OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

BOB BITTNER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

*   The Bob Bittner Memorial Scholarship has been created to honor the memory of Bob Bittner by awarding to a student(s) of the University of California, Davis, an annual scholarship(s) which recognizes a research interest and general excellence in the academic pursuit of fisheries biology and/or riparian or limnetic ecology benefitting recreational fisheries for the State of California.

     It was established in 1990 by a Bittner Family donation to California Fly Fishers Unlimited (CFFU). CFFU adds a generous donation to this scholarship each year. In 2010 and 2011 the scholarship was enhanced with a donation from Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bania.  These donations are great appreciated.
     CFFU is a non-profit community organization serving Sacramento areas. Since its inception in 1962, the club's objective is to promote increased awareness and participation in the art of fly fishing. CFFU is dedicated to the education and preservation necessary to preserve California's aquatic resources.

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CFFU is proud to announce that the 2011 Bittner Scholarship Winner,
ROSEMARY HARTMAN,   
received a $2,800 scholarship!

BIG CHANGE TO AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIP!
     Prior to March 2009, the Bob Bittner Memorial Scholarship* was formally awarded in November of every year at the CFFU Annual Dinner.  The scholarship recipient will no longer be acknowledged at the annual CFFU dinner.  A more timely award will be made in March, allowing the recipient to get the most benefit from the scholarship.
   The application and  requirement procedures for the scholarship have been updated by CFFU and the University of California at Davis.  All applications will now be due by January 31st.  Beginning in 2010, the applicant who was accepted for the CFFU Bittner Scholarship will then be presented with the award at the March CFFU General Meeting, and will be offered the opportunity to make a presentation about his/her program as the main speaker at that meeting. 

2011 Scholarship Award Report , by Bill Felts
      CFFU presented its 2011 Bittner Scholarship Award to Rosemary Hartman at the April 5, 2011 General Meeting. Each year, CFFU awards the Bittner Scholarship to a university student who is conducting research on a subject closely related to the fly fishing interests of our Club. This year's recipient is Ms. Rosemary Hartman. She is a PhD candidate at the University of California, Davis in the Ecology Graduate Program. Her research focuses on how various stocking levels of trout in mountain lakes with no native fish might affect other lake dwelling species. Introduced fish often have a negative impact on some native creatures, including endangered amphibians such as frogs. Her objective is to determine to what extent stocked fish can coexist with native species a low stocking levels. Ms. Hartman will use her $2,800 award to purchase equipment and pay for staff and travel expenses for her field work at northern California lakes. The objective of her research is to provide wildlife managers with the data and information necessary for decisions that provide a balance between new recreational fishing opportunities and preservation of viable native ecosystems.

Congratulations to the 2011 winner, 
ROSEMARY HARTMAN  
Rosemary   received  a $2,800 scholarship  April  5, 2011

2011 Scholarship Winner
Rosemary Hartman with Pres. Tim Landrus (left ) and Scholarship Chair, Bill Felts (right)