Family, friends and colleagues of John Vanderkamp, former Chair of the Department of Economics, respected Dean of the former College of Social Science (1981-1991), and an enthusiastic promoter of liberal education as encompassed in the Arts & Science program, have established a memorial scholarship for academically outstanding students in the Arts & Science Program. Apply by letter, describing involvement in extracurricular activities and include two reference letters from counsellors, teachers or mentors, to Student Financial Services by June 30. [E0321]

Qualification(s): Academically outstanding students entering the Bachelor of Arts & Science Program. The recipients will be chosen on the basis of academic standing, significant involvement in extracurricular activities, and two reference letters from counsellors, teachers or mentors. Continued enrolment in the Arts & Science Program is required for both instalments of this award.

Amount: One award of $1,000 (paid in two equal instalments at the beginning of the Fall and Winter semesters)