Six university students have been awarded scholarship and fellowship grants through the National Swimming Pool Foundation® (NSPF®) for the fall 2016 semester.
Mia Cann (Shenandoah University, Virginia); Emily Sara Cooke (University of Utah); Timothy Hiu Yeung Metz (Westmont College, California); Tiffany Robinson (University of Arkansas); Joshua Santillo (Georgia Institute of Technology); and Jennie Wung (University of California, Los Angeles, Calif.), were notified of the $1000 to $2000 grants that would be provided to each individual.
Fellowship recipient Wung, not only received $2000, but also additional funds to attend next week’s World Aquatic Health™ Conference (WAHC) being held at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville, Tenn.
“The funds will allow me to research the topic of chloramine interference that has been a question to the UCLA recreational water program for the last three years,” said Wung. “My hope is that my findings will, by extension, be beneficial to the recreational water community and help shape health policy on a national level.”
Annually, NSPF provides scholarships to applicants who are active Certified Pool/Spa Operators, NSPF Instructors, or the immediate family member of the former. Fellowship recipients must be either enrolled full-time while pursuing an advanced academic degree or a post-doctoral researcher at an academic institution.
“Education is key to our mission,” said NSPF CEO, Thomas M. Lachocki, Ph.D. “Helping CPO™ Certification families attend college aligns with our mission and hearts. We hope that these grants will help students in our field accomplish not only their own goals, but help shape the future of aquatics as well.”
Updated application forms for next year’s scholarships and grants are now available at www.nspf.org.
