Scholarships - AIPG-TX

2025 AIPG-TX Section Scholarship Awardees

Henry Wise, P.G., C.P.G., President of the Texas Section of the AIPG, and Dr. Regina Capuano, P.G., C.P.G., Chair, AIPG-TX Scholarships Committee announced recently that: Anna Heikes at Trinity University has been awarded a Ted H. Foss Undergraduate AIPG-TX Scholarship ($1,000.00)….. Presentation (here) and (plaque). Jayla (Jay) Braddock at the University of Houston has been awarded a Ted H. Foss Undergraduate AIPG-TX Scholarship ($1,000.00)…. Presentation (here) and (plaque). Christian Adjoh at the The University of Texas Permian Basin has been awarded a Gene Shoemaker Graduate AIPG-TX Scholarship ($2,500.00)….. Presentation (here), (plaque), and (citation). Roberto Reyna at the University of Houston has been awarded a Gene [...]

By Editor|2025-08-03T20:29:27-05:00May 6th, 2025|AIPG-TX News|

Texas Chapter AIPG Scholarship Application Deadline Extended to February 14, 2024

Dr. Regina Capuano, Chair of the Texas AIPG Scholarship Committee, announced today that the deadline to apply for both the Ted H. Foss Undergraduate Scholarship ($1,000.00) and the Gene Shoemaker Graduate Scholarship ($2,500.00) have been extended to February 14, 2024. For additional details on how to apply for one of the scholarships, see (Here).

By Editor|2025-08-03T20:51:30-05:00January 30th, 2024|AIPG-TX News|

Texas Chapter AIPG Offers Scholarships Again for 2024

The time to apply for a scholarship is now. The Texas Chapter of the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG-TX) offers scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in Texas universities. Over the years, the Officers and the Advisory Board of Directors of the Texas AIPG raise funds for the scholarships from: 1) sponsored training programs, such as the GeoDayz programs held on even years, 2) field trips to various areas of geological interest in Texas, and 3) and webinars managed by members of the Texas Board. The Ted H. Foss Scholarship is offered for undergraduates ($1,000.00) and the [...]

By Editor|2025-08-03T20:58:51-05:00January 15th, 2024|AIPG-TX News|

AIPG-TX Scholarship Applications Deadline is February 1, 2024

Texas Students: This is a reminder to all qualified undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in Texas universities/colleges to apply for either the Foss Scholarship (for undergraduates) or the Shoemaker Scholarship (for graduate students) before the deadline of February 1, 2024. If interested, you should follow the guidance provided online (here). If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Regina Capuano, Ph.D., C.P.G., P.G Chair, AIPG-TX Scholarship Committee Email: capuano@uh.edu

By Editor|2025-08-04T00:43:40-05:00February 1st, 2023|AIPG-TX News|

Final Announcement for Applying for AIPG Texas Section 2021 Undergraduate & Graduate Scholarships

President Wise announced today that two scholarships will be offered this coming spring of 2021, one undergraduate: Foss Undergraduate Scholarship, and one graduate scholarship: Shoemaker Graduate Scholarship. For more information go to Scholarships | AIPG-TX. Due Date for Applications: May 1, 2021. Send to: Henry Wise, President A Virtual Student webpage is now available for Texas student use. For Q&A, see: Christian Martinez, the Senior Student Councilor of the Texas Statewide AIPG Student Chapter.

By Editor|2025-08-04T12:02:15-05:00March 18th, 2021|AIPG-TX News|

President Wise Also Announces that there will be Scholarships Awarded in 2021

President Wise also announced today that in 2019 and 2020 no scholarships could be awarded because of the cost required to defend the Licensing Board from attacks by the Sunshine Commission, amounting to some $6,000. Although the defense was successful, that effort drained the AIPG Section bank account.Now, we have built back some funds, but due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic that required us to postpone fund-raising Section field trips and GeoDayz training activities, only two scholarships will be offered this coming spring of 2021, a Foss Undergraduate Scholarship and a Shoemaker Graduate Scholarship. For more information go to Scholarships [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T12:40:09-05:00June 22nd, 2020|AIPG-TX News|

No Scholarships will be Awarded in 2019 Thanks to the SunSet Commission’s Challenge to our Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists

Glen A. Collier, P.G., C.P.G., Chair of the AIPG Texas Section’s Scholarship Committee announced today that unless funding for scholarships comes in from unanticipated benefactors, there will be no scholarships awarded in 2019 because all of our funds are required to help eliminate the SunSet Commission's challenge to our Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists. For more information on this matter, see (here).

By Editor|2025-08-04T18:18:55-05:00October 1st, 2018|AIPG-TX News|

AIPG Texas Section Students in the 2018 National AIPG News

The latest (July/August/September) 2018 issue of The Professional Geologist spotlights several student members of AIPG Texas Section (more). Inside the front cover, Uziel Rindon (SA-8457), geology student at Stephen F. Austin State University, is pictured with his National AIPG Undergraduate Scholarship Award and his sponsor, Dr. Kevin Stafford. Mr. Rindon’s article, “Why I Want to Be A Geologist”, is found on page 18. Lenora Perkins (SA-8533) contributed an article entitled “The Significance of Undergraduate Research Experience.” Ms. Perkins is a geology student at Texas A&M University - Kingsville and is the recipient of 2018 Ted H. Foss Undergraduate Scholarship [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T18:19:25-05:00June 22nd, 2018|AIPG-TX News|

Chapter Membership Dues Increase

At a recent AIPG-Texas Board meeting, we discussed the matter of annual Texas Chapter dues. Our dues have been $10 since our section re-started in 2013. This is the same level of dues that we had in 2000 as well. The Board has determined that we need to increase the Chapter dues to $15. We have been busy over the last five years developing and conducting occasional local meetings, field trips, and seminars, and establishing two scholarships programs, i.e., the Foss Scholarship for undergraduate students and the Shoemaker Scholarship for graduate students. Since 2016, your Chapter has awarded six [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T18:22:49-05:00May 28th, 2018|AIPG-TX News|

AIPG-Texas Scholarship Committee Chair Announces 2018 Texas Scholarship Award Selections

Glen A. Collier, P.G., C.P.G., Chair of the AIPG Texas Section’s Scholarship Committee announced that three Texas Section scholarships have been awarded to the following students in Texas: 2018 Gene M. Shoemaker Graduate Scholarship ($2,500.00) Amanda Labrado, University of Texas at El Paso, Geology Department, Texas; (Essay); Recommended by Benjamin Brunner, Ph. D., University of Texas at El Paso; Presentation by Michael Jacobs (District I - AIPG Texas Section (Left), with Department Chairman James Kubicki, Ph.D. (Right); Photo taken by Ben Brunner, Ph. D., Advisor and Sponsor).(Shoemaker Plaque); plus a copy of the book, Shoemaker by Levy: The Man Who Made an [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T18:29:06-05:00March 27th, 2018|AIPG-TX News|