Online wine blog vineroutes announced on June 20 that award-winning winemaker and late NC alumnus Paul Pender (Winery and Viticulture Technician diploma, 2006) is being honoured through a scholarship that will help the next generation of diverse winemakers.
Moray Tawse, founder of Tawse Winery in Vineland where Pender was the Director of Viticulture and Winemaking at the time of his passing, has made an endowed gift of close to $200,000 to create “The Tawse Winery Paul Pender Memorial BIPOC Student Award.”
The donation will fund annual $10,000 scholarships for BIPOC students in NC’s Winery and Viticulture Technician program, which Pender graduated from in 2006.
President Sean Kennedy is quoted in the article: “Niagara College is grateful to Moray Tawse for his generous donation in memory of our inspirational alumnus Paul Pender. Paul was a role model for so many students and a shining example of the trailblazing professionals coming out of our wine programs.”
Read the June 20 blog post here.
