Aspiring Wildlife Biology Professor Recieves Fellowship
Monday, August 27, 2007The Southern Regional Educational Board (SREB) has awarded Clemson University’s Keenan Adams the Doctoral Scholars Award. This award consists of five years of tuition and fees, an annual stipend of up to $15,000, professional development, and expenses associated with attending the Compact for Faculty Diversity's Annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring. SREB’s goal is to increase the number of minority students who earn doctoral degrees and seek to become college and university faculty members. This program has produced more than 350 graduates to date and presently assists more than 300 doctoral scholars. Keenan Adams, a native of Columbia, SC, is a 2005 graduate of Furman University, where he majored in biology and lettered in varsity football. He received his master’s degree in forest resources from the Clemson University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources focusing on bird community responses in riparian zones. Adams will continue his education at Clemson University studying aspects of human dimension and wildlife/forest management.
