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Larger Lambton IPM '91 scholarships awarded
- Lambton County Plowmen
- Oct 9, 2022
- 2 min read
Inflation had an effect this year on annual scholarship prizes awarded at the Brigden Fair.
For the first time in its history, $2,000 sums were awarded via the Lambton IPM ’91 awards, originally set up with more than $125,000 raised at the 1991 International Plowing Match held in the county, said Bryan Boyle, a member of the fund’s committee of trustees.
In the past, three prizes of $1,000 had been awarded annually to area post-secondary students, who selected by fund trustees based on community involvement, academic record, financial need, and discretionary needs like medical concerns or the death of a family member.
The decision to double the sum this year was made because of rising expenses, Boyle said.
“Because the principal had never been used, you see, and in terms of planning for the future, it’s much better to have a reasonable amount … in the hands of the kids, as opposed to sitting, making a small amount of interest.”
This change could possibly affect the longevity of the scholarship, which is designed to run indefinitely, but not for many years, Boyle said.
“The principal would last for at least another 25 years even if there was no interest,” he noted.
This year’s scholarship winners were Nikki Boere, 19, of Warwick, and Rawson Donald, 19, and Kara MacKinlay, 20, both of Plympton-Wyoming.
Boere is studying nursing at McMaster University, Donald is studying chemical production and power engineering technology at Lambton College, and MacKinlay is attending the Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology in London, with plans to become an audio engineer, officials said.
Saturday’s awards were in person after being held virtually for two years amid COVID-19, Boyle said.
“We’re glad to be back in (person) and in an agricultural setting,” he said.
~Tyler Kula~ Sarnia Observer
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