2026 CMEA Memorial Bursary Winners Announced

Published August 25, 2026

The CMEA is pleased to announce the names of this year's twelve CMEA Memorial Bursary recipients. 

The bursary provides $2500 to each scholar. To date, the CMEA has presented a total of $234,500 to further the educational needs of our members and families. If you are a CMEA member and want to sponsor a scholar, see CMEA Bursary Program for application details.

This page will be updated with photos as they are received.

Samuel Lamontagne Brigadier-General William K Lye, MBE, CD Queen's University Master of Engineering
Zoey Martin Major Don Duplisea, OMM, MB, CD Queen's University Concurrent Education
Abigail Gilbert-Zapotichny Sergeant John Lockhart Hickman Nipissing University BSc Nursing
Suzanna Fontaine Sapper Matthieu Allard New Brunswick Community College Community Social Work
Mitchell Crant Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Edward Hodgins Grant Macewan University Physical Education
Liam Nazir Colonel William George Swan DSO, OBE, MiD Flemming College Police Foundations
Isaac O'Neil Sir William Stevenson CC, MC, DFC Dalhousie University Electrical Engineering
Victoria Gilbert Corporal Jean-Francois Drouin McGill University Medicine Prepatory
Marc Dempsey Major-General/Sir Édouard Percy Cranwill Girouard KCMG, DSO UNB Mechanical Engineering
Ash Long Colonel Robert John Carson MiD, CD Toronto Dance Arts Institute Dance and Arts
Jasnoor Hansra Major-General Alexander McDougall CB, French Legion d'Honneur Trinity Western University Master of Marriage and Family Therapy
Malaya Condron Colonel Edward Raban Vince MC, MEIC, JP, UE Laurentian University BSc Nursing