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Awards Banquet
May 3 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm CDT
$55.00
Celebrating Earth science education in Oklahoma
Our annual awards banquet celebrates Earth science education in Oklahoma as we honor teachers, students, and educational organizations with grants, scholarships, and special awards.
About the event
Held in the Spring of each year, the Awards Banquet brings the Foundation’s donors and supporters together with the individuals and organizations who have received support. It’s an opportunity to see the impact of the Foundation’s work and learn more about the many fascinating aspects of Earth science education directly from the people doing the work.
In the past decade, the Foundation has funded more than 400 grants, scholarships, and awards for teachers, students, and educational institutions focused on Earth science.
Details
- Date:
- May 3
- Time:
-
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm CDT
- Cost:
- $55.00
- Event Category:
- OKGF Events
Venue
- The Petroleum Club Event Center
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4040 N Lincoln Blvd
Oklahoma City, OK 73105 United States + Google Map
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2023 Spring Awards Banquet





2022 Spring Awards Banquet Summary
The OGF Spring Awards Banquet was held on April 28, 2022 at the Petroleum Club Event Center. A substantial group of 80 gathered to celebrate our many honorees. We recognized 33 individuals and organizations with awards. In total, over $94,000 was awarded to undergraduate students attending field camp, graduate student fellows, and several excellent teachers and organizations. We look forward to the next Spring Awards Banquet to be held May 3, 2023.


Become a Sponsor
The Oklahoma Geological Foundation cordially invites you to participate as a Program Sponsor for the upcoming 2023 Awards Banquet. The Foundation is proud to offer recognition through Fellowship and Grant programs for the past year and invites the students, their families, and teachers to the banquet gratuitously to receive their awards.
The goal of the Foundation is to encourage and support students who attend elementary, middle, and high schools within Oklahoma, and are enrolled in an Earth Science curriculum or related fields while providing financial support for teachers and their schools that maintain those curriculums. At the college and university levels, financial support is afforded to students in the science of Geology and related Geosciences and to those who plan to pursue a career in the Geoscience profession.
The Foundation, Kate, Takken, and Davis Fellowship Awards provide outstanding graduate students with support and recognition and affords them the opportunity to publish the title of their thesis or dissertation in the Foundation awards publication. The Rick Black and Foundation Field Camp Grants give financial support to undergraduate students attending compulsory geology field camps. This year, the Foundation will present awards to Oklahoma State University, Tulsa University, and the University of Oklahoma. Other Grants given by the Foundation will also be included during the program.
As a sponsor, you will be recognized at the Awards Banquet, and your sponsorship will be acknowledged on the Foundation website. Table sponsorships are available at three levels to accommodate you and your guests for dinner. Title Sponsor: $5,000, Gold Level: $2,000 (8 seats), Silver Level: $1,000 (4 seats), or Bronze Level: $500 (2 seats). Individual tickets will also be available for purchase.
Even during the difficult times over the last two years, the Foundation’s commitment to funding education has not wavered. The Foundation looks forward to you joining as a Sponsor to help fuel the Foundation’s effort in promoting and funding of the Geosciences in Oklahoma.
Please fill out the Form, or contact Michael Hale at: mhale@novoog.com, Frank Gagliardi at: frank.w.gagliardi@iCloud.com, or Tom Cronin at: Thomas.cronin@cox.net, to make reservations.
Grants, Scholarships, & Awards for 2022
Herbert G. & Shirley A. Davis Okla. State University Geology Scholarship: ($7,500)
Recipient: Victor Fakeye ($2,500), Oklahoma State University
Thesis: “3D Model-Based Inversion for Onshore CO2 Storage in Stack Play, Anadarko Basin”
Recipient: Silas Samuel ($2,500), Oklahoma State University
Thesis: “Integrated Seismic Inversion, Rock Physics Modeling and Artificial
Intelligence for Carbon Storage”
Recipient: Joshua Ademilola ($2,500), Oklahoma State University
Thesis: “Geological and Geomechanical Modelling for CO@ Sequestration in
Depleted Oil and Gas Reservoirs
The Frederick H. & Lois M. Kate Award: ($5,000)
Recipient: Lauren Haygood, Oklahoma State University
Thesis: “Extent of Carbon Burial Driven by Iron Oxide in the Southern Ocean”
The Frederick M. Black Summer Field Camp Grant: ($6,000)
Recipients: Autumn Troxel ($2,000), Oklahoma State University
Hayden Noakes ($2,000), University of Oklahoma
Sarah Jackson ($2,000), University of Tulsa
Grant: Funds awarded to undergraduate geology students to supplement 2022 Summer Field Camp expenses.
The Oklahoma Geological Foundation Graduate Fellowship Award: ($10,000)
Recipient: Lily Clough ($5,000), University of Tulsa
Thesis: “Machine Learning of Mass Spectrometry for the Development of
Software that can Autonomously Determine the Chemistry of an Ocean
World”
Recipient: Marta Anson ($2,000), University of Oklahoma
Thesis: “Diagenetic Controls and Rock Magnetic Cyclostratigraphy in the
Woodford Shale, Ardmore Basin, Southern Oklahoma”
Recipient: Noshin Sharmili ($1,000), University of Oklahoma
Thesis: “Application of Remote Sensing and Geochemical Analysis Technologies
to Delineate the Tectonics and Fluvial Geomorphology of the East African
Rift System along with Assessment of its Environmental Impact on the
Lake Tanganyika”
Recipient: Karelia La Marca ($1,000), University of Oklahoma
Thesis: “Optimization of Machine Learning Application in Seismic Facies
Interpretation and Reservoir Characterization, from Oil and Gas Geothermal”
Recipient: Emuobosa Patience Ojoboh ($1,000), University of Oklahoma
Thesis: “Structural Character of Oklahoma’s Basement from Borehole Core
Analysis”
The Suzanne Takken Memorial Award: ($5,000)
Recipient: Brittany Stroud, University of Oklahoma
Thesis: “Integrated Subsurface Characterization of the Caney Shale,
Ardmore Basin, Oklahoma”
The Oklahoma Geological Foundation Summer Field Camp Grant: ($25,000)
Recipients: 20 Students from Oklahoma State University (9), the University of Oklahoma (10), and the University of Tulsa (1) who attended summer field camps.
Grant: Funds from these grants are awarded to undergraduate geology students to supplement 2022 Summer Field Camp expenses. Since 2012, the Foundation has provided financial assistance to over 200 students who have attended Field Camps.
Beth Cronin Elementary School Endowment: ($4,600)
Recipient: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School
Grant: Funds used to purchase a Promethean Interactive Panel.
Robert W. & Jo Ann Waring Memorial Fellowship: ($978)
Recipient: Oklahoma Geological Survey
Grant: Funds used to support the purchase of rocks, minerals, and fossils for the GeoKIDS kits, distributed freely to students throughout Oklahoma, in concert with educational programs given by the Oklahoma Geological Survey’s Education & Outreach team.
William A Clements Earth Science for Guthrie Schools: ($4,674)
Recipient: Cache High School
Grant: Funds used to purchase soil macronutrient test kits and test kit refills to allow for testing of soil quality. The purpose of this hands-on project is to investigate the local soil origins and quality by Cache’s high school chemistry classes
The Philip Boyle Foundation & the Oklahoma Geological Foundation Elementary and Secondary School Program: ($800)
Recipient: OSU AAPG Student Chapter (Dylan Morton, Chapter President)
Project: The $800 sponsorship provided will be used to award 3 undergraduate students that place 1st through 3rd in the poster presentations at our annual student research symposium known as “TechFest”.
Shirley A. Davis Earth Science Education Grant: ($1,800)
Recipient: Taft Middle School, & 30 middle school students
Grant: This was the first time Taft Middle School has ever sent students to the International Academic Competitions Regional Science Bee, and these funds from the grant supported the competition registration, transportation, and a meal for 30 students.
Shirley A. Davis Earth Science Education Grant: ($2,535)
Recipient: Taft Middle School, and two 7th grade students at Taft Middle School: Liam Miller and Bryan Trinidad)
Grant: These two students qualified for a National Science Bee competition held in Orlando, Florida in June 2022. The grant was used to support their attendance at the Bee. This was the first time Taft Middle School has ever sent students out of state for IAC’s National Science Bee Competition.
The Larry Lunardi & Oklahoma Geological Foundation’s Rock, Mineral, & Fossil Collection: ($13,500)
Recipient: Oklahoma schools, K – 12th grades
Grant: Grant funds will be used to purchase museum quality Rocks, Minerals & Fossils to be put in individual Collections for distribution. These Collections are distributed to schools and teachers in throughout Oklahoma to promote geology and Earth Science education. Since 2015, the Foundation has distributed over 235 Rock Mineral and Fossil Collections to schools in Oklahoma.
The Lance Ruffel and Oklahoma Geological Foundation Innovations in Earth Science Education Program: ($5,000)
Recipient: Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma
Grant: Funds from this grant was used to honor the Girl Scout’s “Wall of Women in STEM Recognition”. Molly Yunker, a Foundation Director, and chairman of the Grants & Scholarship and the Girl Scouts Committees was one of the honorees.
The John Gatchell Earth Science Teaching Program: ($2,000)
Recipient: Oklahoma schools, K – 12th grades
Grant: Grant funds will be used to purchase museum quality Rocks, Minerals & Fossils to be put in individual Collections for distribution. These Collections are distributed to schools and teachers in throughout Oklahoma to promote geology and Earth Science education. Since 2015, the Foundation has distributed over 235 Rock Mineral and Fossil Collections to schools in Oklahoma.
The Philip Boyle Foundation & the Oklahoma Geological Foundation Elementary and Secondary School Program: ($655)
Recipient: Girl Scouts and Oklahoma Geological Survey
Grant: Funds used to purchase various rocks, minerals, and fossils to supplement collections and programs for Girl Scouts and the Oklahoma Geological Survey
The Charles E. Branham Library Program: ($1,000)
Recipient: Oklahoma schools, K – 12th grades
Grant: Grant funds will be used to purchase museum quality Rocks, Minerals & Fossils to be put in individual Collections for distribution. These Collections are distributed to schools and teachers in throughout Oklahoma to promote geology and Earth Science education. Since 2015, the Foundation has distributed over 235 Rock Mineral and Fossil Collections to schools in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Geological Foundation Grant: ($889)
Recipient: More! Rocks in You Head
Grant: The funds were used to support costs for More! Rocks in Your Head workshop that was taught at Rose State College “Rock the Earth” Summer Academy
Kenneth Stewart Cronin Lecture Series Program: ($2,000)
Recipient: Rose State College
Grant: Funds from this grant will provide 4 students with stipends for a portion of the time they spend conducting field data collection and laboratory analysis training.. Students will conduct field work and laboratory analysis during the fall semester and produce a poster of their work. Students will be required to present their poster during the fall semester at a professional event.
Oklahoma Geological Foundation Grant: ($1,858)
Recipient: Cristo Rey OKC Catholic High School
Grant: Cristo Rey OKC Catholic High School is a private 4-year College Prep High School with approximated 240 Students. The funds from the grant will specifically be used in senior level Geology class as lab and instructional materials, which will also include Freshman Physical Sciences classes, Sophomore level Chemistry classes, and Senior level Topics in sciences classes. Students in grades 9 thru 12 will be participating in the lab activities.
The Oklahoma Geological Foundation Excellence in Earth Science Education Awards Program: ($2,000)
Recipient: Oklahoma schools, K – 12th grades
Grant: Grant funds will be used to purchase museum quality Rocks, Minerals & Fossils to be put in individual Collections for distribution. These Collections are distributed to schools and teachers in throughout Oklahoma to promote geology and Earth Science education. Since 2015, the Foundation has distributed over 235 Rock Mineral and Fossil Collections to schools in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Geological Foundation Grant: ($2,000)
Recipient: University of Oklahoma School of Geosciences
Grant: In the spring of 2023, the University of Oklahoma School of Geosciences will hold a Geosciences Day. Students participating will include high school students (10 through 12), & 2-year college students. The students will be introduced to a number of disciplines in the field of Geosciences and Earth Science Education. Funds from the grant would be utilized primarily in two capacities. The largest expense will be providing lunch to the attendees and guests, as well as the faculty and current students joining them.
The second primary expense will be swag bags for each attendee. These could include tickets to the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, rose rocks, compasses, stickers, and a t-shirt commemorating the event. 50 to 75 students are expected to attend.