2020 Loran Finalists in the News
Ahead of our 2020 National Selections on January 31 and February 1, communities across Canada shared their excitement for the 88 young people selected as finalists for the Loran Award. Here is a selection of media features on the 2020 Loran finalists:...Congratulating a new Rhodes Scholar
On behalf of the entire Loran community, we extend our congratulations to Patrick Hickey (Ralph M. Barford Loran Scholar ’15) on becoming one of Canada’s newest Rhodes Scholars. Patrick was nominated by the Newfoundland and Labrador region. Originally from St. John’s,...Visionaries in Science and Technology Honoured by Creative Destruction Lab
The Capital award recognizes an individual or organization that has had a first-order impact on Canada’s competitiveness through the visionary application of capital to the areas of science, technology, and commerce. The Loran Scholars Foundation receives this award...2019 Loran Scholars and Finalists in the News
From coast to coast to coast, communities across Canada are celebrating Loran’s 2019 Finalists and new class of Loran Scholars. Here is a selection of recent media features:...The Globe and Mail: These successful entrepreneurs have one thing in common – they all received a Loran student award
Breanne Everett of Calgary took a break from a promising career as a plastic surgeon to start Orpyx Medical Technologies Inc., a business making smart shoe-inserts to ward off potentially serious diabetic foot complications. Steven Uster, of Toronto, left a lucrative...
LORAN, short for Long-Range Aid to Navigation, is a system that uses three points (for us, our values of character, service and leadership) to determine one's course for a long journey. The name emphasizes the lifelong impact and values of being a Loran Scholar.
LORAN, abréviation de Long-Range Aid to Navigation, est un système de navigation qui utilise les ondes de trois émetteurs pour établir une position. Pour nous, les trois points de repère sont les valeurs de détermination, d’engagement communautaire et de leadership. Le mot met l’accent sur les valeurs et l’impact à long terme de la Bourse Loran.