2023 - Grant Christian
Michael G. Scott Award Recipients
The Michael G. Scott Award is given annually to the outstanding graduating senior in the Department of Fisheries Biology at Cal Poly Humboldt. The outstanding senior is selected on the basis of Humboldt GPA and on contributions made to the fisheries profession. The award carries with it a financial gift ($1000), the student name and award recognition are announced during graduation ceremonies, and the student's name is added to a brass plaque that hangs prominently on the second floor of the Fisheries and Wildlife Building.
Some words about Michael Scott as told by his father, Cuthbert Scott:
“Michael was enamored with wild and all living things beginning as a toddler. His greatest interests as he grew up had to do with wildlife. As he grew older these interests focused on fishing. He served 2 or 3 years in Vietnam in support of combat units. After Humboldt, he was one of the helicopter borne firefighters (smokejumpers) and ended up with the U.S. Forest Service as a ranger and fish biologist in Alaska. He spent a lot (probably most) of time in the field and most of his projects had to do with improvement of fish habitat in the Misty Fjords and Tongass NF areas. And, as for many other Humboldt Fisheries Biology students, he loved to fish!”
Award Recipients
2022 - Vinnie Baroga
2021 - Gavin Bandy
2020 - Michael Academia
2020 - Taylor Zenobia
2019 - Josh Cahill
2018 - Ashley Kay
2017 - Kaitlyn O’Brien
2016 - Martin Anderson
2016 - Chad Martel
2015 - Angela Shaver
2014 - Christopher Borg
2012 - Nate Cooley
2011 - Sam Matulich
2010 - D. Allan Martin
2010 - Sean Larson
2009 - Michael Hellmair
2008 - Alex J. Godinez
2008 - Allison K. Thorsell
2007 - Jesse Nolan
2007 - Andrea Collins
2006 - Debora Herndon
2005 - Brian Poxon
2004 - Carl Anderson
2004 - Mariah Talbot
2003 - Jennifer Aspittle
2002 - Erik Withalm
2001 - Don Ratcliff
2000 - Thomas Worsley
1999 - Joshua Strange
1998 - Alan Hicks
1997 - Jess Newton
1996 - Linda (Mowry) Wise
1995 - William Pinnix
1994 - John Britton
1993 - Jeanine Elderkin
1992 - Christopher Coyle
1991 - Rod McLeod
1990 - Choo Guan Yeoh
1990 - Carrie Cook-Tabor
1989 - George Watters
1988 - Susan Kingsbury