Weekly Wave: Rodney Blaine Lewis Scholars Award

The WRRC conference, Tribal Water Resilience in a Changing Environment, was dedicated to the legacy of Rodney “Rod” Blaine Lewis. After the moving opening session that featured Mr. Lewis’ brother, children, and granddaughter, the establishment of the Rodney Blaine Lewis Scholars Award was announced. As a land-grant university, the University of Arizona has a special commitment to Arizona Indian Tribes, in recognition of historical relation to and proximity to Native lands. The Rodney Blaine Lewis Scholars Award will support graduate students who are enrolled members of an Arizona Indian Tribe, and who are enrolled in a program of study in water law, policy, or a closely related field. Preference will be given to full-time graduate students who are members of the Gila River Indian Community, Tohono O’odham Nation, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, or Ak-Chin Indian Community. Please visit the UA Foundation webpage to contribute to this opportunity to carry forward Rod Lewis’ legacy to future generations. Click on the “Make a Gift” button to support the endowment that will fund the Rodney Blaine Lewis Scholars Award program in perpetuity.