GILLIAN PHILLIPS
Thomas Washburn Scholar, 2007
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PRESS RELEASE DECEMBER 28, 2007: On December 22, 2007, Gillian Phillips was presented with an engraved silver medallion (made by Bejewel) to mark her receipt of the $12,000 Thomas Washburn Memorial Scholarship. A 2007 graduate of Leo Hayes High School, Phillips is a first year electrical engineering student at the University of New Brunswick.
The scholarship is in memory of Fredericton native Thom Washburn who was killed by terrorists in Saudi Arabia in 2004. Thom's mother, Sheila Washburn, made the presentation to Phillips at the Ramada Hotel, assisted by Jamie Petrie, President of the Fredericton Community Foundation, which manages the fund for the scholarship.
The scholarship, valued at $4,000 a year for three years, is awarded yearly to a graduate of one of the three high schools in Fredericton who not only has a high academic standing but is also involved in school and community affairs. It assists the winner to study at an accredited engineering school anywhere in Canada. The 2008 competition closes on March 31,2008.
PRESS RELEASE MAY 30, 2007: The Scholarship committee is pleased to announce that Gillian Phillips is the 2007 winner of the $12,000 Thomas Washburn Memorial Scholarship. A grade 12 student at Leo Hayes High School, Phillips will be studying Electrical Engineering at the University of New Brunswick in the fall of 2007. Recently chosen valedictorian of her graduating class, Gillian, has many of the qualities that helped Thom in his engineering career.
The previous two scholars have chosen the same university as Gillian. Philippe Couturier has just finished first year of Mechanical Engineering at UNB and Kevin Beattie has completed second year of Geological Engineering. We are honoured to welcome Gillian to the group of outstanding scholars who are being assisted by the Fund established in Thom's memory.
© Copyright 2007 Sheila Washburn ~ This page was revised on January 2, 2008