BCRPA's DB Perks and Associates Graduating Student Scholarship Award
The purpose of this scholarship award is to recognize and support BC students who have excelled in recreation and parks post-secondary programs, and who have demonstrated strengths in academics, practicums, class participation, and team work.
Award recipients have shown a commitment to leadership that will help advance recreation and parks being embraced as essential to the quality of life of every British Columbian (BCRPA’s vision).
The award is for final year students graduating from recreation and parks post-secondary related programs that are BCRPA Affiliate members.
Scholarship recipients receive a:
- $2,000 scholarship
- Complimentary registration to attend BCRPA’s 2024 Symposium
- One-year complimentary BCRPA Membership upon graduation
Commercial Aquatic Supplies has sponsored this Student Scholarship Award Program since it began in 2001. We thank them for their ongoing generous support.
Meet the 2024 recipients.
DB Perks Young Professional Aquatics Award
The DB Perks Young Professional Aquatics Award acknowledges the outstanding achievements of an emerging leader in the early stages of their aquatics career. This new award is given biennially (every 2 years) at BCRPA’s biennial Ripple Effects Aquatics Workshop. This award recognizes young professionals with the traits and skills required to hold a leadership position in aquatics, and who shows promise in continuing to make an impact on the sector.
We thank DB Perks and Associates for their generous support of this award that recognizes the positive contribution young professionals have on aquatics in BC.
Learn more about the 2023 recipeint, Wyatt Kupferschmidt.