UPEI Football Alumni Scholarship awards first recipient
A new award has been established to honour UPEI's football tradition and to support a UPEI student athlete. Marcus Dunphy, a fourth year arts student, is the first recipient of the UPEI Football Alumni Scholarship, awarded annually to a qualifying UPEI student athlete playing on the Holland Hurricanes Community Football Team.
Dunphy, who hails from Souris, PEI, anchored the Hurricanes defense as a middle linebacker. The team captain was also selected as the Hurricanes' defensive player of the year for the past two years. Dunphy is described as a dedicated, hard working, and team oriented player.
Founding directors of the UPEI Football Alumni Scholarship Fund, Ken Hubley and Gerry Lajeunesse agree that the scholarship's first recipient was deserving of the new award. 'Marcus Dunphy is a very worthy first recipient of the UPEI Football Alumni Scholarship,' said Hubley. 'He excelled academically, was a role model and leader on the football team, and we are very pleased to present him with this award,' he added.
Dunphy was ecstatic to be the first recipient of the scholarship. 'It's an honour to be chosen as the first person to receive this award. Having football at this level reintroduced and recognized in PEI has been great for football players and fans across the Island,' said Dunphy. 'The football community on the Island has shown our team tremendous support which continues to grow as people recognize our success.'
The UPEI Football Alumni Scholarship has been established to honour former varsity football players from St. Dunstan's University, Prince of Wales College and the University of Prince Edward Island and will be funded by football alumni.
