MTS
Houston Section awards over $25,000 in scholarships and student support
each year, thanks to the generosity of our members and event sponsors.
Click here to view a recent "thank you"
letter from Alvin College.
MTS Houston Section Member Scholarship
Congratulations to the 2005 winners
of the MTS Houston Family Scholarship:
$2500 scholarship awarded to; Ms Katherine Hemlin, daughter
of Evalyn Shea
$1500 scholarship awarded to; Ms. Alpana Praphudesai
$1000 scholarship awarded to; Ms. Amelia Royce, daughter of Charles
Royce
The application criteria
for the 2006 awards is as follows:
- MTS sponsor must attend at least three (3) MTS events
over the past six months, including luncheon sessions and other events
like the golf tournament, barbeque, sporting clays, etc.
- Student must be a direct relation to
the Sponsor (son or daughter-step / foster, grandson or grand daughter-step
/ foster, niece or nephew-step / foster).
- Student must plan to attend an accredited
college or university on a full time basis
- Student must have a Grade Point Average
of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale.
- Student must have acquired acceptance
to the college of his/her choice
- Student must have a financial need
- Scholarship monies will be paid to the
institution in the student’s name
- Applications and supporting documents
must be received no later than April 30, 2005.
Please download and mail completed application
form and all requested documents to:
Dewayne
Hollin
Texas Sea Grant College Program
2700 Earl Rudder Fwy South Suite 1800
College Station, TX 77845
979/845-3857
email: [email protected]
The Selection Committee
will review and score all applications submitted and each applicant’s
references may be contacted by telephone. The scholarship recipients will
be notified by June 15, 2005.
MTS ROV Committee
Scholarship
To be considered for
a 2005/6 scholarship, candidates must submit the following items by April
15, 2005:
Biography
Official Transcript
One page essay describing
his/her interest in ROVs aor underwater work which furthers the use and
development of ROVs
Scholarship
Winners

Outstanding
Ocean Engineering Student Award - $100 - Jeremy Young (also winner of
Ingram Scholarship)
Jeremy
Young (shown left with Bob Randall, Texas A&M) has been the president
of the student chapter of MTS and SNAME for two years. He was also president
and treasurer of the Lamda Chi Alpha social fraternity. He has been a
member of the Human Powered Submarine Team for two years and participated
in the races in 2003 and 2004. Jeremy served as vice president and treasurer
of the Ocean Engineering Honor Society, Omega Epsilon. Jeremy has a scholarship
from the US Navy and will begin active duty upon graduation in May 2005.
MTS Houston
Section Member Scholarship - 2005
Three students were selected to receive MTS
Family scholarships in 2004. Congratulations to these students.
Scholarship winners were:
First, a $2500 scholarship awarded to; Ms
Katherine Hemlin, daughter of Evalyn Shea
Second, a $1500 scholarship awarded to; Ms. Alpana
Praphudesai
Third, a $1000 scholarship awarded to; Ms. Amelia
Royce, daughter of Charles Royce
ROV
Committee - 2004 Scholarship Winners"
Ms. Lauren
Cooney - Ocean Engineering Major at MIT - $5,000
Mr. David Bryan - Marine Biology Major at Nova Southeastern
Oceanographic Center - $2,500
Mr. John Fassero - Ocean Engineering Major at Texas
A&M - $1,250
Ms. Bridget Brett - Ocean Engineering Major at MIT
- $1,250
These students will
be recognized at Underwater Intervention 2005 in New Orleans.
Other recent scholarship winners include:
TAMU Freshman
Scholarship winners ($1,000 each):
Sean P. Finn, (2003)
Eric C. Keith, (2003)
Jieh L. Larson. (2003)
Ingram Scholarship
winner ($2500)
Jeremy Young (2004)
John Fassero (2003)
Glen Lochte
Scholarship
Ryan Koska (Junior)
- 2004
CA Richards
Scholarship
Christopher Aurich (Junior) - 2004
John C.Freeman
Scholarship
Eric Lieb (Freshman) - 2004
Kristen Todd (Freshman) -2004
MTS Scholarship
winner ($1500)
Ashley Frey
Human Powered
Submarine Project - $1500
TAMUG Scholarship winners
($2000 each):
Josh Bass (2003)
Thiago Carvalho (2003)
Ira Snyder (2003)
TAMU Marine Archeaology Scholarship
($1000 each)
Ayse Devrim Atauz, Nautical Archaeology Program (2003)
Eric Morley, Nautical Archaeology Program (2003)
Randall James Sasaki, Nautical Archaeology Program (2003)
Alvin Community College:
($1000):
ROV in a bag project: $1000.
Science fair scholarship
winners:
Bryce Cambell $2000 (2004)
Troung-Dzuy Troung-Cao $1000 (2004)
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