M&A hosts 2024 Halpenny Intern

Andrew Feltman, P.G., Senior Hydrogeologist and Sam Booker, 2024 Halpenny Intern

This week, the Tucson office is hosting the 2024 Arizona Hydrological Society (AHS) Halpenny Intern Scholarship recipient, Sam Booker, a hydrology and atmospheric sciences student at the University of Arizona. In addition to his work in the office with Marla Odom, groundwater hydrologist, and Leslie Katz, P.G., principal hydrogeologist, Sam spent a day with Andrew Feltman, P.G., senior hydrogeologist in Phoenix, who gave him an overview of the drilling process.

Each year since 1996, the AHS Tucson chapter awards the Halpenny scholarship to a student enrolled in a hydrology related discipline at any Arizona college or university. The award—named for Arizona hydrology pioneer Leonard Halpenny who initiated the scholarship—includes a cash prize as well as the opportunity to gain practical experience with water resource consulting firms and environmental organizations in the Tucson area. Ms. Odom received the inaugural internship when she was a UA student, and since then M&A has hired many other Halpenny interns.

For more information about M&A–now in our 40^th year– and our efforts to support the education of future water professionals, please visit our website.