Scholar Spotlight
Scholar Spotlight: Dwayne Steager

Scholar Spotlight: Dwayne Steager

As the zoning and stormwater officer at West Hempfield Township, Dwayne Steager knows a lot about watersheds and the dynamic intricacies of water systems. He’s been with the township for 15 years and not a...

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Scholar Spotlight: Emily Smedley

Scholar Spotlight: Emily Smedley

When Emily Smedley started her position at the Lancaster Clean Water Partners in February 2020, she was offered the opportunity to participate in the Lancaster Watershed Leadership Academy as a scholar. She...

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Get Your Feet Wet!

Get Your Feet Wet!

Written by Lindsey Deininger, Lancaster Watershed Leadership Academy scholar. Kingdom phylum class order family genus species.  I vividly remember learning about the taxonomic ranks in my seventh-grade...

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Scholar Spotlight: Heath Edelman

Scholar Spotlight: Heath Edelman

As a full-time professor at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Heath Edelman inspires and trains the next generation of water and wastewater operators through the Water and Environmental Technology (WET)...

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Scholar Spotlight: Ricardo Almodovar

Scholar Spotlight: Ricardo Almodovar

Ricardo Almodovar is passionate about creating positive change and giving back to Lancaster, the city where he was born and raised.  His proclivity towards community-oriented service and social justice has...

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