About The Foundation

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists Foundation Mission and Goals

MISSION:

To inspire and educate current and future geoscientists. 

GOALS:

We need more Earth-educated citizens.  The RMAG Foundation contributes to this important effort by:

• Offering research scholarships to graduate students at universities across the country.
• Providing funds to support and enhance geoscience teaching by educational organizations and museums.
• Awarding outstanding undergraduate students and earth science teachers.
• Funding geoscience publications and presentations.

History:

The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists Foundation was established on December 31, 1975 by action of the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists (RMAG). At that time, there was a recognition that a philanthropic partner to the RMAG could provide financial support for educational, charitable, and scientific activities related to or allied with the field of geology. The funds which would allow the Foundation to fulfill its purposes would be from the earnings on investments of a principle sum that would accumulate from contributions.

The assets of the Foundation come partly from reinvested earnings, but largely from more than 40 years of contributions from members of RMAG and related entities. The Trustees have the sole responsibility for determining the amount of financial support that can be given each year to approved projects. Funding for projects supported by the Foundation is in the form of scholarships, grants, and grant/loans.

The initial Trustees of the Foundation were John P. Lockridge, John W. Rold, and Robert J. Weimer. Lockridge and Weimer served for thirteen years. The membership is indebted to them and the other early trustees for guiding the Foundation through its formative years. Others who have served as Trustees include John Robinson, Matt Silverman, Charles W. Spencer, Dudley W. Bolyard, John M. Parker, James P. Rogers, David B. MacKenzie, Laura Wray, Stephen M. Strachan, Harold E. Kellogg, Tom Sperr, Robert T. Sellars, Jr., James Huck, Phil Moffitt, Stephen Sonnenberg, Hal Maccartney, and Ryan Kowalsky.