Ontario Professional Engineer Awarded National Scholarship

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 5, 2011) - Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) is proud to recognize the accomplishment of Behn E. Conroy, LL.B, CMA, P.Eng., who has been named a recipient of a 2011 Engineers Canada-TD Insurance Meloche Monnex Scholarship.

Presented annually, the Engineers Canada national scholarships reward excellence in the Canadian engineering profession and support advanced studies and research. In 2011, three $7,500 Engineers Canada-TD Insurance Meloche Monnex Scholarships were awarded to support engineers returning to university for further study or research in a field other than engineering.

Conroy is pursuing a Master of Business Administration degree at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. His goal is to use his business education to further contribute to, and improve on, project management and planning processes at a leading firm in the engineering or natural resource industry. He is also interested in demonstrating the long-term, positive return on investment of mining firms who make the effort to be as environmentally sustainable as possible.

About Engineers Canada

Established in 1936, Engineers Canada is the national organization of the 12 provincial and territorial associations that regulate the practice of engineering in Canada and license the country's more than 234,000 professional engineers. Engineers Canada serves the associations, which are its constituent and sole members, by delivering national programs that ensure the highest standards of engineering education, professional qualifications and professional practice. More information about the Engineers Canada Awards is available at www.engineerscanada.ca.

About PEO

Through the Professional Engineers Act, PEO governs over 80,000 licence and certificate holders and regulates professional engineering in Ontario to serve and protect the public. Professional engineering safeguards life, health, property, economic interests, the public welfare and the environment. Professional engineers can be identified by the P.Eng. after their names. For more information, visit www.peo.on.ca.