Biology Major Awarded Scholarship

The Birmingham Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association recently presented a $1,000 award to a UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) biology major. Senior Robert Millar, of Birmingham, was awarded the scholarship designed to support students studying marine science at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. The Coastal Conservation Association, formerly known as the Gulf Coast Conservation Association, promotes the preservation and enhancement of coastal and marine resources for future generations.

May 11, 2000

BIRMINGHAM, AL — The Birmingham Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association recently presented a $1,000 award to a UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) biology major. Senior Robert Millar, of Birmingham, was awarded the scholarship designed to support students studying marine science at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. The Coastal Conservation Association, formerly known as the Gulf Coast Conservation Association, promotes the preservation and enhancement of coastal and marine resources for future generations.

The Dauphin Island Sea Lab is the administrative and operational base of the Marine Environmental Science Consortium (MESC), which includes 22 Alabama colleges and universities, including UAB. The not-for-profit MESC was founded in 1971 by the Alabama Legislature to maximize the marine science capabilities of several state institutions and minimize duplication. The consortium works toward conducting pure and applied research, sponsoring structured educational programs for individuals and organizations interested in and dependent upon the marine environment.

As many as 15,000 primary and secondary school students, several hundred college students and 300 teachers participate in programs at Dauphin Island Sea Lab, a former Air Force radar station on a barrier island 40 miles south of Mobile.