The Rocky Mountain Biological Lab (RMBL) is a high-altitude field station whose principal purpose is to provide quality research and teaching facilities for biologists and biology students of all disciplines who can benefit professionally and intellectually from studying in the Gunnison Basin. An important further purpose of the Laboratory is to promote the understanding and protection of the high-altitude ecosystems of Colorado and the watershed of the Gunnison River through the professional activity of its members.

The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) was founded in 1928 to facilitate research and education in the biological sciences. Each year approximately 150 students and scientists from around the world spend a summer in Gothic, Colorado.

A fund was established by the friends and family of Keith as a memorial to him and his deep love of nature. (list of Donors)

The intent is to provide a scholarship (or multiple scholarships) for a student to take classes at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, in perpetuity. The fund can also be used to help students who have spent time at the RMBL and want to return, either as a student, a research assistant, or as a first-year graduate student. There are two criteria for awarding the scholarship. First, it should be used to help students who, for whatever reason, might not otherwise be able to attend the RMBL. Second, it should be awarded to students for whom a summer at the RMBL will be particularly meaningful.