Senate Agenda - EXHIBIT IV -November 13, 1998

REPORT OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNIVERSITY PLANNING (SCUP)

FOR INFORMATION

Report on New Graduate Scholarships/Awards/Bursaries

SCUP has approved on behalf of Senate the terms of reference for new scholarships, bursaries, prizes and awards shown below. These will be recommended to the Board of Governors, through the Vice-Chancellor, for approval.

Gordon Jeffery Endowment Strings and Chamber Music Continuing Awards (Faculty of Graduate Studies/Arts Division/Music)

Awarded annually to students enrolled in any year of a Faculty of Music program. Students must demonstrate outstanding performing ability with preference given to orchestral string players (violin, viola, cello, bass). Selection and award amount will be made by the Faculty of Music Scholarship Committee. These awards were made possible by a bequest from Gordon Jeffery (BA '40).

Value: Up to $4,000 each

Effective: May 1998

Kimberly Ferns Memorial Bursary (Faculty of Graduate Studies/Biosciences Division/Communicative Disorders)

Awarded annually to a graduate student in Communication Sciences and Disorders who demonstrates the greatest financial need. Preference will be given to mature students specializing in research related to malignant conditions that have an effect on the structures responsible for voice and speech production. The graduate committee for the graduate program in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders will select the recipient.

This bursary was established through Foundation Western by donations from Dale Ferns and friends in memory of Kimberly Ferns.

Value: $2,500

Effective: May 1998

Faculty of Arts Alumni Graduate Awards (5) (Faculty of Graduate Studies/ Arts Division)

Awarded to graduate students registered in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and enrolled in any graduate program in the Faculty of Arts who can demonstrate financial need and are maintaining a minimum 78% average. Recipients will be selected by the Dean of Arts upon consultation with a committee. Recipients must meet OSOTF eligibility requirements.

Value: $1,000 each

Effective: May 1999

Faculty of Social Science Alumni Graduate Awards (7) (Faculty of Graduate Studies/Social Sciences Division)

Awarded to graduate students registered in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and enrolled in any graduate program in the Faculty of Social Sciences who can demonstrate financial need and are maintaining a minimum 78% average. Recipients will be selected by the Dean of Social Science upon consultation with

the Department Chairs and committees within the Faculty of Social Science. Recipients must meet OSOTF eligibility requirements.

Value: $1,000 each

Effective: May 1999

Maureen Williams Memorial Award (Faculty of Graduate Studies/ Biosciences Division/Communicative Disorders)

Awarded annually to a student entering the graduate program in Communicative Disorders, specializing in Audiology, who demonstrates caring and a strong professional commitment, as well as academic excellence based on the highest average of all Audiology courses in the preparatory year. All things being equal, consideration will be given on the basis of financial need. The graduate committee for the graduate program in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders will select the recipient from a pool of faculty nominated candidates.

Value: $2,500

Effective: May 1999

Andersen Consulting MBA Award (Faculty of Graduate Studies/ Social Sciences Division/Business Administration)

Awarded to a student entering the second year of the MBA program at the Richard Ivey School of Business who has demonstrated: leadership in the School and/or community, strong academic ability, interest in pursuing a career in the consulting industry. The MBA Scholarship Committee of the Richard Ivey School of Business will review and select three candidates. The profiles of these candidates will be sent to Andersen Consulting who will make the final selection from among these.

Value: $1,500

Effective: September 1998

Robert and Ruth Lumsden Graduate Awards in Science (3) (Faculty of Graduate Studies/Physical Sciences Division and Biosciences Division/ Plant Sciences, Zoology)

Awarded to full time graduate students registered in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and enrolled in any of the following graduate programs: Applied Mathematics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Geophysics, Mathematics, Physics, Plant Sciences, Statistics, Zoology. Candidates must demonstrate financial need and academic achievement (minimum 78% average). Recipients will be selected by the Dean of Science in consultation with a faculty committee. Recipients must meet OSOTF criteria.

Value: $2,500

Effective: May 1998

Robert and Ruth Lumsden Graduate Awards in Earth Sciences (5)(Faculty of Graduate Studies/Physical Sciences Division/Geology, Geophysics)

Awarded to full time students registered in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and enrolled in either the Graduate Program in Geology or Geophysics on the basis of financial need and academic achievement (minimum 78% average). Recipients will be selected by the Chair of Earth Sciences in consultation with a faculty committee. Recipients must meet OSOTF criteria.

Value: $1,000

Effective: May 1998