May 11, 2016 (Deschambault-Grondines, Que.) – The Alcoa Deschambault aluminum refinery, Mr. Jean-François Cyr, Vice-President of Operations: Canada and Iceland, Alcoa Group Primary Products, has announced the names of 19 student-athletes who have earned individual bursaries for the 5th edition of the Alcoa Bursary program, in conjunction with the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence (FAEQ).

This year, six Academic Excellence bursaries were awarded to highlight superb academic results; twelve Academic and Athletic Support Bursaries were awarded to encourage the facilitation of sport and study (a significant challenge for high-performance athletes); and one Leadership Bursary was awarded to a student-athlete who demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment to their teammates. As an additional bonus, the aluminum refinery’s employees were present to meet and congratulate bursary recipients.

“Alcoa is very proud to be able to contribute to the academic and athletic success of the next generation of athletes. We will be enthusiastically watching the progress of ‘our’ student-athletes, and all 2700 of us are behind them!” proclaimed Mr. Cyr.

Mr. Claude Chagnon, President of the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence himself affirmed, “Alcoa should be satisfied and pleased with the fact that they are making a genuine difference in the lives of these athletes. The financial support in combination with the services that the Foundation provides, have a significant and positive impact on student-athletes’ success. Now more than ever, Alcoa and the Foundation are united for the academic, athletic, personal, and professional success of Quebec’s promising student-athletes.”

2016 Alcoa Bursary Recipients – 19 Student-athletes

Deschambault Aluminum Plant

Legend Category (Cat.): E=Academic & Athletic Excellence/ S=Academic & Athletic Support bursary/ L=Leadership

Name                               Age             Discipline                   Cat.      City                               School
Lamarche Béatrice           17         Speed Skating                      E       Québec                        École De Rochebelle
Pilote-Fortin Gabrielle     23        Cycling – Road                      S        Neuville                       UQAM
Trudel Frédérique             21       Cycling – Mountain Bike       E        Lévis                             Cégep Garneau
Vézina Frédérique            22        Cross Country Skiing            L       St-Ferréol-les-Neiges    Université Laval

Baie-Comeau Aluminum Plant

Gagné Patrick                25        Judo                        S                Baie-Comeau               TÉLUQ
Morissette Michèle        20        Racquetball            S                Baie-Comeau               Cégep de Sainte-Foy
Murray Samuel              22        Racquetball            E                Baie-Comeau               École de technologie supérieure
Paquet Charles               18        Triathlon                S                 Port-Cartier                 Cégep Garneau

Bécancour Aluminum Plant

Beauchesne Maxence    19         Sprint Canoe-kayak         E    Trois-Rivières    Collège Laflèche
Lemoine Frédéric          19         Rifle Shooting                  S    Trois-Rivières    Cégep de Trois-Rivières
Trahan Indrik                 22         Snowboard Cross             S    Trois-Rivières    Université de Montréal
Tranquille Vivianne      16          Taekwondo                       S    Champlain         Académie les Estacades de Trois-Rivières

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Browne Cendrine        22           Cross-Country skiing        S    Saint-Jérôme    Université Laval
Cournoyer René          19           Artistic Gymnastics          E    Repentigny       Collège de l’Assomption
De Gelder Lucas         21           Rowing                              S    Montréal           Université McGill
Lalonde Rosalie          19           Wheelchair Basketball      S  Saint-Clet           Cégep de Valleyfield
Ly Edward                  13            Table Tennis                     S    Montréal           Collège de Montréal
Mocanu Alexandra     16            Badminton                        E    Kirkland           Collège Sainte-Anne
Robitaille, Martin       24            Sailing                              S    Deux-Montagnes    Ryerson University

About Alcoa Group Primary Products
Alcoa Group Primary Products in Quebec includes aluminum smelters in Baie-Comeau, Deschambault, and Bécancour (ABI). These smelters have an annual production capacity of close to a million metric tonnes of ingot, plates, and billets. Alcoa employs 2 700 individuals in Quebec, and recorded a profit of $2,2 G in 2015. Additional information is available at: www.alcoa.com/canada.

About the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence: UNITED for SUCCESS
The Foundation is unique thanks to its personal approach, diligent management, and influential role in the realm of sport and education. In 2016, the Foundation will distribute close to 1.3 million dollars in bursaries to more than 450 student-athletes throughout Quebec. The Foundation’s bursaries reward: academic excellence, encourage the balancing of high performance sport and academics, highlight leadership, recognize perseverance, and foster university recruitment. The FAEQ is moved to action by a genuine desire to unite with former bursary recipients and sponsors for the success of current bursary recipients, thereby making a difference in their academic, athletic, and/or personal development. Visit the Foundation’s web site at faeq.com and “Like” its Facebook page at: FAEQ – Fondation de l’athlète d’excellence du Québec, and find us on LinkedIn.