Mitchell Student Receives Prestigious Fellowship

Josh StollCiting his innovative work on sustainable fisheries management at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, Joshua Stoll, a graduate student in the School of Marine Sciences, has been awarded a prestigious yearlong fellowship from the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation.

The Switzer Fellowship Program offers fellowships to highly talented graduate students in New England and California whose studies and career goals are directed toward environmental improvement and who clearly demonstrate leadership in their field. The fellowship provides a $15,000 cash award for academic study, leadership training and opportunities for professional development during the fellowship year and beyond.

Stoll is the only 2015 fellow from Maine.

“I am really humbled to be recognized for the work we are doing and feel privileged to get to be part of the Switzer network,” he said. “I absolutely plan to use this opportunity to continue to work on fisheries management issues.” See more…