Feb. 16, 2011

Ten students at the School of Natural Resources and Environment have been named Scholars and Fellows by two prestigious environmental organizations. Eight have been named Doris Duke Conservation Fellows as future leaders in nonprofit and public sector conservation. The Wyss Foundation awarded fellowships to two students as future leaders in Western land conservation issues.

The 2010-2012 Duke Fellows (and their SNRE fields of study) are: Maggie Allan (Environmental Policy and Planning and dual degree with the Ford School of Public Policy); Parrish Bergquist, (Environmental Policy and Planning); Seth Federspiel (Environmental Policy and Planning); Kristina Geiger (Behavior, Education and Communication); Kevin Li (Landscape Architecture and Conservation Biology); Laura Matson (Environmental Justice and dual degree with the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning); Maggie Wenger (Environmental Policy and Planning); and Gus Winkes (Sustainable Systems and dual degree with the Law School).

With these awards, more than 100 SNRE master's students have received Doris Duke Conservation Fellowships in the 13 years of the program's existence. By naming SNRE one of the original three schools to host fellows, DDCF recognized SNRE in the top tier of interdisciplinary professional environmental schools nationwide.

The 2010 Wyss Scholars (and their SNRE fields of study) are Martha Campbell  (Sustainable Systems) and David O'Connor (Conservation Biology).

The Wyss Scholars Program for the Conservation of the American West identifies and nurtures a generation of leaders on Western land conservation issues. This is the fourth year SNRE students have been eligible for a Wyss Scholars fellowship; other schools participating in the program are the University of Montana, Yale University and Northern Arizona University.

Read more about the Wyss Scholars:
http://www.snre.umich.edu/newsroom/2011-02-16/campbell_o039connor_chosen...

Read more about the Duke Fellows:
http://www.snre.umich.edu/newsroom/2011-02-16/eight_snre_students_select...