Randy and Evelyn Establish Memorial Awards with the Okanagan College Foundation Don’t let the title fool you, Randy and Evelyn Enns are alive and well. The Penticton couple and Okanagan College Foundation have collaborated this year to establish the Evelyn Enns Memorial Award for Elementary or Secondary Education and the Randall Enns Building Trades Memorial Award. The fact they’ve both established memorial awards for the College speaks volumes about the impact these scholarships will have on students for generations. The Enns are setting up their awards as an endowment fund through a bequest in their wills, and a portion of the interest generated each year will go towards the awards. By establishing the terms of their awards during their lifetime, Evelyn and Randy can be assured that their legacies will support students in programs that are meaningful to them. “Both of us like to give back to the community,” Evelyn says. “And because Randy went through the Okanagan College welding program in 1963, he’d like to help another person who is going into the trades.
I taught here (in Penticton) for 30-odd years, so I’d like to give back too. I know what it’s like being a student, and it would be nice to give a scholarship to someone who is going into teaching.” Evelyn is an active member of the South Okanagan Retired Teachers’ Association after a fruitful, 30-year teaching career. Her award will go to any School District 67 graduate who has completed one year of the university transfer program at the Penticton campus and will be going on to any post-secondary institution in B.C. pursuing a teaching career. After graduating from Okanagan College, Randy’s welding career spanned 30 years with the Plumbers and Pipefitters U.A. Local #170 in B.C. He was active throughout his career as a trade unionist and has a keen interest in supporting the next generation of tradespeople. His award will go to an Okanagan College student entering the Welding Level B Certificate program or, to a student enrolled in the carpenter, electrician or plumber apprenticeship programs.