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During her career, Jane M. Klausman was a successful professional
secretary, parliamentarian and entrepreneur.
The Jane M. Klausman Scholarships work to support women from
around the world who demonstrate outstanding potential in business-related
fields.
Starting in 2005, Zonta International will give six awards of
$5000 annually. Each District selects one candidate who receives
$500 US. Clubs who sponsor candidates decide on their own awards.
Notes
- Applicants must apply to their local Zonta Club. Club winners
proceed to the District Level where one applicant is chosen
to be the District winner and our candidate for one of the International
scholarships.
- Each Zonta Club may nominate one applicant. Nevertheless,
more than one applicant from a university or college may participate
as long as each is sponsored by a different Zonta Club.
- The best applicants are those enrolled in challenging, reputable
programs achieving at a high level and demonstrating commitment
to their community outside the scope of their academic program.
They will be in their third or fourth year of undergraduate
business study.
- Applicants must demonstrate intent to complete a program in
business and show outstanding achievement in business related
subjects as recorded on the official university/college/institute
transcript.
Other Questions?
Contact one of your District 4 Award Committee members at awards@zontadistrict4.org. ·
Where to get Application Forms
The current application form, available after December 31, must
be downloaded and printed from the Zonta International web site:
www.Zonta.org.
District 4 Winners
2008 Jody Grewal, sponsored by the Zonta Club of Kitchener-Waterloo
2007 Diane Lloyd, sponsored by the Zonta Club of Clarion
2006 Julie Mitchell, Wilfrid Laurier University in the School of Business and Economics( Zonta Club of Kitchener-Waterloo) - one of six International winners as well!
2005
Eva Reddington, Wilfrid Laurier University in the School of Business and Economics(
Zonta Club of Kitchener-Waterloo)
2004 Brianne Bell, University of Western Ontario (Zonta Club
of London)
2003 Charissa Lai, University of Toronto (Zonta Club of Toronto
I)
2002 Janeen Scott, Brock University (Zonta Club of St. Catharines)
2001 Shazia Damji, York University (Zonta Club of Toronto I)
Winner of the 2008 Jane M. Klausman Award
Jody Grewal
Jody is in her second year of Accounting and Financial Management at the University of Waterloo with a long term plan to achieve her CA designation. Her professor advised that, upon entering university, Jody was interviewed for a Fellowship for the School of Accounting and Finance. Fellowships are offered to the top 10% of each incoming class and she was easily identified as a member of this cohort. He sees her in the top 1% of her class as she has eagerly been involved in the requirements for Fellowship.
Jody plans to obtain her CA designation as she believes no organization can be successful without good accounting. Her experience in the Bachelor of Accounting and Financial Management program along with working in a public accounting firm are teaching her to analyze financial statements and determine how best to create value for the business. During her work terms and summer work, she has acted as a junior auditor with the public accounting firm and with them worked at a variety of organizations. She believes this has helped her to learn what will distinguish a successful company from a weak one.
Jody has volunteered at several non-for-profit organizations and recognizes that while management staff from these organizations has strong visions and a passion to pursue the cause of the organization they often suffer from lack of access to necessary capital. In light of this, her professional goals center on strengthening the non-for profit sector and will offer strategic operational and financial services.
Recognition and a commitment to volunteerism seem to be a habit for Jody and most recently she qualified for the 2008 Dean’s Honours List in recognition of outstanding academic achievement. In September, 2007 she received the President’s Athletic Academic Honour Roll for attaining excellent academic standing during the terms when she was competing on the interuniversity field hockey team. Other awards continue back to high school when Jody received the YWPA from the Zonta Club of Ottawa. We are proud to have Jody as our Jane M Klausman Women in Business winner!
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