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:
Adolf Duesterhus STEM Scholarship Fund | Cheiyenne Fontanilla | Yellowknife |
Alice and Randy Daniels Music Fund | Chloe Duval | Yellowknife |
Aurora College Scholarship | Mariam Osman | Yellowknife |
Butler Hushagen Health Education Fund | Lauren Seabrook | Yellowknife |
Con Employees’ Benevolent Fund | Elaine Cronk | Yellowknife |
David J. Ramsden Memorial Scholarship Fund | Thomas Gagnon-van Leeuwen | Yellowknife |
David Sutherland Memorial Fund | Effie Lockhart | Yellowknife |
Doug Bothamley Memorial Fund | Shawn Dragon | Yellowknife |
Dustin Pidborochynski Memorial Scholarship Fund | Cohen Shaffer | Yellowknife |
Elaine (Sweet) Whitford Scholarship Fund | Caitlin Seymour | Fort Smith |
Enough Talk, Hurry Up and Do It Already Arts Scholarship Fund | Anonda Canadien | Fort Providence |
Eugene Roach Memorial Fund | Joseph Curran | Yellowknife |
Fine & Performing Arts Scholarship Fund | Tai Leathem | Yellowknife |
Fine & Performing Arts Scholarship Fund | Rian McIsaac | Yellowknife |
Gary Robinson Memorial Fund | Lucas Huber-Pilgrim | Yellowknife |
Gary Robinson Memorial Fund | Niav Cudmore-Lynagh | Yellowknife |
George Cleary Memorial Scholarship Fund | Danielle Pike | Norman Wells |
Haylee Carlson Memorial Legislative Assembly Fund | Nicole Lindsay | Inuvik |
Helping Children Soar Scholarship Fund | Tai Leathem | Yellowknife |
Jenny Gamble-Fournier Memorial Fund | Hannah Vu | Yellowknife |
Jerry and Monica Loomis Sahtu Education Legacy Fund | Samantha Kenny | Délı̨nę |
John Tumchewics Memorial Fund | Bryce Smith | Hay River |
John Tumchewics Memorial Fund | Fraser Dumont | Yellowknife |
Jonas Konge Memorial Fund | Luke Vandervalk | Yellowknife |
Lena Gosselin Memorial Fund | Bradley Hazenberg | Yellowknife |
Lilly Borges Oldham Language Scholarship Fund | Teresa Martin | Yellowknife |
Luke Charpentier Memorial Fund | Scott Dowler | Yellowknife |
Northern Aviation Scholarship Fund | Jackson Bowden | Yellowknife |
Pat McMahon Memorial Fund | Jaedenz White | Yellowknife |
Randy McBride Hockey Project Fund | Callum MacLean | Yellowknife |
Rio Tinto Diavik Diamond Mine Community Scholarship Fund – 1 | James Rose | Yellowknife |
Rio Tinto Diavik Diamond Mine Community Scholarship Fund – 2 | Hillary Huynh | Yellowknife |
Rio Tinto Diavik Diamond Mine Community Scholarship Fund – 3 | Johanna Stewart | Yellowknife |
Sharon Morrison Memorial Indigenous Education Fund | Caitlin Seymour | Fort Smith |
Sharon Morrison Memorial Indigenous Education Fund | Josephine Martin | Inuvik |
Travis Booker Memorial Fund | Bryce Smith | Hay River |
Travis Booker Memorial Fund | Jackson Bowden | Yellowknife |
Travis Booker Memorial Fund | Fraser Dumont | Yellowknife |
United Soccer Coaching Fund | Cole Clinton | Yellowknife |
Wally 12Million Arts Fund | Alexander Ketchum | 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
