An Owen Sound District Secondary School graduate has been awarded the annual Malcolm Kirk Environmental Scholarship by the Grey Sauble Conservation Foundation.
Janna Wardell will receive the $1,000 scholarship given out by the foundation each year to a graduating high school student entering a post-secondary program in an environment or resource management related field. Wardell is pursuing Environmental Engineering at the University of Guelph.
“In the recommendation letter for this scholarship, Janna is described by one of her high school teachers as a highly deserving individual who always demonstrated an excellent work ethic, and as a result was always successful at achieving her goals,” the Grey Sauble Conservation Foundation says in a statement. “Janna is also an outstanding athlete and a valuable member of many school and community teams, including skiing, mountain biking, lacrosse, and hockey.”
After finishing university, Wardell is looking to have a career in the field of water resources and environmental protection and hopes to return to the Grey Bruce area to live and work.
“This is a wonderful area, and I would love to keep it healthy for future generations,” Wardell says.
The scholarship is named in honour of Malcolm Kirk, who passed in 2012. He was instrumental in acquiring 80 per cent of the lands that Grey Sauble Conservation Authority owns and manages today.
It is awarded annually to a graduating student in the Grey Sauble Conservation Authority watershed who plans to enter an environmental program at a college or a university.