Scholarship for Rankin Inlet student

A second-year anthropology student, Krista Zawadski, is the fourth recipient of a $5,000 scholarship.

Zawadski, originally from Rankin Inlet, is studying at Carleton University in Ottawa. She is a graduate of the Nunavut Sivuniksavut Program.

The scholarship is in honour of Laura Gauthier, who “was instrumental in the formation of a made-in-Nunavut utility company,” notes the Qulliq Energy Corp.’s news release.

The scholarship criteria include academic performance, career goals, brief biography, role model qualities, volunteer and leadership contributions.

The selection committee was comprised of a Gauthier family member, Iqaluit mayor and QEC board member Elisapee Sheutiapik and a representative of the Qulliq Energy Corporation communications department.

“We selected Krista because of her passion for helping others, commitment to Inuit and her determined approach to life,” Sheutiapik said.