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James Schalk Memorial Association of Conservation Engineers Scholarship

Application Requirements
1. The Association of Conservation Engineers (ACE) is an international organization of engineers and allied personnel employed by conservation and natural resource agencies and consultants with specialized interests in the area of fish, wildlife, parks, forests and related conservation/recreation fields.

2. The selection of scholarship nominees shall be according to the following eligibility guidelines:

a. The selection shall be restricted to junior and senior class students enrolled in an accredited course of college study directed toward a degree in engineering, any of the natural sciences, ecology, or agriculture.

b. Students shall carry a full program and be enrolled as a full time student.

c. The student shall submit a technical paper of 1,250 words maximum but not less than 750 words written in essay form. The paper’s topic shall relate to the conservation and/or preservation of natural, cultural or renewable resources. The student selected by the selection committee may present their paper orally on the final day of technical paper presentations of that year’s annual conference.

d. A recommendation letter, on university letterhead, from one of the student’s instructors shall accompany the submitted technical paper stating the student’s qualifications for this scholarship.

3. The monetary value of this scholarship shall be $1,000.00 (one thousand dollars) paid directly to the recipient. Presentation of the award shall be at the annual awards banquet. It is the discretion of the recipient on how the award shall be used.

Send completed Application Form, instructor’s letter of recommendation, and written essay to:

Dwight Hanson, P.E.
H2Optimal, Inc.
PO Box 105
Ithaca, NE 68033
e-mail: Dwight@pitlessunit.com
Phone: (402) 623-4247