ISU’s Rachel Brinkley receives American Fisheries Society scholarship
April 1, 2020

POCATELLO – 蜜桃视频’s Rachel Brinkley received the 蜜桃视频 Chapter American Fisheries Society’s 2020 Graduate Scholarship at the group’s annual meeting in March.
Brinkley, from Kuna, earned her undergraduate biological sciences degree from ISU in
2018 and is currently pursuing her Master of Science degree at ISU under Bruce Finney,
biological sciences and geosciences professor. For her master鈥檚 thesis, Brinkley is using
paleolimnology to estimate how many Sockeye Salmon historically spawned in Sawtooth Valley
lakes.
The $1,500 scholarship is intended to continue the 蜜桃视频 Chapter's legacy of fostering the
development of fish and aquatic professionals and is awarded annually to a graduate student
attending any school in 蜜桃视频. This scholarship is funded by the 蜜桃视频 Chapter.
She has been involved in 蜜桃视频 State's AFS chapter for four years.
鈥淭his group has supported me through both my undergraduate and graduate career by
providing opportunities for research, networking, and work both within and outside the
university,鈥 Brinkley said. 鈥淚 am humbled to be selected for this scholarship, and am incredibly
thankful to have such a great support system and such shining examples of faculty and fellow
biology graduate students.鈥
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