Grande Prairie student wins national scholarship from Canadian Hearing Services
Reeghan Funk, a third-year kinesiology student at Northwestern Polytechnic, was one of 28 deaf and hard-of-hearing students across Canada selected for the award.
Canadian Hearing Services has awarded 28 scholarships to deaf and hard-of-hearing students nationwide, including Grande Prairie's Reeghan Funk, a third-year kinesiology student at Northwestern Polytechnic. Funk is deaf, was born with cerebral palsy, and has a paralyzed vocal cord.
In an email sent to EverythingGP through Canadian Hearing Services, Funk said her interest in kinesiology began in high school, where she became curious about how people move and learn skills that support their health and future. The scholarship will go toward tuition, books, and other expenses.
Funk said she hopes to build a career in health care, potentially in audiology or speech pathology, so she can work with people of varied disabilities and backgrounds. She said she enjoys seeing the reaction when people realize she understands their world.
Beyond her studies, Funk is an athlete who has represented Canada in Power Wheelchair Football and played for Alberta's VOLT hockey team, a sport played in specially designed wheelchairs.
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