Scholarship Stories: Claire Jordy '17
Claire Jordy
Thanks to a Dickinson scholarship, Claire Jordy '17 now helps preserve Pennsylvania waterways
Growing up in the high desert of New Mexico, Claire Jordy ’17 developed a passion for environmental issues and even spent some time living in a sustainable Earthship. She arrived at Dickinson with plans for a career in sustainable agriculture, but soon discovered a vital area of sustainability she hadn’t focused on before.
As a Dickinson student, Jordy majored in environmental studies, studied varied ecosystems through the EcoLeague program and got involved through the Center for Sustainability Education, College Farm and Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM). Those experiences led to a passion for water preservation and conservation.
Now, she’s a water resource planner at the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, connecting work in 148 Pennsylvania municipalities with applicable state and federal water policies and regulations.
She notes that her Dickinson scholarship made it all possible.
“When I got my scholarship package, I actually had to call the school to make sure it was real, because I was shocked that college would be affordable for me,” she says. “I’m trying to make this world a better place, and scholarships helped me do that.”
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Published February 26, 2021