2011-2012 Janice Lee Fenske Excellence in Fisheries Management Fellowship

The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University is
currently accepting applications for the Janice Lee Fenske Excellence in
Fisheries Management Fellowship.  Jan Fenske was the first female biologist
for the Fisheries Division of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
During her 27 years of service, her love of the environment compelled her to
work untiringly for the long-term protection and sustainable use of the
State's aquatic resources.  The intent of this award is to honor Jan's
attitude, deep commitment to the resource, integrity, and memory by
providing graduate students from the under-served community in the
Department with additional financial and mentoring opportunities to assist
them in developing successful careers in fisheries management.  For more
information about Jan Fenske, refer to the Biography of Jan Fenske in the
Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society web site:
http://www.fisheries.org/units/miafs/jfenske_award.html#Biography_of_Janice_
L_Fenske

Financial Award and Mentoring Experience

For the 2011-2012 academic year, new Master's or Doctoral students or
students in early stages of their research at the Department of Fisheries
and Wildlife, Michigan State University can apply for this Fellowship, and a
single recipient will receive a financial award of $10,000.  The recipient
will also work closely with a university mentor and with a mentor from a
state or federal fisheries management agency to address a practical issue
facing the agency.  Through these mentoring relationships, it is expected
that the award recipient will benefit greatly from collaborations with
university and agency mentors, from interactions with others in the agency,
and from their focused consideration of a high priority, real-world issue
that challenges the management agency.

More information on the award and the application process can be found at:
http://www.fw.msu.edu/fellowships.htm

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Dana Infante, Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor 
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife 
Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability 
Michigan State University
13 Natural Resources Building 
East Lansing, MI  48824-1222 
(517) 432-7232 phone 
(517) 432-1699 fax 
www.msu.edu/~infanted home page 
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