This award was established by a JMU Geology alumnus and an industry partner to partially defray costs for a JMU Geology or Earth Science major attending a summer field course.

Past Awardees

2024: Mason Chandler, Chloe Harper, Kathryn Howard, Zach Kupus, Audrey Lumsden, Sam Peterman, Jacob Ward, Nolan Williamson

2023: Lucien Anderson, Paola Berrios, Michael Buchanan, Sebastian Dawson, Jillian Doherty, Kathleen Farr, Ann Geoly, Ashley Holsinger, Alexander Johndrow, Kali Neydon, Andrew Stinson, Obrine Tamon, Ana Venters, Jacob Ward, Laura Warrington

2022: Harrison Cancino, Cameron Dodson, Emily Marsch, Colleen Mulligan, Rachel Phelps, Tara Scholberg, Austin Stickles, Jacob Whitlock, Dylan Williamson, Madeleyn Young 

2021: Robin Moloney, Sara Patton, Suzanne Winkler 

2019: Kathryn Copeland, Ryan Dodd, Andrew Everett, Canada Fitzgerald, Nicole Greco, Alexia Hilario, Austin Jennings, Matthew Johnson, Jack Lange, Logan Mahoney, Lindsey Monito, Colleen Ranieri, Rachel Rappoccio, Guy Rawls, Katherine Rice, Caleb Wassman, Patricia Wright, Jonathan Wright

2018: Brandon Albright, Jonathan Baugh, Emily Brent, Nicholas Bynum, Cara Chiocca, Grant Colip, Kelly Davis, Marissa Dudek, Noah Fleischer, Thomas Frieden, Victoria Hojnacki, Michael Knez, Taylor Koedel, John Ligush, Holly Mangum, Jacob Maser, Elizabeth McTaggart, Mercer Parker, Brooks Rice, Loren Richardson, Anna Ruefer, Christina Tyndall, Connor Weston, John Whiteman, Ebony Williams

2017: Allyson Boggess, Jacob Gochenour, Gregory Gosselin, Matthew Gribbin, Nathan Long, Adam Nordling, Miljan Ruzic, Whittney Spivey, Ben Suranovic, Morgan Wallace

2016: Sam Carpenter, Elle Derwent, Brandon Euker, Cy Frazier, Chris Gates, Savvas Hadjichristodoulou, Caroline Robinson, Michael Stone

2015: Elliott Andelman, Veronica Bohne, Greg Brennan, Caryn Martin, Shane Showalter, and Dustin Williams

2014: Jarrett Nguyen

2013: Derek Guzman and Rachel Hoar