Special awards for three Abic scholars
The Association of Bermuda International Companies has announced that three recipients of the Abic Education Awards will receive special memorial awards named after past Abic scholarship awardees.
The Shernelle Outerbridge Memorial Award for $15,000 presented by Zurich went to Larrissa Simmons, who is entering her senior year at Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama.
Ms Simmons, the first in her family to attend university, is motivated to achieve her career goal to obtain a CPA designation.
The Zurich special committee that selected Ms Simmons described her as “truly authentic and honest in her expression about who she is and where she wants to go in life”.
The Michelle Outerbridge Memorial Award for $5,000 went to Jada Davis, who will attend Rutgers University this month to pursue a double major in finance and business analytics & information technology.
The interview committee recognised Ms Davis’ strong commitment to the community and her encouragement of young people to set thoughtful goals.
The Stephen Edwards Memorial Award for $5,000 went to Amelia Othman, who will pursue her bachelor of business administration at Brock University in Ontario beginning this month.
The selection committee concluded that Ms Othman “is well rounded, confident and self-assured, and pursues her academics with the same intensity as she does her sports”.
Her outstanding sporting achievements have come in the high jump, in which she represented Bermuda, as well as the 100 metres, 4 x 100-metre relay and long jump
Patrick Tannock, chairman of Abic and CEO of AXA XL’s Bermuda Insurance Operations, said: “Congratulations to Larrissa, Jada and Amelia for attaining the special awards.
“Abic is proud to provide the largest postsecondary scholarship programme in Bermuda. Through the generous support of our member companies, we have funded the education of more than 700 Bermudian university students, paving the way for past, present and future generations of students to pursue their undergraduate or graduate educational goals in areas related to international business.”
Abic presented scholarship awards to 20 Bermudians earlier this summer.
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