The London and St. Thomas Association of Realtors (LSTAR) recently announced the recipients of this year’s LSTAR Scholarship, a bursary of $1,500 each.
Sophia Koladich, the granddaughter of LSTAR member Judy Siskind, will attend UWO this fall to study kinesiology. After graduation, she hopes to attend the Chiropractic School in Atlanta.
Courtney Simpson, the daughter of member Brian Simpson has been conditionally accepted into the University of Waterloo’s pharmacy program – an honour reserved for students who have demonstrated their commitment to a career in the pharmaceutical industry.
Jack Phoenix, the son of member David Phoenix, plans to attend UWO where he hopes to achieve two degrees – a BA with honours in media, information technoculture and a BA from the Richard Ivey School of Business Administration. Jack’s brother Dillon received an LSTAR scholarship in 2012.
Sam Peifer-Dawson, the son of member Tracey Peifer, will attend the University of Ottawa in the fall. He is enrolled in the Bachelor of Applied Science in the Computer Engineering Co-operative Education program. Upon obtaining a professional engineering designation, he hopes to take his master’s degree in business administration.
Eligible applicants must be either the children or grandchildren of an LSTAR member or staff. The final recommendation was made by LSTAR’s Scholarship Advisory Group, chaired by Mark Mohan and including members Carrol Belanger, Neera Chopra, Wanda Feeney, Michelle Orsini, Daniela Schmidt and Dan Polakovic.
