In 1992, BMO Financial Group became the second annual sustaining donor to the Loran Scholars Foundation. This significant investment enabled us to expand beyond Ontario. In the words of our founder Bob Cluett, “BMO is one of three partners that have been pre-eminent in terms of the foundation’s success.” Since then, the company has underwritten BMO Loran Awards for 24 outstanding young Canadians.
We are grateful for BMO’s support for the last 25+ years, in particular for the personal support of Nada Ristich, Director of Corporate Donations (pictured here with 2006 BMO Loran Scholar Kyla Brophy). Ms. Ristich has interviewed at the regional level in Toronto and chaired national interview committees. Since 2002, she has also hosted our national selections at BMO’s Institute for Learning. Thank you, Ms. Ristich, and thank you BMO Financial Group!
BMO Loran Scholars
Chloe Batista
BMO Loran Scholar - 2015
McGill University
Lorne Park Secondary School
Mississauga,
Ontario
Christina Wong
BMO Loran Scholar - 2019
Queen's University
Glace Bay High School
Glace Bay,
Nova Scotia
Dawn Avery
BMO Loran Scholar - 2017
McGill University
King George Secondary School
Vancouver,
British Columbia
Emily Simon
BMO Loran Scholar - 2019
University of New Brunswick
John Paul II Collegiate
North Battleford,
Saskatchewan
Emily created and operates her own non-profit organization. She is involved in her school community taking on many leadership roles, such as the Senior Ring on her Student Representative Counsel. Emily teaches skating with her local skating club. She loves to help locally and travels globally to do her mission work.
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Natalie Pallisco
BMO Loran Scholar - 2018
Western University
St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic High School
Lasalle,
Ontario
Sara Abdessamie
BMO Loran Scholar - 2016
Dalhousie University
École Sainte-Anne
Fredericton,
New Brunswick
Saud Haseeb
BMO Loran Scholar - 2018
McMaster University
Moira Secondary School
Belleville,
Ontario