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Project examining salinity and waterlogging. In particu- lar, much of this current work is only possible because of the work done by James Wittler in examining and calibrating the EM -38 sensor and developing the pore water study. Salary for Curtis Cooper was provided by the USDA, in the form of a three year National Needs Fellowship. The Colorado Water Resources Research Institute pro- vided funding for the presentation of abbreviated forms of this research at the Soil Science Society of America, 681 Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA (November 2004) and at International Salinity Forum, Riverside, CA (April 2005). In April 2005, Curtis Cooper was offered a posi- tion in the 2005 Summer Doctoral Fellows Program at Washington State University, Pullman WA, in part due to his research of salinity. Funding for the research was supplied by the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute and Agricultural Experiment Station. References Cooper, C.A., G.E. Cardon and J.M. Wittier. 2005. Influence of salt chemistry on direct and indirect salinity measurement in the Arkansas River Basin, Colorado. International Salinity Forum. Riverside, California. 25 -27 April 2005. Oral Presentation. Wittier, J.M., G.E. Cardon, T.K. Gates, C.A. Cooper, and P.L. Sutherland. 2005. Calibration of Electromagnetic Sensors for Regional Salinity Assessment in an Irrigated River Valley. Inter- national Salinity Forum. Riverside, California. 25 -27 April 2005. Poster Presentation. Wittier, J., G.E. Cardon, and C. Cooper. 2005. Regional Calibration of the EM -38 for Salinity Assessment. American Academy for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting, Feb 17 — 22, 2005, Washington, DC. Poster Presentation. Cooper, C.A., G.E. Cardon and J.M. Wittier. 2004. Salinity chem- istry in high plains irrigated agriculture, Arkansas River Valley, Colorado. Soil Science Society of America, 681 Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA. October 31 — November 4, 2004. Poster Presenta- tion. Wittier, J.M., G.E. Cardon and C.A. Cooper. 2004. Regional calibration of the EM -38 for salinity assessment in the Arkansas Valley. Soil Science Society of America 681' Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA. October 31 — November 4, 2004. Oral Presentation. Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District Scholarship Awarded At CSU The Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District ( UYWCD) continues to fund a scholarship in support of CSU students preparing for careers in water - related fields. The scholarship program is ad- ministered by the CSU Water Center. The scholarship provides financial as- sistance to committed and talented stu- dents who are pursuing water - related careers at CSU. The UYWCD $2,500 scholarship is open to any major at CSU. Criteria for the scholarships require the recipient to be a full -time student enrolled at CSU; financial need may be considered; preference is given to students from the Yampa Valley area; and a minimum GPA of 3.0 is required. The scholarships are for one year. the CSU Water Center Schol- arship Committee, congratu- lates Morgan Cate for receiv- ing 2003 -04 Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District Scholarship. The Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District Scholarship Recipient for the 2005 -06 academic year is R. Morgan Cate. A senior majoring in Con- struction Management at CSU, Cate is from Steamboat Springs. He is interested in designing and constructing high performance buildings which contribute to sustainability and shape a high quality, healthy living envi- ronment. Cate has taken courses in sustainable construction at CSU and worked for McStain Neighborhoods as a student intern on high perfor- mance residential construction. He also serves as Vice President of the Design Build Club at CSU. He'll graduate December, 2005. For the summer of 2005, Cate interns for R.A. Nelson of Vail, Colorado. The construction company is cur- rently involved with two LEED certi- fied projects that promote sustainable construction and utilize resource efficient technology. Cate says that all construction has an environmen- tal impact, and his long term goal is to practice and employ appropri- ate technologies for sustainable development/ construction in both the residential and commercial sectors. 11