The David L. Bucknam Memorial Scholarship Fund
About the Fund
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Apply Now for the David L. Bucknam Memorial Scholarship
Deadline is May 30, 2009.
This $1,000 memorial scholarship, established by friends of David Bucknam, honors David's passion for the out-of-doors, learning and living.
The Bucknam Memorial Scholarship will provide financial support to a junior or senior undergraduate student who is enrolled at an accredited college or university with a major in a field related to mine reclamation/restoration such as biology, botany, geography, geology, hydrology, environmental, range or soil science.
Eligibility
Those eligible to apply must be full-time junior- or senior-year students attending an accredited college or university. The recipient will demonstrate a love for the out-of-doors, excitement about life-long learning, and an anticipated career devoted to environmental science. Applicants must demonstrate a strong interest in field work and team work. Students with at least an overall GPA of 3. 0 may apply. Preference will be given to those students who are pursuing a course of study directly related to reclamation or the environment.
To apply
- Complete the application form (downloadable here as a PDF), which includes a short essay;
- A one-page resume. The resume should include, among other things, a list of honors, awards, and scholarships received (if any), a list of extra curricular activities (if any);
- Three letters of reference/recommendation (one must be from a professor or teacher in your current college/university in sealed envelopes with the instructor's signature along the flap).
Applications for this year's scholarship are being accepted now.
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Mesa State Student Receives David L. Bucknam Memorial Scholarship
Elizabeth Fortushniak, a senior at Mesa State College, is the first recipient of the David L. Bucknam Memorial Scholarship. Fortushniak is a senior majoring in Environmental Science. She hopes to someday work in the restoration and land management field.
“Fortushniak was chosen because of her experience in working in the out of doors as well as her dedication to her studies and the environment,” said Alan Bucknam, president of the David L. Bucknam Memorial Scholarship. “Her work, both in returning land to beneficial use and in educating others in land restoration techniques shows her commitment to the ideals embodied in the Scholarship.”
Established by family and friends of David Bucknam in 2005, this scholarship honors Bucknam and his passion for the out- of-doors, learning and living. Bucknam was the Director of the Colorado Office of Active and Inactive Mines, which reclaims and restores abandoned mined land. The Bucknam Scholarship provides financial support to a junior or senior undergraduate student who is enrolled in an area of study at an accredited college or university with a major in a field related to mine reclamation/restoration such as biology; botany; geography; geology, hydrology; environmental, range or soil science.
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Photo above: Friends and colleagues of Dave Bucknam meet with Elizabeth Fortushniak at Mesa State. (L to R) Russ Walker, Professor, Mesa State College; Paul Krabacher, Colorado Inactive Mine Reclamation Program; Elizabeth Fortushniak; Loretta Pineda, Colorado Inactive Mine Reclamation Program.The David L. Bucknam Memorial Scholarship fund is a 501 (c)3 non-profit corporation based in Colorado.
A gateway page to stories and photos about our late Dad, Dave Bucknam, can now be found here. The original locations of the stories and gallery pages haven't changed, so any previous bookmarks you might have for those should still be valid.
