Top New Zealand forest industry scholarship for 2013

Friday 7 Jun 2013

 
The Southern Wood Council Forest Products Scholarship for 2013 has been awarded to a first year student, Cameron Alderton who is starting his first professional year at the University of Canterbury. From a sheep and beef farm in West Otago, Cameron, after completing a building apprenticeship five years ago is pursuing his keen interests in timber products and design and wood harvesting operations by studying for the four year Bachelor of Forest Engineering course at the School of Forestry.

The annual scholarship awarded by the Southern Wood Council (SWC) is one of the most prestigious and valuable awarded to forestry students in New Zealand. In any one year, three SWC scholarships are together valued at $13,500.

“The Annual Scholarship is an opportunity for forestry and wood products companies in the lower South Island to put back something into the industry and to support outstanding students studying towards either the Forestry Science or Forest Engineering courses at the School of Forestry” says SWC Chairman, Grant Dodson.

“The SWC is delighted to award this year’s scholarship to Cameron and the industry is keen to continue to support all of the current scholarship recipients, both in their study – and in their future employment” says Mr Dodson. “In addition to this scholarship, the SWC also provides an annual award for the most promising modern apprentice employed in the forestry and wood products industry in the Otago/Southland region. This year’s award winner is to be announced at the 2013 Southern Wood Council Regional Graduation which runs in conjunction with Competenz in Balclutha on Friday 14 June”.

(Photo: L-R: SWC Forest Products Scholarship Award winners, Sarah Naylor (2011), Cameron Alderton (2013) and George Ferguson (2012)
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