{"id":6519,"date":"2017-06-12T14:56:02","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T19:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/?p=6519"},"modified":"2017-06-15T16:18:54","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T21:18:54","slug":"cmu-announces-2017-leadership-scholarship-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/2017\/cmu-announces-2017-leadership-scholarship-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"CMU announces 2017 Leadership Scholarship winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is pleased to name the recipients of this year\u2019s Leadership Scholarships: Nathan Dueck, Westgate Mennonite Collegiate; Bryn Friesen Epp, Westgate Mennonite Collegiate; Joefin Mildred Peter, Johnston Heights Secondary School; Nicole Ternowesky, Vincent Massey High School.<\/p>\n

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2017 CMU Leadership Scholarship Winners: (clock-wise from top left) Nathan Dueck, Bryn Friesen Epp, Joefin Mildred Peter, and Nicole Ternowesky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Four Leadership Scholarships are offered to students who demonstrate significant leadership ability, academic excellence, personal character, service, and vision. Worth up to $14,000 over four years, the Leadership Scholarship is awarded to recent high school graduates.<\/p>\n

\u201cCMU received many outstanding submissions for the Leadership Scholarship,\u201d says Lois Nickel, Director of Enrolment Services. \u201cI found this year\u2019s recipients particularly engaging and articulate. We look forward to having them at CMU this fall.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students applying for the Leadership Scholarships are required to provide a resume of their leadership involvement, along with two letters of recommendation, and an essay reflecting on a leader who inspires them.<\/p>\n

“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to pursue a humanities degree in a Christian setting,\u201d says Nathan Dueck, whose inspiration comes from Sir Thomas More, a 16th Century lawyer, politician, and later, Catholic Saint.<\/p>\n

More\u2019s devotion to public service and the courage to abide by his convictions are traits Dueck hopes to emulate.<\/p>\n

Bryn Friesen Epp draws inspiration from Clare Schellenberg, Pastor at Hope Mennonite Church in Winnipeg, who he says, exhibits vulnerability, strength, integrity, and commitment to service\u2014important qualities of good leadership.<\/p>\n

\u201cClare modelled great leadership for me, and I look forward to learning from more great mentors at CMU,” says Friesen Epp.<\/p>\n

Joefin Mildred Peter is inspired by Emily Stowe, an educator, women\u2019s right\u2019s activist, and Canada\u2019s first female medical doctor. Stowe\u2019s perseverance, passion, and willingness to share ideas are what stand out for Peter.<\/p>\n

\u201cGod paves a great path for everyone,\u201d she says. \u201cCMU is an opportunity for me to spread my wings, without hesitation.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Nicole Ternowesky, her grade nine social studies teacher, Ms. Harvey\u2019s compassion, and dedication to social justice and service, inspired her to get involved in her local community.<\/p>\n

Now Ternowesky is looking forward to getting involved at CMU.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m very grateful and humbled to have the opportunity to study in an environment rich in diversity, compassion, and love for God,” says Ternowesky.<\/p>\n

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About CMU
\n<\/strong>A Christian university in the Anabaptist tradition, CMU\u2019s Shaftesbury campus offers undergraduate degrees in arts, business, humanities, music, sciences, and social sciences, as well as\u00a0graduate degrees in theology,\u00a0ministry, peacebuilding and collaborative development, and an MBA. CMU has over 800 full-time equivalent\u00a0students, including those enrolled in degree programs at the Shaftesbury and Menno Simons College campuses and in its Outtatown certificate program. <\/em><\/p>\n

For information about CMU visit www.cmu.ca<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n

For additional information, please contact:
\nKevin Kilbrei, Director of Communications & Marketing
\nkkilbrei@cmu.ca; 204.487.3300 Ext. 621
\nCanadian Mennonite University
\n500 Shaftesbury Blvd., Winnipeg, MB\u00a0 R3P 2N2<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is pleased to name the recipients of this year\u2019s Leadership Scholarships: Nathan Dueck, Westgate Mennonite Collegiate; Bryn Friesen Epp, Westgate Mennonite Collegiate; Joefin Mildred Peter, Johnston Heights Secondary School; Nicole Ternowesky, Vincent Massey High School. Four Leadership Scholarships are offered to students who demonstrate significant leadership ability, academic excellence, personal character, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[25,5],"tags":[343],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6519"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6519"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6538,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6519\/revisions\/6538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}