NCAEP is pleased to present the David Griffin Environmental Scholarship to help fund the education of the next generation of environmental professionals. Mr. Griffin was one of our founding members and most respected professionals in the environmental field, who was a force in our association from 1991 through the 2000s. Through our scholarship program, we have provided tens of thousands of dollars in funding to undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students attending NC universities all over the state.

2024-2025 Winners!

NCAEP is pleased to announce our 2024-2025 scholarship winners, following a competitive awards cycle!

Lindsey Pegram was selected for the graduate student scholarship of $3,000. Lindsey is a Master’s candidate in Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC Chapel Hill. Lindsey’s research focuses on adapting technical, water-testing technology to improve accessibility to well-water testing in low-resource settings, particularly in Eastern North Carolina. By aligning with ongoing community science initiatives in this region, Lindsey's work aims to address environmental health disparities and promote equitable access to clean drinking water in Eastern North Carolina and beyond.

Avery Matthews was selected for the undergraduate student scholarship of $2,000. Avery is a rising senior in Environmental Health at the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC Chapel Hill. Beginning in the fall, Avery will complete an honors thesis to map heavy metal contamination in soil and water in Warren County, NC with low cost water quality testing kits. These kits have been developed over six semesters working in the ECUIPP lab at UNC. Avery has also worked with fellow students and professors to create camp-style citizen science workshops, serving students in 4th through 11th grades.

Congratulations to Lindsey and Avery! Stay tuned for potential research presentations at the Raleigh fall dinner meeting. We thank all applicants for their submissions, and our membership for making the scholarship program possible!