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EDUCATION/CULTURE--TONY JOHNSTONE'S SCHOLARSHIP WINNER ANNOUNCED ----------------------------------------------------------------- A combination of outstanding academic achievement and active involvement in student and community affairs has resulted in Marguerite Ntiamoa of Westville, Pictou County, being chosen as this year's recipient of the Dr. P. Anthony Johnstone Memorial Fund Entrance Scholarship. Ms. Ntiamoa, a recent graduate of West Pictou District High School, was selected from more than 100 applicants from across the province. This $5,000 scholarship honours the life and work of the late Tony Johnstone, a long-time educator and human rights advocate in Nova Scotia, who devoted his life to promoting multicultural understanding and social equality. It is the largest university entrance award offered by the province. "The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage young people to educate themselves on human rights issues in Canada, so that they can continue bringing about the social change Dr. Johnstone worked so hard to achieve," said Education and Culture Minister Robbie Harrison. "The scholarship requires academic excellence, but also looks at the student's leadership abilities and contribution to cultural and youth activities during their high school years. Ms. Ntiamoa's achievements easily meet these criteria." Applicants are also required to submit an essay on multiculturalism and human rights issues in Canada. The selection committee makes its decision based on this essay and a combination of academic, non-academic and leadership criteria. Recipients of this award must plan on immediately entering their first year of a bachelor's degree program at a Maritime university. Ms. Ntiamoa will study at Acadia University. Rev. Trevor Phillips, chair of the selection committee and close personal friend of the late Dr. Johnstone, presented the award to Ms. Ntiamoa. Students eligible to apply for next year's Tony Johnstone Scholarship may obtain application forms from their school guidance counsellors in February. The application deadline is April 30, 1997. -30- Contact: Elizabeth Ann Macdonald 902-424-5892 trp July 22, 1996 - 3:45 p.m.