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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- REGINA, OCTOBER 7, 1983

Eight students will be recognized for outstanding academic achievement

at the University of Regina's Fall Convocation Oct. 15 at the Saskatchewan

Centre of the Arts.

The President's Medal, given to the most distinguished graduate at

Fall Convocation, will be awarded to Leanne Johns of Regina. Johns entered

the University of Regina's Faculty of Administration in the fall of 1979

as a student in the combined administration-law program, which enables students

to receive a bachelor of administration after three years of study in administra-

tion and two years in law. She received several general proficiency scholarships

while at the University of Regina and entered the University of Saskatchewan's

College of Law in 1981, after scoring a perfect 800 on her Law School Admissions

Test. She is graduating from the Faculty of Administration with a cumulative

grade point average (CGPA) of 4.63. In addition to her scholastic achievement,

Johns has been active in the Big Sisters Association, Legal Follies, Campus

Legal Services and the Saskatchewan Law Review.

Beverley Chicoine, a graduate of Carnduff High School, will receive the

University Prize in Administration as that Faculty's most outstanding graduate.

Chicoine, who received several general proficiency scholarships, has a CGPA

of 4.03. Before entering university, she gained business experience as a

display advertising salesperson and manager of a clothing store in Regina.

The recipient of the University Prize in Arts is Charmaine Harrison,

a Luther College student. Harrison has a CGPA of 4.45 and will receive

a bachelor of arts (honours) in economics. She was vice-president of the

Economics Students Association, the student representative on the Faculty of

Arts and holds a certificate in public relations.

Michelle Bastock of Regina will be awarded the Saskatchewan Teachers'

Federation Prize in Education. Bastock, the recipient of three STF

Public Relations Office, University of Regina, 584-4403 AWARD WINNERS - P. 2

scholarships and the Myrtle McGee scholarship for an outstanding internship,

will graduate with a CGPA of 4.24. A graduate of O'Neill High School,

Bastock participated in the Katimavik program in 1978 before entering

university. She is active in athletics and enjoys jogging, weight training,

racquetball and skiing.

The University Prize in Social Work will be awarded to Anne Kuc of

Moose Jaw. Kuc, who entered social work as a conditional special student in

the fall of 1977, took all of her university classes on a part-time basis,

primarily in Moose Jaw. A native of Hodgeville, Kuc was 35 years old when

she completed Grade 12. Her interest in social work education began when she

and her husband entered the Minto Family Life Education Centre program in

Moose Jaw to strengthen their marital and family relationships. She is now

executive director of the Centre. While taking university classes, Kuc has

been employed as a social worker at Moose Jaw's Providence Hospital. She and

her husband have five children, two of whom are also social workers.

Three new scholarships also will be presented at the University's Fall

Convocation: the Joe Duffy Memorial Prize of $750; the Leon and Dorothy

Goldman Scholarship in Journalism of $700; and the Southam Entrance Scholarship

in Journalism of $600. Gayleen Muirhead will receive the first Joe Duffy

Memorial Prize, established in memory of education professor Joe Duffy who

was killed in June, 1982. The award is given to an outstanding secondary

education student in English. Kim Coghill of Regina is the first recipient

of the Leon and Dorothy Goldman Scholarship in Journalism, given to the top

student entering the first year of journalism. The Southam Entrance Scholarship

will be awarded to Pamela Bristol of Regina.

For more information, call:

Lyn Goldman, Director, Public Relations, 584-4403 or Carole Rae, Information Officer