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The Foundation of the
American Institute of Professional Geologists

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The Foundation of the American Institute of Professional Geologists has been established to: make educational grants to support individual scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students in the geosciences; prepare literature with educational content about the role of geosciences as a critical component of the sciences and of the national economy and public health and safety; make grants to classroom geoscience teachers for classroom teaching aids;  support development of education programs for the science and engineering community;  support geoscience internships in the nation’s capital; support geological filed trips for K-12;  and support educational outreach programs to the public on the state and local level.

For further information or if you have questions about donating to the Foundation, contact John Bognar, Chairman, The Foundation of the American Institute of Professional Geologists at (314) 660-9968 or John.bognar@geosciencesolutions.net.

The current Trustees of the Foundation are:

John Bognar, Chairman; Sam Gowan, Vice Chairman; Mike Lawless, Secretary; Dave Rhode, Treasurer; Steve Maslansky, Trustee at Large; Ray Talkington, Trustee; Barbara Murphy, Trustee; Dan St. Germain, Trustee; Bill Siok, Trustee; Dorothy Richter, Trustee; Pat Leahy, Trustee; Rick Powers, Trustee; Jeff Cornoyer, Trustee, and Dave Kohler, Trustee.

The Foundation of the American Institute of Professional Geologists is a 501(c)(3). Contributions are tax deductible.

The American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) was founded in 1963 to certify the credentials
of practicing geologists and to advocate on behalf of the profession.

AIPG represents the professional interests of all practicing geoscientists in every discipline.
It's advocacy & efforts are focused on the promotion of the role of geology and geologists in society.