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<b>Texas Section<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">February 1, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Once again, t</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">he American Institute of Professional Geologists in Texas (AIPG-TX)
is pleased to announce the availability of geology scholarships to student members of the AIPG.
</span><a href="http://aipg-tx.org/memorials/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ted H. Foss Scholarships</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> of $1000 each will be awarded to
<b>two</b> undergraduate majors and a </span><a href="http://aipg-tx.org/memorials/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Gene M. Shoemaker Scholarship</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> of $2500 to
<b>one </b>outstanding graduate student in geological sciences enrolled in a Texas university. Applications should be received by Mr. Glen Collier through email
<b><u>no later than February 15, 2018</u></b> for consideration of one of these three scholarships.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">These scholarships are funded by Texas Section AIPG and are separate from the National AIPG Scholarship Awards. More information on the AIPG-TX
scholarships can be found at </span><a href="http://aipg-tx.org/scholarships/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://aipg-tx.org/scholarships/</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Glen A. Collier, Texas PG #25, CPG #9215<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Chair, AIPG-TX Scholarship Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#18191A">Who can Apply for an AIPG-TX Scholarship?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The purpose of the scholarship is to assist students with college education costs and to promote student participation in the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG). Scholarships
will be awarded to declared undergraduate and graduate students who are earth science majors and who are either at least sophomores (</span><a href="http://aipg-tx.org/memorials/"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none">Foss
Scholarship</span></b></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">) or are in at least the first year of graduate school in a Texas university (</span><a href="http://aipg-tx.org/memorials/"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none">Shoemaker
Scholarship</span></b></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Scholarship Award Information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In the 2018 award year, two scholarship awards in the amount of $1,000 each will be made to outstanding undergraduate students attending a college or university in Texas (</span><a href="http://aipg-tx.org/memorials/"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none">Foss
Scholarship</span></b></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">). One outstanding graduate student will receive a $2,500 award (</span><a href="http://aipg-tx.org/memorials/"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none">Shoemaker
Scholarship</span></b></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">). Scholarships are to be used to support tuition and/or room and board</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Student Eligibility Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Any student who is majoring in geology (or earth science), is at least a sophomore, and is attending a four-year accredited college or university in Texas can apply. Also, the student
must be either a student member of AIPG or must have applied for student membership at the time the application for scholarship is submitted.<b> Each student that is awarded a scholarship agrees, by accepting the scholarship, to prepare a 600 to 800 word article
for possible publication in </b></span><a href="http://www.modernpubsonline.com/0A3h4ko/TPGOct15/flash/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A//www.modernpubsonline.com/0A3h4ko/TPGOct15/index.html" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The
Professional Geologist</span></i></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. The subject of the article must be related to a timely professional issue</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
See essays submitted for National AIPG scholarships</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45474A"> (</span><a href="http://www.aipg.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">www.aipg.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45474A">)
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">click on Student tab and then Student Resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#18191A;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Application Process<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Applicants must submit:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">a cover letter introducing yourself and telling us what you have done outside of the classroom such as research projects, officer in club, or outside activities
within the community. Address your career goals in near term and longer term;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45474A"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">an essay on “Why I Want to be a Professional Geologist”; See essays submitted for National AIPG scholarships</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45474A">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">a copy of your transcript (unofficial) and documentation that you are a current student. Requisite standards to apply are a minimum GPA of 2.8 (on a 4 point
scale) and a minimum of 12 semester credits of geology/geoscience courses with a 3.0 GPA in these courses completed at time of application; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">a letter of recommendation from a geology/geoscience professor that provides an emphasis on your performance and activities in the classroom, in the department,
and your character in how you work and help other students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submit applications to:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Mr. Glen A. Collier, P.G., C.P.G.<br>
Chair, AIPG-TX Scholarship Committee<br>
Email:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45474A"> </span><a href="mailto:gcollier@hydrex-inc.com"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">gcollier@hydrex-inc.com<br>
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</span></b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Questions: (936) 568-9451</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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