​Shawn Allen Memorial Award​ 

Open to full and part-time students enrolled in any year of study in the Carpentry Certificate program at the Lunenburg Campus

Application assessment will consider

• Financial Need
• Good academic standing
• Commitment to community service and an interest in entrepreneurship

About the award
This award will help honour the life and legacy of Shawn Allen by supporting a Carpentry student at the Lunenburg Campus who demonstrates financial need and a commitment to values held dear by Shawn.

Shawn had multiple careers and jobs. These ranged from being a stockbroker at Nesbitt Burns, to managing bars and resorts throughout Atlantic Canada, to delivering economic development and business services. His last venture, Windward Projects, specialized in carpentry and home renovations. Building decks was his all-time favourite! Throughout his professional life and his involvement in community development, Shawn always made helping others a priority. As the Business Development Officer for the Lunenburg Queens Regional Development Agency, he was an invaluable resource for anyone who wanted to start a business on the South Shore. He provided relevant and practical guidance, knew absolutely everyone, and delighted in helping people make connections.

Shawn was a founding member of the South Shore Multicultural Association and loved assisting immigrants who moved to Lunenburg Queens as they made the area their new home. He served the association as Director, Treasurer, and was the President at the time of his death. He will be greatly missed by his many, many friends at the SSMA. As the Chair of the Lunenburg Queens Business Excellence Awards, he hosted the annual awards event celebrating business success in the two counties for many years and was the life and soul of the event.

Having grown up in Lunenburg, Shawn was an avid sailor and enjoyed boating on the Lahave River on his recently acquired Cape Islander, the Delma Ann. A talented artist, he painted a wide variety of local marine scenes, many featuring the boats of his family and friends. Shawn is greatly missed by his family, friends and colleagues.