Vernon I. Cheadle Alumni Award Application Information and Selection Guidelines

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1 University of California Santa Barbara Alumni Association Vernon I. Cheadle Alumni Award Application Information and Selection Guidelines BACKGROUND Dr. Cheadle served as the second Chancellor of UCSB from 1962 to He is remembered as an outstanding leader who was responsible for the transformation of UCSB into a first-class general campus of the University of California and for his teaching and research as a Professor of Botany from 1936 until The Vernon I. Cheadle Award was established by the UCSB Alumni Association in honor of Dr. Cheadle s outstanding service to UCSB. The Award is to honor a UC Santa Barbara undergraduate or graduate student who demonstrates a passion for research or creative activities in the following areas: plant science, ecology, restoration and conservation, environmental management or science education. ELIGIBILITY To be considered for the Vernon I. Cheadle Alumni Award, students must: 1. Demonstrate a passion for research or creative activities related to plant science, ecology, restoration and conservation, environmental management or science education. 2. Be a currently enrolled full-time (12 units minimum) UC Santa Barbara student. 3. Have a current grade point average above 3.0. Please submit an unofficial transcript from Gold under the Transcript Verification link. APPLICATION 1. Please submit the Vernon I. Cheadle Alumni Award data form and a personal statement describing your passion for research or creative activities related plant science, ecology, restoration and conservation, environmental management or science education. 2. One letter of recommendation from an individual who has direct knowledge of your research or creative activities. This form must be submitted directly from the individual providing the recommendation (please see pages 6 & 7). 3. The personal statement and letter of recommendation are due by April 15, 2015 AWARDS The Advisory Board for the Vernon and Mary Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER) will review applications in spring quarter. The Advisory Board will make a recommendation to the UCSB Alumni Association. The recipient of the Cheadle Alumni Award will be honored at a breakfast or luncheon during spring quarter. The recipient will receive $300, which will be deposited into his/her BARC account. Please send all application materials to: Thorsch@ccber.ucsb.edu by April 15, Vernon I. Cheadle Alumni Award Application 1

2 Vernon I. Cheadle Alumni Award Data Form Application deadline: April 15, Name (First, Middle, Last): Student Perm #: Best to reach me Phone number with area code: Local Mailing Address: City: State: Zip: Permanent Mailing Address: City: State: Zip: Permanent Phone with area code: Anticipated Year of Graduation: My standing is: Sophomore Junior Senior Graduate Major(s): Minor(s): UCSB Units Completed (do not count AP or units from junior college or other colleges): Please save application as a PDF and send with all other materials to thorsch@ccber.ucsb.edu. Questions regarding the application materials, please contact: thorsch@ccber. ucsb.edu or call:

3 500 Word Personal Statement Please provide in the text box below a statement of 500 words or less explaining your passion for research or creative activities in the following areas: plant science, ecology, restoration and conservation, environmental management or science education. First Name: Last Name Your Statement Vernon I. Cheadle Alumni Award Application 3

4 Additional Information If there is anything else you would like to mention that you ve not already been provided space to discuss, please note here! 4

5 Vernon I. Cheadle Alumni Award Letter of Recommendation Confidential Due April 15, 2015 The Vernon I. Cheadle Award was established by the Alumni Association in honor of Dr. Cheadle s 33 years of service to UCSB, 15 of which he served as Chancellor from 1962 to The Award is to honor a UC Santa Barbara undergraduate or graduate student who demonstrates a passion for research or creative activities in the following areas: plant science, ecology, restoration and conservation, environmental management or science education. First and last name of the student for whom you are supplying the recommendation Name: You have been selected as a reference for the above named applicant. Please take time to complete this form so that the Scholarship Selection Committee will have the benefit of your comments. Your relationship to the applicant (ie. supervisor/mentor/adviser/faculty members, etc) For how long, and in what context, have you known the applicant Either below or on an attached page, please list and comment upon the applicant s passion for research or creative activities in the following areas: plant science, ecology, restoration and conservation, environmental management or science education (please limit to 250 words). Vernon I. Cheadle Alumni Award Application 5

6 Additional information you feel would benefit the interview committee regarding the applicant. (please limit to 250 words) Please give us your overall recommendation of the applicant. Please select one. Very highly recommend Highly reccomend Recommend Do not recommend Your name: Your title and relation to the applicant: Your Please save Recommendation form as a PDF and send to thorsch@ccber.ucsb.edu, and enter Cheadle Alumni Award for applicant s name in the subject line. Questions: thorsch@ccber.ucsb.edu or call:

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