Former Senator Ernest “Fritz” Hollings passed away Saturday, April 6, at his home in South Carolina at the age of 97. Over his long career in state and federal politics, Hollings was a champion for ocean policy and conservation. When he retired in 2005, the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship was established in his honor to bolster training in NOAA-related sciences.
![NOAA Hollings Scholars from the classes of 2011 and 2012 met with Senator Ernest F Hollings (center) at the University of South Carolina’s Hollings Library. (Image credit: Claudia Benitez-Nelson) NOAA Hollings Scholars from the classes of 2011 and 2012 met with Senator Ernest F Hollings (center) at the University of South Carolina’s Hollings Library.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/Hollings_Scholar_reception_13_0066-X3crop1.jpg?itok=2tGCDgkS)
NOAA Hollings Scholars from the classes of 2011 and 2012 met with Senator Ernest F Hollings (center) at the University of South Carolina’s Hollings Library. (Image credit: Claudia Benitez-Nelson)