The Icelandic Canadian - 01.12.1971, Blaðsíða 29

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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Mr. Wilson is well known in Can-
adian music circles for his perform-
ances with the Winnipeg Symphony
and solo recitals in Montreal, the Uni-
versities of Manitoba, Alberta and
Quebec. He was a featured artist at
the National Convention of the Can-
adian Federation of Music Teachers
held in Winnipeg in July, 1971.
He is the son of J. Kerr and Thelma
(Guttormson) Wilson.
—Mattie Halldorson
BRITISH COLUMBIA SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
At a recent annual general meeting
of the Icelandic Canadian Club of
British Columbia, four students were
winners of $100.00 scholarships for
their outstanding scholastic records.
The Scholarship Awards Committee
Chairman, Dr. R. E. Helgason, pre-
sented the University entrance scholar-
ships to Miss Kristin Agmundson, age
18, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Ag-
mundur Agmundson of Chilliwack,
B.C. and Douglas George McFee, age
17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Drigal E.
McFee of Kitimat, B. C. The Univer-
sity undergraduate scholarships were
presented to Miss Lynda Elinor Ives,
age 21, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frances Ives of West Vancouver, B.C.
and Norman Roy Albertson, age 23,
son of Mrs. Ruby Albertson of Gimli,
Manitoba and the late Alfred Albert-
son.
The 301 member Icelandic Canadian
Club of British Columbia has a $5,000
scholarship fund, donated by mem-
bers of British Columbia’s Icelandic
Canadian community. The interest ac-
curing from the fund is used to pro-
vide four scholarships a year to B.C.
students of Icelandic extraction.