Royal Bank award goes to Albertan

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One of the five winners of the 1997 Royal Bank Native Student Scholarships is from Alberta. One of the awards, which were announced in Toronto on April 3, went to Jennifer Smith from Medicine Hat. Smith will receive $4,000 annually for her educational expenses to a maximum of four years at university or two years at college, in a discipline relevant to the banking industry. All five winners, if they are interested in a banking career, will be considered for summer and post-graduate employment at Royal Bank. An independent committee comprised of Native teachers and professors reviewed all the applications and made its final selections based on each student's personal and academic achievement, as well as the individuals' financial need. For further information on next year's awards, contact the program coordinator Kathryn Webber at (416) 955-5824. (RJH)