Ōmokoroa Lions Tertiary Scholarship winners
Two outstanding local students were the 2022 winners of the Ōmokoroa Lions Club Tertiary scholarships. These scholarships are available to students from the Ōmokoroa district who have at least one year of tertiary education. The criteria for the scholarships are academic excellence, the student’s vision of their career path, involvement in extra-curricular activities and their financial need.
The quality of the applicants this year was excellent and all of those interviewed would have been worthy of an award. The winner of the Beryl Scott scholarship valued at $2000 was Anna Raeburn who is studying science at Victoria University. Runner up and recipient of the Precious Brothers scholarship of $1,500 was Ryan Bosselmann who has embarked on civil engineering as a career choice at the
University of Canterbury.
Anna and her family settled in Ōmokoroa after the earthquakes in Christchurch prompted a new start to their lives. Anna has a self-confessed love of school and all things academic. She has a keen interest in learning about the natural world and is passionate about the issues facing our planet, such as climate change. Her focus is on being part of the solution and leading the changes that need to be made. Hence her chosen career in environmental science, ecology, and biodiversity.
When not away from home studying engineering at Canterbury University, Ryan is a local boy who grew up in the Ōmokoroa district attending first Pahoia School and finally Tauranga Boys College. With a strong thirst for knowledge, Ryan speaks enthusiastically of his summer internship at the Port of Tauranga learning the practicalities
of becoming a civil engineer. Ryan has an exemplary academic record, achieving high grades while at the same time balancing study with his
other love – rugby.
Both Anna and Ryan are high achieving students and worthy recipients of these scholarships.