Scholarship Information
Ed and Pat Lawlor Award
School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences
Criteria:
Granted to a student who is entering their first year in the UPEI School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences. Preference will be given to students who attended a Prince Edward Island high school and are in financial need.
Granted to a student who is entering their first year in the UPEI School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences. Preference will be given to students who attended a Prince Edward Island high school and are in financial need.
Background:
Ed and Pat Lawlor are wonderful examples of contributing to the economy of Prince Edward Island and giving back to the community. Ed was born in Charlottetown, PEI, Pat in Saint John, New Brunswick. The Lawlors have always had a deep commitment to education. Ed is an alumnus of both St. Dunstan's University (1968) and the University of New Brunswick. They raised three children (Cathy, Peter, and Steven) who are all members of the UPE1 alumni family. The Lawlor family is best known for founding DeltaWare Systems Inc., a highly successful information technology company in PEI. The Lawlors have received considerable recognition for their business and community involvement and continue to this day to be active volunteers on numerous boards and foundations. Ed has been awarded the Greater Charlottetown Chamber of Commerce Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence, named as one of the top 50 CEOs in Atlantic Canada, and was inducted into the Junior Achievement Prince Edward Island Business Hall of Fame in 2003. To honour their continued connection to UPEl's math program, the Lawlors have decided to build an endowed fund to support one award that will be granted in perpetuity.
Ed and Pat Lawlor are wonderful examples of contributing to the economy of Prince Edward Island and giving back to the community. Ed was born in Charlottetown, PEI, Pat in Saint John, New Brunswick. The Lawlors have always had a deep commitment to education. Ed is an alumnus of both St. Dunstan's University (1968) and the University of New Brunswick. They raised three children (Cathy, Peter, and Steven) who are all members of the UPE1 alumni family. The Lawlor family is best known for founding DeltaWare Systems Inc., a highly successful information technology company in PEI. The Lawlors have received considerable recognition for their business and community involvement and continue to this day to be active volunteers on numerous boards and foundations. Ed has been awarded the Greater Charlottetown Chamber of Commerce Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence, named as one of the top 50 CEOs in Atlantic Canada, and was inducted into the Junior Achievement Prince Edward Island Business Hall of Fame in 2003. To honour their continued connection to UPEl's math program, the Lawlors have decided to build an endowed fund to support one award that will be granted in perpetuity.
