Psych. Dept.

The Psychology Department is seeking nominations from students for the Charlie Riggs and Cathy Macdonald Riggs Memorial Award. If you would like to be considered for this awards and are a Behavioural Neuroscience student, please e-mail Dr. Christina Thorpe (psychdeputyhead@mun.ca) a one-page statement of why you are a good candidate for the award as well as a copy of your cv. The deadline for nominations is Friday, November 1 at 9:00 am.

Charlie Riggs and Cathy Macdonald Riggs Memorial Award

This award has been established in memory of Charlie Riggs (Bachelor of Engineering- Mechanical, 1988) and Cathy Macdonald Riggs (Bachelor of Science – Psychology, 1984) by AMEC Earth & Environmental (a division of AMEC Americas Limited). The award will be valued at a portion of the income on the endowment and will be awarded annually on a rotating basis between the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and the Department of Psychology. Recipients from Psychology must be undergraduate students majoring in Behavioural Neuroscience and beyond their second year of study. They may demonstrate an interest in the psychology or physiology of communication. The students must meet the minimum academic requirements for an award as defined by the University. The award will be administered by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards upon recommendation of the Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and the Head of Psychology, Faculty of Science, respectively.