BELCO Awards $153,750 In Scholarships

A total of $153,750 in scholarships and educational awards has been granted to 18 Bermudian university students for the 2012-13 academic year by BELCO.

Andrew Parsons, BELCO President, said, “We received applications from 53 students, all of whom had outstanding academic records. After a rigorous review and interview process, we selected those who best met our established criteria.

“We are pleased to support these young men and women, as they pursue their educations and look forward to seeing them bring their knowledge and talent back to Bermuda, and perhaps to BELCO,” Mr Parsons concluded.

Awardees are invited to work at BELCO during school breaks and many take advantage of the opportunity. Ten of the 2012-13 recipients have received scholarship or educational award funds from BELCO in prior years, while eight are new awardees. The 2012-13 BELCO scholarship and education awards have been granted as follows.

BELCO Internal Scholarship for members of staff:

• Jamar Dill [Apprentice, Energy Delivery], Glasgow Caledonian University, Electrical Power Engineering

BELCO Bursary Award:

• Kahnae Bean, Bermuda College, Associate Science Program

C. Eugene Cox Scholarship for post-graduate engineering students:

• Jonathan Pedro, Dalhousie University, Masters of Applied Science Electrical Engineering

Alfred T. Oughton Scholarship for post-graduate students:

• Gerri Landy, Benedictine University, Masters of Public Health & Business Administration
• Michelle Dixon, Columbia University, Masters of Public Health
• Jessica Binns, Barry University, Masters of Public Relations & Corporate Communication

The Llewellyn Vorley Scholarship & Education Awards for university students enrolled in engineering, environmental science or related programmes:

Llewellyn Vorley Scholarship

• Hunter Pitcher, University of Rhode Island, Mechanical Engineering

Llewellyn Vorley Education Awards:

• Gary Smith, Loughborough University, Mechanical Engineering
• Emily Dunne, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Mechanical Engineering
• Matthew Tavares, Teeside University, Civil Engineering
• Benjamin Groves, University of Central Lancashire, Computer & NetworkTechnology
• Kumar Grant, Penn State University, Electrical Engineering
• Rebecca Sharpe, University of Toronto, Environmental Science
• Catherine Wight, Mount Allison University, Environmental Science
• David (Vince) Hunt, University of Sunderland, Mechanical Engineering
• Jainero Watts, Florida Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering
• Shane Antonition, University of Waterloo, Environmental Engineering
• Jonathan Cox, Northeastern University, Mechanical Engineering

For information about BELCO scholarships and education awards, please visitwww.belco.bm or contact Human Resources at 299-2803.

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