The family of Robert E. Henderson has donated $220,000 and just over 30,500 shares of stock from his estate to create the University of Alaska Southeast Robert Henderson Memorial Award for Mariculture & Fisheries. The endowment will provide scholarships and research experiences for UAS students studying in the fields of mariculture and\/or fisheries.<\/p>\n
Recipients must be enrolled full time in either a two-year AAS or four-year baccalaureate degree. Current qualifying degree programs include fisheries technology, biology, marine biology or fisheries with an interest in mariculture\/aquaculture.<\/p>\n
Oyster farmer Tom Henderson, Barbara Cave, Kathy Crenshaw, and Anne Swenson established the scholarship fund in memory of their late father Robert E. Henderson of Haines.<\/p>\n
Robert \u201cBob\u201d Henderson of Haines was a beloved high school science teacher, farmer and former mayor of the Haines Borough. He was also known as the father of the town\u2019s $8.7 million permanent fund and continued to help manage it long after his retirement. He was a tireless volunteer throughout the community and left his 14-acre homestead to the American Bald Eagle Foundation under the condition that it be used for agriculture.<\/p>\n
His son, Tom Henderson, who owns and operates Pearl of Alaska oyster farm in Kake, wanted the fund to support farming of a different sort. He shares his passion through teaching and hopes the gift will encourage Alaskan students from rural communities to pursue a career in mariculture and promote shellfish farming as a strong industry in Southeast Alaska. In October, he gave an Evening at Egan lecture on \u201cAquaculture in Alaska \u2014 the opportunity of the century\u201d.<\/p>\n
Dr. Mike Stekoll, UAS Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, says the Henderson fund will not only give students some hands-on experience but will allow them to assist with faculty research and help prepare them for a future in marine fisheries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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