Maria Lentz | Chair , Governance Committee

The ARTA Governance Committee administers the ARTA scholarship program and evaluates applications for both degree certificate and diploma program scholarships . Six winners are selected in each category . This year we received 101 applications ; the award recipients are listed below .

Thanks go to TW Insurance Brokers and ARTA who sponsor the degree awards . Degree applicants must have completed one , two , or three years of an undergraduate or transfer program . The certificate awards , sponsored by ARTA , are for students who have completed one or more full years of a certificate or diploma program .

On behalf of the Governance Committee , I would like to thank all those who applied and congratulate all those who have been selected for an award .

The following excerpts from the students ’ responses address the questions : What impact have teachers had in your life ? What was your favourite subject in school ? Where do you see yourself in the next ten years ? If you could be a superhero , what superhero would you be ?

$ 5,000 EMALY COOKE University of Calgary , Kinesiology

Biology was the most engaging subject for me in school . Learning about the systems and how they work together to keep our bodies functioning is extremely intriguing and I always look forward to learning more . I chose a degree in kinesiology to further my knowledge on these topics , with a focus on muscles and body movement .

$ 5,000 CONNOR BRAUN University of Calgary , BSc , Honours Neuroscience , Mathematics

My plan is to pursue graduate studies in applied mathematics or neuroscience . With some luck I ’ ll do something clever and get to keep doing science and mathematics professionally . Otherwise , I ’ ll have to hope that the programming skills I pick up along the way will be useful for some software development job somewhere . I ’ d consider myself very lucky to wind up doing either !

$ 3,000 AIDAN SANDER Queen ’ s University , Medicine ( QuARMS )

Ten years from now , I hope to have either started my private practice as a physician or to have founded a small tech start-up within the field of public health . Whatever I do , I want to ensure that my actions have a beneficial impact on society and increase long-term health outcomes for those most at risk .

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