Raeesa Merali receives scholarship for radio broadcasting

NAIT Student Wins First Alberta Equity Scholarship

September 4, 2009 – A student currently attending the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology is the first ever recipient of the Alberta Equity Scholarship, an initiative started this year by the Alberta stations of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group.

Raeesa Merali, an Edmonton resident, is entering her second semester in the Radio and Television program at NAIT, and is specializing in radio. The selection committee chose Raeesa to receive the $1000 scholarship based on her commitment to broadcasting, her community involvement, her ability to overcome challenges, and her embodiment of the goals of the scholarship program.

— snip — Ms. Merali, besides being a woman and a Shia Ismaili Muslim, also battles a blood disease that requires her to have regular blood transfusions and other treatments. She is a youth leader and Raeesa Merali receives her scholarship cheque from Paul Mason, GM of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group’s Red Deer operations. volunteer at her mosque, and has hosted a show on the NAIT Radio Station (“the FREAKIN’ pre- WEEKEND Show!”).

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