Status of Women / Women's Issues
Wage gap action plan scholarship recipients announced (09/07/21)
NB 1019
July 21, 2009
FREDERICTON (CNB) - The 53 recipients of the Wage Gap Action Plan Scholarship for 2009 were announced today by Mary Schryer, minister responsible
for the status of women.
(Multimedia)
Forty-two women and 11 men were awarded scholarships, which will cover their tuition costs for the first year at either the New Brunswick Community
College (NBCC) or the Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB).
"We are proud to support these students with the Wage Gap Action Plan Scholarship as they embark on the challenge of a non-traditional career, and we wish
them all the best as they pursue their studies and prepare to enter our New Brunswick workforce," Schryer said. "Our 2009 recipients include everyone from
single mothers to students with disabilities and to mature students looking to make their way back into the workforce."
The scholarship is an initiative of the Women's Issues Branch, Executive Council Office. It is a key element of New Brunswick's Five-Year Wage Gap Action
Plan, Facing the Economic Imperative.
The scholarship was established to encourage men and women to examine careers where the other gender is the majority. Examples: women entering training
programs such as welding, electrical engineering technology, and carpentry; and men entering training programs such as office administration, early childhood
education or practical nursing.
The goal is to reduce the impact caused by gender-based job clustering on New Brunswick's wage gap.
Each scholarship has a maximum value of $2,600. This is equivalent to a one-year full tuition at the NBCC / CCNB. Up to $150,000 in scholarships are
awarded yearly.
"We are pleased to see these scholarships helping our students attend our community college to further their education," said Post-Secondary Education,
Training, and Labour Minister Donald Arseneault. "This assistance will enable students from different backgrounds develop their skills and pursue their future
career goals in New Brunswick."
More information about the New Brunswick Five-Year Wage Gap Action Plan is online. More information about the Wage Gap Action Plan Scholarship is
online.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: A list of the 53 scholarship recipients follows. MEDIA CONTACT: Sonya Gilks, communications, Women's Issues, 506-444-3506.
CCNB Campus de Bathurst:
- Nicole Bonenfant, Drummond, Mécanique de l'automobile
- Maureen Stewart, Miscou, Technologie de l'instrumentation et de l'automatisation
- Bobby Roy, Petit-Rocher-Sud, Soins infirmiers auxiliaires
- Véronique Breault, Tracadie-Sheila, Technologie de l'informatique - programmation et analyse
- Kimy Cowan, Lamèque, Débosselage et peinture de carrosserie
- Dominic Godin, Caraquet, Mécanique de l'automobile
CCNB Campus de Campbellton:
- Richard Savoie, Campbellton, Soins infirmiers auxiliaires
- Rémi Levesque, Campbellton, Soins infirmiers auxiliaires
CCNB Campus de Dieppe:
- Stéphanie Bourque, Dieppe, Techniques correctionnelles
- Michelle Le Page, Edmundston, Techniques policières
- Anabelle Mongrain, Shediac River, Entretien aéronefs
- François Grognier, Cap-Pelé, Soins infirmiers auxiliaires
- Joannie Thibeault, Saint-Hilaire, Techniques correctionnelles
- Allain Carter, Dieppe, Techniques d'intervention en délinquance
- Lucie Erika Arseneau, Pointe-Verte, Techniques correctionnelles
- Vicky Boutot, Lac Baker, Techniques policières
CCNB Campus d'Edmundston:
- Adrien Fournier, Saint-Basile, Tourisme
- Annick Grant, Verret, Techniques correctionnelles
CCNB Campus de la Péninsule acadienne:
- Sonia Jean, Pointe-Alexandre, Soudage
New Brunswick College of Craft and Design:
- Luke Paul, Oromocto, Foundation Visual Arts
- Randy Russell, St. Andrews, Foundation Visual Arts
NBCC Miramichi Campus:
- Stephanie Akerley, Quispamsis, Correctional Techniques
- Angela Driscoll, Miramichi, Carpentry
- Terry Dale Jones, Miramichi, Youth Care Worker
- Chelsey LeBlanc, Upper Blackville, Welding
- Sara McIntyre, Escuminac, Electronic Game - 3D Design
- Meghan McPhee, Quispamsis, Correctional Techniques
NBCC Moncton Campus:
- Emma Bell, Miramichi, Geographic Information Systems Technology
- Julie Cormier, Dieppe, Welding Engineering Technology
- Julie Doucet, Atholville, Computer Programming Technology: Internet Application Programmer
- Leslie Fournier, Moncton, Civil Engineering Technology: Construction Management
- Jennifer Guidry, Fredericton, Civil Engineering Technology: Architectural
- Joanne Hachez, Cocagne, Civil Engineering Technology: Architectural
- Lisa Lynch, Saint John, Carpentry
- Amanda Lee Matchett, Napan, Civil Engineering Technology: Architectural
- Renée McKnight, Miramichi, Information Technology: Network Support
- Jodi Mercer, Fredericton, Welding Engineering Technology
- Samantha Robichaud, Quispamsis, Welding Engineering Technology
NBCC Saint Andrews campus:
- Charlene Boyle, Saint John, Welding
- Tyler Dougherty, Chamcook, Hospitably and Tourism Management: Hotel and Restaurant Management
NBCC Saint John campus:
- Amber Clark, Grand-Bay-Westfield, Power Engineering Technology
- Carrie Hachey, Quispamsis, Power Engineering Technology
- Elizabeth Hatt, Saint John, Power Engineering Technology
- Elizabeth Landry, Saint John, Power Engineering Technology
- Natasha Maillet, Saint John, Industrial Mechanics
- Jennifer Myshrall, Fredericton, Automotive Service Technician
- Deanna Page, Musquash, Industrial Control Technology
- Jenna Rosehart, Hampton, Plumbing
- Anne Marie Thomson, Quispamsis, Information Technology: Programmer Analyst
NBCC Woodstock campus:
- Michael Donnelly, Woodstock, Personal-Support Worker
- Martha Goodine, Juniper, Carpentry
- Lucas Harris, Hartland, Personal-Support Worker
- Melissa Lloyd, Piercemont, Electrical
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