2024 - Madison Richardson
Michael G. Scott Award Recipients
The Michael G. Scott Award is given annually to the outstanding graduating senior in the Department of Fisheries Biology at Cal Poly Humboldt. The outstanding senior is selected on the basis of Humboldt GPA and on contributions made to the fisheries profession. The award carries with it a financial gift ($1000), the student name and award recognition are announced during graduation ceremonies, and the student's name is added to a brass plaque that hangs prominently on the second floor of the Fisheries and Wildlife Building.
Some words about Michael Scott as told by his father, Cuthbert Scott:
“Michael was enamored with wild and all living things beginning as a toddler. His greatest interests as he grew up had to do with wildlife. As he grew older these interests focused on fishing. He served 2 or 3 years in Vietnam in support of combat units. After Humboldt, he was one of the helicopter borne firefighters (smokejumpers) and ended up with the U.S. Forest Service as a ranger and fish biologist in Alaska. He spent a lot (probably most) of time in the field and most of his projects had to do with improvement of fish habitat in the Misty Fjords and Tongass NF areas. And, as for many other Humboldt Fisheries Biology students, he loved to fish!”
Award Recipients
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2023 - Grant Christian
![Vinnie Baroga Vinnie Baroga](https://fisheries.humboldt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/panopoly_image_square/public/img-3488-fix.jpg?itok=IFc8Hg-j)
2022 - Vinnie Baroga
![Gavin Bandy Gavin Bandy](https://fisheries.humboldt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/panopoly_image_square/public/presentation1.jpg?itok=KjDZCyxy)
2021 - Gavin Bandy
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2020 - Michael Academia
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2020 - Taylor Zenobia
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2019 - Josh Cahill
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2018 - Ashley Kay
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2017 - Kaitlyn O’Brien
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2016 - Martin Anderson
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2016 - Chad Martel
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2015 - Angela Shaver
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2014 - Christopher Borg
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2012 - Nate Cooley
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2011 - Sam Matulich
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2010 - D. Allan Martin
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2010 - Sean Larson
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2009 - Michael Hellmair
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2008 - Allison K. Thorsell
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2008 - Alex J. Godinez
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2007 - Jesse Nolan
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2007 - Andrea Collins
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2006 - Debora Herndon
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2005 - Brian Poxon
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2004 - Carl Anderson
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2004 - Mariah Talbot
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2003 - Jennifer Aspittle
![WITHALM Erik J](https://fisheries.humboldt.edu/sites/default/files/styles/panopoly_image_square/public/bull_trout_pic_0.jpg?itok=9kUxjgHW)
2002 - Erik Withalm
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2001 - Don Ratcliff
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2000 - Thomas Worsley
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1999 - Joshua Strange
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1998 - Alan Hicks
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1997 - Jess Newton
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1996 - Linda (Mowry) Wise
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1995 - William Pinnix
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1994 - John Britton
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1993 - Jeanine Elderkin
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1992 - Christopher Coyle
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1991 - Rod McLeod
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1990 - Choo Guan Yeoh
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1990 - Carrie Cook-Tabor
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1989 - George Watters
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1988 - Susan Kingsbury