Trites Family Award in Education

Established in 2024 by Jim Trites (’68, ’69), this award is granted to students enrolled full-time in the Bachelor of Education program. Eligible students are from Nova Scotia and plan to teach in Nova Scotia following graduation. They intend to be involved in extracurricular activities as teachers, such as sports, music, debate, yearbook. Two $5,000 awards are available annually, preferably for students demonstrating financial need.

Jim Trites's parents, Laurie and Jocelyn were both Acadia graduates and were teachers. Laurie Trites was principal of Horton Academy for the last 19 years of its existence and later taught a math methods course at Acadia. Jim, and his siblings Bruce, Margaret and John are Acadia graduates and retired teachers, although John still teaches a geography methods course at Acadia. Bruce and John's wives, Suzanne and Janet, were both teachers and John and Janet's daughter is a music teacher in Halifax.