Waves along the Pacific northwest coast
J Meyer
Waves along the Pacific northwest coast.

The College of the Environment Dean’s Office is pleased to announce our 2014-2015 scholarship and fellowship awardees. Graduate and undergraduate students alike compete for multiple funds available and are able to apply them towards tuition and costs in the coming academic year. The Dean’s Office offers numerous scholarship and fellowship opportunities to match the diverse needs of our students and this year over $90,000 was awarded to a total of 23 students. This comes in addition to more than $1 million awarded by all of the units in the College of the Environment annually to nearly 250 students. We are grateful to our donors who provide financial support, which in the end makes higher education more attainable for many.

Below are this year’s awardees and a brief description of the scholarship fund that will help support their education. Students interested in applying for these funds next year can find more information on our Funding & Costs page, and donors interested in supporting these funds or others can contact Zanne Gerrard in Advancement at sgerrard@uw.edu, or you can view these funds on the UW Foundation’s webpage.

Del Rio Endowed Environmental Studies Scholarship

The Del Rio Family Foundation established the Del Rio Endowed Scholarship Fund for Environmental Studies to encourage and support students with an interest in the environment who are participating in the Educational Opportunity Program, which promotes academic success and graduation for under-represented ethnic minority, economically disadvantaged and first generation college students at the University of Washington. The Foundation hopes that through their studies and participation in real-world environmental research and problem-solving, students will broaden their personal horizons to include issues of global concern and will develop a passion and the skill set for making a difference in the world.

Recipients (*Denotes continued funding from 2013-2014):

  • Burlyn Birkemeier*, Senior, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
  • Viviana Castillo*, Sophomore , Oceanography
  • Andrea Odell, incoming 2014 Freshman, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences

Nancy Wilcox Endowed Scholarship

This scholarship is made possible by the generosity of former UW Provost Phyllis Wise, who established it to support students pursuing degrees in the College of the Environment.  Dr. Wise named the endowment in honor and memory of her late sister, Nancy E. Wang Wilcox, a middle school teacher who tried to develop the minds of young adolescents using creative and innovative ways of learning.  It is this legacy that inspired Provost Wise to establish this endowment to carry on her sister’s commitment to helping others achieve their educational goals.

Recipients (*Denotes continued funding from 2013-2014):

  • Lilia Bannister*, Senior, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
  • Emily Richmond*, Junior, Environmental Science and Terrestrial Resource Management
  • Dana Chapman*, Sophomore, Environmental Science and Terrestrial Resource Management
  • Jonathan McLean, incoming 2014 Freshman, Oceanography

Clarence H. Campbell Endowed Lauren Donaldson Scholarship

Clarence H. Campbell established this scholarship in memory of Lauren “Doc” Donaldson to support students in the Schools of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences, Marine and Environmental Affairs, and Oceanography.  Professor Donaldson earned his MS and PhD degrees from the UW in 1931. He served on the faculty of the School of Fisheries from 1932 until his retirement in 1973.  Doc was a world-renowned expert in development of fish stocks, and trained countless students in freshwater fisheries research and management. Clarence Campbell, ’30, established this fund to recognize Doc’s lasting influence.

Recipients (*Denotes continued funding from 2013-2014):

  • Annika Saltman, Graduate Student, Marine and Environmental Affairs
  • Devon Thorsell, Graduate Student, Marine and Environmental Affairs / International Studies
  • Nirupam Nigam*, Junior, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences / Biology
  • Kalloway Page, Junior, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences / Oceanography
  • Daniel Geldof*, Sophomore, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
  • Zachary Houghtaling*, Sophomore, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences

College of the Environment Scholarship

This scholarship is made possible by the generosity of individual donors who annually make meaningful contributions to this fund. The fund was created to provide scholarship support for both undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in the College of the Environment.

Recipients:

  • Benjamin Antonius, Graduate Student, Environmental and Forest Sciences / Marine and Environmental Affairs
  • Maria Carrere Zamanillo, Graduate Student, Environmental and Forest Sciences
  • Joshua Cummings, Graduate Student, Marine and Environmental Affairs
  • Benjamin Roe*, Graduate Student, Environmental and Forest Sciences / Public Affairs
  • Taylor Kenyon, Senior, Earth and Space Sciences
  • Caroline Belleman, Senior, Oceanography
  • April Flemming, Junior, Oceanography
  • Rachel Manning, Junior, Oceanography
  • Viviana Castillo*, Sophomore, Oceanography
  • Myesa Legendre-Fixx, Sophomore, Oceanography
  • Natalie Pollett*, Sophomore, Pre- Bioresource Science and Engineering
  • Andrea Odell, incoming 2014 Freshman, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
  • Jonathan McLean, incoming 2014 Freshman, Oceanography