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SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS 2000-2001
| The scholarship winners for
2000-2001 were announced at the CTRF Annual Conference to be held
in Charlottetown, PEI, June 4-7, 2000.
The winners have been matched to their corporate sponsors for the "named" scholarship. Recipients of the 2000 - 2001 Scholarship are: Attah Boame, Ph.D. Economics, University of Manitoba CN SCHOLARSHIP ($4000) Brian Chequis Mr. Cheguis has a history or previous scholarships and has been on the Dean's honor list for academic achievement. he has completed considerable volunteer work and has considerable professional experience for someone at this stage of his career. Bio I am currently enrolled in the Masters Program at the University of Waterloo, in Urban Planning. Last summer I worked as a consultant with a Regional Councillor in Ottawa-Carleton and successfully conducted a Transportation/Land-Use Survey in South Nepean. I am currently working in Palm Beach County's - Planning, Zoning, and Building Department within the Board of Adjustment and Concurrencies section (6 mo. contract). My area of research deals with pedestrian connectivity.
It deals with comparing the physical shape and social characteristics
of variously shaped neighbourhoods and the effects they have on
levels of walking activity, walking trip purpose, and how walking
can be encouraged and better integrated into the planning and development
process. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY SCHOLARSHIP ($4,000) Kevin Washbrook Mr. Washbrook has held numerous scholarships and
fellowships and has been on the Dean's Honor List, all indicative
of the quality of his research. Also, his degree background
speaks to the multi-disciplinary nature of transportation. BOMBARDIER SCHOLARSHIP ($4,000) Paul Christensen Mr. Christensen is the winner of last year's CTRF President's Scholarship. He
has an impressive background of industry experience to draw from
and is clearly a worthy recipient again. CTRF PRESIDENT'S SCHOLARSHIP ($4,000) Attah Boame BIOGRAPHY OF STUDY AND CAREER OBJECTIVES Attah K. Boame is a Ph. D. candidate and a Sessional Lecturer of Economics at the University of Manitoba. He holds a B.Sc. Planning degree from the University of Science and Technology (UST), Ghana. The Planning course emphasized issues in social policy planning, applied development economics, settlement planning, and transportation planning. He worked as a planning/research assistant with the Department of Planning at UST after graduation. Boame also holds an M.A. in Economics from the University of Manitoba. He has received several awards and distinctions during his graduate studies in Canada. These include:
Boame's research interests have been primarily in the areas of applied econometrics, transport economics, monetary economics, and development economics. His aptitude for applied econometrics is reflected in his article "Primary-Export-Led Growth: the evidence of Ghana" which was published in the Journal of Economic Development in June 1998. He is also a co-author with Dr. L. Brown and Dr. E. Troutt of a chapter entitled "The Nonprofit Sector in Manitoba: A Baseline Survey" in the edited volume The Nonprofit Sector in Canada: Roles and Relationships. In May 2000, he joined a group of professionals to prepare a consulting report "Analysis of Ecological Fiscal Reform Activity in Canada" under the auspices of the International Institute for Sustainable Development in Winnipeg for the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy. His dissertation focuses on the sources of efficiency and productivity change in urban transit services in Canada. His methodology involves both econometric analysis and linear programming methods, specifically, data envelopment analysis (DEA) and Malmquist productivity indices. DEA is a non-parametric radial efficiency measurement technique that uses a specially configured linear program to calculate how efficient a firm is at transforming inputs into outputs relative to the other firms in the sample. The dissertation aims to expand our understanding of the optimal allocation of resources within the transit sector. Upon graduation, Boame plans to work as an economic
policy researcher or economic analyst in the financial sector, in
a consulting organization, in the transportation industry, and/or
teaching at a Canadian university. CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP ($4,000) Louis Caron Mr. Caron has a strong track record of publication and obtaining research grants along with some teaching experience. |