From April 2nd to May 31st, 2024, the Yellowknife Community Foundation opened applications to its 32 student award funds. The Foundation received a record-breaking 305 submissions, its highest intake yet.
From that pool of bright and passionate students, 40 recipients were selected. Hailing from across the NWT, each and every one of them has demonstrated hard work, care, excellence, and integrity in their own ways. The Yellowknife Community Foundation is proud to announce the following awardees:
| Cheiyenne Fontanilla | Adolf Duesterhus STEM Scholarship Fund | Yellowknife |
| Chloe Duval | Alice and Randy Daniels Music Fund | Yellowknife |
| Mariam Osman | Aurora College Scholarship | Yellowknife |
| Lauren Seabrook | Butler Hushagen Health Education Fund | Yellowknife |
| Elaine Cronk | Con Employees’ Benevolent Fund | Yellowknife |
| Thomas Gagnon-van Leeuwen | David J. Ramsden Memorial Scholarship Fund | Yellowknife |
| Effie Lockhart | David Sutherland Memorial Fund | Yellowknife |
| Shawn Dragon | Doug Bothamley Memorial Fund | Yellowknife |
| Cohen Shaffer | Dustin Pidborochynski Memorial Scholarship Fund | Yellowknife |
| Caitlin Seymour | Elaine (Sweet) Whitford Scholarship Fund | Fort Smith |
| Anonda Canadien | Enough Talk, Hurry Up and Do It Already Arts Scholarship Fund | Fort Providence |
| Joseph Curran | Eugene Roach Memorial Fund | Yellowknife |
| Tai Leathem | Fine & Performing Arts Scholarship Fund | Yellowknife |
| Rian McIsaac | Fine & Performing Arts Scholarship Fund | Yellowknife |
| Lucas Huber-Pilgrim | Gary Robinson Memorial Fund | Yellowknife |
| Niav Cudmore-Lynagh | Gary Robinson Memorial Fund | Yellowknife |
| Danielle Pike | George Cleary Memorial Scholarship Fund | Norman Wells |
| Nicole Lindsay | Haylee Carlson Memorial Legislative Assembly Fund | Inuvik |
| Tai Leathem | Helping Children Soar Scholarship Fund | Yellowknife |
| Hannah Vu | Jenny Gamble-Fournier Memorial Fund | Yellowknife |
| Samantha Kenny | Jerry and Monica Loomis Sahtu Education Legacy Fund | Délı̨nę |
| Bryce Smith | John Tumchewics Memorial Fund | Hay River |
| Fraser Dumont | John Tumchewics Memorial Fund | Yellowknife |
| Luke Vandervalk | Jonas Konge Memorial Fund | Yellowknife |
| Bradley Hazenberg | Lena Gosselin Memorial Fund | Yellowknife |
| Teresa Martin | Lilly Borges Oldham Language Scholarship Fund | Yellowknife |
| Scott Dowler | Luke Charpentier Memorial Fund | Yellowknife |
| Jackson Bowden | Northern Aviation Scholarship Fund | Yellowknife |
| Jaedenz White | Pat McMahon Memorial Fund | Yellowknife |
| Callum MacLean | Randy McBride Hockey Project Fund | Yellowknife |
| James Rose | Rio Tinto Diavik Diamond Mine Community Scholarship Fund – 1 | Yellowknife |
| Hillary Huynh | Rio Tinto Diavik Diamond Mine Community Scholarship Fund – 2 | Yellowknife |
| Johanna Stewart | Rio Tinto Diavik Diamond Mine Community Scholarship Fund – 3 | Yellowknife |
| Caitlin Seymour | Sharon Morrison Memorial Indigenous Education Fund | Fort Smith |
| Josephine Martin | Sharon Morrison Memorial Indigenous Education Fund | Inuvik |
| Bryce Smith | Travis Booker Memorial Fund | Hay River |
| Jackson Bowden | Travis Booker Memorial Fund | Yellowknife |
| Fraser Dumont | Travis Booker Memorial Fund | Yellowknife |
| Cole Clinton | United Soccer Coaching Fund | Yellowknife |
| Alexander Ketchum | Wally 12Million Arts Fund | Yellowknife |
The Foundation would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our volunteer Student Award Review Committee, who worked diligently to evaluate all 305 applications throughout the month of June.
Amanda White
Ashley Gillis
Beverly Pilgrim
Dian Papineau-Magill
Erin Dean
Iris Kehler
Isabella Zytaruk
Lea Lamoureux
Lisa Marie Van de Water Harvey
Melanie Gentles
Miranda Bye
Narlie Dapilos
Perez Oyugi
Sara Komarnisky
Val Janz
Zainab Oladipupo
Janat Ibrahimi
Bianca Romagnoli
Lana de Bastiani
Marta Moir
Robin Greig
Stephen Dunbar
David Gilday
Charles Dent
Korry Garvey
Meaghan Brackenbury
Paul Gillard
Rosella Stoesz
Sophie Kirby
