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2010 Recipient: Sean Wilson
Sean Wilson is currently enrolled in the Biotechnology Technician – Cooperative Internship program. He worked his internship at Hotz Environmental, one of Hamilton’s most environmentally mindful companies, and served as a Chemical Operator in their hazardous household chemical waste recycling facility. Having lived in Hamilton since the age of ten and attending Sherwood Secondary, a local high-school, he has often enjoyed the many conservation areas and hiking trails going through our city, as well as photographing local wildlife and these areas. He believes these experiences have helped shape him into a very environmentally mindful person. He is honoured and very thankful to the Hamilton Industrial Environmental Association for this award, and plans to further his education by attending a university in the environmental field and believes that this bursary will help him attain that goal.
2009 Recipient: Candis Burke
Candis Burke is a graduate from Mohawk College Environmental Technician Program. She is a classroom representative in the Environmental Technician program which entails; communicating school functions to students and promoting special events. She has been know to be an enthusiastic learner and active participant in class discussion. She thoroughly enjoys laboratory work and caring for precision in analytical techniques that are used. She enjoys all outdoor activities and is fascinated about learning more through her chosen profession. Candis’s background steams from working from the early age of 12 starting in greenhouses, and working towards industry jobs. Some of her highlights include working as a Quality Assurance Technician in food manufacturing and her most recent position, working as a Team member at one of Hamilton’s major steel companies, ArcelorMittel Dofasco. She has enjoyed her work experience and through dedication has proved herself a worthy candidate for employment. She works very well with others and considers herself organized when managing tasks at hand. She has received letters of recommendation for her work ethics with a proven ability to take on new challenges. On a personal note, her hobbies include playing guitar and mainly singing. She took private singing lessons for four years and currently practice’s classical music on a daily basis. She currently lives on her own, in student housing and receiving this award will certainly help in her future endeavours.
2008 Recipient: Ashley Ethier
Ashley is a resident of Hamilton and a graduate from Barton Secondary High School. Ashley has now completed the Environmental Technician Program at Mohawk College. During her co-op year she worked for an Environmental Consulting firm. She hopes to further her education at McMaster University in thier Geo-science program and will be working to complete a Masters Degree in Hydrogeology.
2007 Recipient: Ryan Aitken
Ryan is a resident of Hamilton and a graduate from Westmount High School. Ryan is currently completing his final semester in the Environmental Technician Program at Mohawk College. In January 2007 Ryan returned to Mohawk College after successfully completing a one year internship as the student Inorganic Technician with the City of Hamilton’s Environmental Laboratory. Some of his duties included the chemical analysis of water, wastewater, bio-solids and sludge, data input using the Laboratory Information Management System and evaluating and reviewing Quality Control data and charts. Following his placement Ryan's supervisors indicated that he demonstrated a great work ethic, he was friendly, an excellent worker, dependable and possesses good technical skills. Ryan is a team player and would be an asset at any workplace. Ryan is well liked by the Chemical and Environmental Technology Department faculty and staff and has achieved Deans Honours every semester. |