The West Texas Geological Society (WTGS) will present $32,000 in scholarships thanks to the work of the West Texas Geological Foundation (WTGF). The board of the WTGF has solicited significant new funds to promote higher scholarship amounts and fund two new scholarships in 2013.
This year we had 29 applicants for the WTGS scholarships thanks to the efforts of the Scholarship Committee which started working in November to get the word out to high schools, colleges, and universities in the region. We had so many worthy applicants that choosing fourteen scholarship recipients was challenging.
We are proud to announce our 2013 Scholarship recipients.
Concho Scholarship ($5000):
Bryce Mathis*, MS LSU & Geology TTU (Odessa, TX)
Terra Nova Scholarship ($2500):
Pawan Budhathoki, Geology PhD Candidate, University of Texas at El Paso (El Paso, TX)
Josue Rodriquez*, Jr. Geoscience Major, Angelo State University (San Angelo, TX)
R.L. (Bert) Swanson Scholarship ($2500):
Taylor Childers*, Sr. Geology/Geography Major, University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)
E. Russell Lloyd Scholarship ($2000):
Abigail Black, Jr. Geology Major, University of Texas (Austin, TX)
Johnathon Bogacz, Geology MS Candidate, University of Texas (Arlington, TX)
Stefanie Frelinger, Geoscience MS Candidate, University of Texas (Austin, TX)
Anita Thapalia, Geol. Science PhD Candidate, University of Texas at El Paso (El Paso, TX)
Jennifer VanHouter*, Jr. Geology Major, New MexicoTech - (Socorro, NM)
John Emery Adams Scholarship ($2000):
Kelly Clark, Jr. Geology Major, University of Texas Permian Basin (Odessa, TX)
Daisy Del Val, Geology MS Candidate, University of Texas Permian Basin (Odessa, TX)
Omar Fierro*, Jr. Geology Major, University of Texas Permian Basin (Odessa, TX)
Robert Placek, Jr. Geoscience Major, Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)
Logan West, Geology MS Candidate, University of Texas (Austin, TX)
WTGS Scholarship Committee: Ricky Cox, David Entzminger (Chair), Ross McCasland, Mike Raines and Russell Richards
*2012 WTGS Scholarship Recipient