NEWS RELEASE Oct. 27, 2011

100 BC students awarded $5,000 Ike Barber Transfer Scholarships

VICTORIA, B.C. – One hundred B.C. students will each receive a $5,000 Ike Barber Transfer Scholarship this year from the Irving K. Barber Scholarship Society.

The scholarships are awarded annually to undergraduate students who have completed two years at a public post-secondary institution in B.C. and are transferring to another degree- granting institution in the province to complete their degrees. They are funded from the returns on a $15 million endowment established by the province in 2006. The fund is named after the founder of Slocan Forest Products Ltd. who is a philanthropist who has donated generously to education and research projects in British Columbia.

“I'm so pleased that our government is able to partner with the Irving K. Barber B.C. Scholarship Society to enhance the experience of our students by giving them this opportunity to further their studies and share experiences,” said Naomi Yamamoto, Minister of Advanced Education.

Undergraduate students must have a grade point average of at least 3.5 or 87.5 per cent for 54 credits completed and have demonstrated service to their school and/or community to receive the $5,000 scholarships.

“Our society is pleased to support the education goals of deserving young people and at the same time support B.C.’s strong post-secondary education system,” said Hugh Gordon, chair of the scholarship society. “This is truly an investment that benefits all British Columbians.”

The Irving K. Barber BC Scholarship Society works in partnership with the Victoria Foundation to manage a series of scholarship and education award programs that support B.C. students attending public post-secondary institutions both throughout the province and outside the country. To date, the society has awarded more than $3.5 million in scholarships.

To find out more about this fund, call the Victoria Foundation at 250-381-5532 or visit www.bcscholarship.ca.

List of recipients attached below.

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Media information contact: Stephanie Slater, Director of Communications, Victoria Foundation Phone: 250-381-5532 Cell: 250-686-8477 Email: [email protected] www.bcscholarship.ca www.victoriafoundation.bc.ca

2011 Ike Barber Transfer Scholarship Recipients

Student Home Town/City Original Institution Destination Institution Emil Jurica Surrey British Columbia Institute of Technology University of British Columbia Katie Crowe Victoria Royal Roads University Joslin Blake Sinclair Victoria Cameron Bradshaw Burnaby Amanda Ferguson Nelson Simon Fraser University Tamsin MacDonald Victoria Dawn Creba Alesha Fell Robert Jackson North Saanich University of British Columbia Jianhua Jiang Victoria Camosun College Simon Munneke Salt Spring Island Edwin Pandke Vancouver Erinn Brown Victoria Allanah Greenham Victoria Daniel Posey Cobble Hill University of Victoria Trevor Thame Victoria Moirin Webster Victoria Tamara Russell Victoria Vancouver Island University Emily Hill Vancouver Emily Carr University of Art + Design Glenn Gravengard Burnaby Nathaniel Hers Richmond Jason Newton Vancouver Capilano University University of British Columbia James Ross Bridgett Westenberg Vancouver Joseph Young Vancouver Gurdeep Khaila Quesnel Kwantlen Polytechnic University Jessica Cave Prince George College of New Caledonia Tara Green Prince George University of Northern British Columbia Jacky Page Prince George

Student Home Town/City Original Institution Destination Institution Lucas Guillen Mission University of British Columbia Ryan Gardener Cranbrook University of British Columbia - Okanagan Suzanne Prowse Cranbrook Ruth Fennema Langley Margaret Foreman Creston College of the Rockies Deedra Golbeck Marysville University of Victoria Amanda Irvine Creston Nancy O'Neill Fernie Bronwen Starke Golden Scott Bjerkness Coquitlam Jaclyn Bruneau Coquitlam Simon Fraser University Kristy Elliott Delta Douglas College Bryant Kamlade Maple Ridge Trevor Hoffmann Maple Ridge University of British Columbia Chad Kamer Port Moody Nathaniel Truong Langley Kwantlen Polytechnic University Simon Fraser University Anita Olson Vancouver Simon Fraser University Razan Abu-Remaileh Vancouver Rory Fulber Britannia Beach Barbara Gass Vancouver Leigh-Ann Goertzen Vancouver Langara College Nicole Grunfeld Vancouver University of British Columbia Jordan Guest Vancouver Jennifer Laing Vancouver Laurel Rogers Vancouver Tanya Uy Vancouver Barbara Saunders Burnaby Simon Fraser University Nadine Biggs Courtenay North Island College Vancouver Island University Christine Pudsey Courtenay Courtney Berdan Terrace Northwest Community College University of Northern British Columbia Scott van Dyk Terrace Andrea Balance Salmon Arm Sasha Golin Thompson Rivers University Rebecca Stewart Salmon Arm Janelle Lessard Salmon Arm Okanagan College Nathalie Manuel Kelowna University of British Columbia David Mireau West Kelowna Karli Taron Kelowna

Student Home Town/City Original Institution Destination Institution Camille Brandt Enderby Lindsay Doucette Kelowna Laura Feeny Kelowna Kara Heal Enderby Travis Hofman Oliver Nicola King Kelowna Melissa Kuse Penticton Justina Leestolz Kelowna Erica Macasso West Kelowna University of British Columbia - Okanagan Jason MacKenzie Kelowna Laura Messinger Creston Okanagan College (con't) Sana Mohammed Vernon Dylan Parkinson Kelowna Christopher Pieper Armstrong Kelsey Radford Kelowna Kevin Tennert Naramata Hannah Warren Kelowna Kieran Cox Summerland Arthur James Victoria Audrey Tewnion Vernon University of Victoria Elizabeth White Kelowna Katrina White Victoria Odin Lewis Burnaby British Columbia Institute of Technology Nicolas Baas Nelson Royal Roads University Julia Caceres Booth Crawford Bay University of British Columbia - Okanagan Kathleen Janz Holberg Selkirk College University of Northern British Columbia Michelle Beaudry Nelson Lisa McPhee Grand Forks University of Victoria Tessa Munro Nelson Nicholas Gagliano Kamloops Thompson Rivers University University of British Columbia Caroline Davies Chilliwack University of the Fraser Valley Kwantlen Polytechnic University Emily Francis Victoria University of British Columbia Vancouver Island University Lisa Sevenhuysen Nanaimo University of Victoria