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Lawrence F. Boland
 (1916-1979)
A memorial to Larry Boland
was published in the AAPG Bulletin and can be read
as a pdf by clicking here
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The Lawrence F. Boland Scholarship
The Boland Memorial Scholarship Fund was formed in the honor of the late Lawrence F. Boland, a highly respected Jackson area "oil finder" - petroleum geologist. The fund was incorporated by Marshall K. Kern, H. Vaughan Watkins, Jr., and Jerry E. Zoble and was resolved as being established by the Mississippi Geological Society, Inc. on January 8, 1980 on a motion by William H. Moore, a second to the motion by Harold E. Karges, and carried by unanimous voice vote of members of the MGS.
The purpose of the Scholarship Fund is to provide scholarships to select students at the four colleges and universities in the State of Mississippi which offer degrees in geology. The Board of Directors and Committee of Trustees are charged with the responsibility of determining the amount of the awards (which is derived from earnings and interest from the fund) and which students, if any, are eligible to receive the honor of the Boland scholarship.
The students may be selected by the Boland committee using at least the minimum of the following criteria:
The student shall possess the minimum of the following:
1) Be a junior or senior geology major;
2) Have an academic average of 3.0 on a 4.0 grade point system
3) Possess geological curiosity
4) Be responsible, dependable, and of good ethical character
5) Have the ability to communicate
6) Have the need of financial assistance
As a matter of procedure, each of the four schools offering degrees in geology are contacted by letter and recommendations are requested of the faculty of each department as to which students they would like to have considered as potential Boland Scholarship awardees. After each school's geology department makes their recommendations, the candidates so recommended are interviewed by the Committee. After the interviews are conducted the Board then convenes to discuss the credentials and circumstances of each of the potential candidates. Generally, all four schools receive one scholarship award, but it is of importance to note that historically there have been instances when the Boland Scholarship did not give an award to a particular institution for various, qualifying reasons.
The Dustin Johnson Memorial Award
In addition to the Boland Scholarship Awards, the MGS has established another award to be given each year to recognize a student for extraordinary achievements and determined efforts in the pursuit of a Geoscience career outside the strict Boland Scholarship scholastic requirements. This award is to be known as The Dustin Johnson Memorial Award in honor of Dustin Johnson, a Geoscience major at Mississippi State University, who lost his life in 2013 just short of receiving his degree.
The Mississippi Academy of Sciences
Each year, the Mississippi Geological Society sponsors awards for student presentations in the Geology and Geography Division at the Mississippi Academy of Sciences. Awards are available for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd best undergraduate and graduate presentations.
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Remember, the MGS Scholarship Fund
derives award monies from gifts. Please consider a contribution to the Fund - it is a most worthy cause, and it is tax deductible.
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