The union's Education and Scholarship committee is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 awards for full and part-time post-secondary students. In all, $60,000 in scholarships will be awarded, with 26 full-time awards of $2,000 and eight awards of $1,000. Winners include BCGEU members and family members, all starting or continuing their post-secondary education.

"We thank everyone who submitted an application and essay. It was difficult to settle on the finalists", says Kari Michaels, executive vice-president and chairperson of the committee.

Rosa Aminzavvar, Vancouver

Shane Atienza, Burnaby

Naveen Aujla, Delta

Katelynn Baerg, Prince George

Kaelin Brons, Moberly Lake

Schynel Carley, Vernon

Daniele Celella, Agassiz

Monica Cervantes, Vancouver

Chiara Ciapponi, Burnaby

Brittany Clark, Vancouver

Destany Crane, Victoria

Alexa Derksen, Burnaby

Sani Mirsan Dzafic, Burnaby

James Gillis, Victoria

Connor Hawes, Grand Forks

Seung Hwan (John) Lee, Kamloops

Katja Juthans, North Vancouver

Natalie Klassen, Kamloops

Trevor Lee, Victoria

Lydia Lobbezoo, Victoria

Darrin McBee, Castlegar

Chance McCoshen, Salmon Arm

Karly Morgan, Port Moody

Frank Morven, Prince Rupert

Trish Palichuk, Victoria

Dustin Procee, Burnaby

Sharifa Riddett, Victoria

Kai Roenspiess, Nelson

Gurpreet Sangha, Surrey

Madison Slocum, Parksville

Heidi Stooshnoff, Maple Ridge

Maggie Thomson-Kurz, Comox

Cassidy-Joy Wait, North Vancouver

Brysen Watson, Kamloops

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