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Association for Women Geoscientists Foundation [Board Members | Documents: Annual Report, Request for Funding] The mission of the AWG Foundation is to achieve equality of opportunity in the geosciences for women. We fund high impact programs working towards that equality, from precollege through graduate levels. The Girl Scout Program exposes precollege women to the need for geoscientists, to the work they do, and to dynamic women who are geoscientists today. The AWG Distinguished Lecturer Program connects practicing women geoscientists with audiences primarily in colleges and universities, and provides limited funds for travel expenses. The Chrysalis Scholarship is for women who are nearing completion of graduate degrees, who will soon take new places in the geoscience community. Anyone with a project that supports AWG's goals may apply for funds. We welcome contributions from anyone who wishes to support AWG's goals. The AWG Foundation could not carry on without the support of AWG members and chapters. Members contribute one-third of all the funds we raise, and do most of the work of planning and carrying out the programs. AWG's chapters are contributors, sponsors, and organizers of projects. Chapters work with the AWG Foundation to fund local scholarships, awards at local and regional science fairs, and grants to secondary science teachers. Your help is critical to all of these successes. We can't continue any of them without your support. Every donation makes a difference. With $25, we can buy a geo-gift or dinner for a science fair winner. A $500 donation is half of an AWG Minority Scholarship for an undergraduate or incoming freshman geoscience major. A $200 to $1000 contribution provides part of a Chrysalis Scholarship, removing the last barrier to completion of a graduate degree. Thank you for your help and support. AWGF Board Members President - Phyl Halvorson Porter P.O. Box 405 Davenport, CA 95017 Term expires: Fall 2009 phylgeo@earthlink.net Vice-President - vacant Treasurer - Lorraine Manz P.O. Box 7364 Bismarck, ND 58507-7364 Term expires: Fall 2009 lamanz@bis.midco.net Secretary - Jennifer Thompson Past-President - Jan Wright 707 Ruby Road Papillion, NE 68133 Term expires: Fall 2009 jrwright1@cox.net Directors: Ann Guhman 812 Two Moons Way Ivins, UT 84738 Term expires: Fall 2008 aig@chorus.net Kate Johnson U.S. Geological Survey 913 National Center Reston, VA 20192 Term expires: Fall 2010 kjohnson@usgs.gov Francisca (Franca) Oboh-Ikuenobe Missouri University of Science & Technology (Formerly University of Missouri-Rolla) Dept. of Geological Sciences & Engineering Rolla, MO 65409-0410 Term expires: Fall 2008 Annual Report Please note: the file below requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view the file. Fiscal Year 2005-2006 (.pdf file) Request for Funding Note: Proposals should be submitted prior to 45 days before the annual AWGF meeting, usually held the weekend before GSA. Information and Instructions - (.doc file) Cover Sheet, 30 K, .doc file Post-Funding Documents AWGF Reimbursement Procedures, 12 K, .pdf file AWGF Reimbursement Form, 33K, .doc file Funding Report Form, 31 K, .doc file Reports are due annually. Please submit electronically to awgf@awg.org or by snail mail to the Foundation Secretary. The AWG Foundation is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) corporation. Contributions deductible to the extent allowed by law may be sent to: Lorraine Manz AWGF Treasurer P.O. Box 7364 Bismarck, ND 58507-7364 Site counter:

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