HUTT CITY COUNCIL NEWS RELEASE
26 March 2015

$25,000 awarded to WelTec Engineering students

Nine WelTec engineering students were this morning awarded a combined $25,000 in scholarship money from Hutt City Council. Other local and national companies added to that with their own scholarship money.

The recipients, who have all started studying towards diplomas or degrees in engineering at WelTec this year, were recognised for their outstanding academic potential and leadership capabilities at a ceremony marking the re-opening of the refurbished Wellington School of Engineering in Petone.

Mayor Ray Wallace presented the scholarships, which are as follows:

Hutt City Council and Fraser Engineering Scholarship
 Caleb Badcock awarded $2500 by Hutt City Council towards a New Zealand Diploma in Engineering with a corresponding scholarship from Fraser Engineering
 Toby Joll awarded $2500 by Hutt City Council towards a Bachelor of Engineering Technology with a corresponding scholarship from Fraser Engineering

Hutt City Council Women in Engineering Scholarship
 Kelsey Linton awarded $2500 by Hutt City Council towards a New Zealand Diploma in Engineering

Hutt City Council Maori & Pasifika Engineering Scholarship
 Nikau Fiso awarded $5000 by Hutt City Council towards a New Zealand Diploma in Engineering
 Awhina Owen awarded $2500 by Hutt City Council towards a New Zealand Diploma in Engineering

Hutt City Council and KiwiRail Scholarship
 Connor Kilmartin awarded $2500 by Hutt City Council towards a New Zealand Diploma in Engineering with a corresponding scholarship from KiwiRail
 Joshua Harris awarded $2500 by Hutt City Council towards a New Zealand Diploma in Engineering with a corresponding scholarship from KiwiRail
 Tamati Thorpe-Parker awarded $2500 by Hutt City Council towards a New Zealand Diploma in Engineering with a corresponding scholarship from KiwiRail
 Alexandra Foote awarded $2500 by Hutt City Council towards a Bachelor of Engineering Technology with a corresponding scholarship from KiwiRail

Mayor Ray Wallace says, “We have 150 engineering companies in Hutt City, part of a thriving technology sector that makes a significant contribution to the economy.
“Hutt City Council views investment in young people who wish to study engineering at an advanced level as critical to making sure our innovation-led companies can continue to grow.

“It is also fantastic to be providing opportunities for our young people to have highly successful careers here in their hometown. We appreciate the shared contribution to these scholarships by the Hutt Valley based Fraser Engineering and KiwiRail.”

Hutt City Council works closely with WelTec and the employers to award the scholarships, which was an initiative that began in 2014.

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