Idaho Falls, Idaho 鈥摶ń分辈� is pleased to announce that the 18th Annual Tom Sherwood Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Idaho State University (ISU) student, Heather Phillips, for $7,872.
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Phillips is a 4.0 sophomore at ISU, obtaining her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with an emphasis on Ecology and Conservation Biology. She is Vice President of the Idaho Falls (Upper Snake) chapter of the Idaho Native Plant Society and the Ecology and Conservation Biology club; and a member of the SACNAS club at ISU. She also tutors other students in Biology, and she plans to earn a master鈥檚 degree researching the biochemical processes of plants.
鈥淚 am always grateful the opportunity to share my excitement for biology with new students in the department,鈥� said Heather Phillips, 2019 Tom Sherwood scholarship recipient. 鈥淎s I continue forward, I hope that I am able to be a inspire others within the department and the field and share my passion for our natural world.鈥�
鈥淭he Thomas Sherwood Memorial Endowment has provided $39,575 in scholarships to twenty (20) Idaho State University students majoring in the Geology and Biology fields since its inception in 2001. Annual interest earned from the endowment balance is used to fund the student scholarships. As additional contributions are added to the balance, we will be able to distribute more scholarship funds to an increasing number of ISU College of Science and Engineering students,鈥� said Scott Snyder, Dean of College of Science and Engineering, Idaho State University.
Tom Sherwood was one of 花椒直播鈥檚 first employees and was our Geosciences Department Manager until his untimely death in 2000. He was a consummate outdoorsman with a passion for geology and the environment. He graduated from ISU in 1992 with degrees in geology and biology. The Thomas Sherwood Memorial Scholarship Endowment was established by 花椒直播 with contributions from the company, Tom鈥檚 friends and colleagues, and proceeds from golf tournaments.