Our group won an Appalachian College Association Berger Grant to conduct an international seminar in South America. A total of fourteen students and three faculty members from three ACA institutions participated on a field trip that took them to parts of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Brazil in August 2005. The participating Institutions, Faculty, and Students are listed below:

Brevard College, Brevard, NC

(photo by Raul Mansilla)

Dr. Jim Reynolds (web page) Associate Professor of Geology

Samantha Bruce Environmental Studies Major/ Geology Minor Enfield, CT	Chelsea Christ Environmental Studies Major/ Geology Minor Asheville, NC	Jayne Hall Math Major Pisgah Forest, NC

 

Aaron Motley Environmental Studies Major / Geology Minor Clemson, SC	April Sakowski Environmental Studies Major Mountaintop, PA

 

Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA

Dr. Todd Fredericksen (web page) Assistant Professor of Forestry & Wildlife

 

Ryan Cooper Environmental Science Major Stuart's Draft, VA	Ken Graves (a.k.a. Nigel) Environmental Science Major Ferrum, VA	Porter Knight Environmental Science Major Ashland, VA

Melissa Payne (a.k.a. Barbie) Biology Major Ararat, VA	Amanda Sale Biology Major Spotsylvania, VA

The University of the South, Sewanee, TN

Dra. Carmen McEvoy,
Associate Professor of History (web page)

Jaime Chavez Economics and Spanish Major	Megan Hinkle Environmental Policy Major Tallahassee, FL

Victoria Nixon Spanish Major	María Rodríguez New Oleans, LA History Major