May 2006

Ontario Professional Engineers Foundation for Education

The Society is proud to support the Ontario Professional Engineers Foundation for Education which recognizes leadership and academic excellence among Ontario engineering students. This year, the Foundation was pleased to present scholarships to five engineering students at the University of Toronto.

OSPE congratulates this year’s recipients!

Back Row – Foundation Board Members Noreen Calderbank, P.Eng., Stephen Jack P.Eng., George Comrie, P.Eng., Catherine Karakatsanis, P.Eng., Ken Lopez, P.Eng.

Front Row – U of T Scholarship Recipients: Kristine Wyss, 4th year Mechanical; Emma Brisson, 1st year Engineering Science; Caroline Lai, 4th year Electrical; Carolyn Halladay, 3rd year Chemical, and William Lo, 3rd year Computer.

The Ontario Professional Engineers Foundation for Education grants entrance scholarships, valued at $1,500, to one male and one female student at each of Ontario's 13 accredited university engineering programs. Scholarships valued at $1,000 are also available to students in the subsequent years of their undergraduate programs. These scholarships vary by the size of the undergraduate student population at their respective university. The Foundation also awards a gold medal to the top engineering graduate of each accredited university program.

The foundation is managed by OSPE and Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) and is funded almost exclusively by individual donations from the memberships of both organizations.

For more information on the Foundation for Education scholarships or gold medal, contact your university awards office or visit the Foundation online at www.penged.on.ca.