Robin King Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Harbourside Transportation Consultants, in memory of Robin King, a Memorial University of Newfoundland Class of 1991 Civil Engineering graduate and one of the founders of Harbourside Transportation Consultants. Robin spent much of his career as the lead transportation engineer for the City of St. John’s and manager of the City’s Traffic Division before moving into consulting engineering. Valued at $1,000 annually, the scholarship will be awarded to a full-time undergraduate student in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Civil Engineering program who has successfully completed term 6 and is entering term 7. Preference will go to a student who has work term experience related to transportation engineering, with additional preference given to a student having graduated from a high school in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, where Robin grew up, resided and raised his own family. The recipient must meet the minimum academic requirements for a scholarship as defined by the University. The scholarship will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards on the recommendation of the Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.
Peter Kohler Engineering Scholarship
This scholarship was established by a generous donation from Peter Kohler. The people of Newfoundland and Labrador have supported Mr. Kohler’s business well over many years. As a firm believer in the value of higher Engineering education, Mr. Kohler wanted to give back by supporting the province’s only Bachelor of Engineering program. This scholarship is valued at $50,000 per student, and will be awarded at $10,000 each year over five years, with renewal dependent on the recipient maintaining the minimum academic requirements for a scholarship and funding remaining available. The scholarship will be awarded annually to a student entering the Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Co-operative Education Program. The recipient must demonstrate high academic ability, with preference going towards students who attended and graduated high school in Newfoundland and Labrador who demonstrate financial need. Recipients must meet the minimum academic requirements for a scholarship as defined by Memorial University of Newfoundland. It will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards on the recommendation of the Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.
Gene H. Kruger Memorial Scholarship
These scholarships are the result of a generous donation by Joseph Kruger II in memory of his father, Gene H. Kruger. Valued at a portion of the income on the investment, they will be awarded to two students in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science who were born and have lived in Newfoundland all of their life. Particular emphasis should be given to those who are studying Mechanical and Electrical Engineering as well as those studying information technologies. The scholarships will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards on the basis of scholarship standing and financial need on the recommendation of the Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.