2005/2006 AMS Undergraduate Fellowship and Scholarship Descriptions

The Howard T. Orville Endowed Scholarship in Meteorology

This award honors the late Howard T. Orville. Orville dedicated his entire professional career to the field of meteorology. He joined the U.S. Naval Academy in 1921, graduating in 1925. In 1928 he entered the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School as a student in meteorology and he received his M.S. in meteorology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1930, one of the second group of students who studied under Carl-Gustaf Rossby. Under Orville's vigorous and inspired leadership of the Naval Aerological Service, the naval weather service expanded from a handful of men to a highly effective, world-wide organization of several thousand personnel. When Orville retired from the U.S. Navy in 1950, he left behind a legacy of helping to develop techniques for tracking hurricanes and tropical storms by aircraft and radar. He was President of AMS from 1948 to 1949 and served as a Councilor from 1945 to 1947 and 1950 to 1954. The Howard T. Orville Scholarship in Meteorology was established in 1964. Back to Fellowships/Scholarships

The Howard H. Hanks Jr. Scholarship in Meteorology

This scholarship honors the late Howard H. Hanks Jr., who was the vice president of Weather Corporation of America from 1968 to his untimely death in 1969. Hanks served as a weather observer and rawinsonde operator in the U.S. Air Force from 1946 to 1949. After earning his M.S. degree in meteorology in 1955, he joined the U.S. Weather Bureau, working in Wichita and Kansas City, Kansas, conducting research at the Severe Local Storms Center, and working at the Midwest Weather Service in Kansas City, conducting industrial weather forecasting, researching applied meteorological problems, and forecasting for radio and television. Hanks joined the AMS in 1954 and was one of the few Certified Consulting Meteorologists at the time to hold both the radio and television Seals of Approval. The Howard H. Hanks Jr. Scholarship was established in 1972. Back to Fellowships/Scholarships

The Werner A. Baum Endowed Scholarship

The Werner A. Baum Endowed Scholarship honors the late Prof. Werner A. Baum, a national and international leader in meteorology. Baum was a strong educate of the highest standards for education and research, and promoted those standards through administrative positions in universities and the government. The endowed undergraduate scholarship in the amount of $5000 will be awarded annually.

The Dr. Pedro Grau Undergraduate Scholarship

This scholarship honors the late Pedro Grau y Triana, M.D., legislator, inventor, and businessman. Grau was a hardworking, globetrotting researcher of human nature and historic events. Among his many interests were tropical hurricanes. Having gone through several very severe ones, he thought that every effort should be made to understand their nature and to improve the forecasting. The scholarship was established by his daughter, Mrs. Manon Rodriquez, in the interest of seeing more effort and resources devoted to atmospheric research. The scholarship was established in 1994. Mrs. Rodriguez is also generously supporting The Guillermo Salazar Rodriguez Undergraduate Scholarship, in honor of her late husband. Mrs. Rodriguez has funded a $2500 scholarship in each of the above names in the interest of seeing more effort and resources devoted to atmospheric research. Back to Fellowships/Scholarships

The AMS 75th Anniversary Endowed Scholarship

The AMS 75th Anniversary Scholarship is funded through donations made by members of the Society to the AMS 75th Anniversary Campaign. The Council of the AMS approved the establishment and endowment of this scholarship in 1991, which will be awarded annually beginning in 1995. The 75th Anniversary was celebrated at AMS's 75th Annual Meeting, 15-20 January 1995, in Dallas, Texas. Donations to the 75th Anniversary Scholarship are now made by members through the AMS Programs in Support of Science and Education. The scholarship name will not change. Back to Fellowships/Scholarships

The Mark J. Schroeder Endowed Scholarship in Meteorology

The Schroeder scholarship was established in 1995 by Mark and his wife Eve Schroeder. Mark Schroeder was a research meteorologist with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Weather Service. For more than a quarter of a century, Schroeder worked on every facet of the fire meteorology program. He became a fire weather forecaster in Chicago in the late 1940s. In 1955 he was assigned to the U.S. Forest Service as research meteorologist in fire weather and fire danger rating in Berkeley, California. In 1963 his research project was moved to the new Forest Fire Laboratory in Riverside, California. There he was concurrently project leader of the Fire Meteorology Project of the U.S. Forest Service and meteorologist-in-charge of the Fire Weather Research Office of the National Weather Service. During a detail to Fort Collins, Colorado, he led the National Fire Danger Rating Project, which developed the fire danger rating system now in use by all fire control agencies. After nearly 16 years on assignment to the U.S. Forest Service, he transferred to that agency in 1971 and retired from federal service in 1973. Back to Fellowships/Scholarships

The Richard and Helen Hagemeyer Scholarship

This scholarship honors Richard and Helen Hagemeyer. Prior to Mr. Hagemeyer’s death in 2001, he and Mrs. Hagemeyer had served the weather industry by working at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its predecessor agencies for more than 75 years. Mrs. Hagemeyer retired from the Weather Bureau in 1978. Mr. Hagemeyer served as the Director of the Pacific Region of the National Weather Service. They have funded a $3000 undergraduate scholarship to help fulfill a desire to support atmospheric and related oceanic sciences education.
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The Ethan and Allan Murphy Endowed Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship honors Ethan and Allan Murphy, father and son, who each made significant contributions to the field of meteorology throughout their individual careers. Ethan joined the staff of the Aeronautical Engineering department at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as an assistant in 1930. Hired by Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Murphy’s responsibilities included plotting twice daily weather maps, instructing meteorology, and operating radios in the Radio Research division. Through his meticulous work, he contributed to the education of 1000s of students at MIT. He was a hands-on educator, working directly with students in the synoptic laboratory, providing copies of old weather maps to help them learn the intricacies of the weather. Forecasting at the time was an amalgam of art and science, and the blending was Ethan's forte. The effects of his unique approach to shaping young meteorologists lingers to this day. After World War II, he became the head of the Plotting Room at MIT. In addition, he was a technical instructor in meteorology. He retired from MIT on 30 June 1964.

Allan Hunt Murphy was the eldest of Ethan’s three sons. He, influenced by his father’s contributions to meteorology at MIT, enrolled there as a meteorology major. He earned his B.S. in 1954. He continued to study meteorology and mathematics and statistics at the University of Michigan, earning an M.S. and an M.A. in 1960 and 1963, respectively. After conducting research and lecturing in meteorology at the University of Michigan for a number of years, he accepted a position at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in 1971 as the head of the Environmental and Societal Impacts Group. It was while he was working at NCAR that he was awarded his Ph.D. in atmospheric and oceanic science from the University of Michigan in 1974. Allan remained at NCAR until 1979, when he joined the faculty at Oregon State University as an associate professor of atmospheric science. Two years later he was promoted to full professor and in 1984 he was granted a professorship in statistics as well. He retired from Oregon State University as a professor of atmospheric sciences in 1993. In that year, he became principal of his own company, Prediction and Evaluation Systems. He was a Certified Consulting Meteorologist and Fellow of the AMS. In 1980 he was the winner of the AMS Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Advance of Applied Meteorology and in 1997 was awarded the AMS Editor’s Award. Back to Fellowships/Scholarships

The John R. Hope Endowed Scholarship in Atmospheric Science

The John R. Hope Scholarship in Atmospheric Sciences honors the late John R. Hope and the contributions he made as a tropical weather expert at The Weather Channel (TWC) throughout his career as a meteorologist. Hope was a tropical weather expert for the first 17 years that TWC was on the air. Following retirement, Hope continued to provide around-the-clock coverage, as needed, during hurricane season. Permanently endowed by The Weather Channel, Inc., the scholarship will be presented annually in the amount of $2500. Back to Fellowships/Scholarships

The Loren W. Crow Memorial Scholarship

The Loren W. Crow Memorial Scholarship is sponsored by NCIM, an association of private sector meteorologists, of which Loren Crow was a founder and charter member. As a mentor and friend of many of today’s practitioners of applied meteorology, Loren Crow shall be remembered as a principal leader in the field of applied meteorology. He envisaged and advocated vigorous expansion of private sector consulting. He believed that innovation by a few or even by one can have great future influence. His contributions during a career of a half-century can be found in present practices, and his concerns for the field as a whole have withstood the test of time. The scholarship will carry a $2000 stipend and will be awarded to a student that has evidenced an interest in applied meteorology. Founded in 1968, the NCIM’s mission is to promote the ethical, scientifically rigorous, and prosperous practice of meteorology to serve the broad range of customers in the public and private sectors throughout the world. All NCIM members are Certified Consulting Meteorologists (CCM), and for more than three decades, NCIM has conducted far ranging activities for professional development through mentoring, networking, marketing, advocacy, workshops, scholarships and internships. Back to Fellowships/Scholarships

The Om and Saraswati Bahethi Scholarship

The Om and Saraswati (Sara) Bahethi Scholarship is sponsored by Science Systems and Applications, Inc., (SSAI), a Lanham, Maryland based company. Om and Sara Bahethi, both originally from India, are naturalized United States citizens and the founders of SSAI. Om would not have completed his college education and doctoral degree in Physics in the United States, had it not been for scholarships and assistance provided by various government and educational institutions. SSAI is very proud of Om and Sara’s strong commitment to assisting students pursuing degrees in the atmospheric and related sciences. SSAI, a woman-owned small business, has been performing scientific and technological applications services and has steadily grown since its incorporation in April 1977. SSAI has received numerous commendations for within-budget and on-time quality support services. SSAI's areas of expertise are Earth and Space Sciences, advanced computing, scientific analysis, instruments engineering, systems development, and information technology. The scholarship will carry a $2000 stipend. Back to Fellowships/Scholarships

The Carl W. Kreitzberg Endowed Scholarship

The Carl W. Kreitzberg Scholarship honors the late Dr. Kreitzberg’s role as a scientist, mentor, colleague and friend. Throughout his career he was a dedicated leader and advocate for observational data campaigns and numerical modeling research to better understand mesoscale weather phenomenon. He inspired his students with his innate curiosity and constant questioning, instilling in many of them a similar drive. Dr. Kreitzberg always believed that research in the search of understanding was a fun, enjoyable activity. He demonstrated this by his intensely curious spirit in the classroom each and every day. He also imparted this to his one-on-one mentoring with graduate students. The scholarship will be awarded annually in the amount of $2000. Back to Fellowships/Scholarships

The Bob Glahn Scholarship in Statistical Meteorology

is funded by Bob Glahn, who, for nearly half a century, has been involved in pioneering work in the development of statistical applications within the atmospheric sciences. As one in a long list of achievements, Dr. Glahn developed the concept of Model Output Statistics (MOS) used by many countries worldwide. The scholarship carries a $2500 stipend. Back to Fellowships/Scholarships

The George S. Benton Scholarship

honors the late George Benton, past president of the American Meteorological Society. Professor Benton was a former Vice President, Dean and Department Chair at John Hopkins University, served as Associate Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Permanent Representative from the United States to the World Meteorological Organization. Prof. Benton’s commitment to education and the sciences, and his desire to see students succeed, makes this scholarship such a fitting tribute. The scholarship carries a $3500 stipend. Back to Fellowships/Scholarships