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Show AIME plans 8 scholarships for Uintah Basin students The May meeting of the Uintah Basin Chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME was called to order by Robert Stratton, president, with 32 members, 9 guests and 1 student pre-'. pre-'. sent. A short business meeting was conducted con-ducted and the 1980-81 scholarship awards were discussed. After a treasurers report, a motion was made and seconded to award eight $1,000 scholarships this year. Craig Stratton P.L.S., chairman of the scholarship committee announced that he has 20 applications and all looked good. All 20 had a high grade point average, and were going to pursue an education in the petroleum or related industry, and were all from the Uintah Basin area. Joe Hill, superintendent, Chevron USA at Rangely announced if we achieve our goal of $8,000, it will tie the AIME highest scholarship in the world. This is a record all of the Uintah Basin can be proud of. Having a representative from our chapter to present the scholarship-awards scholarship-awards at the awards assembley was also discussed. The Uintah Basin SPE Petroleum Days was the next topic. Tickets for the men's golf tourney, gin tourney, and dinner dance will go on sale Monday, April 21. Kent Stringham, Dowell, chairman of public relations, announced he has sold 18 holes for the golf tourney. Each company has the opportunity to provide refreshments and advertise when they sponsor a hole for $50. 100 percent of this money goes directly to the scholarship fund. Dance chairman Randy Klein announced that there will be great door prizes this year, thanks to some of the area merchants. It was motioned and seconded to purchase an ad in the local newspaper and thank all the merchants and industry people by name that helped this year. Guest speaker was Kenneth Biggers, Baker Packers, Denver. Colo. His topic was "The Industry Image." He talked about how we arrived at high gas prices, oil shortages, and our depen-dance depen-dance on foreign countries. He commented com-mented on how quiet the oil industry has traditionally been in the past. He challenged us to develop new skills in public relations and to raise the noise level of our industry and help educate our friends and neighbors to the facts of each problem facing us today and in the future. |