Carl H. Eigenmann Scholarship : Department of Biology : Indiana University Bloomington

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About Carl Eigenmann

Carl Eigenmann was an alumnus of Indiana University, earning a B.A., M.A., and a Ph.D. here. He joined the IU faculty in 1886. Eigenmann married Rosa Smith, known for her work on blind goby fish, in 1887. He was appointed chair of the Department of Zoology in 1891. Eigenmann served as Dean of the Graduate School from 1908-1927. He founded the Biological Station on Turkey Lake in 1895, serving as director until 1920.

Carl H. Eigenmann Scholarship

Beth Reinke, 2011 Carl H. Eigenmann Scholar

Eigenmann Scholar Beth A. Reinke with her parents, Robert and Dorsey Reinke, and her research mentor, Dr. P. David Polly. (Photo: Trudy McConnell)

Beth Reinke is earning an Independent Major in Zoology and minors in Biology, Zulu, and Psychology. She also plans to obtain a Certificate in Animal Behavior. Beth, who is a member of the Hutton Honors College, volunteers at the William R. Adams Zooarchaeology Laboratory. Her senior project is a field study of the effects of fertilizer-mediated pollution of Wisconsin waterways on turtle populations. She wants to do doctoral work in zoology and hopes to do post-doctoral research with a conservation or zoological society.