Chair of the AIPG Texas Section Scholarship Committee Announces Award Selections — UPDATED May 17, 2016

UPDATED: May 17, 2016

Glen A. Collier, P.G., C.P.G., Chair of the AIPG Texas Section’s Scholarship Committee announced that four Texas Section scholarships have been awarded to the following students in Texas:

2016 Gene M. Shoemaker Graduate Scholarship ($2,500.00)

  1. Anna Mwangi, University of Texas at El Paso; Recommendation by Dr. Laura Serpa, University of Texas at El Paso, Texas, (Essay) (Plaque) To be presented in the Fall, 2016 by Mr. Michael Jacobs, P.G., District I Representative, AIPG Texas Section (more), with Department Chairman James Kubicki, Ph.D.; Photo taken by Ben Brunner, Ph. D.; plus a copy of the book, Shoemaker by Levy: The Man Who Made an Impact, by David H. Levy, with the inscription (here).
  2. William C. Farrell, Rice University, Houston, Texas; Recommendation by Dr. Harold R. Wanless, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida (Plaque). Presentation by Mr. Michael D. Campbell, P.G., P.H., C.P.G., AIPG Texas Section Vice President – Eastern Texas (more); plus a copy of the book, Shoemaker by Levy: The Man Who Made an Impact, by David H. Levy, with the inscription (here).

2016 Ted H. Foss Undergraduate Scholarship ($1,000.00)

  1. Sarah P. Gerenday, Rice University, Houston, Texas; Recommendation by Dr. Cin-Ty Lee, Rice University, Houston, Texas (Plaque) Presentation by Mr. Michael D. Campbell, P.G., P.H., C.P.G., AIPG Texas Section Vice President – Eastern Texas,  (more).
  2. Melanie G. Bowen, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; Recommendation by Dr. Andreas Kronenberg, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas (Plaque) Presented by Mr. Glen Collier, P.G., C.P.G., Chair of the AIPG Texas Section’s Scholarship Committee.

The awards will be made by a member of the Scholarship Committee of the AIPG Texas Section with a commemorative plaque (and checks) presented during each of the above department’s graduation ceremony. See presentations above and below.

Congratulations to the students listed above for their outstanding performances to date. The AIPG Texas Section members trust that the they will continue to distinguish themselves and their universities in the years to come. We encourage those students who applied, but were not selected this year, to re-submit and update their applications for consideration next year. All applications received this year were from highly qualified students. The Committee reported that the scoring was very competitive (see Selection Process).



Glen A. Collier, P.G., C.P.G.
, Chair of the AIPG Texas Section’s Scholarship Committee also announced that he received word from the Denver AIPG office that three National scholarships have also been awarded to the following students in Texas:

2016 William J. Siok National AIPG Graduate Scholarship ($1,000.00)

  1. Philipp Tesch, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; Recommendation by Dr. Michael C. Pope, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Presented by Mr. Glen Collier, P.G., C.P.G., Chair of the AIPG Texas Section’s Scholarship Committee.

2016 National AIPG Undergraduate Scholarship ($1,000.00)

  1. Emilie Bowman, University of Texas at Austin, Texas; Recommendation by Dr. John Lassiter, University of Texas at Austin, Texas. Presented by Dr. Rima Petrossian, P.G., C.P.G., AIPG Texas Section Vice President – Western Texas.
  2. Sean Czarnecki, San Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas; Recommendation by Dr. Joseph I. Satterfield, San Angelo State University, Texas. Presentation made by Mr. Michael Jacobs, P.G., District I Representative, AIPG Texas Section (more).

Henry M. Wise, P.G., C.P.G.
President, AIPG Texas Section