W. J. LYLE Memorial Scholarship

Award descriptionA $2,550 scholarship has been made available through an endowment established as a memorial to Mr. W. J. (Bill) Lyle, former Deputy Minister of Medical and Hospital Programs. Mr. Lyle's civil service career spanned 54 years, and he played a key role in implementing the hospital insurance system in British Columbia. The scholarship fund was organized by the B.C. Health Association and B.C. Ministry of Health employees, and supplemented by generous contributions from the Mr. & Mrs. P. A. Woodward Foundation and the Government of British Columbia. The scholarship is awarded to a student in the Master of Health Administration program who has demonstrated academic ability and is deemed likely to contribute to improved planning, organization, management, or governance in the health care field. The award is made on the recommendation of the School of Population and Public Health in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.