Scholarship recipients MUST attend the Annual Alumni Reunion and Student Celebration

Only scholarships listed on the current year application form will be awarded

1) The Four Brothers Scholarship in Geography (not offered in 2011) honors four brothers (Armand, Carlo,
   Cesare, and Vincenzo Stea) who, as sons of an immigrant family, made major contributions to painting,
   sculpture, design, and music in the Western Hemisphere throughout the 20th century. One scholarship is
   awarded each spring, and applied to the following fall.

Applicants can be a graduate or undergraduate student and must:
  1. be a student who has come to the United States from another country
  2. demonstrate financial need
  3. demonstrate academic promise/achievement
  4. be enrolled in at least 9-12 hours
 

2) The Richard A. Earl Gamma Theta Upsilon Geography Scholarship honors Dr. Richard A. Earl for his
    dedication and service to students, Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU), and the Department of Geography. One
    scholarship is awarded each spring pending available funding, and applied to the following fall.

Applicants must:
  1. be an active member of GTU
  2. demonstrate outstanding service to GTU
  3. provide evidence of service to the Department of Geography, Texas State , and the community
  4. have a geography GPA of 3.5 or higher and an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
 

3) The Joe and Jerry Moore Scholarship honors Joe G. Moore Jr. for his outstanding contributions to water
    resource policy development in Texas and the nation, as well as his lifelong commitment to professional
    excellence, and Jerry Moore for her unwavering support of Joe Moore's vision for the wise use of our water
    resources. One scholarship is awarded each spring pending available funding, and applied to the following fall.

Applicants must:
  1. be an undergraduate or graduate student
  2. have earned a grade of "A" in either GEO 3334, 5334, or 7334
  3. have a GPA of 3.5 or higher
  4. provide evidence of service to the department, the community, and the State of Texas
  5. demonstrate financial need
 

4) The Touchstone-Kimmel Scholarship in Geographic Interpretation honors the lifelong commitments of
    Roy H.Touchstone and Ross Kimmel Jr. to education. One scholarship is awarded each spring pending
    available funding, and applied to the following fall.

Applicants must:
  1. be a major in the Department of Geography at Texas State
  2. have a GPA of 3.5 or higher
  3. write an essay (four pages maximum) describing the student’s interest in geographic interpretation and how
      the scholarship will help the student achieve specific goals
 

5) The Adriana Samantha Visser Memorial Scholarship honors Adriana Samantha Visser, a bright little girl
    with the courage and fortitude to lovingly face an impossible situation. One scholarship is awarded each spring
    pending available funding, and applied to the following fall.

Applicants must:
  1. be a female who is either an undergraduate or graduate student in good standing as a major or minor in
      geography
  2. be the caregiver of a disabled or handicapped child
  3. if no one is eligible under criterion #2, the scholarship may be awarded to the caregiver of one or more
     dependent children
  4. if more than one applicant is eligible under the first two criteria (or criteria 1 and 3), undergraduate students
      take precedence over graduate students
  5. if there are 2 qualified undergraduate applicants (or 2 graduate applicants), the scholarship is awarded to the
     student with the highest scholastic achievement (i.e. highest grades, etc. not necessarily the most senior
     student)
 

6.) The Lester / Wahl Family Scholarship honors the James and Ingeborg Lester family. The scholarship also    
     honors Angelika Lester Wahl for her accomplishments mentoring Texas State students, particularly women
     and person from underrepresented groups.

Applicants must:
    1. be an undergraduate or graduate student attending Texas State full-time as a geography major
    2. have a minimum 3.0 overall Grade Point Average (GPA) if an undergraduate student or a minimum 3.5
        overall Grade Point Average if a graduate student and

    3. write a 500-word essay discussing either:
        A) demonstration of the recipient's community volunteerism; or
        B) recipient's goal toward an element of geography
    4. preference shall be given to a female student