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Summer Environmental StudyJohnny Buck

2017 The Clara Carter Higgins Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship

Johnny Buck is a junior studying native environmental science at Northwest Indian College in Bellingham, Washington. A second-year Higgins scholar, he will participate in the Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology at Harvard University. His research is titled “Explaining Variation in the Seasonal Changes of Trees.” He will study the effects of natural and human disturbances on forest ecosystems including global climate change, hurricanes, forest harvest, wildlife dynamics, and species diversity.

The Clara Carter Higgins Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship

To encourage studies and careers in the environmental field, providing the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience beyond the regular course of study.

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2017

Rachel Renne

The Garden Club of America Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Rachel Renne is a master’s student in the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at...

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2017

Colette Berg

The Garden Club of America Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Colette Berg is a master’s student at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape...

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2017

Catherine Hu

The Garden Club of America Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Catherine Hu is a master’s student in environmental conservation at the University of...

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2017

Lauren Audi

The Garden Club of America Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Lauren Audi is a master’s student studying plant biology and conservation at Northwestern...

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2017

Zoe Jeka

The Zeller Summer Scholarship in Medicinal Botany

Zoe Jeka is a senior in the American Studies program at Tufts University in Massachusetts. She...

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2017

Mary Patterson

The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Mary Elizabeth Patterson is a master’s student in plant biology and conservation at...

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2017

Alexander Linan

The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Tropical Botany

Alexander Linan is a PhD candidate at St. Louis University in affiliation with the Missouri...

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2017

Benton Taylor

The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Tropical Botany

Benton Taylor is a PhD candidate in Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology at Columbia...

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2017

Meredith Martin

The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Tropical Botany

Meredith Martin is a PhD candidate in the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale...

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2017

Natalie Christian

The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Tropical Botany

Natalie Christian is a PhD candidate in the Evolution, Ecology and Behavior Graduate Program at...

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2017

Janet Walker

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Janet Walker is a PhD candidate in the Joint Doctoral Program in Ecology at the University of...

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2017

Samantha Apgar

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Samantha Apgar is a PhD candidate in Dr. Chris Elphick’s laboratory at the University of...

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2017

Elisabeth Powell

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Elisabeth B. Powell is a master’s student in the Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental...

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2017

Nate Stott

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Nate Stott is a master’s student at Bowling Green University in Ohio. His project is titled...

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2017

Joan Dudney

The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Ecological Restoration

Joan Dudney is a PhD candidate in the Environmental Science Department at the University of...

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2017

Melissa Booher

The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Ecological Restoration

Melissa Booher is a master’s ecology student in the Warner College of Natural Resources at...

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