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Natural Resources Scholarship Applications are now available! Continuing Natural Resources Students are Eligible! Applications are available in the main office, 215 James Hall, or print out the pdf file below:
More than $16,000 was awarded to students last spring! Don't miss out on your share for the coming 2008-2009 academic year. Application deadline is March 26, 2008; return completed applications to Nancy Brown, 215 James Hall. Awards will be presented at the Natural Resources Annual Barbeque, May 1st, 2008. Scholarship eligibility varies; see application for eligibility requirements. Available to continuing students; graduating students not eligible. Some scholarships are "financial need-based" and may require you to complete a FAFSA application with the UNH Financial Aid Office. Good Luck! Department of Natural Resources Scholarships The Department of Natural Resources offers scholarships to Natural Resources undergraduate and graduate students each year. Scholarship announcements are posted early in the spring semester and recipients are chosen in April. Scholarship descriptions are provided below.
Awards are presented at the Annual Natural Resources Banquet/Barbecue held each year in the spring. Ruth E. Farrington Forestry Scholarships This award is supported by an endowment resulting from a bequest by Ruth E. Farrington, who came from a lumber industry family in New Hampshire. The fund provides a variable number of students with up to one-half in-state tuition for undergraduates and graduate students in forestry and students in related fields who have options or concentrations in forestry beyond their major requirements. Awards are made on the basis of academic performance, promise of professional achievement, and financial need. Richard B. Johnston Memorial Award This award was established in 1978 by the family and friends of Richard B. Johnston, who was a highly respected forester in New Hampshire and a friend to the ideals of conservation. Awards are made to upper class undergraduate students in the department who have "enthusiasm for the forestry field." In addition, the endowment provides funds for student book purchases. The College Woods Scholarship was established in 2003 through the generosity of James P. Barrett, UNH Professor Emeritus of Forest Biometrics and Management, and his wife, Juddie M. Barrett. Jim and Juddie established the College Woods Scholarship Fund in appreciation of their adopted home, New Hampshire, and as a thank-you gift for the many delightful walks Jim enjoyed in the College Woods. The scholarship is also an expression of thanks for the opportunity Jim had to spend many days teaching students about forestry and natural resources. The College Woods Scholarship is dedicated to providing financial help to a student in natural resources and to the recognition of the educational value of the College Woods, East Foss Farm, and other UNH Woodlands, which all play a critical role in the education of UNH students. The Department of Natural Resources Alumni Fund was established in 1990 as a result of the generous contributions of our alumni. These scholarships are supported solely through their annual contributions. The primary purpose of this fund is to support students, either through direct financial assistance or by enhancing student involvement and activities. James J. DiStefano Scholarship The James J. DiStefano Scholarship will be awarded to a Wildlife Ecology student who demonstrates outstanding dedication and effort in participating in field research. It was Jim's love of wildlife and desire to work in the outdoors that convinced him to abandon a successful career in personnel administration and train to enter the wildlife management profession. Jim worked for years in the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, and ironically, his skills as an administrator resulted in his ending his career as the Director of the NH Fish and Game Department. Jim was an alumnus of the Wildlife Ecology program at UNH, and was honored in 1996 as the Department of Natural Resources Distinguished Alumnus. Class of 1974 Wildlife Scholarship The Class of 1974 Wildlife Scholarship is an inaugural scholarship for a wildlife student demonstrating outstanding combinations of scholarship, participation, and positive attitude. It is given as a reminder to contribute positively to the wildlife management profession and to encourage future support by wildlife and natural resource alumni. This fund was established by alumni and faculty of Natural Resources to celebrate the life and contributions of this outstanding teacher and mentor. The fund is supported by family and friends of Clark Stevens, who was a faculty member at the University of New Hampshire from 1920 until his retirement in 1964. He served as chair of the Forestry Department from 1938-1958. The fund provides financial assistance to students enrolled in Natural Resources in good standing and having financial need. This fund is supported by a bequest from Analesa F. Adams MacLeod, whose family was very prominent in the history of Durham and the Great Bay area. Edward Cass Adams was born in 1892 at Adams Point where he lived his whole life. He was the last of the Adams of Adams Point. Cass inherited his father's (Captain Adams) craftsmanship and artistic creativity and was well-known for his beautiful and unusual duck decoys. He helped his father in the 20-year task of building the gundalow "Driftwood." The fund provides financial assistance to students at the University of New Hampshire who are engaged in the study of wildlife management and research, or the conservation of natural resources. Nancy Coutu Wildlife Scholarship This award was established in 1997 by the Department
of Natural Resources in memory of Nancy Coutu who graduated Lloyd W. Hawkensen Forestry Scholarships This fund was established by the family and friends of Lloyd W. Hawkensen, a University of New Hampshire forestry graduate who was active in the forest industry and professional forestry affairs in New Hampshire. He was the recipient of the forest Resources Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1986. The fund provides financial support to New Hampshire residents who are enrolled in forestry or related programs in the Department of Natural Resources. Awards are made on the basis of academic achievement, sincere interest in forestry or related sciences, and financial need. A compass is awarded to an outstanding forestry student to help guide them in their future professional career. Paul Bruns was a practicing forester, teacher, and researcher. He was a guiding influence in the development of UNH's Forestry and Natural Resources programs within his role as professor and Forestry Department Chair at UNH. College of Life Sciences & Agriculture Scholarships Several scholarships at the college level are available to both undergraduate and graduate students in COLSA and the Thompson School of Applied Science. These scholarship application forms are generally available in early-Spring, and can be found in departmental offices, in the COLSA Dean's Office, and at TSAS. Please contact the COLSA Dean's Office for more information by calling (603) 862-1450 or by stopping by the main office in Taylor Hall, second floor. UNH attempts to provide assistance to students in financial need, as financial aid ensures access to higher education for those who might otherwise lack the necessary financial resources. For further information contact the UNH Financial Aid Office:
You will also find a listing of work-study jobs at the Financial Aid web site that you can apply for, if you are eligible.
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the wildlife program in 1993. Nancy was a special student who made
teaching a delight. She reminded you that the "stuff" in
class is important, but it is the "stuff" that happens
when people get together that really makes our lives what they
are. Nancy had an exceptional way with people and her enjoyment
of life was contagious. When Nancy was murdered in the spring of
1996 during a Peace Corps mission in Madagascar, department faculty
wanted to see something positive result from her senseless death.
The Department of Natural Resources established the wildlife scholarship
fund to provide an annual award in Coutu's memory. The scholarship
is given to a student majoring in Wildlife Ecology who exemplifies
the spirit of Nancy Coutu. To us, it's important that Nancy be
remembered as a role model not only for her good service to her
community, but for her enthusiastic zest for life and learning
which we hope to foster in all our wildlife undergraduates.
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