Winslow Wood Bennett Jr. Award in Sustainable Agriculture and Environment

Award descriptionAwards totalling $2,000 have been made available annually through a gift from the Bennett family in honor of Winslow Wood Bennett Jr. (B.Sc. 1980) for outstanding Bachelor of Science in Applied Biology students majoring in Sustainable Agriculture and Environment who demonstrate leadership in conservation and environmental sustainability. Wood's great love has been the natural world, from his time as a young boy on his grandfather's ranch in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains to helping his children identify bugs in the backyard. This award was established in honour of Wood on his 70th birthday to support conservation and stewardship of biodiversity in the next generation. The awards are made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Land and Food Systems.