James Kradyna Field Camp Scholarship
The James Kradyna Summer Field Camp Scholarship was established in memory of Jim Kradyna in honor of his many years of service to the Brauer Geological Field Station. As a geology major at SUNY Potsdam, Jim attended the inaugural Brauer Field Camp in 1981. The following year, Jim Kradyna was selected for the National Association of Geoscience Teachers – US Geological Survey Cooperative Summer Field Training Program. Based on his field work and project submissions, the field camp staff saw tremendous potential, and favorable qualities as a future geologist. Jim was a highly motivated, disciplined, and thorough field geologist. As a graduate student, Jim joined the summer instructional staff at Brauer Field Station in 1983, and ten years later, advanced to the position of Assistant Camp Director. Over 18 years of service, his interest and enthusiasm for SUNY Cortland’s summer field camp program was unrivaled.
The money for these merit-based scholarships comes from an endowed fund and only the earnings may be used. Thus, the number of scholarships and the amount paid out depends on the stock market performance and varies from year to year.
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Be planning to enroll in the five-week option of GLY 481: Field Geology
- Be a geology major (or equivalent) at an accredited 4-year institution
- Have earned a demonstrable record of academic achievement
Successful candidates will be selected by the SUNY Cortland geology department faculty.
To apply, merely check the “YES” box on the Summer Field Geology Program application form when asked “if you are enrolling in the 5 credit course, you may be eligible for a James Kradyna Summer Field Camp Scholarship to cover part of your tuition. Do you want to be considered for one of these scholarships?”
Students do not have to be matriculated SUNY Cortland students to be considered. Past recipients have been enrolled in other SUNY schools such as Oswego, Fredonia and University at Binghamton as well as non-SUNY universities; Syracuse University, Boston University and Central Michigan University to name a few.