Four outstanding high school students are winners of the prestigious Currie Undergraduate Scholarships at the University of New Brunswick (UNB).
Photo credit L to R: Erica Carroll, Daniel Hie, Lacey Loder and Lukas O'Connell.
The scholarships, valued at $75,000 each, were established in 2004 by one of Canada's most accomplished business leaders and philanthropists, UNB Chancellor Emeritus Dr. Richard J. Currie, who was a Beaverbrook Scholar as a young man. Each year the Currie Scholarships recognize Atlantic Canadian high school students for their leadership skills, community involvement, academic success and obstacles overcome.
This year's recipients are Erica Carroll, Daniel Hie, Lacey Loder and Lukas O'Connell.
Erica Carroll of Miramichi, N.B. is a student at James M. Hill Memorial High School, where he has tutored and mentored his fellow students and completed a multi-semester, cross-curricular project creating a 3D printer that recycles plastic from beverage bottles. Carroll will begin the bachelor of science in engineering program at UNB's Fredericton campus in September.
Daniel Hie of Moncton, N.B. is a student at Bernice MacNaughton High School. Along with volunteering for the school's breakfast program, Hie is captain of his school's robotics team, communications director for the grad council, and has been a member of the badminton, volleyball and cross-country teams. He will begin the bachelor of science in engineering program in September on UNB's Fredericton campus.
Lacey Loder of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L. is a student at Mealy Mountain Collegiate, where she is leader of the equality club, founder of the improv club and a member of drama club. The first Currie Scholar from Labrador, Loder will begin the bachelor of science program in September at UNB's Fredericton campus.
Lukas O'Connell of Gloucester Junction, N.B. is a student at Bathurst High School. Among his many extracurricular activities, he is a member of his school's student council executive and vice president of the music leadership team.O'Connell co-wrote an original two-act play, performed by his fellow students in his Grade 12 year.O'Connell will begin the bachelor of business administration program at UNB's Fredericton campus in September.
The Currie Undergraduate Scholarships are awarded to students beginning a degree program at UNB upon graduation from a high school in any of the four Atlantic provinces. These scholarships, which essentially pay all costs associated with any four-year undergraduate program, are intended to support the education of future leaders.
Dr. Currie started university at UNB in chemical engineering and ended with an master of business administration from Harvard. He served as UNB Chancellor from 2003 to 2013 and became Chancellor Emeritus in 2014. Dr. Currie played a fundamental role in the development, design and financing of the state-of-the-art Richard J. CURRIE CENTER on UNB's Fredericton campus. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a member of the Order of New Brunswick and a Companion of the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.
