TORONTO, Oct. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Once again, this year’s Jean Lumb Award winners reflect the brilliant minds and passions of young Canadians from across Canada. This year’s winners include 6 recipients from Ontario (Toronto, Markham, Mississauga), 5 recipients from British Columbia (Vancouver, Langley, Richmond, Delta) and 1 recipient each from Nova Scotia (Dartmouth) and Alberta (Edmonton).

From the British Columbia squash champion who plans to pursue a computer science degree at Harvard University, to the incredible spirit and perseverance of a young student from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, winners span the gamut Canada and the hopes and imagination of all Canadians.

Other winners include an award-winning student from Toronto whose groundbreaking research links genes to PTSD, a Grade 11 concert pianist from Edmonton, a young creator of an AI learning platform from Vancouver and many other winners very talented with diverse interests ranging from ecology to special needs. children, digital music to biomedicine and much more.

The winners of the 2024 Jean Lumb Prize are:

University of Toronto Scarborough Academic Prize
Olivia Li Ngan Sun, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto

University of Toronto Scarborough Entrance Fee
Bryan Zheng, Markville Secondary School, Markham, Ontario

University of Toronto Scarborough Entrance Fee
Hiu Lam Sara Lo, St Augustine Catholic Secondary School, Markham, Ontario

Chung-Kotcheff Family Arts Prize
Charlotte Yi-Chia Kiang, Ross Sheppard Secondary School, Edmonton, AB

Dorothy and Jung Shao Lu Community Service Award
Parker Zhang, Walnut Grove Secondary School, Langley, British Columbia

Murphy & Chung Chartered Accountants Athletics Awards
Ocean Ma, JN Burnett Secondary School, Richmond, British Columbia

Choi King and John C. Mah Memorial Innovation Award
Eric Jujian Zou, Markville Secondary School, Markham, Ontario

AMI Wealth Group Dignity of Life Award
Samantha Fung, Mississauga Secondary School, Mississauga, Ontario

Kwai Chun Wong Excellence Award
Brant Lee, Sands Secondary School, Delta, British Columbia

Fay and John Wong Environmental Defense Award
Alexandra Chow, Eric Hamber Secondary School, Vancouver, BC

Ample Ace Holdings Ltd Technology Innovation Award
Hinson Chan, Eric Hamber Secondary School, Vancouver, British Columbia

Jeffrey W. Lem and Susan Chong Lem Leadership Award
Evelyn Lee, Erindale Secondary School, Mississauga, Ontario

Foon Hay Lum Memorial Award for overcoming adversity
Abigail MacLeod (Yin Yue) Woodlawn Secondary School, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

“I would like to congratulate this year’s winners and welcome them as past winners of the Jean Lumb Prize,” said Arlene Chan, eldest daughter of Jean Lumb and president of the Jean Lumb Foundation. “Their new energy and ideas will positively serve our communities for generations.” I would also like to thank our jury who, year after year, devoted many hours to reviewing hundreds of applications from students from across Canada. Finally, I will never be able to say thank you. this is good enough for our many sponsors who make these awards possible, especially the University of Toronto Scarborough, which has one of our longest-standing sponsors.

The Jean Lumb Foundation is celebrating 27 years of awarding scholarships to recognize the excellence of students of Chinese origin from across Canada. Since the awards’ inception in 1998, more than 160 past winners have worked in their chosen fields and contributed positively to our communities. They work as lawyers, doctors, entrepreneurs, engineers, graphic designers, educators, accountants, artists, artists, dentists and more across Canada, to Nunavut and around the world.

Jean Lumb was the first Chinese Canadian to receive the Order of Canada for her tireless community work as a spokesperson and advocate for Chinese communities across Canada.

The 27th edition of the Jean Lumb Awards will take place on Saturday, October 26, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT, at Jean Lumb Public School, 20 Brunel Court, in Toronto.

Media are invited to request interviews in advance by videoconference or on October 26 before the Jean Lumb Awards ceremony at 11:30 a.m.

For a list of winners and their journeys, please see the attached detailed press release in pdf format.

For more information, please contact Stephen Wong at (416) 817-5237 or by email at [email protected] Or [email protected].

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