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EDUCATION/CULTURE--WOMEN IN ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP ------------------------------------------------------------ Dartmouth resident Jayne Robar has been named as the first recipient of the Women in Engineering Scholarship. Deputy Premier Bill Gillis recognized Ms. Robar this morning at ceremonies held at Province House marking the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The renewable $5,000 scholarship for women engineering students at the Technical University of Nova Scotia was established by the province on Dec. 6, 1994 to honour the victims of the Montreal Massacre and to support women students pursuing a degree in engineering. Noting that today marks the sixth anniversary of the tragedy, Dr. Gillis said the scholarship signifies the province's commitment to marking the anniversary as a day of reflection and recommitment to the elimination of violence against women. A graduate of Prince Andrew High School where she became interested in mathematics and physics, Ms. Robar studied towards her diploma in engineering at the University of Prince Edward Island. She was a scholarship winner, vice-president of the UPEI Engineering Society in her third year, co-editor of the student engineering newsletter. She attended the 27th annual Canadian Congress of Engineering Students and received the award for the third year student with the highest aggregate average after three years of engineering. Since coming to TUNS this fall, she has been chosen her class rep in the Mechanical Engineering Society and is the correspondence coordinator for Project Magazine, the publication of the National Engineering Students. Applicants for the scholarship apply to the TUNS scholarships and awards committee, which makes the final selection. Joining Mr. Gillis in offering the province's congratulations were Eleanor Norrie, Minister, responsible for the Status of Women, and Dr. Janet E. Halliwell, chair of the Nova Scotia Council on Higher Education. -30 - Contact: Elizabeth Ann Macdonald 902-424-5892 trp Dec. 06, 1995