Kirsten Bassion

Region:
North America
Scholar Date:
1998 to 1999

Kirsten earned her BS in Art from Skidmore College (1997) graduating cum laude with departmental honors. Her primary underwater interests are education and photography. Kirsten was the Society’s 1997 intern to the Reef Environmental Education Foundation. She is now a graduate student at the School for American Crafts at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York. She will receive her Masters of Fine Arts in 2004. (031702)

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Craig Nelson

Region: North America Scholar Date: 1996 to 1997 Craig is an Associate Chief Medical Examiner at the North Carolina Office. During his scholarship year Craig got hooked on the gritty job of search and recovery. After

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Jamil Wilson

Region: North America Scholar Date: 2021 Hailing from Columbus, Ohio, Jamil Wilson often frequented the small creek behind his house as a child and developed a strong fascination with life. As a result, Jamil dreamed of

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Julie Barber

Region: North America Scholar Date: 1999 to 2000 Julie is currently the Senior Shellfish Biologist for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in the State of Washington, United States. While Julie traveled the world during her scholarship

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Amelia (Millie) Mannering

Region: Australasia Scholar Date: 2022 to 2023 An upbringing filled with adventure has given Millie the opportunity to explore some of New Zealand’s most remote coastal and alpine areas. From a young age, the enchanting marine

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