Ben Wakelin is one of three recipients of a Mid Canterbury Rural Women NZ Scholarships. Photo supplied.Three students have benefited from the annual Mid Canterbury Rural Women NZ Scholarships.

Ben Wakelin, Kaleb Small and Kirsten Clarke have received the 2020 scholarships.

Scholarship committee co-ordinator Pauline Hewson said that they received a good number of high calibre applicants this year across a range of subjects, making it a difficult decision.

Hewson said that things were quite different in the process this year due to the impacts of Covid-19 but they were pleased to award the $2500 to the three worthy recipients.

Wakelin, a former Ashburton College student, is in his third year of studying performance at Auckland’s Unitec Institute of Technology and received a $1000 scholarship.

Small, former head boy at Mount Hutt College, also received $1000 to assist with his second year of studying a Bachelor of Commerce and Science at Canterbury University.

Clarke is in her third year at Canterbury University studying a Bachelor of Law and Commerce.

By Jonathan Leask © The Ashburton Guardian - 8 August 2020