The department’s programs handed out their student awards and scholarships at this year’s picnic. You can find some of the photos on this Facebook album:
The individual awardees were:
BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Alexander Schreyer, Presenter
Outstanding Senior – Building and Construction Technology
Christopher Therrien
For scholarship and departmental involvement.
2016 Donald Hyde Memorial Scholarship Fund Hoo Hoo Awards
Gregory Connery, Thomas Jiang, Christopher Therrien, Luke Toritto
For academic accomplishment, financial need, and professional potential.
The Henry E. Zottoli Memorial Scholarship
Tasya Ward, William Womeldorf
To students who possess a highly developed work ethic and demonstrate unusual entrepreneurial potential.
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION
Forest Ecology & Conservation
Dr. Paul Catanzaro, Presenter
Herschel G. Abbott Award
Monika Sowinska
To an outstanding forestry student for scholarship.
Edwin A. Pruchnik Memorial Scholarship
Jason Aylward
To a junior/senior or graduate student for excellence in field activities.
Frank M. West Scholarship
Hannah Gomsey, Rebecca Holdowsky, James Kamins
For academic achievement and leadership ability.
Arnold D. Rhodes Scholarship
Ian Weishar
To a junior/senior/ graduate student for academic performance and leadership.
Donald L. Mader Scholarship
Daniel Burcham, Rebekah Zimmerer
To a junior/senior/graduate student for academic achievement.
Roy Elliot Memorial Fund
William Devore, Collin Oliver, Kevin Surdam
For character and good academic standing.
Adrian Meyer Scholarship Fund
Eric Brown
A junior or senior forestry student from Western MA with high academic achievement.
Urban Forestry and Arboriculture
Mark Reiland
Bartlett Tree Foundation Scholarship
Logan Gilliland, Evan Lunetta
International Society of Arboriculture Scholarship, New England Chapter
Nicolette Eicholtz, Anna Wilkie
The Mass Arborist Association Outstanding Arborist Scholarship
Ben Green
The Mass Arborist Association Scholarship
Andreas Aluia, Nick Greenwood, Nick Turnberg
The Mass Tree Wardens & Foresters Association Scholarship
Will Dell’Erba, Michael Tilton, Nick Turnberg, Anna Wilkie
The South Eastern Mass Tree Wardens Association Scholarship
Chris Jordan, James Sacco
Water Resources and Environmental Conservation
Dr. Timothy Randhir, Presenter
Outstanding Senior – Environmental Conservation
Matthew Harbut
To a senior for scholarship and involvement.
Charles Mason Powell Scholarship
Renee Bouldin, Caley Earls, Arianna Wills
To a junior for scholarship, involvement, and academic achievement.
Paula Milner Scholarship
Katherine Zeller
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
Javan Bauder, Monica Davis
To an Environmental Conservation Graduate student for academic excellence.
Esther Warner Scholarship
Adam Ells, Drew Fournier, Sue Lynn Hanson, Virginia Sowers, Rebecca Tiernan, Cassie Tragert
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
Morgan O’Connor
To a student pursuing a degree in Natural Resources.
Wildlife Ecology & Conservation and Fisheries Ecology & Conservation
Dr. Todd Fuller, Presenter
Outstanding Senior-Fisheries
Spencer Weinstein
John Boreman Fisheries Award
Meghna Marjadi
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
Steven Mattocks
To support a graduate student research project.
Roger J. Reed Memorial Fund
Catherine Bentsen
To a junior/senior/graduate student for professional potential in and enhancement of the Fisheries Biology field.
Outstanding Senior – Wildlife
Ashley Tardif
For scholarship, enthusiasm, and departmental involvement.
Brian M. Moeckel Scholarship Fund
Andrea Palpini
To a graduate student enrolled in the Wetlands Conservation program.
Blodget Fund for Ornithological Studies
Katherine Straley
For Ornithological studies.
ECo Summer Research Internship Awardees
Abigail Thomas, Renee Bouldin
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
Rose Dibenedetto, Samuel Sillen
For undergraduate students to gain field research experience and training with US Forest Service scientists at the Northern Research Center
Silvio O. Conte Memorial Scholarship
Nigel Golden, Andrea Nyamekye
To encourage student (junior/senior/graduate), particularly from under-represented social groups, to enter the fields of natural resource conservation.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Dr. Deborah Henson, Presenter
Outstanding Senior- Environmental Science
Benjamin Chilcoat, Mark Settembrino
For scholarship and departmental involvement.
Outstanding Junior- Environmental Science
Tyler Sellner
For scholarship and departmental involvement.
Shepard Environmental Science Scholarship
Randa Kallin
To deserving undergraduate students, based on financial need, to support faculty
and student research.
Linda G. Lockwood Environmental Science Scholarship
Jill Banach, Tooba Gilani
To deserving undergraduate students in the Environmental Science Programs.
Ned Taft Internship Awardee
Steven Bittner
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.