University of Waterloo

1998-11-11 00:00:00

Briefs: Bowes; Tumkur; Japan honor

Female shooter to give talk on competitive career

University of Waterloo graduate Sharon Bowes, the first woman to represent Canada on a shooting team at the Commonwealth Games, will give a talk Tuesday (Nov. 17) on her competitive career in the international arena.

Bowes, who graduated with a BA in recreation and leisure studies in 1990, will also discuss both her motivation and preparation for the forthcoming PanAm Games and the next Olympics to held in Sydney, Australia, in the year 2000. Her talk begins at 3:30 p.m. in B.C. Matthews Hall, The Mutual Group Auditorium.

The winner of two gold and two silver medals in this year's Commonwealth Games, Bowes is Canada's national record holder for the Ladies Air Rifle, Ladies Standard Rifle and the Open Air Rifle competitions. As well, she is a two-time recipient of the Sports Canada Athletic Award and is ranked in the top two in Canada.

Over the last 16 years, Bowes has won more than 20 national titles and has represented Canada at many international competitions, including nine World championships, three Pan-Am Games, three Commonwealth Games and three Olympic Games.

(Contact: Wendy Rose, 519-888-4567, ext. 2010.)

UW grad student wins Tumkur memorial scholarship

A University of Waterloo graduate biology student, Scott Higgins, will receive this year's Ram and Lekha Tumkur Memorial Graduate Scholarship.

The $1,000 award is given in memory of Rammohan and Chitralekha Tumkur who died in the June 1985 Air India crash off the coast of Ireland. They were the children of Naj Raj Tumkur, a retired UW biology research professor.

The annual scholarship is awarded to a master's student in the field of biology at UW. This year's award will be presented to Higgins Thursday (Nov. 19) at 2 p.m. in Biology 1 Building, Room 273.

(Contact: Barb Rae, 888-4567, ext. 2141.)

Architecture student receives honourable mention in Japan

A senior University of Waterloo architecture student, who matched wits with professional architects and engineers from around the world, won a prize in a major design competition held recently in Japan.

Adriana Mot, who has completed the fourth year of her studies, received an honourable mention at the annual Membrane Design Competition, sponsored by Taiyo Kogyo Corp., a manufacturer and developer of architectural membranes. The competition program called for the design of an airport.

Prof. Eric Haldenby, director of UW's School of Architecture, said her achievement was an indication of the quality of UW's students and the strength of the program. Mot's award was only one of 10 prizes given at the competition.

(Contact: Prof. Eric Haldenby, 888-4567, ext. 4544.)