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Alicia Hedrick tells of Costa Rica
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March 26, 2012 |
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Alicia
Hedrick poses with Rotary President
Wilma DeVore after her presentation on
her research in Costa Rica March 20. |
Alicia Hedrick, the oldest daughter of Will and
Tammy Hedrick, Bonners Ferry, is in her junior
year at Northwest Nazarene University with a
double major in secondary education and biology.
She is involved in dorm life as a resident
assistant, a member of the herpetology lab, and
throws with the track and field team.
While Alicia was growing up in our community,
the Rotary Club of Bonners Ferry supported her
in many different ways, including helping fund
her trip to Washington, D.C., for a leadership
conference, her selection as Rotary Student of
the Month in 2008 and awarding her a scholarship
upon her graduation from Bonners Ferry High
School in 2009.
Her presentation to the Rotary Club March 20
centered on her research last summer in Costa
Rica.
Alicia was one of three students chosen by the
faculty to travel to Costa Rica accompanied by
the head of the biology department to research a
pathogenic fungus that is killing frogs
worldwide. The study of amphibians was
undertaken because of the declining numbers
related to the species.
"Amphibians hold an important role in
ecosystems," she said, "as they are
bio-indicators in the environment, and have
cultural importance.
Alicia also made similar presentations about her
research at the high school and middle school
last week to encourage students to go to college
and pursue their dreams ... and to show them how
interesting science really is!
Alicia thanked all Bonners Ferry Rotarians for
the Rotary Club’s help in her educational
pursuits over the years.
She indicated that because of our focused
interest in her future, supported by our
financial contributions, her life has changed
for the better and she also said it has changed
the lives of many others as well.
Alicia plans spend time in the teaching
profession before pursuing her masters and
doctorate in applied research in the science
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