Posted On Thursday November 30, 2023
Wellington County, Ont. - At today’s County Council meeting, Warden Lennox announced the recipients of the 2023 Luella Logan Scholarship and Luella Logan Award for Outstanding Service by a Woman in Politics.
The Luella Logan Scholarship will grant $1,500 annually to a young woman pursuing postsecondary studies in political science, public administration, or a related undergraduate or graduate degree at a Canadian college or university. Selection of the scholarship recipient will be based on academic excellence and demonstration of leadership and interest in local government.
Wellington County Council is pleased to present, on behalf of the Logan Family, the fifth annual Luella Logan Scholarship Award to:
Claire Atkins, Township of Puslinch
“On behalf of County Council, I would like to congratulate Ms. Atkins on receiving the 2023 Luella Logan Scholarship,” said Warden Andy Lennox. “Ms. Atkins already has an impressive political resumé and we all look forward to her future political contributions.”
Ms. Atkins is currently studying towards a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a minor in Economics at McGill University.
The annual Luella Logan Award for Outstanding Service by a Woman in Politics is presented to a retired female politician who has shown outstanding service in local politics with the County of Wellington, or one of the County’s member municipalities. The recipient will receive a donation of $1,500 to allocate to the charity of her choice.
The award is funded through a generous donation the County received from Mr. Robert Logan in recognition of his late wife, the first female councillor to sit on Wellington County Council, Luella “Lou” Logan.
The 2023 recipient of the Luella Logan Award for Outstanding Service by a Woman in Politics is past County Councillor, Ms. Barb McKay. Ms. McKay was elected to Puslinch Council in 1993 and was only the second woman to be elected to council. While on Puslinch Council (1993 to 2006), Ms. McKay served on several committees including the Puslinch Planning Advisory Committee, the Wellington Community Futures, the Wellington Farm Safety, the Community Orientated Policing (COPs) and Friends of Mill Creek. After nine years as a Puslinch Councillor, and looking for new challenge, Ms. McKay ran for and was elected as the Wellington County Ward 7 Councillor in 2006. As a County Councillor, Ms. McKay served on the Planning and Land Division Committee, Social Services Committee as well as the St. Josephs’s Health Care Board and MacDonald Stewart (Art Gallery of Guelph) Board.
Ms. McKay has chosen Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis for her charity of choice. Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis is a feminist community-based organization providing services to women and their children who have experienced domestic violence, sexual violence and human trafficking.
“On behalf of County Council, I would like to congratulate Barb McKay on receiving 2023 Luella Logan Award for Outstanding Service by a Woman in Politics Award,” said Warden Andy Lennox. “Luella Logan contributed so much to the County during her political career. This annual award is a wonderful way to honour her legacy.”
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