CFFU: Scholarship

Bob Bittner Memorial Scholarship

Congratulations to the 2017 Winner, Tawny  Scanlan


UC Davis students may apply online
before January 31st at the UC Davis website.
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Recipient List

About the Scholarship
The scholarship recipient is presented with the award and invited to present their research program at a CFFU General Meeting.
Scholarship WinnerLarken Root, 2016 Scholarship Winner

2023- Kelly Goedde- Mathews
2022- Ann Holmes
2021- Brandi Goss
2020 Mackenzie Miner
2019- Mollie Ogaz
2018- Peter Moniz
2017-Tawny Scanlan  " U​nderstanding how a changing environment impacts early reproductive development in Rainbow Trout and the implementation of conservation technologies.
2016 - Larken Root "Mechanisms of Infection by Bacterial Cold Water Disease (BCWD) in Rainbow Trout"
2015 - Meredith Nagel "Growth and Survival of Delta Smelt"
2014 - Anna Steel
"How Seasonal Disturbances Causes Change to Invertebrate Communities"
2013 - Jamilynn Poletto "Investigating New Hatchery Practices to Improve Survival of Steelhead Trout in California's Water"
2012 - Rosemary Hartman "How Stocking Levels of Trout in Mountain Lakes without Native Fish Might Affect Other Lake Dwelling Species"
2011 - Rosemary Hartman "How Stocking Levels of Trout in Mountain Lakes without Native Fish Might Affect Other Lake Dwelling Species"
2010 - Phillip Sandstrom "Importance of Causes of Masses of Mayfly Drift in Streams"
2008 - Bruce Hammock "Importance of Causes of Masses of Mayfly Drift in Streams"
2007 - Rebecca Quinones "Impact of Land Use on Stream Productivity and Salmon Populations"
2006 - Donald Portz "Impact of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta Fish Collection and Relocation Program"
2005 - Donald Portz "Impact of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta Fish Collection and Relocation Program"
2004 - Marisa Escobar "Dams and Our Environment"
2003 - Rick Bush "Comparison of the Growth Rates Between the Estuary and Tributary Rearing of Juvenile Steelhead"
2002 - Beth Chasnoff "Ecology of California Rivers, Emphasis on Ways Humans Impact River Flood Webs" 
2002 - Beth Chasnoff "Ecology of California Rivers, Emphasis on Ways Humans Impact River Flood Webs" 
2001 - Peter Allen "Green Sturgeon as a Recreational Game Fish" 
2000 - Shana Katzman
1999 - Sudeep Chandra
1998 - Ryan Mayfield
1997 - Gail Dethloff
1996 - Christopher Myrick "Temperature, Genetic and Ration Effects on Juvenile Rainbow Trout Bioenergetics."
1995 - Christopher Myrick "Temperature, Genetic and Ration Effects on Juvenile Rainbow Trout Bioenergetics."
1994 - Gail Dethloff
1993 - Elizabeth Campbell
The Bob Bittner Memorial Scholarship was 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 benefiting 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.