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WALPA Lake Scholarship
for work on Lakes and Watersheds
The Washington State Lake Protection Association (WALPA) awards scholarships to support undergraduate and graduate students in their pursuit of degrees specializing in the fields of Environmental Science.
WALPA is a non-profit organization formed in 1986 by a group of volunteers concerned for the future of Washington lakes. WALPA has grown to over 200 members, including lakeside residents, lake associations, recreationists, scientists, educators, legislators, and local and state agencies. Through WALPA, separate entities with diverse interests speak with a united voice. WALPA members financially support the WALPA Scholarship.
WALPA presents one $1000 scholarship and one $750 scholarship at the annual conference. The $1000 scholarship is an honorary scholarship dedicated to the remembrance of Nancy Weller. Nancy Weller worked for Washington State Department of Ecology for 13 years, eight of which were in the Eastern Regional Office. Nancy was very dedicated and interested in working with people on lakes, aquatic plants and improving the environment.
Scholarship funds may be used by recipients to cover the costs associated with education and/or research expenses. Eligible applicants must be enrolled as a part or full-time undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited college or university in Washington or Idaho and be completing course work or research related to biology, hydrology, ecology and management or restoration of lakes and watersheds in Washington and Idaho.
All three scholarship recipients will additionally receive a one-year membership in WALPA and a waiver of registration fees for the upcoming annual conference. Scholarship recipients will also be invited to give a presentation on their research at the next annual conference.
A committee consisting of academic, industry, and agency representatives will judge applications. Judging will not be done by individuals with a personal or institutional affiliation with the applicant. Winning applications will be chosen based on the quality of research topic, its significance to the fields of Environmental Science, particularly limnology and hydrology, and relevance to the applicant's interests and career goals.
2008 WALPA Scholarship
Download the 2008 Scholarship Announcement
2007 WALPA Scholarship Award Winners
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| Kelley Turner | Huxley College of the Environment at Western Washington University | $750 Nancy Weller Memorial Scholarship |
Differences in aquatic insect communities between glacial and non glacial lake outlets in the North Cascades |
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| Mel Johnson | University of Idaho | $500 |
Protecting corridor function; the role and influence of zoning and stakeholder education |
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| Brittany Wilmot | Huxley College of the Environment at Western Washington University | $500 |
Elwha Dam removal project in Port Angeles; studying the lake, river and wildlife of the Elwha River Watershed |
2006 WALPA Scholarship Award Winners
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| Karl Mueller | Western Washington University | $750 Nancy Weller Memorial Scholarship | Shelter competition between native signal crayfish and non-native red swamp crayfish |
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| Brooks Miner | University of Washington | $500 | Study of the evolution of phenotypic plasticity in nature |
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| Elizabeth Seminet-Reneau | University of Idaho | $500 | Lakewide impacts of residential shoreline development on large deep lakes |
2005 WALPA Scholarship Award Winners
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| Joe Ravet | University of Washington | $500 Nancy Weller Memorial Scholarship | Biochemical and Elemental Food Quality Limitations in Aquatic Food Webs |
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| Hans Berge | University of Washington | $250 | Limnological Influences on Fish Distribution and Implications for Trophic Interactions in Lake Sammamish, Washington |
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| Sarah Spotts | University of Washington | $250 | Research on Lake Chaplain drinking water filter clogging |
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| Jenny Newell | University of Washington | $250 | Behavioral Patterns on Sockeye Salmon in Lake Washington |
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| Chris Goodman | Clover Park Technical College | $250 | South Prairie Creek TMDL Process |
2004 WALPA Scholarship Award Winners
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| Tessa Francis | University of Washington | $500 | Interface dynamics between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems |
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| Ann Richter | Washington State University | $250 | Effectiveness of alum microfloc using enclosures at Newman Lake |
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| David Christensen | Washington State University | $500 | Interaction between fisheries management and water quality |
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| Rebecca Dugopolski | University of Washington | $250 | Impacts of alum treatment on water quality of
Green Lake
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