New endowment award at U of L told help Indigenous students

The new Masson Family Endowment and Masson Family First Nations Transition Program Award at the University of Lethbridge will support both the university’s First Nations Transition Program as well as individual FNTP students. Alumnus Richard Masson, who established the fund, said, “I started with pretty meager financial resources, so I’m a big believer in helping students out financially.” Masson is CEO at the Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission. The FNTP assists incoming students, students returning to university education after an absence to make a smooth transition. The program has as its goal to increase university attendance by and success of First Nations, Inuit and Métis students.