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Atlantic Richfield Awards Scholarships to ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç Students

Atlantic Richfield Company has awarded $1,500 scholarships to three ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç students. Atlantic Richfield worked with ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç faculty members to design a scholarship program with an essay section about conservation and sustainability.
Augustina OsabuteyºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç environmental engineering and ecological restoration graduate student Augustina Kwesie Osabutey received the Biodiversity Scholarship. She answered the question, How does biodiversity benefit Butte? She was advised by ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç associate professor Stella Capoccia.

Griffen WarnerºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç Industrial Hygiene graduate student Griffen Warner received the Industrial Hygiene/Health Safety, Security and Environment Scholarship. He answered the question, Why are safety and health important aspects of conservation activities in the Butte/Anaconda area?. Warner was advised by ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç assistant professor Lorri Birkenbuel.

Carly PeachºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç student Carly Peach, who will begin an interdisciplinary master’s program specializing in ecology restoration in the fall at ºÚÁÏ´óʼÇ, received the restoration scholarship. She answered the questions, How do native species contribute to restoration? She was advised by ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç associate professor Robert Pal.

“We hope the scholarship awards brought some holiday cheer to three students who composed winning essays that show a grasp of environmental remediation and how it can advance conservation and sustainability,” said Lindy Hanson, Deputy Operations Manager, Atlantic Richfield. “All of us at Atlantic Richfield’s Butte office have enjoyed working in partnership with ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç over the years to share our engineering and science knowledge with students. Now we have a chance to learn from them as well.”