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AEG Foundation 2022 Scholars
from Program with Abstracts, Volume 65, Number 4
by Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists (AEG)
The recipients will be honored at the Opening Session on Wednesday, September 14.
Beardsley-Kuper Field Camp Scholarship
Ashely Scholder
Cal State University, Fullerton
Sam Bartish
University of Washington
Justin Coley
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The Beardsley-Kuper Field Camp Scholarship Fund supports expenses for geology field camps with applied environmental and engineering geology components that will be useful to the students’ future profession as an environmental or engineering geologist. The scholarship was established in 2009 by Cathryne Beardsley with her daughter Dorian Kuper and son-in-law Tom Kuper.
Carolinas Scholarship
William Isaac Pugh
Appalachian State University
Established in 2015 with a gift from the Carolinas Chapter, this scholarship supports geologic studies by undergraduate students enrolled in a geology or geoscience program at an accredited university in North Carolina or South Carolina.
Susan Steele Weir (Women of “Steele”) Scholarship
Lauren Miller
Colorado School of Mines
The Susan Steele Weir Scholarship Fund was established by the AEG Foundation in 2017 to create a scholarship fund that promotes and supports the continued development and advancement of women in the profession of engineering geology.
Robert J. Watters Great Basin Chapter Scholarship
Justin Toller
University of Nevada, Reno
The Robert J. Watters Great Basin
Chapter Scholarship Fund supports geoscience studies by students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Martin L. Stout Scholarship
Oscar Roberto Lemus
Colorado School of Mines Graduate Division – Masters
Katelyn Irene
Wilcox
California State University, Fresno
Graduate Division – Masters
Marliave Scholarship
No Award Bestowed in 2022
The Marliave Scholarship Fund was established in 1968 to honor the late Chester E. Marliave, Burton H. Marliave, and Elmer C. Marliave, outstanding engineering geologists and supporters of AEG. The funds are distributed as grants, which are intended to support academic activity and reward outstanding scholarship in Engineering Geology and Geological Engineering.
Cora Lee McCrary
Northeast Alabama Community College
Graduate Division – Masters Dr. Martin L. Stout was Professor of Geology at California State University, Los Angeles from 1960 to 1990. He is remembered by his students for his passionate and insightful instruction in engineering geology. Dr. Stout was known for his expertise on landslides, his travels, his good humor, and his gracious manner. This scholarship supports his legacy.
Christopher C. Mathewson Scholarship
John Chibundu Akidike
Texas Tech University
Established in 2007 as the Texas Section Scholarship, the Scholarship was renamed in 2011 to honor Dr. Christopher C. Mathewson. Recipients of the scholarship are undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in an accredited Texas college or university, or graduate students conducting field studies in Texas.
Abdallah Basiru
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Elijah Werlyklein
Fresno State
The Shlemon Quaternary Engineering Geology Scholarship supports graduate geology students conducting Quaternary engineering geology research. Initial funding for the Scholarship was provided by a gift from Roy J. Shlemon, Honorary Member of the AEG.
Diversity Scholarship
Marco Rodriguez Castro
California State University, Fresno
Erika Hernandez
Appalachian State University
Established by the AEG Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEIC) in 2021, this $5,000 scholarship is awarded annually to one student who is a geoscience major in their sophomore, junior, or senior year at an accredited college or university. The successful applicant will have a GPA of 2.9 or better.
West-Gray Scholarship
Jack Stewart
Indiana University
Undergraduate Division
Christian
David Roumelis
Ohio State University
Graduate Division – Masters Established in 2014 with initial funding provided as a gift from AEG Past Presidents Terry R. West and Richard E. Gray, this fund supports undergraduate and graduate geology students studying in the eastern half of the United States.
Norman R. Tilford Field Study Scholarship
Cassia Noelle Snyder
Indiana University-Purdue University at Indiana
Undergraduate Division
Christian David Roumelis
Ohio State University
Graduate Division – Masters
Nicholas Ferry
University of Kansas
Graduate Division – PhD
The Tilford Scholarships are awarded to both undergraduate and graduate students for the summer field season, and were established in memory of Norman R. Tilford, who was a leader in engineering geology and a professor at Texas A&M University. Norm died in 1997 while flying his small aircraft to meet a student field trip. Norm was dedicated to teaching geology in the field and these scholarships support his legacy.
