Water Scholars 2023 Archives

Feb 01, 2024
  • Kim Kassner

Water Scholar Awardee Fall 2023: Katie Wagner

Katie Wagner is a senior majoring in both international studies and political science majors with German studies as her minor at East Carolina University. Wagner said she chose to double...

Jan 25, 2024
  • Kim Kassner

Water Scholar Awardee Fall 2023: Neda Safari

Neda Safari grew up in Iran before coming to the United States to pursue a Master of Science in Geography at East Carolina University. Safari specializes in the area of...

Jan 11, 2024
  • Kim Kassner

Water Scholar Awardee Fall 2023: Garrett Maggio

Garrett Maggio grew up in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, surrounded by a variety of exotic pets, and spent a lot of time outside with his family. His childhood experiences ultimately gravitated...

Jun 06, 2023
  • Kim Kassner

Water Scholar Awardee Spring 2023: Megan Linke

Megan Linke is a first-year Biology master’s student with a focus on Environmental and Organismic Biology at East Carolina University. Her project “King rail habitat use in restored and managed...

May 16, 2023
  • Kim Kassner

Water Scholar Awardee Spring 2023: Grace Loonam

Grace Loonam grew up in South Florida and got to learn more about oyster restoration while living on the coast. Her interests lay in the coastal environment, as well as...

May 11, 2023
  • Kim Kassner

Water Scholar Awardee Spring 2023: Genevieve Guerry

For Genevieve Guerry, the coast is where she feels at home. During her childhood, she moved to many different places, including Great Britain, as her family has military origins. Today,...

May 09, 2023
  • Kim Kassner

Water Scholar Awardee Spring 2023: Daniel Reed

Daniel Reed grew up near the mountains in Hendersonville, NC where his family has an apple orchard farm. Being surrounded by nature and wildlife taught him to appreciate the environment,...

May 04, 2023
  • Kim Kassner

Water Scholar Awardee Spring 2023: Allyson Ropp

Allyson Ropp is a North Carolina native and grew up in Chapel Hill. Before coming to East Carolina University, she studied at the University of North Carolina at Asheville and...

May 02, 2023
  • Kim Kassner

Water Scholar Awardee Spring 2023: Colin Finlay

Colin Finlay grew up in Jackson, Wyoming near the Grand Teton Mountains. During his childhood, he spent a lot of time outdoors and explored the “beautiful wilderness” of his home...