The Icelandic Canadian - 01.06.1961, Qupperneq 55

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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ERNIE EINARSSON
WINS AWARD
Ernie Einarsson
Ernie Einarsson, formerly a staff
photographer with the Winnipeg Tri-
bune, last winter won the Western
Canada news award for the best news
picture of 1960. His winning photo-
graph was taken in connection with
the Hallas child adoption case. Mr.
Einarsson was presented with the
award at the 74th reunion dinner of
the Winnipeg Press Club held in the
Royal Alexandra Hotel on April 7.
He is the son of Stefan Einarsson, for
many years editor of the Icelandic
weekly Heimskringla, in Winnipeg,
and Mrs. Einarsson who now make
their home in Vancouver, B.C.
Ernie Einarsson is now with CJAY-
TV, Polo Park.
WINS FELLOWSHIP
Oscar Thor Sigvaldason
Oscar Thor Sigvaldason of Winni-
peg this spring was awarded an Ath-
lone Fellowship providing for two-
year post-graduate studies in civil eng-
ineering in England. Mr. Sigvaldason,
who leaves in September for England,
received his degree in civil engineer-
ing at the University of Manitoba in
1959 and at that time was awarded a
Doupe Memorial gold medal. In 1958
he had won a $500 university bursary.
He received his public school educa-
tion at Vestri School in the interlake
area of Manitoba and high school edu-
catin at Ardal High School in Ar-
borg. An avid athlete he has over the
years participated in baseball, hockey,
basketball and curling and is a mem-
ber of the YMCA. Since graduation
two years ago he has been in the em-
ploy of Brown and Root Limited, Cal-
gary, Alberta. In England he hopes
to pursue studies in concrete technol-
ogy for a year at Imperial College,