The Anne-Marie Howlett Memorial Bursary

In 1982, second-year Nursing student Anne-Marie Howlett was living her dream. At just 19, she was pursuing a college diploma in a profession she loved and could not wait to begin. That fall, her life was tragically cut short when she was fatally struck by a car while rushing to class.
Anne-Marie’s loss was heartbreaking for her family, friends, the Nursing Department and the College. But her family believed that her dream could live on. In her memory, they established the Anne-Marie Howlett Memorial Award, creating a lasting legacy of her passion for nursing and her desire to help others.
Now, many years later, that legacy continues. The award has helped more than 50 aspiring nurses pursue their dreams and today provides two annual $1,000 bursaries to nursing students in financial need who share Anne-Marie’s passion for the profession.
What began as a family’s way of remembering Anne-Marie has grown into something truly special: a gift that keeps giving, year after year, to students pursuing their own nursing journeys.
We are deeply grateful to the Howlett family for decades of generosity and for ensuring that Anne-Marie’s dream continues to make a difference in the lives of others.