June 19, 2002

Contact: W.R. Van Schmus, geology department, (785) 864-2727.

Kansas Geological Foundation awards 8 of 15 scholarships to KU students

LAWRENCE -- The Kansas Geological Foundation, a not-for-profit educational and scientific corporation in Wichita, has awarded eight of its 15 scholarships to University of Kansas students for the 2002-03 school year.

Kansas Geological Foundation President John Hastings announced that the organization had awarded a total of 15 scholarships to students at five Kansas universities that grant degrees in geology and earth sciences.

Six graduate students and two undergraduates majoring in geology at KU will receive scholarships that provide $500 to $1,000 for the fall semester.

The Kansas Geological Foundation was founded in 1989 as a not-for-profit corporation to provide individuals and corporations opportunities to further the science of geology. It is dedicated to providing charitable, scientific, literary and educational opportunities in the field of geology for the professional geologist as well as the general public.

The students and their hometowns, high schools and parents' names (when available) are:

DOUGLAS COUNTY
From Lawrence
Allyson Kaye Anderson, doctoral student in geology
Linda Louise Garinger, doctoral student in geology
Erik John Hiemstra, doctoral student in geology
Lianshuang Qi, doctoral student in geology

JOHNSON COUNTY
From Overland Park
Charles William Rose, senior majoring in geology and a Shawnee Mission South High School graduate

LEAVENWORTH COUNTY
From Leavenworth
Jonathan P. Lange, master's degree student in geology and a Leavenworth High School graduate

ILLINOIS
From Machesney Park
Edward Louis Washburn, master's degree student in geology

VENEZUELA
From Caracas
Juan Pablo Centeno, senior majoring in engineering geology, son of Francisco Centeno

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