Lauren Asquith awarded AMV Rosie Bloom Scholarship through Audubon Miami Valley

2015 Jun 3

Mason, Ohio, resident Lauren Asquith has been awarded the AMV Rosie Bloom Scholarship of $500 from Audubon Miami Valley in collaboration with Miami University's Project Dragonfly.

Asquith, who was accepted into the Global Field Program (GFP) in 2014, has studied conservation research on the Baja peninsula as part of Project Dragonfly's Earth Expeditions programs. This summer Asquith will study Borneo’s primate denizens, including the orangutan, and develop new ways to engage communities worldwide in primate conservation. Asquith is an education specialist at Five Rivers MetroParks.

Audubon Miami Valley, in collaboration with Miami's Project Dragonfly, has awarded 18 partial scholarships since 2009.

About the Scholarship

The AMV Rosie Bloom Scholarship, named for local Audubon Society charter member and nature advocate Rosie Bloom, supports local educators who advocate environmental stewardship and global understanding. The AMV has been a local chapter of the National Audubon Society in Butler and Preble counties since 1976. AMV works to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.

About Project Dragonfly

Because coursework for Project Dragonfly's master's degree occurs on the web, at select zoos nationally and at field sites internationally, students are located throughout the country and abroad.

Miami University's Project Dragonfly reaches millions of people each year through inquiry-driven learning media, public exhibits and graduate programs worldwide. Dragonfly is located in the department of biology at Miami University, a state university in Oxford, Ohio. Miami was established in 1809 and is listed as one of the eight original Public Ivies.

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