M. Beth Davis awarded AMV Rosie Bloom Scholarship through Audubon Miami Valley

2016 Jun 29

Oxford, Ohio, resident M. Beth Davis has been awarded the AMV Rosie Bloom Scholarship in the amount of $500 from Audubon Miami Valley in collaboration with Miami University's Project Dragonfly.

Davis, who was accepted into the Global Field Program in 2014, has studied conservation research in Baja and Borneo. This summer Davis will study ongoing research projects such as radio tracking, cheetah conservation and ecosystem management as well as the design of school and community programs in Namibia. Davis is a teacher at Kramer Elementary School.

Audubon Miami Valley, in collaboration with Miami's Project Dragonfly, has awarded 19 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 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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