On May 4th, 2017, ECO awards were given out to our many deserving students.
***42nd Annual Student Awards Event***
Curtice Griffin
Master of Ceremonies
***May 3, 2017***
BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Alexander Schreyer, Presenter
Outstanding Senior – Building and Construction Technology
Greg Connery, Evan Tarbox
For scholarship and departmental involvement.
Harry L. Folsom Award from the Donald B. Hyde Memorial Fund
Sam Brodeur, Elise Fabbri, Oscar Hansen, Thomas Jiang, Congke Li, Kenny Nguyen, Sam Schale, Jake Schick
For academic accomplishment, financial need, and professional potential.
The Henry E. Zottoli Memorial Scholarship
Zachary Deguzman, Kathleen O’Connor
To students who possess a highly developed work ethic and demonstrate unusual entrepreneurial potential.
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION
Forest Ecology & Conservation
Dr. Paul Barten, Presenter
Outstanding Senior – Forestry
Ian Weishar
For scholarship and departmental involvement.
Herschel G. Abbott Award
Ian Weishar
To an outstanding forestry student for scholarship.
Edwin A. Pruchnik Memorial Scholarship
William Devore
To a junior/senior or graduate student for excellence in field activities.
Frank M. West Scholarship
Ashley Casello, Austin Ford, Brendan Kelly, Peter Murphy, Bryn Willingham
For academic achievement and leadership ability.
Arnold D. Rhodes Scholarship
Julia Sidman
To a junior/senior/ graduate student for academic performance and leadership.
Donald L. Mader Scholarship
Erin Coates-Connor, Mercedes Harris
To a junior/senior/graduate student for academic achievement.
Roy Elliot Memorial Fund
Jessica Duquenoy, Rebecca Holdowsky, Emmett Lollis-Taylor,
For character and good academic standing.
Urban Forestry and Arboriculture
Mark Reiland, Presenter
Bartlett Tree Foundation Scholarship
Shayne Bradford, Hans Granquist
The Mass Arborist Association Scholarship
Nicholas Falcione, Norberto Marrero
The Mass Tree Wardens & Foresters Association Scholarship
Tierney Bosci, William Dell’Erba, Austin Grove, Michael Tilton, Nicholas Turnberg
The South Eastern Mass Tree Wardens Association Scholarship
Nicholas Falcione, Cory Rebello, Casey Reed
Water Resources and Environmental Conservation
Dr. Timothy Randhir, Presenter
Outstanding Senior – Environmental Conservation
Morgan O’Connor
To a senior for scholarship and involvement.
Charles Mason Powell Scholarship
Holly Giard, Lauren Healey, Jonah Miller, Eric Wuesthoff
To a junior for scholarship, involvement, and academic achievement.
Paula Milner Scholarship
Kate Iaquinto
To a full-time graduate student pursuing a degree in the environmental conservation program and who exhibits a love of nature and concern for the preservation of the environment.
ECo Graduate Fellowship Award
Joseph Drake, Hollie Sutherland
To an Environmental Conservation Graduate student for academic excellence.
Esther Warner Scholarship
Caley Earls, Holly Giard, Kate Keery, Kathy Le, Muhammad Munir, MaryEllen Shearer-Manley, Eric Wuesthoff
In memory of Esther H. Warner and Raymond C. Warner, to provide important scholarship support to students majoring in Forestry and Natural Resource Studies.
Margaret and Stanley Baran Scholarship
Renee Bouldin, Caley Earls
To a student pursuing a degree in Natural Resources.
Wildlife Ecology & Conservation and
Fisheries Ecology & Conservation
Dr. Todd Fuller, Presenter
Outstanding Senior-Fisheries
Kyle Grasso
John Boreman Fisheries Award
Matthew Devine
To a Graduate student conducting fisheries research in the Environmental Conservation Graduate Program or the UMass Intercampus Marine Science Graduate Program.
Richard Cronin Fisheries Research Fund
Lian Guo
To support a graduate student research project.
Roger J. Reed Memorial Fund
Caley Earls
To a junior/senior/graduate student for professional potential in and enhancement of the Fisheries Biology field.
Outstanding Senior – Wildlife
Sue Lynn Hanson
For scholarship, enthusiasm, and departmental involvement.
Brian M. Moeckel Memorial Scholarship Fund
Carolyn Gorss
To a graduate student enrolled in the Wetlands Conservation program.
Blodget Fund for Ornithological Studies
Cory Elowe
For Ornithological studies.
ECo Summer Research Internship Awardees
Mei Rockwell-Postel, Kathleen Supynuk
Given to provide students at the Amherst campus for field research experience and training associated with research projects on forest plants or forest wildlife.
DeGraaf Summer Research Internship Awardees
Andrew Koval, Abigail Thomas
For undergraduate students to gain field research experience and training with US Forest Service scientists at the Northern Research Center.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Dr. Deborah Henson, Presenter
Outstanding Senior- Environmental Science
Randa Kallin
For scholarship and departmental involvement.
Outstanding Junior- Environmental Science
Emily Brown
For scholarship and departmental involvement.
Shepard Environmental Science Scholarship
Bryan Chua, David Ferguson, Kristen Michaud
To deserving undergraduate students, based on financial need, to support faculty and student research.
Linda G. Lockwood Environmental Science Scholarship
Stephen Lukas, Tyler Sellner, Megan Thompson-Munson,
To deserving undergraduate students in the Environmental Science Programs.
Ned Taft Internship Awardee
Renee Bouldin
To give qualifying undergraduate or graduate students the opportunity to work with professionals in the field and to further critical research efforts related to environmental science, especially aquatic ecology.
Environmental Law & Justice Award
David Cotrone, Leigh Henjes
To a graduating senior in Environmental Science who has been accepted into law school.
Below are photos from the event.
