The UMaine Graduate School has just released the announcement for the 2018 fellowship award competitions. The first set of these (Waldron and Hunter fellowships) are due in December. It should be emphasized that you must be nominated by EES to be considered for these awards. This means I need to have all the packets before the nomination deadline in […]
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The EES Field Study Fund campaign, launched in fall of 2017 with the help of a generous matching gift from retired School of Economics faculty and EES founding Undergraduate Coordinator Mark Anderson and his spouse Lorraine Ostergren, has been fully endowed. Thanks to many generous donations from friends, faculty, and alumni of EES, we exceeded […]
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Congratulations to all of our award winners for their scholarly achievements! Over 30 outstanding EES undergraduate and graduate students were honored at award ceremonies across campus this spring. EES granted scholarships to the following students at a special Scholarship and Leadership celebration on April 17: Val Watson received The John F. Boyle Prize in Ecology […]
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A generous contribution from retired School of Economics faculty member and EES founding Undergraduate Coordinator and Instructor Mark Anderson and his spouse Lorraine Ostergren has helped launch the EES Field Study Fund. Anderson and Ostergren have generously offered to match every donation — up to $5,000 — that comes to UMaine in support of the […]
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EES undergraduate and graduate students were honored at award ceremonies across campus this spring. At the Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture Scholarship Recognition Banquet on April 26, the following students received awards: Afton Hupper – Frank B. and Charles S. Bickford Memorial Prize Brianne Du Clos – Norris Charles Clements Graduate Student Award Fred Griffee […]
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This summer, EES will again be offering the Correll Fellowship for one graduate student over the summer (June-August, $5000). The funding is intended for students who plan to defend before the beginning of the fall semester but do not have financial support for the summer. If you are interested in applying, please send a resume […]
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The 2017-2018 College of Natural Sciences, Forestry & Agriculture scholarship is now active. The link to the application is below. https://umaine.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8crCp3peq8i9mAt Please distribute to your students. Applications are due March 24th.
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The John F. Boyle Prize recognizes the top graduating senior in the Ecology and Environmental Sciences program. This year’s winner was Laura Wood from Scarborough, Maine. Like Julia McGuire in 2006, Laura also won the Bickford Prize, emblematic of the top student in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture. Laura’s summer experiences reflect […]
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The Boyle Prize is awarded each year to the top graduating Seniors in the EES program. Endowed by family and friends of John F. Boyle and by EES program faculty members and Alumni, the prize is emblematic of significant academic accomplishment by young environmental professionals. This year’s Boyle Prize was shared by Mary Beth Parent and Steve […]
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EES Senior Steve Fletcher was awarded the Dunham Prize, one of the top awards in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture. Steve was graduated in May with a B.S. in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Concentration in Soil and Water Sciences. Steve’s advisor was Dr. Sue Erich in the Department of Plant, Soil, and […]
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