Jonathan O. Davis Scholarship and Stipend Awarded

The Desert Research Institute has awarded the $3,750 Jonathan O. Davis Scholarship in Quaternary Sciences to University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student Benjamin J. C. Laabs. Teresa Wriston, a graduate student at the University of Nevada, Reno, has been awarded the $1,475 Jonathan O. Davis Stipend.

The scholarship is open to graduate students enrolled in a geology-related M.S. or Ph.D. program at any U.S. university. The stipend is open to graduate students enrolled in a geology-related M.S. or Ph.D. program at the University of Nevada, Reno. Jonathan O. Davis was a prominent DRI geologist and geoarchaeologist who died in an automobile accident in December 1990. The endowment for the awards was established by Davis’ family, colleagues, and friends.

For additional information, see http://www.dri.edu/Opportunities/JonathanDavis.html.

Also in this Issue: A Snail's Tale: The amazing story of survival in North American springs and wetlands Snail Science: Old shells, isotopes, and salty water DRI Research Boat Launched on Lake Tahoe You Mean We have a Choice? Alternative futures assessments help planners determine where they want to be Anderson, Costello, SBC Nevada Bell, and NDA receive DRI President's Medals Nevada Medal Dinners Darren Meadow Wins 2002 Guinn Environmental Fellowship Dr. Leland Tarnay Receives Colin Warden Award Dr. Judith Chow Receives AWMA's Frank A. Chambers Award Jonathan O. Davis Scholarship and Stipend Awarded Peter B. Wagner Medal of Excellence Awarded to Xiaolong "Bill" Hu August 1 2002, Deadline for Nominations: Rudolf W. Gunnerman Silver State Award for Excellence in Science and Technology.