2025 Bursary Winners Announced

Publication Date

25 Sep 2025

The CMEA is pleased to announce the names of this year's twelve CMEA Memorial Bursary recipients.

The bursary provides $2500 to each scholar. To date, the CMEA has presented a total of $204,500 to further the educational needs of our members and families. If you are a CMEA member and want to sponsor a scholar, see CMEA Bursary Program for application details.

This page will be updated with photos as they are received.

2025 CMEA Memorial Bursary Winners

Recipient	Award	Field of Study
Abdulwassie Adem	Sapper John David Greenfield	Sponsored by the NCR Chapter, Abdulwassie will be studying Commerce at U of O
Marc Chretien	Sapper Phillip Jackman, RE	Sponsored by the Chilliwack Chapter, Marc will be studying Cognitive Science at SFU
Cole Costain	Maj John James Denovan	Sponsored by the Gagetown Chapter, Cole will be studying Engineering at UNB
Tristan Fortier	Corporal Joseph Robert Martin Dubé	Sponsored by the Bagotville Chapter, Tristan will be studying Medicine at McGill
Hannah Hawker	Maj-Gen Keith G Penney, OMM, CD	Sponsored by the Petawawa Chapter, Hannah will be studying Nursing at Algonquin
Spencer Kandt	Col Cyril Horace Smith, Massey Medal	Sponsored by the Calgary Chapter, Spencer will be studying Geomatics at SAIT
Annabelle Many	Sgt Robert Russell McPhee, MM	Sponsored by the Montreal Chapter, Annabelle will be studying Engineering at McGill
Marguerite Neault	Col Malcom Sutherland-Brown, DSO, CD	Sponsored by the Bagotville Chapter, Marguerite will be studying Arts at Cégep de Levis
Zana Porter	Lt-Col Cyril Burton North, DSO, MC	Sponsored by the Kingston Chapter, Zana will be studying Biotechnology at St Lawrence College
Adam Saweczko	Lt-Col Paul Weatherbe	Sponsored by the Halifax Chapter, Adam will be studying Human Bioscience at Memorial
Emily Tweedie	Sapper John Dunham Garrett, GM	Sponsored by the NCR Chapter, Emily will be studying Commerce at Algonquin
Jaxon Yon	Sgt Paul Angus MacGillivary, DCM, MM	Sponsored by the Halifax Chapter, Jaxon will be studying Engineering at St Mary’s University


Tristan Fortier Medicine - McGill	Annabelle Many Mechanical Engineering - McGill	Jaxon Yon Engineering at St. Mary's
Abdulwassie Adem, a member of 33 CER, is studying Commerce at the U of O	Emily Tweedie and her father ,WO Ian Tweedie, is studying Commerce at Algonquin College	Spr Spencer Kant, a member of 41 CER, studying Geomatics at SAIT with Col Eppo van Weeldan (Ret'd)
Hannah Hawker, daughter of MWO John Hawker, Petawawa. Hannah is studying Nursing at Algonquin College.	Marguerite Neault, daughter of Officer Cadet Lobna Ayari, Firefighter at Bagotville. She is studying for a Bachelor of Arts at Cégep de Levis	Cpl Marc Chretien is studying Cognitive Science at SFU. He is a member of 192 Construction Engineer Flight, Aldergrove. Also pictured are, left WO Kendal and right, WO Martin
	Cole Costain, son of Major Richard Costain, is studying Engineering at UNB Also pictured are In the photo, From left to right: Lt Lizotte (CMEA Chapter Gagetown Vice-President), Maj Costain (OC CETS, CFSME), Sgt Sauriol (CMEA Chapter Gagetown President), Cole Costain, LCol Reibin (Cmdt, CFSME), CWO St-Laurent (SCWO, CFSME)

Originally published 25 Sep 25
Updated 10 Nov 25