MOOSE JAW — Central Collegiate graduate Bryce Boughen is the recipient of this year’s Dubinsky Family Scholarship.
Boughen graduated in June with an average of 99.7 per cent and was accepted into the University of Saskatchewan’s biomedical sciences program.
“Bryce is exceptionally conscientious about his studies. He maintains a high academic standing in all subject areas while committing time to volunteering and his extracurricular passion, hockey,” the scholarship selection committee said.
Through his dedication to academics, Boughen earned numerous academic awards and was honoured as Central Collegiate’s valedictorian. Staff at Central Collegiate shared with the selection committee that the student “exemplified outstanding academic excellence and unparalleled integrity.”
Furthermore, Boughen possessed a remarkable blend of intelligence, diligence, and consideration for others. His impressive achievement in high-performance hockey, alongside his determination to acquire academic excellence, was truly extraordinary, the committee added.
During its Sept. 9 regular meeting, city council unanimously received and filed the report, while Mayor Clive Tolley presented the scholarship at the start of the meeting. However, since Bryce was in Saskatoon, his parents, Ryan and Rachel, accepted it on his behalf.
In 1982, the City of Moose Jaw entered into a trust agreement with Boris Dubinsky and Administrative Consultants Limited. The purpose was to establish an endowment that the municipality would hold, with interest from the main endowment awarded annually as part of a scholarship to a Moose Jaw high school student pursuing university or college.
All three original school divisions involved in the trust agreement disappeared or were absorbed into the larger divisions after the province-wide amalgamation in the early 2000s. However, the eligibility criteria for the Dubinsky Family Scholarship have remained the same, with the high schools in Moose Jaw that were with the original school divisions in the agreement eligible.
The city now administers the trust and annually awards scholarships based on the 1982 agreement, with the scholarship selection committee recommending students for the award.
The scholarship amount is supposed to be equivalent to the income the trust fund earned in the preceding 12-month period. The fund’s trustee is not allowed to use the principle — or any portion thereof — for any purpose other than earning income for scholarship awards.
The next regular council meeting is Monday, Sept. 23.
