Are You the One?

We are looking for an individual who would like to pursue a career in journalism and could use a little help getting started.

This bursary is awarded annually by a committee of editors from the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association (AWNA) and presented jointly by Cenovus Energy and the Association at AWNA's annual convention in May. The annual awards are intended to help offset tuition and material costs for that year.

Bursary applications are submitted each year to AWNA by AWNA-member weekly editors and by individuals.

The bursary is awarded to an Albertan or NWT residents in the amount of $2,000.

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Qualifications:

Eligible applicants are Albertans who are:

• graduating high school students intending to pursue journalism studies;
• existing journalism students;
• or staff members of AWNA member newspapers who wish to return to school for refresher courses

The studies must be pursued through an accredited, post-secondary institution during the year of, or following application.

Winners will be asked to supply their S.I.N. number and a receipt as proof that they are continuing to further their journalism studies.

How to Apply:

Download bursary application form

Deadline for the 2012 application is Monday, February 13, 2012.

Charles William Alexander MacLean started helping his grandmother, Mrs. A.A. Moore, publish the Strathmore Standard in 1937. His only break from newspaper production was during the Second World War when he served in Canada and overseas with the Royal Canadian Artillery. He purchased the Standard upon his return and continued to publish that until 1951. He sold the Standard to his brother Hector MacLean and moved to Camrose.

When Chuck moved to the Camrose Canadian he was in partnership with Rae King and Ken Patridge. They acquired the Tofield Mercury in 1961 and the Wetaskiwin Times in 1965. Following the death of the partners, Chuck acquired the three papers. In April 1985 he sold the Camrose Canadian and Wetaskiwin Times to Bowes Publishers and retained the Tofield Mercury.

Chuck had always been dedicated to the newspaper association and served as Alberta president in 1950–1951 and CCNA president in 1976–1977. He was awarded his CCNA Gold Quill in 1977 and received his AWNA Life Membership in 1987.

His active participation in the newspaper association did not exclude him from public service in many other areas.

He served as Camrose Public Trustee for 21 years; 12 of these years as Chairman of the Board, and on the provincial executive of the Alberta School Trustees Association of which he was a Life Member. He also was Past President and Life Member of the Camrose Chamber of Commerce. An interest in the arts and production provided the opportunity to be a member of the first board of Access and a founding member of the Advisory Committee to the Alberta Foundation for the Performing Arts.

He was an active Rotarian for over 30 years, a keen Mason and served on his church board in all of the offices.

He passed away September 3, 1988.

Past Winners:

1989	Mr. Shannon Smith, Calgary
1990	Tammy Duell, New Dayton Margaret Huff, Edmonton
1991	Jennifer Jensen, Pincher Creek
1992	Mary Clayton, Calgary Kari Schenk, Westlock
1993	Jennifer Fernandes, Calgary
1994	Sandra Talliss, Millet
1995	Heather de Bruyn, Peace River
1996	Julie Adams, Spruce Grove
1997	Randall Heidt, Calgary Christopher Nash, Irma
1998	Kelly Cryderman, Red Deer Julie Moore, Calgary
1999	Alison Delker, Calgary Sue Millo, Taber
2000	Laurel Olson, Calgary Jennifer Wietzel, Valleyview Paris Engram, Wetaskiwin
2001	Janelle Brennand, Okotoks Wes Lafortune, Calgary Jardin Kauhausen, Hay River
2002	Tami Jean Hutchinson, Wainwright Sheryl Louise Winczura, Viking
2003	Andrea Radke, Hanna Emma Gilchrist, Valleyview
2004	Wes Gilbertson, Cochrane Clay Massie Proctor, Canmore
2005	Jessica Lockhart, Cold Lake Mindy Hulbert, Calgary
2006	Anne-Marie Jackson, Lethbridge Chelsea Currington, Fallis
2007	Heather McIntyre, Edmonton  Mark Laycock, Innisfail
2008	Liesa Evans, Calgary Cayla Jean Gabruck, Killam
2009	Tessa Clayton, Sherwood Park Robert Strachan, Calgary
2010	Silvia Pikal, Calgary
2011	Tessa Clayton

Are You a First Year Journalism Student?

We are looking for an individual who would like to pursue a career in the Print Media and could use a little help getting started.

These bursaries are awarded annually by a committee of editors from the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association (AWNA) and presented jointly by Alberta Newsprint Company (ANC) and the Association at AWNA's annual convention in May. The annual awards are intended to help offset tuition and material costs for that year.

Bursary applications are submitted each year to AWNA by AWNA-member weekly editors and by individuals.

Bursaries are awarded to two Albertans and/or NWT residents in the amount of $1,000 each.

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Qualifications:

Eligible applicants are Albertans who are:

• 1^st year journalism students;
• students who have expenses away from home;
• students from rural Alberta;
• students who are interested in the PRINT media;
• students who have had articles published i.e., school newspaper, yearbook, weekly or daily newspapers

The studies must be pursued through an accredited, post-secondary institution during the year of, or following application.

Winners will be asked to supply their S.I.N. number and a receipt as proof that they are pursuing journalism studies.

How to Apply:

Download bursary application form

Deadline for the 2012 application is Monday, February 13, 2012.

About Fred Row

Born in 1938 to good hard working parents who were proud to be dairy farmers in Oxford County about 40 miles north of Lake Erie. Fred Row’s father purchased the farm from his father in 1928 and after struggling through the terrible thirties, became a fairly well known breeder of Holstein cattle. This was a great way to grow up. Fred, his brother and sister were all treated with a lot of dignity by their parents and were also expected to carry out their fair share of the work load.

Education started in a one-room, one-teacher, eight-grade, red brick schoolhouse, progressed through Woodstock Collegiate Institute and ended in 1960 with a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Toronto. Fred’s real education has been a lifelong struggle generously supported by family, friends and some employers. The most notable and rewarding of all the education that has been thrust on him was the period that it was his great privilege to be part of the Alberta Newsprint family.

Work started in Grand Falls, Newfoundland in a newsprint mill as a project engineer, followed by a six-year period split between Ontario and Australia in a technical service function to the paper industry. British Columbia was the next stop where, for twenty-two years, work largely involved production and maintenance assignments. In 1989 Ron Stern called and the terrific Alberta Newsprint assignment began. That should have been where Fred’s career ended, but after seven Whitecourt winters, it seemed like a good idea to thaw out for a while.

Fred and his wife did this by moving to the Philippines for six months. Alberta Newsprint got up and running during his time and be very sure that he is proud beyond words to have been a part of that, but after seven years it was time for the organization to reinvent itself to achieve the next level of performance. That is best done by someone with exceptional talent who was not part of the original culture. One good and brutally honest friend told Fred that the one good thing he did for ANC was introduce Iain Thomson to Ron Stern.

Since 1997 Fred Row has been involved in operating mills in Oregon and Texas for Ron Stern.

At a personal level, Fred and his wife Kathy share four children and seven grandchildren. They also share some great memories of good times with members of the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association.

Past Winners:

2003	Amber Munsters, Valleyview Matthew Hagarty, Drumheller
2004	Kirti Bhadresa, Calgary Alison Imogene Taylor, Calgary
2005	Alan Mattson, Cochrane Janice Poitras, St. Paul
2006	James Covy Moore, Airdrie
2007	Sarah Pay, Tomahawk Shannon Bond, High River
2008	Tessa Clayton, Sherwood Park Kendra Revoy, Irricana
2009	Jessica Cameron, Bonnyville Kyle Smylie, Drumheller
2010	Meaghan Baxter, Calgary Falon Wagner, Claresholm
2011	Devon Jolie Megan Kargard