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December 18, 2006
CAWIC supports education
Continuing a longstanding tradition, the Canadian Association of Women in Construction (CAWIC) presented bursaries to three women enrolled in construction-related programs at local community colleges.
This year’s winners are: Lisa Ha Nguyen, who is enrolled in the co-op diploma program in civil engineering at Seneca College; Farzana Teymori, who is studying civil engineering at Humber College: and Stacey Welsh, a student in the architectural technology co-op program at Humber College.
Bursary committee chair and CAWIC director Mira Fabian, principal in the firm Retail and Commercial Project Management, said the 2006 winners were chosen from a field of nine applicants.
Criteria included demonstration of clear career objectives relating to the construction industry, leadership qualities and involvement in community activities and interest in activities that further the advancement of women in construction as well as evidence of financial need.
The winners also received complimentary one-year memberships in CAWIC, an organization intent on encouraging women to pursue careers in the industry.
Nguyen, who spent a term working as a student construction inspector at Peel Region and also has volunteered at Habitat for Humanity, said later she felt “privileged” to be awarded the bursary and grateful to have the opportunity to be associated with CAWIC.
“I am eager to contribute what I can ... and I know I can learn more through my affiliation with a group of women whose interests reflect my own so completely.”
The bursaries were presented at the association’s annual holiday season dinner and fundraising auction.
“The tradition that began many years ago by the Toronto chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (CAWIC’s predecessor) continues with our new Canadian organization,” Fabian said.
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