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Leslie N. Goodding Memorial Scholarship

Selection shall be based on academic achievement and good moral conduct, as well as financial need.

Deadline:

Eligibility:

• You must be a graduate student in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology or an undergraduate with a major in General Biology, Biology or Ecology and Evolutionary Biology preference will be shown to those with an emphasis of study in botany.
• You must be a native of Arizona, New Mexico, or Colorado, having been a resident of that State for the previous five years (excluding military service, if any)
• You must have a cumulative 3.6 GPA or better
• You must demonstrate financial need (as determined by the financial aid office)
• You must be full-time, and continuously enrolled at the University of Arizona through the spring 2008.

To apply, submit:

• Application form (available in EEB office)
• Copy of transcripts (unofficial transcripts will be accepted)
• Two letters of recommendation (at least one from a faculty member)
• A letter (no longer than two pages) of application outlining your goals and how this award will help you achieve those goals.

Leslie Newton Goodding (1880-1967), was a remarkable man and scientist. Trained in botany, plant pathology, and pedagogy at the University of Wyoming, Mr. Goodding spent much of his early years traveling throughout the southwest collecting plant specimens for sale and for herbaria. Many of his collections represented undescribed species.

He was also a teacher, securing positions as a high school teacher at Benson, Bisbee, and as the first teacher at the Normal School in Flagstaff (which later became Northern Arizona University). He also spent a considerable amount of his life working for various government agencies, using his knowledge of the local flora to help guide erosion control efforts.

His travels through Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and Mexico, inspired in Mr. Goodding a life-long passion for conservation. His efforts to preserve the unique biodiversity of southern Arizona were recognized posthumously when the U.S. Forest Service designated 545 acres of Sycamore Canyon the "Goodding Research Area," restricting grazing, mining, and prospecting in this sensitive and unique habitat.

A truly renaissance man, his legacy as a committed teacher, scientist, conservationist, and natural historian is recorded in the many plant species bearing his name -- Sideranthus gooddingii A. Nelson (1904), Salix goodddingii C.R. Ball (1905); Verbena gooddingii Briq. (1907) and Allium gooddingii M. Ownbey (1949), among others.

We hope his spirit of adventure, discovery, and responsibility will inform generations of students to come.