The Marine and Coastal Ecology Research Center (MCERC) has set up the "Bernd and Melany Würsig Excellence in Marine Studies" scholarship program. The annual fundraiser for MCERC will support this resource to fund marine mammal research combined with education programs. Bernd and Mel have generously lent their names to this initiative after a request by the MCERC Board of Directors to honor the decades of support and encouragement for students and professionals of marine mammal science. We are currently drafting plans for scholarship support in memory of our colleague and friend, Adrian Dahood-Fritz. Adrian shared her passion for the organisms in the oceans in many formats and forums. We miss her greatly and wish to add another link in the chain of memories she left with us and the enthusiasm she inspired. This fundraiser will also support this resource for marine mammal research and education. We hope you will participate in the fundraiser so that MCERC can be a long-term extension of the support from Bernd, Mel, and Adrian in research and education. Please navigate to www.Marine-Eco.org for more information and opportunities to pitch in to these MCERC scholarship initiatives. You can learn more about the programs offered to university students and professionals as well as citizens scientists on the Education Hub ( www.Education.Marine-Eco.org). Thank you in advance from the faculty and staff at MCERC on behalf of the future beneficiaries of these scholarships.