Scholar: Maria Huanosta
Year Awarded: 2021
Working towards degree: Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Occupational Health
About scholarship recipient: Maria grew up in Santa Clarita with her parents and five siblings. She currently lives in Huntington Beach and transferred to CSUN from Moorpark College. During her free time when she is not working, she enjoys going on hikes, reading, playing with her two cats and spending time with friends and family. Maria chose to study environmental and occupational health after she took an environmental course at Moorpark College. The class aligned with her interests, and she felt it was a way for her to help preserve nature for both animals and humans to enjoy. This includes cleaning hazardous land and helping to prevent the future disposal of hazardous waste on land and water. Maria is grateful to Amgen for this scholarship; it has given her the confidence and means to keep pursuing her career goals and help enforce regulations around pollution prevention.
Year Awarded: 2021
Working towards degree: Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Occupational Health
About the scholarship: The Matt Winn Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability Memorial Scholarship is made possible due to a generous donation from biotech company, Amgen, Inc. in memory of the late Matt Winn. Matt was a CSUN alum who studied environmental and occupational health. He graduated in 1995 and worked with a variety of clients, providing industrial hygiene expertise across a wide range of industries. Ultimately, he took a job at Amgen working in the Environmental Health Safety Sustainability Department. In Matt’s career, he solved problems, protected workers, and helped make many workplaces safe and healthy. When Matt passed, his colleagues at Amgen wanted to dedicate this scholarship in his memory knowing he would be happy helping students seeking to educate themselves and improve the world. This scholarship is designed to further environmental health, safety, and sustainability as a discipline, increase diversity in the profession, and assist students in need studying in the EOH department.
