2025 Jimmy Morris/Ozzie Gjerdalen Scholarship Fund
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The Jimmy Morris/Ozzie Gjerdalen Scholarship Fund is proud to oversee a $1000.00 educational bursary for which any Capilano Rugby Football Club member currently enrolled in post-secondary education may apply.
Applicants must possess the qualities that both Jimmy and Ozzie admired and displayed during their lifetimes, including:
- Strength of Character
- Honesty
- A Positive Attitude
- Strong Physical and Mental Balance
- Dedication to his or her community
Interested club members are invited to submit resumes of 500 words or less along with a teacher’s supporting letter via e-mail by April 28, 2025 to Mr. Jeremy Duncan at jerduncan@icloud.com. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered this year.
Past winners of the Morris/Gjerdalen scholarship have continued on with post-secondary education, interesting careers and as valuable members of the Capilano Rugby family:
1998 – Matt Plant
1999 – Ian Smortchevsky and Erika Shand
2000 – Chris Burk and Garth Prouse
2001 – Rob McCall and Lindsay Pimlott
2002 – Laura Ellwood and Carlie Smith
2003 – Kate Pakulak and Andrew Plant
2004 – Christoph Strubin and Kirsten Dixon
2005 – Ale Diaz
2006 – Megan Randall
2007 – Erica Oxenham
2008 – Ashley Robinson
2009 – Nia Parsonage
2010 – Luke Gjerdalen
2011 – Marissa Hallaway
2012 – Nevene Hammoud
2013 – Andrea Dearnley
2014 – Noah Spence
2015 - Liam Mahon
2016 – Ciara McDaniel
2017 - Mark Greenwood
2018 - Jessica Nelson
2019 - Carli Shott and Mikiela Nelson
2023 - Mahyar Hosseini
2024 - Josh du Toit
