M&A is dedicated to helping future water professionals and engaging with the communities in which we work and live. Our efforts to support education, our profession, and our communities include funding university scholarships and awards and contributing to non-profit organizations. M&A employees get involved by participating in professional organizations, serving on boards and committees, and volunteering their time.

Supporting Education & Our Profession

  • M&A’s close affiliation with the University of Arizona includes providing financial support for their 1-year master’s program in hydrogeology.

  • We are proud to be a longtime sponsor of the University of Arizona’s annual El Día del Agua y la Atmósfera and GeoDaze events by providing the Montgomery Prize for best oral presentation to students in the Departments of Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences and Geosciences. M&A also offers the Montgomery Prize each year for effective science communication at Northern Arizona University‘s School of Earth and Sustainability Graduate Research Symposium.

Top, from left: Erika Gallo and Victoria Hermosilla of M&A and Peter Troch of the University of Arizona present the Montgomery Prize at the 2026 El Dia del Agua y la Atmósfera to Ben West and Hossein Yousefi, respectively. Bottom, from left: Erika presents Tomás Guerreiro with the Montgomery Prize at the 2026 GeoDaze Symposium. Lilianna Broussalian of M&A presents Laura Nicholson with the 2026 Montgomery Prize at Northern Arizona University.

For a list of all past Montgomery Prize winners, click here.

  • Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025-2026 M&A scholarship, offered to University of Arizona students pursuing degrees in the Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences (HAS) or Geosciences department. Read about it here.

From left: 2025-2026 M&A scholarship recipients Jack Flanigan, Min Ma, and Maria Camila Sojo Aguero

  • M&A is a longtime supporter of the Arizona Hydrological Society Foundation, which provides scholarships to hydrology students. We are proud to support this organization that helps future hydrologists.

  • In California, our support for the Groundwater Resources Association (GRA) includes annual sponsorship, event participation, and serving in leadership roles throughout the state. GRA aims to protect and improve groundwater supply and quality through education and technical leadership, and we are proud to support their mission.

Supporting Our Communities

Colin Kikuchi and Victoria Hermosilla

Colin Kikuchi, Ph.D., and Victoria Hermosilla teach kids all about groundwater at STEM night, organized by The University of Arizona Department of Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences.

  • M&A contributes to the following non-profit organizations located in the cities where we work and live:

    • Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
    • Pima Animal Care Center
    • Lost Our Home
    • AZ Housing Coalition
    • Sacramento Food Bank
    • Second Harvest in Santa Cruz
    • Food Bank for Monterey County
    • SPCA of Northern Nevada
    • Casita de Belén
    • Casa Familia

  • Each December since 1993, M&A Tucson has provided families of our neighboring elementary school food items and gift cards to enjoy for the holidays. Read more about our tradition here.

  • Employees from our Tucson office volunteered with the Watershed Management Group to remove Arundo donax from Tanque Verde Creek. Read about it here.

  • Georgina King, P.G., C.Hg., principal hydrogeologist, traveled to the Kingdom of Eswatini on a volunteer assignment with Thirst Project. Read about it here.