Scholarship Information
Mrs. W. Chester McLure Memorial Awards | |
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| Faculty: | Science |
| Status: | Current 4th Year |
| Process: | Selected by the Scholarships and Awards Committee |
| Scholarship Type: | Award |
| Description: | Awarded annually to the graduating students placing first ($500) and second ($300) in the Bachelor of Science (Family Science or Foods and Nutrition) Program. |
| Background: | W. Chester S. McLure Memorial Fellowship. Lt. Col. Honourable McLure, Lena's father, was a well-known Member of Parliament for the constituency of Queens having been elected in 1930, 1945, and 1949. He served three terms in the PEI Legislature in the 1920s. He also had been a teacher, active in the fox industry, president of the Guardian Publishing Company and a director of the Charlottetown Exhibition Association. |
