Ten Named Fellows for Conservation Study
Ten students in Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences have been named 2001-2002 Doris Duke Conservation Fellows.
Doris Duke Conservation Fellowships are awarded to graduate students who show outstanding promise as future leaders in nonprofit or governmental conservation in the United States. The fellowships are supported by grants from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to selected universities.
The foundation said universities are chosen for the grants based on their superior interdisciplinary environmental programs and a commitment to educating conservation practitioners.
To date, fellowships have been awarded to 29 Nicholas School students who are pursuing Master of Environmental Management degrees. Selected by the school, fellows receive up to $32,000 to support tuition, an internship at a nonprofit conservation organization, and educational loan repayment for fellows who pursue careers in nonprofit or public sector conservation.
The new fellows, listed by name, hometown, program of study and internship organization, are:
- Allison Castellan of Morgantown, W. Va., Environmental Toxicology, Chemistry and Risk Assessment, N.C. Coastal Federation, Newport, N.C.;
- Noelle Chambers of Palo Alto, Calif., Resource Ecology, The Nature Conservancy, Clinch Valley, Va.
- Thomas Craven of Clemmons, Master of Forestry/Resource Ecology, The Nature Conservancy, Durham.
- Craig Harper of Highland Ranch, Colo., Resource Ecology/Master of Public Policy, The Wildlands Project, Albuquerque, N.M.
- Claire Lankford Harper of Westcliffe, Colo., Resource Economics and Policy, Conservation Fund, Santa Fe, N.M.
- Erika Green Phillips of Miami, Resource Ecology, The Nature Conservancy, North Carolina.
- Jeremy Potter of Morgantown, W. Va., Coastal Environmental Management, RESOLVE Inc., non-profit in environmental conflict resolution, Washington, D.C.
- Jeffrey Pollack of Winter Park, Fla., Coastal Environmental Management, Surfrider Foundation, San Clemente, Calif., and Duke Marine Lab, Beaufort.
- Melissa Vernon of Garland, Texas, Resource Ecology, Wetlands Restoration Program, North Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Raleigh.
- Micah Wait of Austin, Texas, Resource Ecology, internship not available.
Created in 1996, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation seeks to improve the quality of people's lives by preserving natural environments, nurturing the arts, seeking cures for diseases, and helping to protect children from abuse and neglect.