Stephanie Balanchuk Patterson Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to a high-achieving student with a Ukrainian background and from Northern Ontario.

This award was established with a bequest from Nipissing Alumna Stephanie Balanchuk Patterson. Stephanie graduated from the North Bay Normal School in 1949 and had an exciting career. She took full advantage of every opportunity to travel and experience life. Stephanie taught kindergarten to high school in the UK and all over Ontario. She receiving a Bachelor of Arts from Queens and shifted her education focus to high school and guidance. After finally retiring in 1986, Stephanie moved into a beautiful waterfront home with her sister Mary.