In the picture (L to R) are Mark Evans, Zoe Prevost, Paul Martell (Bristol Club Past President), and Tom Benedict (Bristol Club Current President). Photo by Amy Drew. From ‘Down in the Dumps’ April newsletter.
The Bristol Gem and Mineral Club has awarded Zoe Prevost a $1000 scholarship at their April meeting. This is the first of what we hope will be an annual tradition. The award goes to a CCSU Earth and Space Sciences student who excels academically and engages in public outreach. The citation for Zoe reads:
The faculty of the Central Connecticut State University Earth and Space Sciences Department have voted to award Zoe Prevost the Bristol Gem and Mineral Club Scholarship. Besides being an excellent student, Zoe has been an asset to our department as the President of the Geology and Planetary Science Club. She has organized students to participate in the important public outreach at both the Bristol and Meriden Gem and Mineral Club shows since fall of 2022, and has herself enthusiastically showed children and adults alike ‘What’s Inside a Rock.’ In addition, her talent with working with the public was honed this past summer as she interned at the Nature Center at Stratton Brook State Park. Not only has Zoe done public outreach for our department, she has organized over 30 outside lecturers to talk at our Friday Brown Bag Lunches since 2022, and organized student travel to two regional professional meetings. We can think of no other student as deserving of this award as Zoe Provost, and we wish her the best in her future career.
Congratulations Zoe – you are a true ‘rock’ star!
CCSU Geology Rocks 