2008 Woodie Awards
Erario wins Udall Scholarship.
Alexander Richards
Issue date: 4/23/08 Section: News
Last week, Steve Erario '10 was announced as a recipient of one of 80 $5,000 Morris K. Udall scholarships awarded each year to college sophomores and juniors. The scholarships, awarded by the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation, are provided to students who demonstrate excellence in one of three categories. Erario was selected as a student who has "demonstrated commitment to careers related to the environment."
The scholarship is named after the late Arizona Congressman Morris K. Udall, whose thirty years in the House of Representatives were marked by a commitment to environmental progressivism.
Erario was approached by Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Philp Nyhus to apply for the scholarship after being nominated by the Environmental Science faculty. To be considered for the scholarship, Erario was required to complete an application chronicling his commitment to environmentalism.
Although Erario has done a substantial amount of work in the classroom pertaining to environmentalism, his experience outside of the academic setting is most notable. Aside from being an active member in the College's Environmental Coalition and Goldfarb Center, Erario has also devoted much of his time to working with the City of Waterville and the Maine Department of Environmental Policy on green initiatives.
While working for the City of Waterville, Erario formulated a report for the City entitled "A Sustainable Waterville." Rather than simply hoping that the city heeded his recommendations, Erario instead submitted a grant proposal to the Maine State Planning Office, which awarded him the proper funds to put his proposals into motion. In conjunction with Waterville Maine Street, Erario worked to hire two part-time interns to carry out his initiatives.
Currently, Erario is conducting research with Assistant Professor of Government and Environmental Studies Liliana Botcheva-Andonova. The paper, which was commissioned by the National Academy of Sciences, focuses on "corporate social responsibility in the Green Power Market Development Group." He also remains active in the Environmental Action Group, which "advises the President of the College on green initiatives on campus."
The scholarship is named after the late Arizona Congressman Morris K. Udall, whose thirty years in the House of Representatives were marked by a commitment to environmental progressivism.
Erario was approached by Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Philp Nyhus to apply for the scholarship after being nominated by the Environmental Science faculty. To be considered for the scholarship, Erario was required to complete an application chronicling his commitment to environmentalism.
Although Erario has done a substantial amount of work in the classroom pertaining to environmentalism, his experience outside of the academic setting is most notable. Aside from being an active member in the College's Environmental Coalition and Goldfarb Center, Erario has also devoted much of his time to working with the City of Waterville and the Maine Department of Environmental Policy on green initiatives.
While working for the City of Waterville, Erario formulated a report for the City entitled "A Sustainable Waterville." Rather than simply hoping that the city heeded his recommendations, Erario instead submitted a grant proposal to the Maine State Planning Office, which awarded him the proper funds to put his proposals into motion. In conjunction with Waterville Maine Street, Erario worked to hire two part-time interns to carry out his initiatives.
Currently, Erario is conducting research with Assistant Professor of Government and Environmental Studies Liliana Botcheva-Andonova. The paper, which was commissioned by the National Academy of Sciences, focuses on "corporate social responsibility in the Green Power Market Development Group." He also remains active in the Environmental Action Group, which "advises the President of the College on green initiatives on campus."
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