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Okanagan College Award deadline approaches April 30

Vernon Women in Business provide two annual awards of $500 each for students who have completed one or more years of full-time study in any university transfer, degree or diploma program at the Vernon Campus of Okanagan College. The recipient must be, in order of preference:

  1. a permanent resident of the Vernon / North Okanagan Regional District who will be proceeding to any post-secondary institution the following September for a subsequent year of full-time study: or
  2. a non-resident of the Vernon / North Okanagan Regional District who must return to the Vernon Campus the following September for a subsequent year of full-time study. 

Application for Vernon Campus Awards1.pdf. Previous recipients of a VWIB award are ineligible. Selection of award recipients will be based on a combination of academic achievement and financial need

Okanagan College 2011 Scholarship Bursary awarded

Samantha Mitchell and Danielle Oner were proud recipients of two $500 Vernon Women in Business scholarship awards, presented by President Susan Weeda at Okanagan College’s awards night in November 2011. “Our VWIB bursary makes such an impact on your women’s lives”, enthuses President Susan Weeda. “These ladies are delighted and diligent. The money is collected for a worthwhile reason.”

VWIB Scholarship Award 2009

VWIB Scholarship Winners 2009VWIB Scholarship Award was presented by Dr. Shannon MacNeil on November 18, 2009 to Samantha Robinson (in the teal) and Sandra Barger.

Samantha is registered in Social Work and Sandra is in Teaching. They were enrolled in the first two years at Okanagan College and transferred to UBCO to finish their programs, commuting daily.

They are mature students and both a mother of three children!!

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