A recent Sundre high school graduate has won a scholarship established to celebrate the legacy of an area environmentalist.
Colby Morris won Parkland Airshed Management Zone's Dr. Martha Kostuch Environmental Education Scholarship Award for 2011.
The scholarship was established to assist students graduating from high schools within PAMZ's boundaries in recognition of their outstanding environmental service and leadership as well as the promise of future achievement in environmental stewardship.
“He submitted an outstanding application detailing his scholastic achievements along with an engaging essay explaining his passion for the environment,” PAMZ officials said in a release.
Morris is pursuing his post-secondary education in Environmental Science at the University of Lethbridge.
“I decided to enrol in this major because I believe it is important to take care and maintain our environment,” Morris wrote in the essay he submitted to PAMZ as part of the scholarship application.
The active volunteer and former 4-her from the Bearberry area says he believes there's an ever growing field and job opportunity in environmental science.
The PAMZ scholarship he has won is named after Dr. Martha Kostuch, the founding director of PAMZ and who was involved with many other organizations, including the Alberta Prairie Acid Rain Coalition, Friends of the Old Man River, and the Clean Air Strategic Alliance.
“Martha made a significant impact on how environmental management policy was developed in Alberta, advocating for effective collaboration among stakeholders,” PAMZ noted in its release.
PAMZ was formed in 1997 to monitor and manage air quality within the Parkland Region.
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