David M. Veverka Memorial Fund

The David M. Veverka Memorial Fund was established at the University of Maine Foundation in 2006 for the benefit of the University of Maine, Orono, Maine with gifts from students, faculty, family, and friends of David Veverka, who was killed in Iraq in May 2006 while serving his country.

David was an outstanding and promising student with a great passion for wildlife ecology research and conservation. Before starting at the University of Maine, David spent three years serving as a member of the 3rd U.S. infantry, including being a part of the elite Old Guard at Arlington National Cemetery. During his time in the Department of Wildlife Ecology, he was awarded the Presidential Pin for Academic Excellence in 2003, was featured on the Dean's List in 2003 and 2004, and received the Penbscot County Conservation Association Scholarship Award in 2003, 2004, and 2005. He was also recipient of two National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduate grants, and a NSF GK 12 Teaching Fellow. He served as president of the University of Maine Chapter of the Society of Conservation Biology, and vice-president of the University of Maine Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society. In everything he did, David gave his all, and this fund forms part of the lasting legacy he will leave with the Department of Wildlife Ecology.

This endowed fund will aid in conference travel and associate expenses for undergraduates in the Department of Wildlife Ecology. Awards will be given to individuals or groups of students with preference to student presenters.

If you would like to contribute to the David M. Veverka Memorial Fund, please contact the University of Maine Foundation at 1-800-982-8503. If you would like to give a gift on-line, please visit the Foundation's secure website.