Les Whitt Memorial Scholarship
The Les Whitt Memorial Scholarship was created to honor the memory of Robert Leslie “Les” Whitt, former director of the Alexandria Zoological Park in Alexandria, Louisiana. The Award, which promotes advanced training in animal husbandry and behavioral enrichment, provides full scholarship funding to participate in either of the following Association of Zoos & Aquariums’ (AZA) professional training program courses: Animal Training Applications in Zoo and Aquarium Settings or Best Practices in Animal Keeping.
The Friends of the Alexandria Zoo (FOTAZ) provides annual funding for this scholarship award.
REQUIREMENTS
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Applicants must be employees or associates of Latin American zoological institutions or related facilities. For this scholarship, preference is given to keepers or curatorial staff.
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Applicants must possess a functional proficiency in English.
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Individuals may submit only one scholarship application per year.
HOW TO APPLY
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E-mail a copy of your completed application to scholarships@zcog.org
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Send questions to scholarships@zcog.org
Robert Leslie 'Les' Whitt, former Director of Alexandria Zoological Park and founding Board member of Zoo Conservation Outreach Group.
PAST RECIPIENTS
YEAR
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2021
2022
NAME
Marcela Tirado Sepúlveda
Javier Ignacio Collin Vidal
Miguel Vieyra
Danilo Tashima
Ornella Bayona Herazo
Ana Paula Arevalo
Florencia Presa
Corina Zerpa
Miryam Sainz
Mario Soto
Daniela Morales
Carlos Pumarino
Álvaro Arroyave
Julieta Jañez
INSTITUTION
Zoológico Nacional de Chile (Chile)
Zoológico Nacional de Chile (Chile)
Zoológico de San Juan de Aragon (Mexico)
Zoológico de São Paulo (Brazil)
Zoológico de Barranquilla (Colombia)
Dr. Rodolfo Talice Fauna and Flora Reserve (Uruguay)
Fundación Temaikèn (Argentina)
Mendoza Zoo (Argentina)
Africam Safari (Mexico)
Zoofari (Mexico)
Vesty Pakos Zoo (Bolivia)
Parque Ecológico Sacando (Mexico)
Fundación Temaikèn (Argentina)
Cali Zoo (Colombia)
SCHOLARSHIP SPONSOR:
WAYS YOU CAN ACT
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Contact ZCOG for details on how your institution can establish an annual conservation scholarship award