| Students win major awards BY MIKE UNGER The Morris K. Udall Under-graduate Scholarship has been awarded to three AU students, and four others have been named Killam fellows. “That we have four [Killam fellows] as well as the Udall winners is very unique,” said Joan Echols, program associate at the Office of Merit Awards. “It’s a competitive national scholarship. You can’t do this without great faculty
support.” The Morris K. Udall Foundation, established by Congress in 1992 to honor Udall’s 30 years of service in the House of Representatives, awards 80 scholarships nationwide each year to sophomores or juniors who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to the environment. 
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Above, from right: Erin O’Sullivan, a junior majoring in communication, law, economics, and government; Claire Roby, a sophomore majoring in environmental studies; and Casey Roe, a sophomore majoring in environmental science and political science, each won a $5,000 scholarship. The trio also will travel to Arizona to attend a weeklong symposium with the other Udall scholars from around the country. “It shows that we are certainly attracting students, and have students, who are committed to the environmental fields and who want to pursue careers in the environmental policy area,” Echols said. “We have a very active EcoSense Club where the students have an opportunity to demonstrate leadership in the environmental area. These students are really committed to the environment.” The Killam Fellowships Program is designed to encourage exceptional undergraduate students in Canada and the United States by providing a unique opportunity for formal student exchange. The four AU students who were awarded fellowships this year will study in Canadian universities during the 2007–08 academic year. In addition, AU will host two Canadian students beginning next fall. The Killam winners are Curtis Harris, a School of International Service student who will study at the University of Ottawa; Maureen Reed, a music theatre major who will attend Dalhousie University; Alison Shott, a political science student who will study at Acadia University; and Katie Young, a philosophy, women and gender studies major who will attend McMaster University. |
