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Opterus Launches Helen Rose Scholarship Awards to Spotlight the Accomplishments of Young Canadian Women Pursuing Academic and Entrepreneur PathsOpterus Inc., the leading global provider of cost-effective, web-based store communications and task management solutions, today announced the winners of the newly launched Helen Rose Scholarship Awards, founded to highlight accomplished young women between the ages of 18-25 and residents of Canada, who are pursuing a STEAM educational or entrepreneurial path. The awards are inspired by and dedicated to the memory of Dr. Helen McKilligin, the mother of Janet Hawkins, founder of Opterus. Each scholarship winner was awarded $10K CND. This year's scholarship winners are:
Winner of Academic Award: Montana Sharpe-Blum - Vancouver, British Columbia
Winner of Entrepreneurial Award: Angelica Alberto - Peace River, Alberta
Dr. McKilligin led a remarkable and groundbreaking life. She graduated from the University of Aberdeen (News - Alert) in 1958 with a specialty in pediatrics. She was a published author, writing a book with pioneering insights into the principles of neonatal nursing in 1970. She practiced in Newfoundland at the Grace Hospital and taught as an associate professor at the medical school at Memorial University in Newfoundland. She helped form the first Family Planning Association of Newfoundland that opened a birth control centre in St. John's, which was the first of its kind in the province. In 1980, she moved her family to Ontario and worked for the ministry of health creating groundbreaking programs in reproductive health. Before retiring she also completed her fine arts degree at the OCAD University. About Opterus Inc. Opterus Inc. is a leading global provider of a cost-effective, easy-to-implement store information and execution management solution that increases productivity and improves retail enterprise communications. For additional information about Opterus, please visit http://www.opterus.com. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190808005781/en/ |