6 December 2012
Professor Selina Heppell, Director
Fisheries Management Graduate Certificate Program
Fisheries and Wildlife
Oregon State University
Corvallis Oregon 97331
Dear Professor Heppell,
I respectfully submit this letter and accompanying Project Review Form on behalf of student Benny
Beaver, who has completed his capstone project “Marine Reserves and Marine Protected Areas: A
Case Study of the Oregon System, an Examination of Redfish Rocks, and a Proposal for a
National Model of Marine Reserve Implementation,” in fall quarter 2013.
Mr. Beaver pursued the capstone project with seriousness, discipline and dedication. He
demonstrated a mature and responsive willingness to take constructive criticism and suggestions
over the course of several drafts of the project. He consistently sought to improve the paper
beyond the level where many graduate students would have settled on a final product.
I believe the Beaver project is a valuable addition to the scientific and policy work issuing from
Fisheries and Wildlife, and Oregon State University, and is an important contribution to the people
of Oregon who support OSU’s research and education.
It was my privilege and pleasure to serve as Mr. Beaver’s capstone advisor on the project.
Attached is the completed Capstone Review Form.
Thank you for your attention.
Sincerely,
Holly V. Campbell PhD
Graduate Faculty
Fisheries and Wildlife, College of Agricultural Sciences
And Marine Resource Management, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Graduate Certificate in Fisheries Management Capstone
Project Review Form for Mentors
All students taking the Graduate Certificate in Fisheries Management
are required to complete a capstone project (FW 506). Thank you for
agreeing to serve as a mentor for one of our students. This Project
Evaluation Form is designed to help you review the student’s progress
and final product, which will also be evaluated by the Certificate
Program Director.
Please answer the following questions about each component of the
project, and include this form with a letter that describes your
interactions with the student and any additional comments about your
experience. This form and your letter will be reviewed by the Program
Director and retained in the student’s file.
Please rate the following from Poor to Exceptional by placing an “x” in
the appropriate box:
Project Component or quality
Poor
1
Good
2
3
Initial conceptualization of the product or topic
X
Project plan and outline
X
Product revisions (did the paper or outreach product
4
Exceptional
5
X
improve according to your expectations/advice?)
Use and proper documentation of scientific
information (biological or social sciences)
Integration of fisheries-related ecology and human
dimensions of natural resource management
Final Product
Value of product to its intended audience
X
X
X
X
Comments may be added here or included in your letter. Thanks for your feedback!
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