Virlis L. Fischer Award—Goes to the graduating
professional degree student with the highest academic achievement.
Given by Bernice Fischer in memory of her husband.
 Recipient:
Krista Gullo
Hometown: Birmingham, Mich.; Major:
MEM, Resource Ecology; Activities at Duke:
Student International Discussion Group, Environmental Internship
Fund, training for the Charlottesville and Los Angeles marathons;
Awards/honors: assistantship at Nicholas
School;
Post-Graduation Destination: Work in the
Corporate Governance Department at Ford Motor Co. in Ann Arbor,
Mich.;
Future Goals: “Immediate goal is to work
for change in the auto industry by encouraging industry partnerships
with government and NGOs. I hope that such partnerships will
lead to solutions targeted at reducing greenhouse gas emissions,
and improving the auto industry’s environmental and social
responsibility in general.”;
Master’s Project: Bounding the Peace Parks
of Southern Africa.
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LaBoskey Award—Given in recognition of personal integrity
and academic excellence.
Recipient #1: Emily Rebecca Sinkhorn
Hometown: Dublin, Ohio; Major: B.S.,
Environmental Sciences, and B.S., Biology; Minor in Chemistry;
Activities at Duke: Varsity Field Hockey
four years (2003 NCAA National Championship Runner-up); teaching
assistant for Chemical Fate of Organic Compounds and Environmental
Chemistry and Toxicology; American Cancer Society’s Relay
for Life planning committee and team captain; Nasher Art Museum
student representative; Student Athlete Mentor Program;
Awards/honors: NFHCA Division I Academic All-American
(20011 -03); All-ACC honor roll (20011- 03); Dean’s List (Fall
2000, Fall 2002, Spring 2003); 2004 Oregon State Mary McDonald
Scholarship for incoming graduate students in Forest Science;
Carolina Panthers scholarship for graduate studies;
Post-Graduation Destination: “Beginning in July,
I will be pursuing a master’s in forest science at Oregon
State University in Corvallis, Ore.”;
Future Goals: “Hope to gain experience in research
in biogeochemistry and especially the impact of nitrogen deposition
on forest stand productivity and nutrient availability. I
also hope to become involved in grassroots efforts to encourage
urban forestry and sustainable community practices.”
Recipient #2: Sheela Gyanvati Agrawal
Hometown: Swansea, Mass.; Major:
B.S., Biology, and B.S., Environmental Sciences, with a minor
in Chemistry. December 2003 graduate.
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Estwing Award—Given
in recognition of outstanding achievement in the earth and
ocean sciences.
 Recipient:
Jordan Kaelin Eccles
Hometown: Lynchburg, Va.; Major:
A.B., Earth and Ocean Sciences; Activities at Duke:
Hoof ‘n’ Horn Musical Theater Group, NROTC;
Post-Graduation Destination: “I will report
for duty as a Navy Ensign aboard the USS Gettysburg at Mayport
Naval Base, Mayport, Fla.”;
Future Goals: “Nothing specific, yet, but the more
my life resembles an Indiana Jones movie, the happier I’ll
be.”
U.S. Forest Service Science Award—Given annually
to students who have demonstrated outstanding achievements
in mathematics and science.
 Recipient:
Megan Leigh Mobley
Hometown: Broadus, Mont.; Major:
B.S., Environmental Sciences; Activities at Duke:
Work-study/independent study research, semesters at Marine
Lab and Costa Rica; dedicated “Cameron Crazy”;
Awards/Honors: USDA Award, Graduation with
Distinction, Dean’s List all four spring semesters;
Post-Graduation Destination: I would like
to move back to mountains and snow (i.e. Rockies or Sierra)
and continue building research experience. I’m also investigating
Peace Corps or similar work in Africa or Central/South America.”;
Future Goals: “I’m aiming for a Ph.D. in
a conservation biology/ecology field, but I can’t go to grad
school until I narrow that down significantly! I will put
that Ph.D. to work in an academic setting, preferably near
the Rockies.”
Thomas V. Laska Memorial Award—Given by the
Earth and Ocean Sciences faculty to the most outstanding senior
major.
 Recipient:
Nancy Clarke Attridge Young
Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.; Major:
B.S., Earth and Ocean Sciences; Activities at Duke:
Alpha Phi Omega (national community service fraternity); Durham
Community Land Trust; tutoring at Brogden Middle School, Durham
Nativity School, and John Avery Boys and Girls Club;
Awards/Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum
Laude;
Post-Graduation Destination: Nicholas School,
MEM program;
Future Goals: “I will use the next two years
in the MEM program to refine my goals for the future, but
at this point I am interested in coastal geology and its role
in informing coastal environmental policy.”
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