{"id":765,"date":"2016-09-01T16:07:01","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T16:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/?p=765"},"modified":"2016-09-01T16:07:01","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T16:07:01","slug":"2016-richard-b-alexander-award-for-excellence-in-environmental-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/?p=765","title":{"rendered":"2016 Richard B. Alexander Award for Excellence in Environmental Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since 2000\u00a0the Environmental Studies Program at OWU has awarded our best graduating seniors the\u00a0<strong>Richard B. Alexander Award for Excellence in Environmental Studies<\/strong>, funded by alumni Richard Alexander.<\/p>\n<p>For 2016, we had two winners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emily Webb<\/strong> (below, left), originally from Troy, Michigan, graduated <strong>Phi Beta Kappa<\/strong> with majors in Zoology and Environmental Studies. She is a member of both the <strong>The Wilson Ornithological Society<\/strong> and <strong>American Ornithologists&#8217; Union.<\/strong> She&#8217;s all about the birds. This\u00a0fall, she is beginning\u00a0a PhD in Biology at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ. Her research at ASU will be with Dr.\u00a0Kevin McGraw studying\u00a0bird coloration.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_767\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-767\" style=\"width: 752px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/files\/2016\/09\/emilywebballiefrance.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-767 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/files\/2016\/09\/emilywebballiefrance-1024x494.png\" alt=\"emilywebballiefrance\" width=\"752\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/93\/2016\/09\/emilywebballiefrance-1024x494.png 1024w, https:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/93\/2016\/09\/emilywebballiefrance-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/93\/2016\/09\/emilywebballiefrance-768x370.png 768w, https:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/93\/2016\/09\/emilywebballiefrance-400x193.png 400w, https:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/93\/2016\/09\/emilywebballiefrance-150x72.png 150w, https:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/93\/2016\/09\/emilywebballiefrance.png 1147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emily Webb annoying a Bright-rumped Attila (bird). Allie France wondering why she volunteered to stuff candy and stickers in\u00a0dozens of\u00a0reusable water bottles, to help promote OWU&#8217;s May Move Out.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Allie France<\/strong>\u00a0(above, right) is from the Columbus, Ohio area and graduated with majors in <strong>Botany<\/strong> and <strong>Environmental Studies.<\/strong> Allie\u00a0became increasingly involved with campus sustainability projects including\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eatgreen.owu.edu\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>reusable containers for the dining halls<\/strong><\/a> and sustainability efforts and awareness on campus. Allie actually managed to get the reusable food container program launched while off campus, on the other side of the world, in Cape Town, South Africa, during\u00a0a semester abroad. Indeed, experiences with sustainability efforts in South Africa helped her to see her sustainability work at OWU from a new perspective. During her senior\u00a0year on campus Allie&#8217;s work on a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">draft campus sustainability plan<\/a><\/strong> and other related projects not only made significant contributions to sustainability at OWU, but helped her shape her post-graduation plans. She is currently working, keeping an eye open for sustainability jobs, and planning to start a master&#8217;s program in sustainability and conservation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 2000 the Environmental Studies Program at OWU has awarded our best graduating seniors the Richard B. Alexander Award for Excellence in Environmental Studies, funded by alumni Richard Alexander. 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