Scholarship Information
Dr. Brendan O'Grady Scholarship
Any Faculty
Cycle: Fall
Value: $2,000
Recommended By: Religious Studies Department
Process: Recommendation Required
Criteria:
Awarded to a student entering third or fourth year at UPEI who has achieved the highest average in two Catholic Studies courses.
Awarded to a student entering third or fourth year at UPEI who has achieved the highest average in two Catholic Studies courses.
Background:
This scholarship was established by the SDU Board of Governors in honour of Dr. Brendan O'Grady. Dr. O'Grady served as professor of English at both the former Saint Dunstan's University and the University of Prince Edward Island. In a distinguished career spanning five decades, Dr. Brendan O'Grady served as professor of English at both the former Saint Dunstan's University and the University of Prince Edward Island. A great lover of literature and a model of gentlemanly deportment, he enriched the intellectual life of both institutions. In addition to his professorial duties, he has served with distinction in a number of administrative capacities, including many years as president of the Board of Governors of Saint Dunstan's University, and has contributed much to the Island community, most notably in authoring the definitive history of Irish immigration to Prince Edward Island.
This scholarship was established by the SDU Board of Governors in honour of Dr. Brendan O'Grady. Dr. O'Grady served as professor of English at both the former Saint Dunstan's University and the University of Prince Edward Island. In a distinguished career spanning five decades, Dr. Brendan O'Grady served as professor of English at both the former Saint Dunstan's University and the University of Prince Edward Island. A great lover of literature and a model of gentlemanly deportment, he enriched the intellectual life of both institutions. In addition to his professorial duties, he has served with distinction in a number of administrative capacities, including many years as president of the Board of Governors of Saint Dunstan's University, and has contributed much to the Island community, most notably in authoring the definitive history of Irish immigration to Prince Edward Island.
