2024 Scholarship Recipients
The following candidate was awarded a $7,500 scholarship:
Destiny Legg will be attending Indiana University-Bloomington and beginning her Master’s in Science with a focus on Geology and Geochemistry. As a child, her family supported and encouraged her interest in Geology and Oil Production, as they were active in the Illinois Basin Oil Community. She wishes to come to work in the IL Basin.
The following candidate was awarded a $2,000 scholarship:
Reagan Sherretz is from Wadesville, IN. She is a graduate of Mater Dei School where she excels in sports and participates in many school clubs. Reagan volunteers across many organizations. She will attend Indiana University and major in Geology and Earth Science, for which she expresses a sincere love and respect. Post degree she desires to work in the Oil and Gas Industry and hopes to work on reservoir mapping and water flood technology. Reagan is also awarded the 2023 Donald E. Jones Sr. Scholarship, in the amount of $1000, in memory of the true “Pioneer.”
The following candidates were awarded a $1,000 scholarship:
Hallie Hill is from Washington, IN and is a graduate of Washington High School. She will be attending Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology to study Petroleum Engineering. She desires to create innovative engineering solutions for the Oil and Gas Industry such as optimization of extraction processes and carbon capture.
Kephas Raimi is from Avon, IN and is a graduate of Avon High School. He will attend University of Indianapolis and major in Mechanical Engineering and Petroleum Engineering. He is interesting Aerospace Engineering as it relates to fluid dynamics for propulsion and optimization of fossil fuel operations in the aerospace sector.
The following candidate was awarded a $500 scholarship:
Brooke Schafstall is from Seymour, Indiana. Brooke is a prior year scholarship recipient. She attends Indiana University-East and is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Her focus is on occupational health, specializing in the health and safety of workers. In the future, she wants to develop and implement health and safety policies and procedures, as well as training programs to educate workers about best practices and compliance with regulations. She will strive to influence the safety and wellbeing of workers in the Oil and Gas Industry.
As part of 2024 Scholarship Program INOGA donated $3,000 to Tri State Desk and Derrick Trade or Technical School Scholarship. This donation will be reviewed for consideration in subsequent years.
The requirements for the scholarship are:
- Be a resident of Indiana and attending any accredited college; or be a non-Indiana resident attending an Indiana accredited college.
- Be a graduating high school senior; or a HS Transcript showing completion through home schooling; or currently enrolled in a post-secondary education program.
- Be attending college in the coming fall.
- Plan to pursue a career in the oil and gas industry; and be pursuing a bachelor's degree, with preference given for Earth Sciences, Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Geology majors.
- Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
- Have a financial need determined by the scholarship committee.
- Submit a short essay which describes the applicant’s interest in the oil and gas industry and which career path the applicant is planning to pursue.
- Submit at least one (1) letter of recommendation from a Mentor, Educator or Oil and Gas Industry Professional.
- Applicant must not be an immediate family member of a member of the Scholarship Committee of the Indiana Oil and Gas Association and must be eligible to accept the Scholarship under the Indiana Code of Ethics applicable to state employees, special state appointees and their covered family members.
Please submit application form, transcript, recommendation letter and essay by April 1 of each year to:
Indiana Oil and Gas Association
PO BOX 272
Mount Vernon, IN 47620
If you have any questions, please email Indiana Oil and Gas Association at [email protected]
or call at 812-838-8135.