AIPG-TX

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.

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)

President Henry Wise, P.G., C.P.G., announced last night at the regular monthly meeting of the Texas Section Board that he has appointed William C. Farrell, a graduate student in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences of Rice University in Houston, Texas as the first Student Councilor-at-Large of the Texas Section of the AIPG. In 2016, Mr. Farrell was awarded a Shoemaker Scholarship by the Texas Section of the AIPG (more).

Glen A. Collier, P.G, C.P.G., and Chair of the AIPG-TX Scholarship Committee, announced today that AIPG-TX will once again award scholarships to outstanding geology students in the year 2018 (more). Scholarships consist of $1,000 each to outstanding undergraduate majors (a Foss Scholarship) and $2,500 each to outstanding graduate students (the Shoemaker Scholarship) in geological sciences enrolled in a Texas university. Winners of the scholarship awards are based on non-academic achievement, scholastic performance, recommendations of a professor, and a written essay. See previous winners (more).

Preliminary notice of the 2018 scholarships has been sent to over 50 department chairs and other interested parties. A more detailed announcement will be made in January 2018. Applications should be received by email no later than February 15, 2018 for consideration of one of these scholarships.

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

2017 Shoemaker Graduate Scholarship ($2,500.00)

1. Victor H. Garcia, University of Texas at El Paso; Recommendation by Dr. Aaron A. Velasco, University of Texas at El Paso, Texas (Essay), (Plaque); plus a copy of the book, Shoemaker by Levy: The Man Who Made an Impact, by David H. Levy, with the inscription (here). Presentation by Michael Jacobs (District I Representative, AIPG Texas Section) of Shoemaker Book, with Department Chairman James Kubicki, Ph.D.; Photo taken by Ben Brunner, Ph. D.) (Book Presentation).

2. Philipp Tesch, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; Recommendation by Dr. Robert S. Reece, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas (Essay), (Plaque); plus a copy of the book, Shoemaker by Levy: The Man Who Made an Impact, by David H. Levy, with the inscription (here).

2017 Foss Undergraduate Scholarship ($1,000.00)

1. Sarah Giles, Texas A&M University, College Station; Recommendation by Dr. Steven M. Quiring, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (Essay), (Plaque)

2. Jordan Scarborough, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas; Recommendation by Dr. Chris A. Barker, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas (Essay), (Plaque).

Once again, the American Institute of Professional Geologists in Texas (AIPG-TX) is pleased to announce the availability of geology scholarships to student members of the AIPG. Ted Foss Undergraduate Scholarships of $1,000.00 each will be awarded to three undergraduate majors and $2,500.00 to one outstanding graduate student as a recipient of a Gene Shoemaker Graduate Scholarship for geological students enrolled in a Texas university. Applications should be received by email no later than February 15, 2017 for consideration of one of these four scholarships. For detailed information, see (more).

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.