Alumni

Some profiles of Colby alumni who majored in Environmental Studies or who pursued a career in an environmental field.

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Carrie Johns
Occupation: Education, Environment
Major: Biology

Environmental science has evolved considerably over the last 30 years, as the career of this biology major proves. Read more »

Elizabeth Turnbull

Could you live in 144 square feet? This environmental studies major can. Read more »

Erin Vogel

In the rainforest of Borneo, an anthropologist studies orangutans in hopes of protecting this dwindling species. Read more »

Jane McLeod Hinson
Major: Biology

"Clams aren't very sexy," says a stalwart director of the institute that grows clams to reseed Maine clam flats and that is a rising star in marine research. Read more »

Pam Parker
Occupation: Environment
Major: Biology

Princess of Poop? An authority on wastewater discharge for Maine's Department of Environmental Protection calls herself just that. Read more »

Peter Arnold
Major: Biology

The sustainability coordinator at Maine's Chewonki Foundation, Peter Arnold is leading an effort for a tidal project that involves harvesting the movement of the tides for sustainable, environmentally friendly energy. Read more »

Phoebe Lehmann Zarnetske
Occupation: Environment

The effects of different species of beach grass in the formation of dunes is part of an alumna's doctoral research in zoology at Oregon State. Read more »

Rick Horton
Occupation: Environment
Major: Biology

The grants manager for Portland's Oregon Zoo Foundation is a hands-on animal lover—and he'll show you the scars to prove it. Read more »

Sean Skaling
Occupation: Environment
Major: Psychology

He took his passion for the environment — and and his passion for Nordic skiing — north to Alaska. Read more »

Stacey Mitchell
Major: Government

The nation’s top prosecutor for the Department of Justice’s Environmental Crimes Section gets called when cases are of monumental proportions. She is among the most expert of the experts in this area of law. Read more »

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