Budweiser Conservation Scholarship Program Announces Winners

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TO NATIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND EDUCATION EDITORS:

Budweiser Conservation Scholarship Program Announces Winners

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, May. 10 -/E-Wire/-- Anheuser-Busch and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation are pleased to announce the winners of the first annual Budweiser Conservation Scholarship Program.

Ten scholarships of $10,000 each have been awarded to: Todd Aschenbach, University of Kansas; Patricia Bright, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine; Erin Casey, Eastern Illinois University; Tessa Francis, University of Washington; Eric Hecox, Indiana University; Rebecca Jacobs, University of California at Santa Cruz; Susan Nyoka, Humbolt State University; Susan Parks, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Jennifer Sevin, North Carolina State University; Richard Shefferson, University of California at Berkeley.

The Budweiser Conservation Scholarship Program is a competitive scholarship program to support and promote innovative research or study that responds to significant challenges in fish, wildlife, and plant conservation in the United States. Over 200 applications were received representing over 90 different colleges and universities in 41 states.

"The Budweiser Conservation Scholarship Program was created to help prepare the next generation of serious conservationists, and the individuals selected this year are working towards making a difference by carrying on the work that we feel is so vital for all generations to come," said John Berry, Executive Director of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. "We commend Anheuser-Busch's leadership in supporting innovative conservation research and scholarship."

"For more than 100 years, Anheuser-Busch has upheld a tradition of the highest quality in its products and services. The company applies that same quality standard to protecting the environment. Our environmental philosophy is based on the belief that the world we share is given to us in trust," said Charles K. Poole, director for Consumer Affairs and Environmental Communications at Anheuser-Busch. "The winners represent a variety of conservation disciplines and demonstrate significant leadership in the field. Anheuser-Busch salutes the work of the Budweiser Conservation Scholarship Program winners."

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is a nonprofit organization that promotes healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants by attracting diverse investments to conservation. Information and applications for 2002 can be downloaded via the Internet at http://www.NFWF.org .

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

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