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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
SPRING, 1981
SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED
The Wilhelm Kristjanson Memorial
Scholarship
The Icelandic Festival of Manitoba offers
the Wilhelm Kristjanson Memorial Scholar-
ship to students who have completed one
year of post-secondary education, whether
at a university or a community college.
The $200.00 scholarship is awarded an-
nually to a deserving student of Icelandic
descent. The following are the criteria for
selection:
— the applicant must be of Icelandic or
part Icelandic descent
— a first class “A” academic standing is
desirable and a “B” standing is the
minimum
— participation in extra-curricular or
community activities.
Applications for this scholarship with
relevant supporting information, including
a brief description of the activities in which
the applicant has been involved, the name of
the college or university attended and the
most recent transcript of marks are to be
forwarded by March 31, 1981 to:
Mrs. Kristine Perlmutter
212 Sherbum St.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3G 2K6
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NAOMI EINARSON AWARDED
A SCHOLARSHIP
Naomi Einarson taking her Grade XII at
Coquitlam, B.C. has been awarded a
$1,000 scholarship for high level achieve-
ments in the field of visual and performing
arts. She is the daughter of Norman and
Elsie Einarson of Coquitlam, B.C. Her
grandparents: the late Olafur and Margret
Anderson formerly of Gimli, and Gudrun
Einarson and the late Steindor Einarson of
Langruth, Manitoba.
CAROL WESTDAL RECEIVES
SCHOLARSHIP
Carol Westdal is one
of two students awarded
a Pjetur Palmason Fam-
ily Memorial Scholar-
ship. This generous
award, in the amount of
$500.00, and open only
to students of Icelandic
descent, was offered for
the first time in 1980.
An interesting feature of the scholarship is
that in accepting it the recipient pledges to
help someone else in a similar way “some-
where along the highway of life”.
Carol is well known in local Icelandic
circles having sung at numerous functions
alone and with her sister Laureen. She is the
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. P. H. Westdal of
Winnipeg.
*Emily Palmason Olson of Bellingham,
Washington donated $10,000 to the Canada
Iceland Foundation to establish a permanent
scholarship fund, the interest is to be divid-
ed annually between two selected winners.
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THE PJETUR PALMASON
FAMILY MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIPS
Two scholarships in the amount of $500
each are available. The recipients must be of
good moral character, Icelandic descent,
college calibre and primarily in need of help
to continue their studies at High School,
College or University level. They are asked
to sign a pledge that “somewhere along the
highway of life they will try to provide com-
parable help to another needy student. ’ ’
Requests for application forms should be
sent to Mrs. Johanna Wilson, 820 - 188
Roslyn Road, Winnipeg, Man. R3L 0G8.
Phone: 453-2538, on or before April 30,
1981 or Ruby Dawson, 308 - 10 Edmonton
St., Winnipeg, Man. R3C 1P7. Phone:
943-3923.