One of CAWIC’s continued mandates is to promote education and encourage women to pursue careers in the construction industry. Each year the Bursary Committee selects the successful recipients of CAWIC Bursaries from post-secondary applicants. This year CAWIC is honoured to commemorate the following distinguished women, who have supported the organization since its inception and are true champions of Women in Construction!
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CAWIC Bursary in Memory of Doris McKeogh
CAWIC is proud to name one of its bursaries for 2020 in honour of the late Doris McKeogh. Doris spent her 25-year career working in the construction industry within the Ontario Government in the contract management department. Doris was a champion of women in the construction industry and was a Founding Member of CAWIC. She was a staunch supporter of the bursary program and served on the committee for many years. Doris personified strength, courage, fortitude and integrity in everything she did and it’s those qualities that we champion in young women entering the construction industry.
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Founders Bursary in Memory of Patricia Williams
The Founding Members of CAWIC are proud to name its inaugural bursary for 2020 in honour of the late Patricia Williams. Patricia was a journalist who spent many years covering stories for the mainstay of the construction industry, The Daily Commercial News. Dating back to the 1990’s, Patricia was a staunch supporter of NAWIC, and then CAWIC beginning in 2005. She covered many different events for CAWIC which provided CAWIC with much appreciated publicity and promotion through photos and stories published in the Daily Commercial News. We are indebted to her unwavering support of CAWIC.
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