At the College of the Environment, we’re striving to build a truly sustainable world—one where a robust economy, social equity, and a healthy environment go hand in hand. Our students are tackling this head-on, driving discovery, and generating new knowledge that’s accessible beyond academia. The College’s Office of the Dean is pleased to help support their work, and congratulates all of the 2016-2017 scholarship awardees below—it’s an honor to support their contributions to our campus, our communities, and the planet. For more information about scholarships offered through the College’s Office of the Dean, submission due dates, and eligibility requirements, visit our Scholarships page.
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.
- Samantha Mendez, Senior, Bioresource Science and Engineering
- Viviana Castillo, Senior, Oceanography
- Andrea Odell, Junior, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
- Alanna Greene, Sophomore, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
- Xin Deng, incoming Freshman, Environmental Science and Terrestrial Resource Management
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.
- Dana Chapman, Senior, Environmental Science and Terrestrial Resource Management
- Jonathan McLean, Junior, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
- Signe Bergman, Sophomore, 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 M.S. and Ph.D. 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.
- Karen Villeda, incoming master’s student, Marine and Environmental Affairs
- Kathleen Gill, Senior, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
- Griffin Hoins, Senior, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
- Michelle Lee, Sophomore, Oceanography
- Kyla Bivens, incoming Freshman, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
College of the Environment Scholarship
This scholarship is made possible through generous annual contributions from many donors. The scholarship was created to support both undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in the College of the Environment.
- Elizabeth Ng, incoming Ph.D. student, Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management
- Valerie LaCompte, Senior, Earth and Space Sciences
- Alison Wang, Senior, Environmental Science and Terrestrial Resource Management
- Anthony Martinez, Senior, Environmental Science and Terrestrial Resource Management
- Claudia Arends, Senior, Environmental Science and Terrestrial Resource Management
- Jamin Rader, Junior, Atmospheric Sciences
- Tyler Valentine, Junior, Earth and Space Sciences
- Caitlin Carthey, Junior, Environmental Studies
- Andrea Odell, Junior, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
- Alanna Greene, Sophomore, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
- Katie Hearther, incoming freshman, Oceanography
- Matthew Anderson, incoming freshman, Environmental Science and Terrestrial Resource Management
- Iona Rohan, incoming freshman, Environmental Science and Terrestrial Resource Management
College of the Environment Fellowship Fund
- Elizabeth Ng, incoming Ph.D. student, Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management
Hall Conservation Genetics Research Award
This award is made possible by the generosity of Drs. Benjamin and Margaret Hall. During his 38 years in genetics, UW Professor Emeritus of Genome Sciences and Biology Benjamin “Ben” Hall made many key discoveries, including the patented invention “Expression of Polypeptides in Yeast” which the UW-licensed for the production of vaccines against Hepatitis B Virus and Human papillomavirus, as well as Human Insulin, and other recombinant proteins. Hall’s more recent research has focused on understanding the speciation and evolution in the genus Rhododendron. Margaret Hall received her Ph.D. in History from the UW, doing important thesis work on women in academia, and subsequently devoting herself to teaching.
- Martin Arostegui, master’s student, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Project: Adaptive Variation in Rainbow Trout with Alternative Nonanadromous Life Histories: Informing Conservation of Intraspecific Diversity with High-Density Genotyping - James Dimond, Ph.D. student, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Project: The Role of DNA Methylation in the Response of Tropical Reef Corals to Environmental Change - Lorena Mafune, Ph.D. student, Environmental and Forest Sciences
Project: Creating a Genetic Database of Fungi in Old Growth Forests
