Gazette, 1989-04-13

              Gazette
Memorial University
of Newfoundland
Volume 21      Number 17
April 13, 1989
Alumna endows scholarships
Florence O'Neill-Hutchison, whose
distinguished career in adult education and community development made
her a leader in her field both provinciaUy
and nationally, has donated a $20,000
endowment to fund scholarships at
Memorial. She is both a Memorial
alumna and an honorary graduate.
"I decided to give this scholarship endowment to Memorial because I have a
great deal of empathy with rural Newfoundlanders who may not have had as
many opportunities to learn what college education is all about," Dr.
O'Neill-Hutchison said. "They may not
have the finances they need, and
perhaps this will spur them on to make
a start."
Dr. O'Neill-Hutchison completed the
first two years of ^bachelor of arts program during the early years of Memorial University College. From her days of
studying and teaching in Newfoundland, she continued her education and
her career in adult education in both the
United States and Canada.
In 1973, Memorial awarded Dr.
O'Neill-Hutchison the honorary degree
of doctor of laws in recognition of her
outstanding contribution to adult education and community services. She has
also received the Order of Canada, and
is a honorary life member of the 4-H Association of Canada and of the Newfoundland and Labrador Association
for Adult Education.
Her gift to Memorial will be used to
establish the Florence O'Neill Scholarships/Bursaries. Four annual awards
valued up to $500 each will be available
to full-time undergraduate students on
the basis of scholarship standing and
need. Special emphasis in making the
awards will be the encouragement of
students from rural Newfoundland and
Labrador, and one Florence O'Neill
Scholarship/Bursary has been reserved
each year for students attending the Sir
Wilfred Grenfell College in Corner
Brook.
"Rural Newfoundlanders may not
realize how great the need is for people
to have a good education, particularly
in this changing technological age," she
said. "I thought that if I did this, it
might help. Because I am from a rural
That's Ian McKinnon's masters thesis, all 620 pages of it, which he's carrying
on his head. He's about to submit it for his MA in folklore, hence the jubilant
smile. Piping him in is Andrew Parsons, an arts undergraduate. His thesis title? Fiddling Fortune: the Role of Commercial Recordings made by Cape Breton Fiddlers in the Fiddle Music Tradition of Cape Breton Island.
community in Newfoundland, and because I had to come up the hard way,
I felt people would understand my desire
to be helpful."
An extraordinary career
Dr. O'Neill-Hutchison interspersed her
early years of study with teaching in a
number of Newfoundland communities.
In 1936 she earned a BA at Dalhousie
University, and from then until 1942
worked with the Newfoundland Department of Education as an adult education
itinerant teacher in many rural communities.
She earned an MA in 1942 and an
EdD in 1944, both from Columbia
University, New York. She was the first
Newfoundlander to earn a doctorate in
adult education, and when Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949, she became
the first woman in Canada to hold a
doctorate in the field of adult education.
Despite attractive career opportunities
in  the  United  States,   Dr.   O'Neill-
Florence O'Neill-Hutchison
Hutchison returned to the adult education division in the Newfoundland
Department of Education, becoming
director of the division in 1950. In 1959
cont'd, on p. 3.
Scotiabank   sponsors
major scholarship
The Bank of Nova Scotia has established a new scholarship at Memorial University of Newfoundland. The
Scotiabank Ocean Studies Scholarship
supports graduate research in scientific
or technical areas related to oceans.
Valued at $15,000 annually, the scholarship is one of the largest individual
awards available for studies at
Memorial.
"We at Scotiabank are excited about
the entire ocean studies proposal," said
J.A. Gordon Bell, president and chief
operating officer of the Bank of Nova
Scotia. "Scotiabank's scholarship
directly complements the Oceans 2000
initiative and we look forward to participating in Memorial's leading-edge
reputation in this field of graduate
studies."
Oceans 2000 is a strategy designed to
position Newfoundland, the Atlantic
region and Canada among world leaders in ocean studies and enterprise by the
year 2000. Memorial University President Leslie Harris launched the program
last July.
Dr. Harris welcomed Scotiabank's involvement in ocean research at Memori-
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al. "With this scholarship, the Bank qf
Nova Scotia has demonstrated its support for the development of expertise
and leadership potential in a field of
growing concern," he said.
The Scotiabank Ocean Studies
Scholarship is open to individuals enrolled in Memorial University's post-
baccalaurate programs in ocean studies,
including marine biology, marine geology, physical or chemical oceanography, ocean engineering, or a related
scientific or technological marine discipline.
The Scotiabank scholar will receive
$15,000 per year, renewable for up to
three years for a doctoral program or
two years for a masters program and
contingent upon the scholar maintaining a high academic standing.
Applicants must be Canadian citizens
or landed immigrants and be under 28
years of age on Sept. 1,1989. The deadline for applications i« May 5, 1989.
More information and application
forms are available from the School of
Graduate Studies, Memorial University
of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, A1B 3X5; (709) 737-8200.
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