Gab Thiessen and Noah McNeill receive Dave Bernatchez Memorial Award, which continues to make a lasting impact at StFX

The legacy of the late David Bernatchez continues to make a lasting impact at St. Francis Xavier University.

Thanks to the generosity of Mr. Bernatchez’s friends and family, the David Bernatchez Memorial Award endowment has reached the remarkable milestone of $1 million. The fund will now annually provide two awards valued up to $20,000 over four years to both a female and a male rugby player, ensuring future generations of student-athletes continue to benefit from Mr. Bernatchez's legacy of leadership, service, and excellence.

This year, Gabrielle (Gab) Thiessen of Winnipeg, MB, and Noah McNeill of Summerside, PEI, received the renewable $5,000 David Bernatchez Memorial Bursary. The bursary honours Mr. Bernatchez, a 1985 StFX graduate and 2014 Hall of Honour inductee who is remembered for a lifelong commitment to helping others.