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Bates Scholarship Helps Worthy Student Achieve
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July - August 2003
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Scholarship winner
Cynthia Belaskie
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It is with great appreciation
that I write this letter of thanks for your support over
the past four years. Since I was first awarded the Harry
C. Bates Scholarship in 1999, sponsored by the Bricklayer’s
Union, I have completed my four-year Bachelor of Arts degree
with a double concentration in English and History at Nipissing
University in North Bay. My graduating average is 89%.
I have worked as a professor’s assistant for two
years. At Nipissing, I won several scholarships: the Nipissing
University President’s Scholarship (the university’s
most prestigious award), the Nipissing University Faculty
Association’s History Award, the A.V. McKinnon Memorial
Award, and the Tembec Citizenship Award. I was also the
first student at Nipissing to be nominated for the Rhodes
Scholarship to do graduate studies at Oxford University
in England. Having the Harry C. Bates Merit Scholarship
already on my resume certainly gave me an edge in the competition
for these scholarships. I have also volunteered as the
Vice-chairperson of the Nipissing University’s Women’s
Centre, the President of the History Club, the Editor of
Nipissing’s history journal Hindsight and
I have written for the school newspaper, The Hlbou.
Within the past year, I have authored three articles for Alcohol
and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia.
My undergraduate career has been a very lucky and rewarding
experience.
Next year I will be attending York University’s
Masters of Arts programme in History. I have received $12,000
in funding from York, as well as the $15,000 Ontario Graduate
Scholarship for next year. After completing my Master’s,
I hope to go on to a Ph.D. Programme and teach at the University
level.
Again, I would like to express my gratitude for your help
in providing me with this valuable experience.
With thanks,
Cynthia Belaskie
Daughter of Local 7 CN member Robert Belaskie
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