Steve Austin Training Scholarship Recipients Announced
Alex Schupp • August 2, 2016
Steve Austin Training Scholarship Recipients Announced
The recipients of the Steve Austin Training Scholarship have been announced! The Steve Austin Training Scholarship is designed for new or experienced VOC leaders who are interested in enhancing their leadership and stewardship skills through VOC's premier Outdoor Stewardship Institute. The scholarship provides up to $160 in waived fees to each award recipient and may be applied toward any training fee(s). The Steve Austin Training Scholarship is in celebration of Steve Austin, who has made extraordinary community service contributions in caring for Colorado's outdoor natural resources.
The scholarship winners are:
Dymytro Obraz:
Dymytro enjoys all outdoor activities, and relishes the opportunity to give back to Colorado's natural resources that he uses. He has been volunteering with VOC for about five years, and especially loves high-alpine wilderness projects! He is excited to become a crew leader, as he believes it is the next logical step in continuing his volunteerism with VOC.
Bob Powers:
Bob has been a volunteer at Castlewood Canyon State Park for six years. Most of his efforts involve trail maintenance, special outdoor projects, and leading school group educational hikes. Some of the projects have involved VOC leadership which he found to be very instructive. He is looking forward to the learning experience he can get through the Steve Austin Training Scholarship and taking that knowledge to others.
Joseph Villarosa:
Having grown up near Los Angeles, Joseph wasn't truly
exposed to the outdoors until moving to Denver to serve as a Team Leader for AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps. It was through AmeriCorps where
he discovered a deep love and appreciation for everything the outdoors has to
offer. With the Steve Austin Training Scholarship, Joseph intends to improve his skills, build up his knowledge, and gain more experience in outdoor stewardship.
He hopes to continue to make a difference and inspire others to get outside and
do the same!
Grossman Scholar Kace reflects on their path in conservation biology and how VOC’s scholarship is helping them pursue hands-on research and fieldwork at CSU.
After three meaningful decades, Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) will be saying goodbye to our longtime home at the Dos Chappell Bathhouse in Denver's beloved Washington Park. In the early 1990s, VOC signed a 30-year lease with the City of Denver to transform the historic bathhouse in Washington Park into a headquarters that could support our growing mission. With generous support from our community, we launched a capital campaign and raised $700,000 to complete the initial renovations, which were finalized in 1996. Altogether, including the original renovations, VOC has invested more than $1 million in improvements and ongoing maintenance, creating a space that is enjoyed by our staff, volunteers, and the broader Washington Park community. In 2000, the building was renamed in honor of Dos Chappell, VOC’s former Executive Director (1988–1999), whose vision and leadership left a lasting legacy on our organization and Colorado’s outdoor stewardship movement. This space has been more than just an office—it’s been a gathering place, a launchpad for thousands of volunteers, and a visible symbol of our commitment to caring for Colorado.
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