Media Advisory

Former premier joins Bow Valley College to honour outstanding students

CALGARY, May 25, 2009 – The former premier of Alberta, Ralph Klein, returns to Bow Valley College to honour recipients of the Ralph and Colleen Klein Scholarship during the Celebrating Student Futures Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, May 27.

Klein and his wife, Colleen, will join the three students who will be announced as the recipients of the $1,600 award recognizing academic competence and financial need.

All donors will be seated with their respective award recipients during the ceremony, which features guest speaker Dr. Bill DuPerron, the College’s Dean of Health and Community Care.

What: Celebrating Student Futures Awards Ceremony
When: May 27, 2009 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Where: Calgary Chamber of Commerce, Fourth Floor,  100 Sixth Avenue SW

Bow Valley College, with more than 11,000 full- and part-time students, is a leader in health and business career training, adult upgrading, and English as a Second Language. BVC’s Test of Workplace Essential Skills (TOWES), workplace training for immigrant professionals, and employment services provide a wide-range of services for business and professionals.

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