Two New Hope-Solebury High School students Katharine Dougherty and Rylie Hepp received Malcolm P. Crooks Scholarships from the Aquetong Watershed Association this year.
The awards were announced during the June 16 graduation ceremony.
“Katharine and Rylie were selected to receive AWA scholarships based on their scholastic achievements, community activities and their desire to pursue further education in the physical sciences,” said AWA President Michael Zolkewitz.
In the fall, Dougherty will attend Penn State University and plans to major in earth science. Hepp plans to attend Northeastern University and focus her education on finance and sustainability policy.
The AWA established the Malcolm P. Crooks Scholarship in 2013 to be awarded to a civic minded New Hope-Solebury High School senior who has displayed excellence in science and who plans to continue his/her formal education in the broad field of physical sciences.
“The scholarship honors Malcolm’s many outstanding contributions, regionally and nationally, which has fostered a greater public appreciation for conservation and the value in protecting the environment,” said Les Isbrandt, AWA director and scholarship committee chair. “Malcolm’s work in our community will forever serve as an excellent example of how one individual can make a lasting impact.” Malcolm was a lifelong environmentalist and the founder of many conservation-oriented nonprofit organizations including the AWA.
The AWA was formed in 2007 as an all-volunteer nonprofit organization whose mission is to conserve, preserve and protect the natural resources of the Aquetong watershed.
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