Marine Technology Society
Houston Section

The Houston Section of the Marine Technology Society (MTS) will award
its first endowed scholarship to Texas A&M Engineering.

Recipients of the $25,000 Marine Technology Society-Houston Section
Scholarship in Ocean Engineering must have a minimum overall GPA of
2.75 and be active in the MTS student chapter.

"Gifts to establish scholarships for our undergraduate students help us
attract bright students to our program and help students gain access to the
world-class education we offer at A&M," said Dr. David V. Rosowsky,
civil engineering department head and holder of the A.P. & Florence Wiley
Chair in Civil Engineering.

The Houston Section has supported the department's ocean engineering
program with annual gifts since 1991. The cumulative total exceeds
$100,000.

"The MTS Houston Section wanted to establish a permanent scholarship
that demonstrates to the civil engineering department and ocean engineering
students that MTS recognizes and wholeheartedly endorses this outstanding
degree program," said Terry Dailey, 2005 chairperson of the Houston
Section and project engineer with Schlumberger.

Founded in 1963, the international, not-for-profit Marine Technology
Society serves diverse interests of the ocean community through three
annual conferences, numerous technical workshops and online information.
Technical areas of expertise include advanced marine technology, marine
law and policy, ocean engineering and marine resources.

The Houston Section, with over 600 members, is the society's largest.
Increased membership and successful fundraisers allowed the organization
to pledge its first endowed scholarship, according to Chuck Richards,
chairman of the section's Student Affairs Committee and vice president of
C.A. Richards & Associates, Inc.

"The MTS Houston Section is a longtime supporter of our MTS
student chapter since its inception in 1976. The establishment of an
endowed scholarship is fantastic and adds to MTS Houston Section's
tremendous support of our students and their activities, including four named
scholarships, sponsor of the MTS Outstanding Ocean Engineering Student
award and annual sponsorship of the human-powered submarine project,"
Dr. Robert E. Randall, professor and MTS student chapter advisor, said.