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Partners FOR the Saskatchewan River Basin accepts donations for the Fred Heal Scholarship. The award was established in memory of Fred Heal, the former executive director of the Meewasin Valley Authority and the driving force behind the establishment of Partners FOR the Saskatchewan River Basin.
Fred was born in 1940 and raised in Moose Jaw. He furthered his education at the Universities of Saskatchewan (B.Sc., B.Ed.) and South Dakota (Master of Natural Sciences). After teaching in Saskatoon for several years, Fred attended the University of Wisconsin where he received his Ph.D. Associate in Environmental Studies. His career took him to the provincial civil service where he worked in the departments of Environment and Energy, and Economic Development.
In 1988, Fred moved to Saskatoon to work for Meewasin where he was a key figure in the development of Wanuskewin Heritage Park and the Partners FOR the Saskatchewan River Basin. He especially valued his association with First Nations people and their culture.
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Scholarship Information
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"The Fred Heal Scholarship recognizes graduate students for research excellence in the area of water quality and water management in the Saskatchewan River Basin."
In 2000, Partners FOR the Saskatchewan River Basin presented the University of Saskatchewan with a contribution of $15,000 as the first donation to the Fred Heal Graduate Award for the Saskatchewan River Basin.
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Past Recipients
2008
2007
Kimberly Janzen - Department of Geography, University of Saskatchewan
Research on “Hyporheic Exchange Around Instream Beaver Dams in Mountainous Bottom Valley Catchments”
Erin Shaw - Department of Geography, University of Saskatchewan
Research on “Hyporheic zone hydrology and nitrogen dynamics”
2006
Kimberly Janzen - Department of Geography, University of Saskatchewan
Research was two-fold centered in hydrogeology. Examining the relationship between a portion of the Saskatchewan River Basin and an aquifer, as well as the impact of beaver on this relationship.
2004
Shaun McLeod - Civil and Geological Engineering, University of Saskatchewan
Research focused on urban runoff discharged into the South Saskatchewan River.
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Bev Cooper
Planned & Major Gifts
Alumni & Development
University of Saskatchewan
Room 223 Kirk Hall
117 Science Place
Saskatoon, SK
S7N 5C8
Phone:(306) 966 2416 or 1-800-699-1907
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