Positions Held: Graduate Student, USF College of Marine Science
Accomplishments: Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowship, Paul Getting Memorial Fellowship
Positions Held: TA Methods & Techniques in ERMP @ UWF (Spring/Summer 2004); GIS/GPS Technician @ City of Pensacola; GIS Analyst/Coordinator @ Florida Geological Survey
Graduation Date: Fall 2004
Accomplishments: USN Retired, Presenter - Florida Society of Geographers Annual Meeting 2004; Certificate in GIS @ UWF
Future Plans: Pursuit of Masters degree in Applications in GIS @ Florida State; probable pursuit of Ph.D.
Positions Held: Staff Scientist at Taylor Engineering
Graduation Date: December 2005
Positions Held: GIS internship with Florida Greenways project, Environmental Professional @ Earth Tech in Fort Walton Beach
Graduation Date: Summer 2005
Accomplishments: Marriage, GIS certificate
Positions Held: Office Assistant and GIS Lab Assistant with the Environmental Studies Dept at UWF; volunteer @ DEP
Future Plans: Take a year off and work. Hope to start master degree in geology a year from now.
Positions Held: Research Assistant @ Environmental Studies - UWF; GIS consultant/analyst @ Levin/Papantonio
Accomplishments: Presented at Southeastern Environmental Journalism Conference - GIS in Research and Industry 2003; Co-author - Mapping a FL trail-GPS User Magazine-online publication 2003; 1st author on poster presentation @ SEDAAG meeting 2004; Mapping a Wetland Restoration Project--Project Greenshores
Awards: Student of the Year 2000 - Environmental Studies; FL Stormwater Association Scholarship winner 2004; UWF Scholarly & Creative Grants winner 2004;
Future Plans: Teach and pursue Ph.D. sometime in the future.
Comments: Pensacola native with 2 sons ages 13 and 10 and loves to sail.
Positions Held: Land Management Planner (conservation lands): South Florida Water Management District
Graduation Date: 1997
Accomplishments: Helped St. Joseph Peninsula State Park receive the 2000 statewide resource manager of the year award; As a Natural Resource Specialist, I helped Broward County develop and implement their $200 Million conservation land and open space acquisition program; currently working in land management planning and intergovernmental partnerships covering 1.3 Million acres of conservation lands from Orlando south. Certified as a Prescribed Burn manager and a wildland firefighter instructor.
Comments: Received an M.S. in Social Science in the Executive Management of Non-Profit and Public Organizations program from Florida State in 2001.
Positions Held: Air Force Research Laboratory Unit Environmental Coordinator; Currently Environmental Compliance and Assessment Program Manager and Environmental Management System Program Manager for Eglin AFB, FL
Graduation Date: 2001
Positions Held: Office Assistant and T.A. for the Dept of Environmental Studies at UWF; Secretary and Treasure for Green Earth Alliance
Future Plans: Go to Law School and protect the environment one case at a time.
Positions Held: Environmental Specialist - Escambia Co; Conservation Technician
Accomplishments: Founder of Environmental Education Coordination Team; Executive Producer and Host of Resource Rangers; Environmental Education Television Show
Awards: Escambia County Employee of the Month, May 2003; FL Public Relations Association, FL Image Award of Distinction Telly Award; Videographers Award, Natural Resources Extension Professionals Gold Award
Future Plans: Continue to provide environmental education through the environmental education coordination team and the resource ranger environmental education TV show. I plan on writing a book on environmental issues.
Future Plans: Obtain employment in my field.
Comments: This is a great program. The faculty are very accommodating and knowledgeable. I would recommend this program to anyone.
Positions Held: Hydrology Lab Instructor and T.A.; Environmental Geology Lab instructor and T.A.; Hydrology Research Assistant; Escambia County Brownfields Student Assistant; FDEP Wetlands permitting Intern
Accomplishments: Completion of both a Certificate in GIS and Biostatistical Analysis as well as graduation from the UWF Honors program involving undergraduate thesis completion in Argenic removal using passive treatment technology.
Awards: 2003-2004 Environmental Studies Outstanding Student of the Year Award; 2003-2004 AWMA Environmental Steward Award
Future Plans: Marrying Anna Magwood in May and moving to Champaign-Urbana, IL to begin graduate work in Water Resources engineering in June.
Positions Held: Director of Environmental Affairs, L.E. Shontz & Associates; Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of West Florida Environmental Studies Department; Vice Chair, Escambia County Education Coordination Team; Secretary, Florida Association of Environmental Prof. Director, Earthday Pensacola; Instructor and Advisor in Environmental Studies Department, UWF; Emerald Coastkeeper
Graduation Date: 2005
Accomplishments: Two happy healthy children
Awards: 2004, Coastal Plains Chapter of AWMA, Environmental Steward Scholarship, $800; 2004, Pace Graduate Scholarship, $1558; 2004, UWF Office of Research and Graduate Studies Graduate Student Research Grant, $1000; 2004-2006, Graduate teaching Assistantship
Future Plans: Inspiring a paradigm shift of environmental awareness, one student at a time.
Positions Held: Office Assistant@UWF, CIE@MACTEC Engineering & Consulting Inc.
Graduation Date: June 2003
Accomplishments: Gamma Beta Phi National Honor Society
Future Plans: Indoor Air Quality Consultant
Graduation Date: July 2007
Positions Held: Research Ecologist, USEPA, CIE@MACTEC Engineering & Consulting Inc.
Positions Held: Graduate Research Assistant in GIS for Environmental Studies at UWF
Accomplishments: GIS Certificate
Positions Held: Adjunct Instructor in UWF Department of Environmental Studies
Graduation Date: April 2011
Accomplishments: President's and Dean's list
Awards: Burke 2+ 2 Scholarship
annual meeting, from Coastal and Marine (COMA) Specialty Group of Association of American
Geographers (AAG)
Future Plans: PhD in geography anticipated graduation 2014.
Positions Held: Biologist's Aid @ EPA (summer Internship) in 2000; Environmental Specialist at Escambia Co. Health Dept/Environmental Health 2000-2005, GIS Specialist/Analyst at Santa
Rosa County BOCC, SAIC, U.S. Geological Survey. Currently a PhD student and teacher's
assistant at University of South Florida (USF).
Graduation Date: May 2007
Accomplishments: Earned MS from UWF Environmental Studies Dept. 2007, GISP certification earned 2012
Awards: Davis Productivity Award (group project, I was one of 3) in 2002; Award for a GIS poster @ 2002 SHRUG GIS Conference; Norb Psuty student paper competition winner at 2010
annual meeting, from Coastal and Marine (COMA) Specialty Group of Association of American
Geographers (AAG)
Future Plans: PhD in geography anticipated graduation 2014.
Degree: B.S. Environmental Studies / Environmental Policy
Graduation Date: Spring 2000
Positions Held: Environmental specialist with the State of Tennessee’s Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC), Department of Energy Oversight Division (DOE-O); Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Future Plans: A fulfilling and rewarding career in state government thanks to a B.S. from UWF.
Comments: My academic experience at UWF was immensely gratifying and has paved the way for a rewarding career in a challenging sector of Tennessee state government.
E-mail address: betsy.petrie@tn.gov
Positions Held: Park Ranger/Environmental Educator in Alaska, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Virginia, North Carolina, Tenessee, Oregon, California
Graduation Date: 2000
Accomplishments: Currently a Board member of the New River Earth Institute--facilitator for Discussion Courses on Sustainability, Global Warming, Voluntary Simplicity, and other topics. Also developing "green sanctuary" plans for area churches and promoting a Creation Stewardship ministry to raise awareness in the Christian community for caring for the environment
Future Plans: Attending UWF was a blast! I am so grateful for all that I was able to experience as a student in the Env Studies Dept. I miss it!
Positions Held: Environmental Scientist with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Biologist with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Volunteer with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP).
Graduation Date: 2002
Accomplishments: Co-founder of the Student Environmental Action Society (www.edu/SEAS), a student organization dedicated to environmental awareness and conservation.
Awards: PACE Scholarship. Minorities in Science Award. SACNAS Scholarship
Future Plans: Complete my MS degree. Develop environmental policy and initiatives for the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). Help to coordinate federal agency response under the National Environmental Policy Act.
Positions Held: US Fish & Wildlife Service - GIS Technician
Graduation Date: 2001
Accomplishments: GIS Certificate
Accomplishments: GIS Certificate
Future Plans: Moving to South Florida, attend Graduate Schoot, work in GIS
Positions Held: Intern, Rep. Cliff Stearns; Program Assistant, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Graduation Date: December 2003
Future Plans: Pursue M.S. in Building Construction at the University of Florida. Pursue career in hydrogen energy, specifically on site power generation.