IN a night not to be forgotten, 20 young students from Port Stephens received a scholarship for $2000 funded by local businesses last week at the awarding of Port Stephens Mayoral Academic Scholarships.

Mayor Ryan Palmer joined representatives from sixteen local businesses to present a total of $40,000 to support our region’s most passionate local students.

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Local businesses lined up to donate funds and to attract a future generation of employees for their businesses.

From developers, aerospace, manufacturing and tourism a variety of industries were well represented.

“These scholarships wouldn’t happen without the investment of local business,” said Mayor Ryan Palmer.

“Many of our sponsors have been involved with the Mayoral Academic Scholarships program for many years with some providing funding for two scholarships,” he added.

Newcastle Airport CEO Peter Cock spoke of the dogged determination and purpose which leads to success and job satisfaction at the awards night.

This year’s sponsors included Ampcontrol, BAE Systems Australia, Business Port Stephens, Club Lemon Tree (two scholarships), Destination Port Stephens, Hunter Land, Hunter Readymixed Concrete, McDonald Jones, MOJO Homes, Newcastle Airport (two scholarships), Raymond Terrace Bowling Club, Salamander Bay Recycling (two scholarships), Soldiers Point Bowling Club, The Wests Group (two scholarships), Tomago Aluminium and Weathertex.

The 2023 Mayoral Academic Scholarship recipients are:

Callan Astin | Ampcontrol
University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours)

Selman Hassan | BAE Systems Australia
University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Aerospace Systems Engineering (Honours)

Levi Brown | Business Port Stephens
University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Data Science / Bachelor of Computer Science

Alannah Horne | Club Lemon Tree
University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (Joint Medical Program)

Tonaya Hyland | Club Lemon Tree
University of New South Wales – Bachelor of Science – Vision Science

Holly Kennedy | Destination Port Stephens
University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics (Honours)

Cooper Lack | Hunter Land
University of Sydney – Bachelor of Veterinary Biology and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Olivia Squires | Hunter Readymixed Concrete
University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Primary Education

Jessiah Barnes | McDonald Jones
University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Design (Architecture)

Liliana Seehusen | MOJO Homes
University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Education (Primary)

Jackson Warburton | Newcastle Airport
University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

Alexander Hankin | Newcastle Airport
Macquarie University – Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Security Studies

Sophie Bennett | Raymond Terrace Bowling Club
University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)

Mabel Bradbery | Salamander Bay Recycling
University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Education (Secondary)

Samuel Harrop | Salamander Bay Recycling
University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Medical Engineering (Honours)

Gabrielle Lewis | Soldiers Point Bowling Club
University of New South Wales – Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honours)

Isaac Lyon | The Wests Group
Australian National University – Bachelor of Actuarial Studies / Environment & Sustainability

Ebony Newton | The Wests Group
University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science (combined)

William Clark | Tomago Aluminium
University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours)

Georgia Sloane | Weathertex
University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Science

The NOTA will be profiling the winners of the scholarships over the next few weeks.

By Marian SAMPSON