Eight Students Finish the School Year with a $45,000 Award
Frank H Sobey Awards for Excellence in Business Studies
Over $3.6 Million awarded from the Frank H. Sobey Awards for Excellence in Business Studies since 1989
STELLARTON, N.S. – On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Frank H. Sobey Awards, as well as Sobeys Inc. and indeed the entire Sobey family, we are thrilled to welcome this year’s winners. They are:
- ALEX DULAY Acadia University
- COLE SANFORD Acadia University
- ALYSHA WALKER Mount Allison University
- NANETTE BLACK Mount St. Vincent University
- MADELINE BRISTOL Saint Mary’s University
- LUKE WHITE St. Francis Xavier University
- MUHAMMAD JAHANZAIB University of New Brunswick
- SAMUEL HARDING University of Prince Edward Island
"We continue to be inspired by the talent, leadership and entrepreneurialism shining through students at Atlantic Canadian business schools." said Paul D. Sobey, Chair of the Board of Trustees.
These award recipients are selected by the Frank H Sobey Awards Board of Trustees which is comprised of Atlantic Canadian business and academic leaders. The eight winners of the $45,000 award were chosen from 32 outstanding nominations provided by their Deans, based on their entrepreneurship, supporting the communities in which they live and work and their employment experience. Each of the remaining 24 exceptional nominees will receive a $3,500 prize in recognition of their inspiring achievements.
Since 1989, the Frank H. Sobey Awards has awarded over $3.6 Million to 223 emerging business leaders from Atlantic Canada. These exceptional business students and future leaders, along with the Deans, will be honoured at an annual spring celebration of their amazing achievements.
Additional information about this year’s Award winners and the qualification and nomination process can be found at www.frankhsobeyawards.com.
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About the Frank H. Sobey Awards for Excellence in Business Studies
The Frank H. Sobey Awards for Excellence in Business Studies presents eight awards of $45,000 each. All full-time business students attending Atlantic universities are eligible for consideration. Deans of Business at each university nominate candidates who have demonstrated a high level of entrepreneurship, a commitment to supporting the communities in which they live and work and relevant employment experience.
Established in 1989, the Frank H. Sobey Awards for Excellence in Business Studies have awarded more than $3.6 Million to business students in the four Atlantic Provinces. Each university in the region offering a business program has had at least one recipient of a Frank H. Sobey Award.
For further information, please contact:
Bernard Doucet, Executive Director, Corporate Affairs Sobeys Inc.
Phone: 902.752.8371 ext. 2301
bernard.doucet@sobeys.com
