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For more information concerning the
scholarships listed below, please contact
William E. Kelso
F.O. Bateman Professor and
Coordinator of Graduate Studies
School
of Renewable Natural Resources
Room 210, Renewable Natural
Resource Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578-4176
email: wkelso@lsu.edu
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Awards description:
Ben and Pauline Stanley Excellence Award for Outstanding Graduate
Students
Louisiana State
University School of Renewable Natural Resources
The Ben and
Pauline Stanley Graduate Student Excellence Award recognizes
doctoral and master’s students who have made outstanding
contributions to research, service or teaching in the School of
Renewable Natural Resources (SRNR). This award symbolizes the
School’s commitment to excellence in graduate education. If
deserving candidates are identified, these annual awards will be
presented to a doctoral student and a master’s student from the SRNR
who will use this award to advance their graduate education.
Eligibility
– To be eligible, applicants
must be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program in the SRNR.
Ph.D. students are eligible to apply after successful completion of
their general examinations. Master’s students are eligible for the
award after the completion of 75% (18 hours) of their coursework
(only current students are eligible).
Criteria
- Successful nominees should
demonstrate evidence of research (e.g., publications, presentations,
etc.), service (e.g., School, University, public, etc.), or
instruction (e.g., lectures, laboratory instruction, etc.). A
student’s application should include the following documentation:
- A cover letter outlining the
applicant’s qualifications and career goals
-
A letter recommendation of no more than one page from a
professor in the School that outlines the applicant’s
qualifications.
-
The applicant's vita of no more than three pages, made
relevant to the award criteria, and emphasizing work done at LSU.
The applicant’s vita should include the following information:
·
Name
·
Contact information
·
Date of enrollment in
current graduate degree program
·
Degree program
·
Major professor
·
Current GPA
·
Professional
experience
·
Professional meetings
and conferences attended
·
Publications in
peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings
·
Professional
presentations and posters
·
Leadership and
participation in student clubs, professional organizations, or other
organizations or groups
Award
– Recipients will receive a plaque and a $500 award presented at the
annual SRNR awards banquet.
Selection Procedure
– Application materials will be reviewed by the
SRNR Graduate Committee prior to
making the award. Award recommendations from the committee will be
forwarded to the Director.
Application
Deadline - Application
documentation is due in the School office (227 RNR Building) no
later than COB 9 February 2009. For further information on
this award, please contact Bill Kelso, 8-4176,
wkelso@lsu.edu.
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Clark M. Hoffpauer Scholarship for Wildlife Graduate Students
Louisiana State
University School of Renewable Natural Resources
The Clark M. Hoffpauer Memorial Fund
has been established to benefit students enrolled in the wildlife
graduate program in the School of Renewable Natural Resources. The
gift honors the memory of Clark M. Hoffpauer who received his
Masters of Science in Wildlife Management from Louisiana State
University in the 1960's. He was a lifelong pilot, adventurer and
avid sportsman. During his distinguished career he served as
director of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries,
where he began his career as a biologist in 1950. During his tenure
as LDWF director he was responsible for the acquisition of five game
management areas in Louisiana. He served as president for the
Southeastern Game and Fish Commissioners Association and was
instrumental in the return of the endangered brown pelican, changing
legislation for alligator management and many other innovative
studies and practices that are in place today. After he left public
service he started an environmental consulting firm that help
develop spill emergency plans for many Louisiana refineries. In
1972 he received the Louisiana Conservation of the Year Award.
Eligibility
– The recipient of this award
must be a full time graduate student at Louisiana State University
and Agricultural and Mechanical College enrolled in the School of
Renewable Natural Resources. The recipient must have an overall
grade point average of at least 3.0. Financial need may be a
consideration.
Criteria
- Successful nominees should
demonstrate evidence of research (e.g., publications, presentations,
etc.), service (e.g., School, University, public, etc.), or
instruction (e.g., lectures, laboratory instruction, etc.). A
student’s application should include the following documentation:
- A cover letter outlining the
applicant’s qualifications and career goals
-
A letter recommendation of no more than one page from a
professor in the School that outlines the applicant’s
qualifications.
-
The applicant's vita of no more than three pages, made
relevant to the award criteria, and emphasizing work done at LSU.
The applicant’s vita should include the following information:
·
Name
·
Contact information
·
Date of enrollment in
current graduate degree program
·
Degree program
·
Major professor
·
Current GPA
·
Professional
experience
·
Professional meetings
and conferences attended
·
Publications in
peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings
·
Professional
presentations and posters
·
Leadership and
participation in student clubs, professional organizations, or other
organizations or groups
Award
– Recipients will receive a plaque and a $1,000 award presented at
the annual SRNR awards banquet.
Selection Procedure
– Application materials will be reviewed by the
SRNR Graduate Committee prior to
making the award. Award recommendations from the committee will be
forwarded to the Director.
Application
Deadline - Application
documentation is due in the School office (227 RNR Building) no
later than COB 9 February, 2009. For further information
about this scholarship, please contact Bill Kelso, 8-4176,
wkelso@lsu.edu.
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