MEDIA ADVISORY


Premier Stelmach joins Bow Valley College at 16th annual Premier’s Scholarship Luncheon

CALGARY, November 27, 2009 – CALGARY—Premier Ed Stelmach will present four Bow Valley College (BVC) students with the Premier’s Scholarship on Friday, November 27, at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.

Attending his third Premier’s Scholarship Luncheon, Premier Stelmach will join BVC Board Chair Scott Thon, BVC President and CEO Sharon Carry, Calgary business leaders, BVC donors and supporters, and representatives from all three levels of government. Those assembled will honour the academic achievements of four students who will receive the Premier’s Scholarship.

The 16th annual Premier’s Scholarship Luncheon is a major fundraiser for the College. Since 1994, the event has raised more than $2 million and provided financial support to thousands of students.

What: Bow Valley College’s 16th annual Premier’s Scholarship Luncheon

When: Friday, November 27, 2009 Noon-1:30 p.m.

Where: Calgary Chamber of Commerce
               Fourth-floor ballroom
               100 Sixth Avenue S.W.

Biographies: PDF

Media are invited to attend this function. A media room with refreshments will be provided. BVC President Sharon Carry and the scholarship recipients (biographies attached) will be available for interviews following the luncheon. The scholarships will be presented by Carry and Premier Stelmach at 12:30 p.m., followed by a live auction and then speeches by Carry (1:10 p.m.) and Premier Stelmach (1:15 p.m.).

Bow Valley College--Calgary and region’s Comprehensive Community 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. Established in 1965, Bow Valley College is in the midst of a multimillion-dollar expansion, creating state-of-the-art facilities and doubling its student capacity by the year 2012.