Gig Harbor, WA--The Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation (KGASF) today announced that it has named Coeur d’Alene Tribal Member, Joseph Brown, and Penobscot Nation Member Apemesim Galipeau as its sixth and seventh scholarship award recipients for the 2024/2025 academic year. Joseph (Joe) Brown: After a decade operating heavy...
Gig Harbor, WA--The Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation (KGASF) today announced that it has named Yakama Nation member, Ilene Goudy, as its first award recipient for 2025. Goudy, an Environmental Science student at Heritage University in Toppenish, Washington, has deep family roots in the Cle Elum, Ellensburg,...
Gig Harbor, WA--The Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation (KGASF) today announced that it has awarded aquaculture scholarships to four Indigenous students, all of whom represent federally recognized Tribes. Established to honor the legacy of the late Kurt Grinnell, a Native American leader from the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe in Washington State—who...
Gig Harbor, WA--The Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation (KGASF) today announced that it has awarded aquaculture scholarships to four students—three representing US Tribes and one representing one of Canada’s First Nations. The KGASF was established to honor the legacy of the late Kurt Grinnell, a Native...
Gig Harbor, WA, Apr. 10, 2023 --The Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation (KGASF) today announced it has received a major gift from First Fed, a 100-year-old Pacific Northwest-based community bank. In addition to making a $10,000 donation in 2023, First Fed has pledged to donate...
Gig Harbor, WA--The Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation (KGASF) today announced the appointment of two global aquaculture leaders to its Board of Directors. Joining the leadership group are Wally Stevens, former CEO and current Chair of the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) in Portsmouth, NH; and Cyr...
Gig Harbor, WA--The Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation (KGASF) today announced that it has awarded its first-ever aquaculture scholarships to three students—two representing US Tribes and one representing one of Canada’s First Nations. Each scholar will receive US $5,000 to pursue degrees in aquaculture, marine biology,...