| Introduction
This
winter, the Henry David Thoreau Scholarship Foundation is
proud to welcome a contingent of 36 Scholars. Three years
after the first group of HDT Scholars entered colleges and
universities, the program has increased in strength and prestige.
Our current Scholars look toward graduation with the classes
of 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Overall
goals of the HDT Scholarship Foundation are to advance the
national/world economy and create a high standard of living
while protecting our priceless environmental resources.
As
is our custom in this edition of the Spotlight, we feature
three distinguished Scholars and their progress toward a career
in some aspect of the environment. We have chosen one student
from each of the three academic years. They are Christopher
DeWeir Golden, a freshman at Harvard College; Louis Pitt,
a sophomore at Williams College; and Lauren Bliss, a junior
at Colby College who spent her fall semester at James Cook
University in Australia.
On
the reverse side we publish a complete list of the 13 newest
Scholars, honored at our annual luncheon. We are also happy
to announce that our Henry David Thoreau Foundation website
is up and running. Its address is www.hdtscholars@thoreauscholar.org.
Please visit it anytime for Scholar applications and additional
information.
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Christopher
DeWeir Golden
Freshman, Harvard College
In Madagascar with Earthwatch,
Chris Golden gets acquainted with Piper,
a semi-domesticated common brown lemur.
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In
the not-to-distant future, Chris Golden would like to become
the principal investigator in a wildlife project - particularly
in Africa. His ambition is far from unrealistic, as he spent
two summers in high school as a volunteer for Earthwatch in
Madagascar and Ghana. He calls these journeys "the two
most unbelievable experiences of my life."
Chris,
a graduate of Cohasset High School with highest honors, is
the son of Dr. Steven and Mrs. Amy Golden. His first trip
- to Madagascar - occurred two summers ago, when he was 16.
"I had been dying to go to Madagascar ever since my childhood."
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