Leaving home to attend university was a big step for Michael Rumsby, who was diagnosed with brain cancer when he was a middle school student. This May he graduated with an engineering degree from Acadia.
Acadia University math instructor Dr. Catherine Stanley loved her family, mathematics, and teaching. She also loved life. As a tribute to her, students who share her passion for mathematics have received scholarships.
Ruth Hennigar (’81) knows the value of a degree in STEM. In 2015, she created an award to support young women, who like herself, want to attend Acadia to pursue a degree in computer science.
A long-awaited degree in computer science and meeting her fellow grads inspired Tracey McGillivray ('15) to create a scholarship for female student-athletes in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
A Wolfville business has created a bursary to support a student who is also a parent, and it is making a world of difference to an Acadia BEd student and her entire family.
Here is a bird's eye view of the construction work and progress being made at Acadia's Science Complex and Huestis Innovation Pavilion.
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Thanks to the generosity of the John and Judy Bragg Foundation, up to 13 Acadia students benefit annually from the following awards, named in honour of former teachers who were Acadia alumni:
Some of the most recent recipients of these awards spoke to Acadia about their lives as students and shared their gratitude:
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