We celebrate Anna Spiers as being a recipient of a P.E.O. Scholar Award this year!
- Ph.D. Candidate, CU, Boulder, Dept. of Ecology and Environmental Biology
- Planned Graduation: Spring 2023
- Undergrad in Mathematics with goal to take “fear” out of math for young girls
- Coached High School Cross Country
- Trekked solo through Peru to study medicinal plants
- Worked on farm in Tuscany
- Research Overview: Study how organisms respond to environmental disturbances and how to forecast their response before it happens.
- Career goals: To either work for the government; US Geological Survey or a non-profit, The Nature Conservancy
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Below is an excerpt from an email that Anna Spiers sent to Kathie Burson, sharing part of the notification that she had been selected.
Dear Anna Spiers:
Congratulations! You are one of the 100 women out of 775 nominees
selected to receive a $20,000 P.E.O. Scholar Award for the 2022-2023 academic
year. Being selected as a P.E.O. Scholar is a prestigious addition to your
outstanding record. Your scholarly excellence, academic achievement, and
worthwhile career goals speak to your ability to make a significant
contribution to your field.
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Kathie Burson's Comment: "WOW-WHEE, GALS! We did it! We helped this amazing young woman get significant help on her path to making our world a better place! Special thanks to the Growth Committee for everything they did to make this possible."
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Belinda Alkula's Comment: "What Just Incredible News!!! Yes, a very special thank you to the members of our chapter's Growth Committee for orchestrating Anna's successful application for this very prestigious award!
Sisters, our loving concern for one another
... and ... our commitment to the ideals, principles, and core
values of the P.E.O. Sisterhood result in tangible ways we are making a
difference in our lives and in the lives of women in our
orbit! Brava!
