2020c NEAIPG Summer Newsletter

Excerpts of Thank You Messages Received from Scholarship Recipients 2019-2020 Academic Year I am writing to thank you for the opportunity to be one of the selected recipients for the Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Geological Scholarship. I am extremely grateful for the award and inspired by your effort to help students majoring in geosciences that are working towards their future careers.

As a first-generation college student, I understand the challenges that students in a similar situation like my own may have to face during their educational journeys; from working multiple jobs to help with the family’s finances to wishing for more time out of their busy schedules to focus more on their studies.

I have always felt very privileged to be able to attend college and pursue my dream of becoming a geologist. My journey in college has been very challenging, but despite the difficulties, I will be graduating in May this year. I recognize that my educational accomplishments would not have been possible without the help of my family, educators, and inspiring scholarship donors like you. Thank you for being part of my journey. ~Joyce Franco; Rutgers University I would like to share my uppermost gratitude for receiving the Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $2,500. It is an honor to accept such an award.

The money I will be receiving from this scholarship will not go to waste. I have a plan for how I am going to spend the money in order to have the resources I need to be a benevolent force in the geological community. I will use the money to purchase textbooks, which were previously unaffordable, in order to bettersupplement my learning as an academic. I also will use the money to make a small dent in my student loans, which are a burden for many my age. Not to mention, in the midst of this worldwide COVID-19 outbreak, the money may be useful for resources that support distance learning.

I want to thank the scholarship committee for understanding my needs as well as my potential based on my record. I can assure you I will use the money in order to supercharge my plans to evolve myself and the field of geology. ~Jarret Pidgeon; SUNY Plattsburgh It is with much gratitude that I write to you today. Thank you so much for selecting me. I am very excited to attend my field camp this summer and look forward to my future studies and career in the geological sciences. ~Kaitlin Taylor; Central Connecticut State University I cannot thank you enough for this generous scholarship. I was so happy when I got the phone call. Your generosity will help me make the most of field camp and make me a better student and geologist. ~Cornelia van Hazinga; Salem State University (End) -15-