Students

Students
Masonic-Range Science Scholarship The Masonic-Range Science Scholarship offers financial assistance and recognition to a high school senior, college freshman or college sophomore planning to major in/presently majoring in range science and/or closely related field. The recipient of the scholarship must be planning to attend or be currently in attendance at a college or university with a range science program. Applications are currently being accepted and are due by January 15, 2009. For details and an application, go to the Masonic Range Science Scholarship. Congratulations to the 2008 Scholarship Recipient: Daniel Pratt Student Conclave The International Student Conclave is the student organization of the Society for Range Management. The Conclave promotes student participation in the SRM. It serves to unite the student members of the SRM, creates a greater public awareness of the profession of range management while promoting it as a science, strengthens the SRM by assisting in the attainment of society goals, and enhances professional development of the conclave membership. Check out the Student Conclave Website for information on Conclave Newsletter (NOTE: this is a large file be patient) Tapping The Top Tips for Getting Your Poster Noticed Job Links, Writing a Letter of Application and a Resume Student Conclave History, Officers, and Chapters Contest Information High School Youth Forum November 2008 Student Conclave Newsletter - Online!	Annual Meeting Events, Reminders and Tips Job Fair 2009 The mission of the 2009 RANGELAND JOB FAIR is to match prospective employers from the Federal Agencies, State and Provincial Governments, Private Industry, Academia, and Conservation Organizations with the high caliber of educated and enthusiastic prospects from SRM. The job fair will involve a full day on Sunday February 8, 2009. We encourage all interested meeting attendees to drift through and browse the JOB FAIR between other scheduled activities, meetings and workshops. For more information, go to the 2009 Job Fair Rangeland Careers 2009 SRM is concerned about the future management of rangelands. We are especially concerned about the future of the workforce dedicated to managing these lands. Current information reveals that at least 25-33% of this workforce will likely retire in the next 10 years. Who will fill their shoes? In order to start addressing these concerns, SRM is expanding its job hiring and career development opportunities at the 2009 62nd SRM Annual Meeting and Trade Show in Albuquerque, New Mexico February 8-12, 2009. Preliminary information and scheduling for planned activities is now available on the SRM website. "Tips for Getting Your Poster Noticed" Heidi Carter, Page County Extension Education Director ... click here.
2008 Oral Paper and Poster Competition Winners It is our pleasure to announce the winners of the Ph.D. and Masters oral paper and poster competitions from the 61st Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management. (joint with the American Forage and Grassland Council). Thanks to all the judges and participants. Thanks also to Dow AgroSciences for sponsoring the competition awards. -- Amy Ganguli and Laurie Abbott, SRM Graduate Student Competition Committee Oral Paper Competition (9 Ph.D. participants; 28 M.S. participants) 1st place Ph.D. - Jordana LaFantasie (University of Wyoming) "Interspecific Interactions Between Black Henbane and Three Native Grasses" 2nd place Ph.D. - Benjamin Geaumont (North Dakota State University) "Impacts of Sustainable Livestock Production Systems on Ring-Necked Pheasant Nest Success and Density on Post-contract Conservation Reserve Program Lands" 1st place M.S. - Robert Wesley (New Mexico State University) "Measures of Daily Distribution Patterns of Cow Calf Pairs Using Global Positioning Systems on Both Cows and Calves" 2nd place M.S. - Eliza Deutsch (University of Alberta) "Combined Effects of Litter and Defoliation on Soil Moisture and Associated Forage Production in Aspen Parkland Grasslands" Poster Competition (10 Ph.D. participants; 19 M.S. participants) 1st place Ph.D. - Upekala Wijayratne (Oregon State University) "Seed Longevity of Two Subspecies of Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)" 2nd Place Ph.D. - Santiago Utsumi (New Mexico State University) "One-Seed Juniper Use by Goats: Influence Of Stocking Density and Mixed Grazing In Summer and Spring" 1st place M.S. - Jacob Martin (New Mexico State University) "Influence of Prior Exposure and Basal Diet Quality on Intake of Three Locoweed Species by Naïve Heifers" 2nd place M.S. - Mae Elsinger (University of Alberta) "Restoration Status of 50 Oil and Gas Disturbances at Rumsey Block in Central Alberta"	2008 Rangeland Cup Winners The Rangeland Cup team problem solving competition is an activity to promote critical thinking and cooperative, collaborative work on current topics and/or topics of historical importance to rangeland ecology and management. For more information on the Rangeland Cup program and to see the posters . . . Click Here First Place: Utah State University Team Members: Casey Addy, Ashley Hansen, and Katie Santini Team Advisor: Chris Call Poster: *Conservation Cowboys: Innovative Grazing Management for Multiple Values* Second Place: Montana State University Jessica Davis Mentor: Dr. Clayton Marlow Poster: Educating For The Future Of Our Rangelands Third Place: Chadron State College Team Members: Andrew Houser, Kristy Kemp, Justin Lemmer, and Amy Tullis Team Mentor: Georgia Younglove Poster: Range Management as We See it Today 2008 SRM High School Youth Forum Paper Winners The High School Youth Forum (HSYF) program began in 1966 at the Salt Lake City Annual Meeting as the Youth Range Forum. High school age delegates are selected for participation in the Forum by the Sections of the Society based on their interest, achievements and activities in range and natural resource management at the Section level. For more information on the HSYF program and to read the student papers . . . Click Here 1st Place - Erica David, Wyoming Section "The "Hollow Frame Fence" - Year 7: Investigations of Innovative Snow Fence Designs to Maximize Snow Capture for Water Conservation in Reclamation in Industrial Settings" 2nd Place - RubyAnn Steigelmeier, South Dakota Section "Leafy Spurge: We're Not Letting It Grow On Us" 3rd Place - Jake Nelson, Nebraska Section "Five Generations of Conservation" 4th Place - Daniel Pratt, Northern Great Plains Section "The New Battle for the Bighorn" 5th Place (tie) - William Cohen, Texas Section "Wildlife Management is Pointless?" 5th Place (tie) - Jade Meinzer, Colorado Section "From Litter to Llamas: Managing Sub-Alpine Rangelands"