Our students are continuing an OHIO tradition of winning nationally competitive awards, which academically speaking is like winning Olympic gold.
This site profiles some of our award-winning students. Many other OHIO scholars are competing for and winning honors from organizations across the nation. For an expanded listing and additional information, please visit the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards Web site.
As our academic community works together to build on a 200-year legacy of excellence, we salute the outstanding achievements of our students and the dedicated faculty members who support them in their remarkable endeavors.
Congratulations—you make us all very proud!
Related Links
If you are a current Ohio University student and would like to learn more about competing for these scholarships, visit our Office of Nationally Competitive Awards online.
If you are a prospective student and would like to find out more about the opportunities available at Ohio University, please visit our admissions Web site.
About the Udall Scholarship
The Morris K. Udall Scholarship is awarded to remarkable college sophomores and juniors in three categories: 1) students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to the environment; 2) Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to tribal public policy; or 3) Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to Native health care.
The Udall Foundation seeks to support future leaders across a wide spectrum of environmental fields, including policy, engineering, science, education, urban planning and renewal, business, health, justice, and economics.
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Udall Scholarship
 Environmental Geography
College of Arts and Sciences
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Emily Bacha
Emily is a 2009 Morris K. Udall Scholarship winner, receiving a $5,000 award given to just 80 students nationwide. A native of Valley View, Ohio, Emily aspires to work in urban planning, helping city leaders to develop sustainability plans. Her environmental interests stem from her 2001 participation in a special program working with scientists in Alaska, and sharing those experiences with children worldwide. She says that opportunity transformed her appreciation for nature into a “passion for conservation and protection of world ecosystems.”
In 2007, she was part of the Consortium for Energy, Economics and the Environment team established through OHIO’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs. Her distinguished Ohio University career also includes serving as a peer mentor in the Tropical Biodiversity and Environmental Issues learning community, which gave her the opportunity to foster the educational development of several freshman students and chaperone them on a two-week field identification course in Bocas del Toro, Panama.
“She has a great cross-section of skills and is aggressive at seeking out opportunities. I’ve found myself recommending her for grad school already, then I realized she’s only a junior!”
Geoff Buckley, associate professor, Department of Geography
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