News & Announcements
Stay up to date with the latest news, program updates, and announcements from the AAPG Foundation.
Latest from the Foundation
News, updates, and announcements from the AAPG Foundation and its programs.
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December 2025 AAPG Foundation's Big Year of Bigger ImpactAAPG Foundation's retooled strategy and record funding in 2025 expanded scholarships, programs and outreach, delivering its biggest geoscience impact in years.
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November 2025 Future Geoscientists Invited to Apply for Field Camp ScholarshipsAAPG Foundation now accepting applications for $3,000 Field Camp Scholarships supporting future geoscientists with training, gear and hands-on field experience.
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November 2025 Foundation Unveils Strategic Overhaul to Advance Geoscience ExcellenceAAPG Foundation launches new committee structure to boost geoscience impact, expand outreach, streamline programs and engage more supporters worldwide.
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October 2025 Continuing the 'Wonderful Success' of the AAPG Foundation's Field Camp Scholarship ProgramIn its inaugural year, the Foundation's Field Camp Scholarship program awarded $90,000 to 30 geoscience students representing 20 states — from Maine to Alaska.
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September 2025 Foundation Expands Impact with New Programs, PartnershipsAAPG Foundation Trustees approved a variety of proposals and measures intended to have fast yet long-lasting impacts on members, geoscience education, and the future of the profession.
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August 2025 AAPG Foundation Names 2025 Military Veterans Scholarship RecipientsAn honorably discharged U.S. Marine sergeant and two dependents of honored military veterans — all pursuing geoscience careers — are this year's Deana and Paul Strunk Military Veterans Scholarship recipients.
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July 2025 From Struggling Student to Teacher of the Year, Morton Honors His Greatest MentorClay Morton, AP environmental science teacher at Fayetteville High School in Arkansas, has been named the AAPG Foundation's 2025 Teacher of the Year.
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July 2025 Bloxson Honored for Inspiring Students and Advancing Geoscience EducationJulie Bloxson, associate professor of Earth Sciences at Stephen F. Austin State University, is this year's AAPG Foundation Inspirational Geoscience Educator Award recipient.
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July 2025 Filipino Team CH4Gen1 Wins Top Prize in Sustainable Development in Energy CompetitionA team of geoscience students from the Philippines has won first place in AAPG's 2025 Sustainable Development in Energy Competition, a global contest for practical energy innovation.
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July 2025 The 2025 Trustee Associates Annual Meeting in Galveston, TexasThe 47th annual meeting of the AAPG Trustee Associates, chaired by Dexter Harmon, gathered at the historic Grand Galvez Hotel on the Galveston seawall for business sessions and field trips.
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July 2025 Jones, Curtiss, Dodge Receive Foundation's Top HonorsThree longtime stalwarts of the AAPG Foundation — representing more than a century of combined service, support and leadership — have been chosen to receive its top honors for 2025.
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July 2025 Clay Morton, Julie Bloxson Awarded Foundation's Top Honors in EducationTwo passionate and student-focused teachers who are quietly but dramatically inspiring the next generation of geoscience achievement have been named recipients of this year's top educator awards.
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June 2025 AAPG Foundation Congratulates Winners of 2025 AAPG Sustainable Development in Energy CompetitionThe AAPG Foundation congratulates the winners of AAPG's 2025 Sustainable Development in Energy Competition, recognizing geoscience students and young professionals improving the world around them.
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June 2025 2025 Inspirational Geoscience Educator is Dr. Julie Bloxson of Stephen F. Austin State University
The AAPG Foundation Trustees named Dr. Julie Bloxson, associate professor of Earth Sciences at Stephen F. Austin State University, as the 2025 Inspirational Geoscience Educator.
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June 2025 Fayetteville High School Teacher Named 2025 Teacher of the Year
The Trustees of the AAPG Foundation announced that Claiborne "Clay" Morton of Fayetteville High School has been named the 2025 Teacher of the Year for his exceptional dedication to earth science education.
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June 2025 Winners Announced: AAPG's 2025 Sustainable Development in Energy CompetitionThe top three teams receive $5,000, $3,000, and $2,000 respectively to fund and implement their innovative sustainable energy projects.
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June 2025 Winner of the Sustainable Development in Energy Competition to Be AnnouncedThe judges will choose a winner from the top nine finalists, whose innovative project ideas promise positive economic, environmental, and social impacts.
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June 2025 AAPG Foundation Announces Inaugural Class of Field Camp ScholarsThe Trustees announce the inaugural class of 30 Field Camp Scholars, awarding $90,000 in grants to exceptional undergraduate geoscience students across 20 U.S. states.
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June 2025 Rick Fritz Named Executive Director of the AAPG FoundationRichard "Rick" Fritz, a past AAPG president with decades of leadership experience, has been named executive director of the AAPG Foundation.
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May 2025 Venture Lab Program Turns Sustainable Energy Contest Proposals into Real-Life ProjectsAAPG Foundation's involvement with the Venture Lab initiative helps manage the annual Sustainable Development in Energy Competition and turn winning proposals into real-world projects.
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April 2025 AAPG Foundation Celebrates Inaugural Student Expo and SymposiumRecent hard work by the AAPG Foundation produced tangible results this spring, with students and geoscience professionals around the world benefiting from the efforts.
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March 2025 The Foundation Core Mission: Excellence in Geoscience EducationAAPG Foundation leaders discuss their core passion — geoscience education done with excellence, creative innovation, and purpose — and how they're putting their money where their mouth is.
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February 2025 'The Year of Impact'The AAPG Foundation has a host of ambitious goals for the coming year — all with a common thread. The Foundation wants 2025 to be the year of impact.
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January 2025 Announcing the Igor and Betty Effimoff, Mary E. and Richard Fritz Named GrantsTwo new named grants approved by the AAPG Foundation Trustees honor individuals who have made enormous contributions to the profession, industry and geosciences.
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January 2025 Foundation Leadership Looks Forward to Year Ahead
AAPG Foundation leadership shares their vision and priorities for the year ahead, outlining the initiatives and programs that will drive the Foundation's impact in 2025.