First year Bachelor of Physiotherapy student at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Orange, Mr Scott Simpson, will be presented with one of two inaugural Catherine Bonnes AM Scholarships next week. The $1 000 scholarship has been awarded to Mr Simpson by the Broken Hill and District Hearing Resource Centre Inc., a not for profit organisation assisting people who are deaf or hearing impaired and their families or carers. CEO Ms Anne Woods said Mr Simpson, who is hearing impaired, had impressed the scholarship committee with his commitment to the deaf and hearing-impaired community and his drive to succeed in his chosen career. “The scholarship is designed to assist deaf or hearing impaired people with the cost of tertiary study,” she said. “It is funded through community donation, with administration costs provided through the Centre, and we hope to expand it in the future.”