Lindsey Collinsworth awarded scholarship through Project Dragonfly at Miami University

2014 Aug 29

San Luis Obispo, Calif. (93403) resident Lindsey Collinsworth was awarded the T.K. Wilson and W. Hardy Eshbaugh Scholarship of $500 through Project Dragonfly at Miami University.

Collinsworth, a second-year student in the Global Field Program (GFP), has studied with the program in Baja. Collinsworth is an education coordinator at San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden in Calif.

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.

A select group of Project Dragonfly master's students have received more than $6,000 in Thomas K. Wilson-W. Hardy Eshbaugh and Jose I. Pareja-Wendy P. Tori Scholarships since 2011.

About the Scholarship

Dr. T.K. Wilson, professor emeritus of botany at Miami University, is a leader in Bahamian floral biodiversity studies. Wilson exemplifies a model for what is possible in international scientific research and global partnerships. Dr. Hardy Eshbaugh, professor emeritus of botany at Miami University, is a pioneer in the field of ethnobotany and has worked in many global locations. Having served at Miami University from 1967-1998, Eshbaugh has received numerous awards for his contributions to the field of biology.

About Project Dragonfly

Project Dragonfly reaches millions of people each year through inquiry-driven learning media, public exhibits and graduate programs worldwide. Since 2004 Dragonfly's global courses have engaged more than 1,550 people in firsthand educational and scientific research at critical conservation field sites in Africa, Australia, Asia and the Americas. Dragonfly is based in the biology department 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.

More information about the GFP is located at http://gfp.miamioh.edu.

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