This scholarship by Russell Food Equipment Limited is awarded to a high ranking student majoring in Dietetics and entering the fourth year of the program. It is awarded to a student who has maintained high academic standing in the three previous years, has demonstrated personal qualities appropriate for a professional dietitian, has spent at least one University summer vacation in the dietary or food service department of an approved institution and will complete professional preparation through internship. Preference is given to students pursuing the study of beef cattle. A scholarship that is offered by Westgen. The award is made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences to a student who is specializing in the area of animal science.
Preference is given to a student with a demonstrated interest in the livestock industry.
The awards are made to students in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences for study in practical agricultural and food production systems. This scholarship was established from a bequest to the University by the late Honourable Charles A. Banks who, during his term as Lieutenant Governor of the Province, was Official Visitor of this University. This contribution provides support for worthy and deserving students and is striking evidence of the generosity of he and his wife and their concern for the welfare of others. This scholarship is awarded as a memorial tribute to the late Dr. Jessie L. McLenaghen, Provincial Director of Home Economics from 1926 to 1946. In recognition of her leadership in the development of Home Economics in this province, Dr. McLenaghen received an honourary doctoral degree from the University of British Columbia on the twenty-first anniversary of the establishment of the School of Home Economics.