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Rachael Allen, EMC's 11th Roy Hall Scholarship winner

Published:Sunday | December 23, 2012 | 12:00 AM
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The Roy Hall Scholarship recipient, Rachael Allen (left), is congratulated by Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts' registrar, C. Marine Cunningham, as she hands her the cheque valued at $163,000. - Contributed
From left: Nicholeen DeGrasse-Johnson, principal of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMC), James Bruce, member of the Roy Hall Scholarship Foundation, Rachael Allen, scholarship award recipient, Eloine Hall-Oakley, president of the Roy Hall Scholarship Foundation and C. Marine Cunningham, EMC registrar, all smile for the camera at the Roy Hall Scholarship presentation ceremony held at the college recently. - Contributed
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The 2012 recipient of the Roy Hall Scholarship is Rachael Allen, a third-year student of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing arts (EMC), who is pursuing a bachelor of fine arts (BFA) in Theatre Arts - Acting. The scholarship, valued at J$163,000, was bestowed on the elated student at a handover ceremony held at the college recently.

11th year

The scholarship, now in its 11th year, was named in honour of veteran stage actor and TV presenter Roy Hall and has been presented to students at the Edna Manley College since 2001. Annually, the award is presented to a School of Drama student, pursuing a diploma or bachelors degree, who displays excellence in the discipline of drama with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or B average.