Knauss Sea Grant Fellowship
The National Sea Grant Federal Fellows Program/Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship was established in 1979 to provide a unique educational experience to students who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources, and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The program, sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Sea Grant College Program, matches highly qualified graduate students with hosts in the legislative branch, the executive branch or appropriate associations/institutions located in the Washington, D.C., area for a one-year paid fellowhip. For more information, check out their website.
Recent Recipients
2011
Rebecca Jablonski-Diehl and Meghan Massua
2010
Ethan Lucas worked at Coral Reef Watch, part of the national Satellite and Information Services Office and Chelsea Combest-Friedman was a Cimate Program Analyst in the Climate Program Office at NOAA.
2009
Joe Zelasney and Danielle Rioux have been awarded the John A. Knauss Policy Fellowship for 2009.
2008
Mark Gleason won the 2008 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. He worked for a year as staff member in a Congressional office or in a federal agency, addressing marine issues. In addition to his Master's in Marine Affairs, Mark completed a certificate in Global Trade, Transportation and Logistics and worked with Sea Grant in Seattle.
2007
Katie Lassiter won the 2007 Knauss Sea Grant Fellowship. She worked in the of Washington, DC office of Senator Patty Murray (D-WA).
2006
Jennifer Kassakian won the 2006 Knauss Sea Grant Fellowship and worked with the House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, within the Committee on Natural Resources, for the US House of Representatives, in Washington, DC.
2005
Melissa Andersen graduated with a Master of Marine Affairs in 2004. Her thesis work was focused on whale watching and onboard marine environmental education in the San Juan Islands, Washington: tourists' expectations and evaluations. She is presently working for the US Fish and Wildlife Service's Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation, Branch of Resource Management Support.
Kevin Lodge Grant earned his Master of Marine Affairs in 2004. For his thesis, he studied marine-protected destinations in the Solomon Islands, particularly focusing on an assessment of broker perspectives, local knowledge, and tourist expectations. He is presently working for the NOAA Oceans National Marine Sanctuary Program.
Francis Brie Van Cleve graduated with a Master of Marine Affairs in 2004. For her thesis, she focused on the role of natural science in regional-scale restoration efforts in European countries and the United States. She worked for Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA).
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Past Knauss Fellows
| Year | Knauss Fellow | Appointment |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Jenny Hernandez | Representative Frank Pallone's office |
| 2003 |
Bridget Ferriss Kevin Wood |
Senate Subcommitte on Oceans, Fisheries and Atmosphere NOAA Arctic Research Office |
| 2002 |
Seema Balwani Kate Smukler Jeannette Waddell |
Office of Senator Daniel K. Akaka, Hawaii National Center for Marine Protected Areas Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessments Biogeography Program |
| 2001 | Antonia Fairbanks | Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation |
| 2000 |
Jennifer Murphy Michele Pico Sean Willard |
House Committee on Resources, Majority Senator Judd Gregg NOAA Office of Global Programs |
| 1999 | N/A | N/A |
| 1998 |
John Field Eli Weissman |
Congressman Miller, House Resource Committee, Minority Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. |
| 1997 |
Theresa Marsh Kate Wing |
NMFS Office of Protected Resources, Biodiversity Team Senate Subcommittee on Ocean, Fisheries and Wildlife |
| 1996 |
Coalter Lathrop Catherine Marzin Glenn Merrill |
NMFS Office of Science & Technology Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy Senate Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries |
| 1995 | N/A | N/A |
| 1994 | Alton Straub | Senator John Glenn |
| 1993 |
Brenda Hood Frank Lockhart |
Senator John Kerry House Merchant Marine and Fisheries |
| 1992 | David Jansen | Senator John Kerry |
| 1991 | N/A | N/A |
| 1990 | Jean Flemma | House Merchant Marine and Fisheries |
| 1989 |
Wendy Graham (deceased) Karen Holtz (deceased) |
House Science and Tech. NOS |
| 1988 |
Vernon Ross Delores Wesson |
NSF House Merchant Marine and Fisheries (full committee) |
| 1987 |
Laura Geselbracht Matthew Wells |
NOAA/OAD Senator Lowell Weicker |
| 1986 |
Xan Augerot Gary Shigenaka |
Senate Commerce NOAA/OAD |
| 1985 | Deborah Trefts | House Merchant Marine and Fisheries (full committee) |
| 1984 | James Buizer | NOAA/OAR/International |
| 1983 |
Kevin McManus Monique Trainor-Rutledge Susan O'Malley Wade |
NMFS NOAA/OMPA House Merchant Marine and Fisheries |
| 1982 |
Dan Ashe Erik Stromberg |
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries (full committee) Corp. Glenn Anderson |
| 1981 |
Gina DeFerrari Paul Vincent |
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Senate Commerce Committee |
| 1980 | Darrell Brown | House Merchant Marine and Fisheries |
| 1979 |
Chris Dawson James Rendell (deceased) |
Senate Commerce Committee NOAA/NMFS |