Rebecca Burke — one of the winners of the 2019 National Association of Wastewater Technicians Hapchuk Scholarships — has seen a decade pass since completing her first undergraduate program. But now she’s back at Humboldt State University in California for a degree in environmental resources engineering.
Returning to the academic setting after almost a decade, the Hapchuk Scholarship winner took an unusual path through multiple occupations before discovering a passion for wastewater treatment.
Originally studying French and international studies with an emphasis in postcolonial African studies, Burke became a baker for many years before switching to a career in human
