Aid Officer Billie-Jo Crandall.