Warren Wilson College junior Ben Linthicum says his path in life has been guided for some time by a single question: “How can I meaningfully contribute to ecological sustainability?” It’s a question that not surprisingly led him to WWC, and to various academic, work and service opportunities provided by the College’s learning Triad.

It also has resulted in Linthicum, with a commitment to sustainability that drives him in and out of the classroom, being selected for a Udall Undergraduate Scholarship (Environment) for the 2015-16 academic year. The competitive national scholarship awards up to $5,000 for academic expenses. Read more athttp://1.usa.gov/1DOXSwy.

该奖学金由尤德尔基金会颁发，表彰大学二年级和三年级学生在与美国印第安民族或环境相关的问题上的领导力、公共服务和承诺。尤德尔奖学金表彰莫里斯·尤德尔和斯图尔特·尤德尔的遗产，以及他们的职业生涯对美国印第安人自治、医疗保健和公共土地和自然资源管理的重大影响。

“我的教授和艇长对这一成就至关重要，我对此感到非常兴奋，”林西克姆说。他来自密苏里州柯克斯维尔(Kirksville)，主修环境研究，专攻林业和环境政策。“我特别要感谢世界自然基金会(WWC)教授艾米·尼斯利(Amy Knisley)和(前兼职教授)史蒂夫·诺里斯(Steve Norris)，他们给予了我所需要的严厉的爱，并一直推动我取得更多成就。”

Knisley, environmental law and policy professor at Warren Wilson, said Linthicum could not be more deserving of the scholarship.

“Ben’s record of accomplishment in environmental work, strong academic record, well-developed application materials, initiative and diligence in the application process all stood him in good stead,” she said. “He really earned this! And he won’t take it for granted; he will wrap it into his experience and use it to continue growing toward the environmental career he seeks.”

林西克姆回忆说，他参观了学院的职业发展中心，帮助他走上了获得尤德尔奖学金的道路。

“My second semester at Warren Wilson, I walked into the CDC for help with applying to summer internships,” he said. “As a freshman, I just wanted to settle for any position I could get, but (CDC Director) Wendy Seligmann had bigger plans. Wendy’s guidance and fiery encouragement helped me land my top internship choice as a field researcher in Wyoming.

在接下来的几年里，在就业中心的帮助下，我分别获得了社区组织者的第二次和第三次实习机会，并在Pisgah法律服务公司实习。这些实习经历，加上三合会提供的丰富经验，无疑为获得尤德尔奖学金铺平了道路。”