Clear Lake Gem & Mineral Society Scholarship Program Purpose: To fund courses in Geology, Mineralogy, Geophysics or Paleontology at any accredited university or college as part of a course of studies in Earth Sciences. Amount: $1000.00 each. The number of scholarships will normally be two (2) each year. Additional scholarships may be determined by the Board of Directors based on the funds available. The awards will take place at the July General meeting on July 15, 2013. This year’s scholarship winners are: Charles Campise: who is finishing his second year at San Jacinto College. His love for geology and science started whenever I was young. He plans to major is geology and ultimately would like to study seismology. Hunter Berry: Growing up in the Houston area, the “Energy Capital of the World”, I realized at an early age that a career in the energy industry was the best choice for me. I attended San Jacinto College’s Energy Venture summer camp several years ago and was introduced to many exciting careers in the energy field. Taking advantage of all the wonderful career choices and unique opportunities in the energy industry in my own backyard just seemed like a natural and smart decision to make. Math and science have always been my favorite subjects, so throughout high school, I took the most challenging classes that were offered, knowing that a strong background in those areas would serve me well. In addition to my academic classes, I played football and baseball for my high school teams, worked part time, and fostered my love for the outdoors as an avid hunter and fisherman. Preparing for a career in the energy industry was easy, but deciding which career path to take proved more difficult for me. During my last semester of high school, I was accepted to Texas A&M University, but was not able to attend due to financial reasons. I started at San Jacinto College the next semester and have to admit that at first, I was upset about having to stay home instead of going off to Texas A&M. With the intention of preparing for an engineering degree, I took my basic classes, but became more and more undecided about what I wanted to do with my life. Petroleum geology was a field that I had first learned about during my summer camp at San Jacinto College, and after talking to a college counselor, I decided to take a geology course. From my very first class, I was hooked on geology! Geology wasn’t a course offered at my high school, so each lesson taught me something new, different, and exciting. After taking several field trips and tours with my fellow SJC students to the Weiss Energy Hall at the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the College of Geosciences at Texas A&M, I knew that I had finally found the ideal career path for me.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:36:34 +0000
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