BELCO Announces 2023 Scholarship Recipients
BELCO today announced the recipients of the Company’s annual scholarship awards, with a total of $215,000 awarded to 19 young Bermudians.
A spokesperson said, “William Gardner is the recipient of the Hon C. Eugene Cox Post Graduate Environmental Studies and Sustainability & Development Scholarship. The scholarship is valued at $25,000 for one year and William will study for a joint Master of Business Administration & Master of Forestry at Yale University.
Front Row – Sitting from Left to Right: Liam Walker, Jack Dallas, Za’Nyah Khan, Wayne Caines [BELCO President], Kascia DaSilva, Daniel Cabral, Serena Simmons; Middle Row – Standing from Left to Right: Azeem Khan [Managing Director], Riccai Allen, Shayla Cann, Jasmin Williams, Jean Gardner [Standing in for William Gardner], Lindsay Vieira [Standing in for Kyra Vieira] Grace Welch [Standing in for William Welch]; Back Row – Standing from Left to Right: Seth Hardtman, Julian Roser, Gareth Cooper, Ross Cooper, Thomas Marshall, Scott Morton [Standing in for Kairo Morton] and Nadir Wade [Scholarship Deputy Chairperson, Managing Director, Bulk Generation]; Missing from the photo: William Gardner, James [Kent] Simmons, Kairo Morton, Kyra Vieira and William Welch
“James Kent Simmons is the recipient of the Llewellyn Vorley Engineering Scholarship. The scholarship is valued at $25,000 for four years and James will study for a Bachelor in Aerospace Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
“Kascia DaSilva is the recipient of the D. Pimentel Internal Scholarship. The scholarship is valued at $10,000.00 for three years. Kascia will attend Oakland University to study for a Master of Science in Safety Management.
“The BELCO Educational Awards were established in the early 1980s for academic studies leading to the award of an undergraduate degree in science, technology, engineering, and math [STEM]. The purpose of these awards is to recognise the scholar’s desire to further their knowledge in the STEM fields and to provide an opportunity for their insight, knowledge, and experience to be shared within the Company and in the wider community. The awards range in value between $2,500 and $20,000 for a first degree to an accredited educational institution.
Recipients that were missing from photo above: William Gardner, James [Kent] Simmons, Kairo Morton, Kyra Vieira and William Welch
“The recipients of the 2023 Educational Awards are as follows:
BELCO STEM Education Awards – $7,000.00
- Za’Nyah Khan – $7,000 Bachelor of Science in Physics with Astronomy at University of Surrey
- Thomas Marshall – Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering Management at Loughborough University
- Shayla Cann – Bachelor’s in Information Technology at George Mason University
- Ross Cooper – Bachelor of Science Majoring in Data Science at University of British Columbia
- Kyra Viera – Bachelor’s in Architecture at Nottingham Trent University
- Julian Roser – Diploma in Engineering at St. Mary’s University
- Serena Simmons – Bachelor of Environmental Science in Monitoring and Management at Mount Allison University
- Gareth Cooper – Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Calgary
BELCO STEM Education Awards – $9,000.00
- Jasmin Williams – Bachelor of Science in Computing for Business Management at University of Sussex
BELCO STEM Education Awards – $10,000.00
- William Welch – Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering at University of Waterloo
- Jack Dallas – Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering University of Bath
BELCO STEM Education Awards – $12,500.00
- Kairo Morton – Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Liam Walker – Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering at McMaster University
BELCO STEM Education Awards – $15,000.00
- Seth Hardtman – Bachelor of Civil Engineering at Morgan State University
- Riccai Allen – Bachelor of Commerce Technology Management at Ontario Tech University
- Daniel Cabral – Bachelor of Civil Engineering at Dalhousie University
BELCO President Wayne Caines said: “On behalf of our entire team at BELCO, we are thrilled to provide scholarships and educational empowerment to these excellent young students. As BELCO moves Bermuda to a sustainable energy future, the Company understands that tertiary education and the skill sets we will need for prospective employees of our Company is more important than ever. This year we received many outstanding applications, and we are thrilled to empower 19 young Bermudians with a combined $215,000 as they continue their education. I wish all recipients of the 2023 BELCO scholarships every success in their studies and look forward to them returning to Bermuda to help build a sustainable future.”
