The Peter Mehl Memorial Scholarship is an annual scholarship award that is granted from the yearly net income of a fund established with the Edmonton Community Foundation in 2011.
Criteria : Students selected for the Peter Mehl Memorial Scholarship
will best meet the following criteria:
1. Be a resident of Canada.
2. Be
accepted by a post-secondary institution in a faculty or program appropriate
for
entering career in natural resource management or outdoor related fields.
3. Have
a strong academic record, supported by transcripts.
4. Record
of commitment to a not-for-profit youth program.
The AJFWA Scholarship Awards Committee met to consider six very
deserving applications for the 2019 Peter Mehl Scholarship awards. There was $1,000 of proceeds from the Fund
this year. The Committee decided to award two (2) $500 scholarships. This year we have Canada covered coast to
coast.
We are pleased to
announce that the 2019 Peter Mehl Scholarship Award winners are:
Thomas Drover – St. John’s, NewfoundlandGriffin Andersen – Vancouver, British
Columbia
Congratulations
to Thomas & Griffin. This was
another successful year for the Scholarship Fund. Many thanks to all of you who made it
possible.
Thomas Drover
Thomas is entering his first year of Environmental Science studies
at Memorial University in Newfoundland. He
looks forward to a career in environmental engineering and management.
His interest in conservation and the environment was developed as
a member of the St John’s East JFW Club. A Club reforestation and reclamation project inspired
him to find a way to make a difference in the world through a career in Environmental
Science.
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| Griffin Andersen |
Griffin
Andersen
Griffin is beginning his first year of
Environmental Engineering at the University of British Columbia. He hopes to use engineering and applied
science to further sustainable solutions for the planet.
His interest in applied science and
the environment developed over many years as a volunteer with a fish hatchery. Griffin says environmental advocacy is a
driving force in his life. To this end, he
raised over $7,000 for local conservation groups.
