{"id":104751,"date":"2025-01-14T16:36:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T21:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=104751"},"modified":"2025-01-17T16:11:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T21:11:38","slug":"umw-scholarship-honors-late-environmental-science-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/14\/umw-scholarship-honors-late-environmental-science-professor\/","title":{"rendered":"UMW Scholarship Honors Late Environmental Science Professor"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_104752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104752\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"104752\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/14\/umw-scholarship-honors-late-environmental-science-professor\/grace-hannah-buck\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Grace-Hannah-Buck.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1154,869\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1701179953&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000653167864141&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW junior Grace Hannah Buck, an environmental geology and historic preservation major who plans to pursue a career in architectural preservation, received the first Class of 1972 Dr. Michael Bass Scholarship. Photo courtesy of Grace Hannah Buck&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Grace-Hannah-Buck-300x226.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Grace-Hannah-Buck-1024x771.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-104752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Grace-Hannah-Buck-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"UMW junior Grace Hannah Buck, an environmental geology and historic preservation major who plans to pursue a career in architectural preservation, received the first Class of 1972 Dr. Michael Bass Scholarship. Photo courtesy of Grace Hannah Buck.\" width=\"400\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Grace-Hannah-Buck-300x226.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Grace-Hannah-Buck-1024x771.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Grace-Hannah-Buck-768x578.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Grace-Hannah-Buck.jpg 1154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-104752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UMW junior Grace Hannah Buck, an environmental geology and historic preservation major who plans to pursue a career in architectural preservation, received the first Class of 1972 Dr. Michael Bass Scholarship. Photo courtesy of Grace Hannah Buck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Grace Hannah Buck \u201926 never had the chance to take a class with University of Mary Washington Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science and Biology Michael Bass. But the scholarship that bears his name has made a monumental impact on the UMW junior who\u2019s majoring in environmental geology and historic preservation, with plans to pursue a career in architectural preservation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReceiving this award was like someone telling me they saw my hard work and my potential and wanted to partner with me so I could achieve my educational goals,\u201d said Buck, the recipient of the Class of 1972 Dr. Michael Bass Scholarship. Bass served as class sponsor and kept in close touch with 1972 graduates over the years, leading them to establish the scholarship in celebration of their 50th reunion. \u201cI\u2019m so grateful to him and the donors who have made this scholarship possible for me and future students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It often takes generations for tiny saplings to become towering trees, but in just a few years, Bass grew Mary Washington\u2019s fledging environmental science program to one that has cultivated careers for countless alumni over the decades. After he passed away on Oct. 4, 2024, tributes poured in, from graduates who were influenced by their former professor to enter professions relating to his field, and those who appreciated the support that he and wife Heather gave the Mary Washington community.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_104753\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104753\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"104753\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/14\/umw-scholarship-honors-late-environmental-science-professor\/466799900_18252541891281506_6531672807576060452_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/466799900_18252541891281506_6531672807576060452_n.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"828,608\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science and Biology Michael Bass passed away Oct. 4, 2024. He was a beloved figure at Mary Washington, especially among the countless environmental science majors he inspired to go into the field, and the Class of 1972, which established a scholarship in his honor. Photo courtesy of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/466799900_18252541891281506_6531672807576060452_n-300x220.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/466799900_18252541891281506_6531672807576060452_n.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-104753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/466799900_18252541891281506_6531672807576060452_n-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science and Biology Michael Bass passed away Oct. 4, 2024. He was a beloved figure at Mary Washington, especially among the countless environmental science majors he inspired to go into the field, and the Class of 1972, which established a scholarship in his honor. Photo courtesy of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences\" width=\"400\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/466799900_18252541891281506_6531672807576060452_n-300x220.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/466799900_18252541891281506_6531672807576060452_n-768x564.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/466799900_18252541891281506_6531672807576060452_n.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-104753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science and Biology Michael Bass passed away Oct. 4, 2024. He was a beloved figure at Mary Washington, especially among the countless environmental science majors he inspired to go into the field, and the Class of 1972, which established a scholarship in his honor. Photo courtesy of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI knew that I had made the right choice by coming to a small school with a professor filled with the same wonder and passion for nature that I had,\u201d said May Sligh \u201988, who has spent decades protecting water quality along the East Coast. \u201cDr. Bass\u2019 kindness, ability to listen to his students and desire to share his knowledge was unmatched. I\u2019m forever grateful for the role he played in helping me find a career that I love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bass held several research positions before joining the Mary Washington faculty, where he became the first chair of the Department of Environmental Science and Geology (now Earth and Environmental Sciences), which was introduced in 1993. He earned a Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1976 and spent more than 45 years in the classroom at Mary Washington before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2018\/05\/11\/umw-awards-emeritus-status-to-veteran-faculty-administrator\/\">retiring in 2018<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>UMW\u2019s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences will celebrate Bass\u2019 life and career at Mary Washington with an open-house memorial in the Cedric Rucker University Center\u2019s Chandler Ballroom on Saturday, Feb. 1, from 2-4 p.m. The event is free and open to all current and former members of the Mary Washington community and the public.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/giving.umw.edu\/blog\/2025\/01\/14\/umw-alumni-mourn-the-loss-of-beloved-environmental-science-professor\/\">Read more at giving.umw.edu<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grace Hannah Buck \u201926 never had the chance to take a class with University of Mary Washington Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science and Biology Michael Bass. 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