$46,600 in scholarships awarded for 2022-23 school year and new endowment created with $10,000 donation for football players studying subjects related to energy
The Colorado Energy Scholar Award Series is one of the largest collective endowments at the Colorado Mesa University Foundation. For the past decade, Colorado Oil & Gas Association – Western Slope (WSCOGA) and member companies like Chevron and Shear, Inc have been increasingly generous to CMU each year.
“We are so proud to invest in the future of our natural gas and oil energy industry through scholarships to Colorado Mesa University,” said WSCOGA Executive Director Chelsie Miera. “Fueling local and global economies safely, efficiently and wisely is a job for the brightest minds. We’re proud to remove financial barriers for students in our community that are passionate about rising to meet the world’s energy challenges,” said Executive Director of WSCOGA Chelsie Miera.
In September, the CMU Foundation awarded $46,000 to ten students pursuing careers in STEM related fields:
Western Colorado Energy Scholar Endowment
Kevin Clark- $7,000
Kaya Wick- $7,000
Luke Williams- $7,000
WSCOGA Chevron Energy Scholar Award
Ashlynd Harris- $3,300
WSCOGA Heifner-Kennedy Family Energy Scholar Endowment
Taneal Mautz- $1,000
Shear Family Energy Management/Landman Program Endowed Scholarship
Jared Chapman- $5,000
Luke Rohweder- $5,000
Ashley Bradford- $5,000
Taneal Mautz- $1,000
Stephen Smith Women in Landman/Energy Management Endowed Scholarship
Alene Winslow- $2,300
WSCOGA Energy Athlete Award
Sabastian Campbell $3,000
The Colorado Energy Scholar Award Series was initially funded by an endowment from the WSCOGA in 2014. The following year, Chevron announced more funding as did the Shear Family and a host of other energy leaders in Western Colorado.
WSCOGA brought a whole lot of Maverick spirit and another big donation to this year’s first home football game on September 17. By halftime, a brand new, fully endowed Funding Maverick Champions scholarship for football players studying a science, technology, engineering or mathematics related discipline was added to the association’s portfolio of giving. CMU Athletic Director Kimberly Miller joined WSCOGA on the field to share the news with the crowd.
“I am so grateful to the association for their partnership and their generosity,” Miller said. “Their $10,000 donation to the Funding Maverick Champions program and the $10,000 match by the CMU Foundation gives Maverick footballers an unprecedented opportunity to take the mental toughness, dedication and leadership they exemplify on the field, and apply it to innovating the future of energy. These Mavericks will continue to make us proud!”
Those interested in making additional contributions to The Colorado Energy Scholar Award Series are encouraged to visit supportingCMU.org/give and specify “Energy Scholars” in the giving form.
To donate to Funding Maverick Champions supportingCMU.org/funding-maverick-champions