Animal Behavior College Announces the Winner of the 2024 Betty White Zookeeper Assistant Scholarship

Animal Behavior College Announces the Winner of the 2024 Betty White Zookeeper Assistant Scholarship

Valencia, CA- Wednesday, May 8, 2024– Animal Behavior College (ABC) has announced the winner of their 3rd Annual Betty White Memorial Zookeeper Assistant Program Scholarship. 

In 2022 ABC announced a new scholarship in Betty White’s honor after her unfortunate passing: The Betty White Memorial Zookeeper Assistant Program Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to 1 chosen applicant every year from ABC. Applicants were to submit short essays telling ABC why they are passionate about exotic animals, what caused them to be interested in working in zoos, and how they can make a difference with a Zookeeper Assistant Certification from ABC. Animal Behavior College received many applicants with many impressive and heart-warming essays. All essays were read and reviewed by ABC’s directors and management team, who all voted on their favorite essay for the scholarship winner. 

After reviewing many submissions, Animal Behavior College is proud to announce Christopher Joshua Whitworth as the third recipient of ABC’s Betty White Memorial Zookeeper Assistant Program Scholarship. Like Betty White, Christopher has been extremely passionate about exotic animals at a very young age. He is a Wildlife and Forestry Conservationist, a Level 1 Venomous Handler, a certified Master Herpetologist, and works with Wildlife and Environmental Science.   He has pursued his passion through the research of the conservation and preservation of Macrochelys Temminckii, or the alligator snapping turtle.  He currently works at an AZA-accredited zoological facility in security and hopes to move up to work alongside the keepers there. 

This scholarship will give Christopher an opportunity to pursue his drive, commitment, and dedication to the conservation and well-being of all creatures, both great and small.   

ABC would like to thank all who submitted their essays and is delighted to award Christopher Joshua Whitworth with ABC’s Betty White Memorial Zookeeper Assistant Program Scholarship. Congratulations Christopher on your scholarship at Animal Behavior College and ABC looks forward to helping you pursue your dream career! 

Animal Behavior College’s Zookeeper Assistant curriculum consists of 10 stages covering a wide variety of topics essential for a zookeeper assistant including zoo biology, zookeeper requirements, animal husbandry, animal behavior, animal housing, recordkeeping, safety, and more.

If you are interested in our offered programs, please check them out on our website www.animalbehaviorcollege.com or https://www.animalbehaviorcollege.com/zookeeper-assistant/, or at our ABC Facebook, ABC Instagram, or ABC Twitter profiles for more information.