W. Garfield Weston scholars


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Ted Ross, 2006 W. Garfield Weston scholar Ted Ross, 2006 W. Garfield Weston scholar

For 2006 Upper Year W. Garfield Weston scholar Ted Ross, the past is not another country: it is very much part of his here and now. A graduate of Algonquin College’s applied museum studies program, he has dedicated many years to Watson’s Mill Manotick Inc. This non-profit group runs a 19th-century grist mill in Dickinson Square—the only working industrial heritage site in the City of Ottawa.

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Genevieve Nolet, 1999 W. Garfield Weston scholar Genevieve Nolet, 1999 W. Garfield Weston scholar

Blessed with determination, dedication and a love of healthy living, Geneviève has founded her own massage therapy practice in downtown Toronto, where she treats a variety of clients and educates people on issues related to holistic and alternative health care. She teaches in both the massage therapy and spa assistant programs at her alma mater, Centennial College, and also finds time to utilize her translation skills in the complementary and alternative health care research unit at the college. In her spare time, Geneviève creates one-of-a-kind art works on paper and canvas.

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Stephen Raye, 2004 W. Garfield Weston scholar Stephen Raye, 2004 W. Garfield Weston scholar

2004 W. Garfield Weston scholar Stephen Raye is grateful for the foundation provided by his college diploma. He studied chemical technology at New Brunswick Community College before embarking on an engineering technology in environmental studies degree. “It is great to have a strong college education to build on,” he observes. “I am thankful to W. Garfield Weston Awards for encouraging me to study in the college system and realizing the importance of such an education.”

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