Mark Samolej

2025-2027 Voyager Scholarship Recipient

I plan to focus on ecological restoration and environmental justice in order to restore native ecosystems while supporting the communities most affected by environmental degradation.

Hometown: Naperville, IL

Institution: Colorado State University

Major: Restoration Ecology, Minor in Environmental Sociology

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The Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service helps students who have a passion for helping others, experience serving in or building community, and an expansive view of what’s possible through public service.