The John Sealey Bursary is awarded in the memory of John Sealey-a passionate and colourful WFA Board member and farmer from the Elora area that passed away in 2020. In 1958 he emigrated from England to Elora, where he continued in the farming business for the rest of his life.

Mary Brander is in her first year of a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree at the University of Guelph. She grew up on her family’s dairy farm in Rockwood where she helps with feeding and milking. In her spare time Mary enjoys being involved in 4H, hockey, rugby, choir and helping her family host the Rockwood Farmers Christmas Parade of Lights. Mary has done various placements and work at different veterinary clinics which helped her discover her interest in the diagnosis of animal diseases. Once her undergraduate degree is complete she aspires to either go to Veterinary School or do a Masters Degree of Pathology.