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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

P.E.O. Chapter JI Sponsored Anna Spiers, a P.E.O. Scholar Award Recipient!

 

We celebrate Anna Spiers as being a recipient of a P.E.O. Scholar Award this year!

About Anna Spiers
- 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!

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