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April 2006 Newsletter
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Both the NWA and AMS offer scholarships to students in meteorology.
Applications for the NWA David Sankey Minority Scholarship in Meteorology and the Arthur C. Pike Scholarship in Meteorology are due by 15 April.
The AMS is assisting NOAA in administering information about their new scholarship program called the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship. Please share this information with students who will be in their junior undergraduate studies in the Fall 2006. The deadline to apply for this scholarship is soon, 22 April 2006. The
Hollings Scholarship information is located at: http://www.orau.gov/NOAA/HollingsScholarship/
Each year the AMS and NWA honor outstanding achievements by presenting a number of awards. Nomination deadlines for those awards are fast approaching. Links to the awards page for the AMS and NWA are listed below.
AMS Awards Information - Nominations due by 1 May
2006 NWA Annual Awards - Nominations due by 1 July
The NWA has $500 Sol Hirsch Education Fund Grants available to teachers of grades K-12. The grants are designed to help teachers improve meteorology education programs. Please share this information with teachers and schools in your area. The application deadline is 1 August. More information can be found at www.nwas.org/solhirsch.html.
We look forward to seeing you on the 18th.
Janice Bunting
The National Weather Association's Web site is www.nwas.org. Their 31st Annual Meeting will be held 14-19 October 2006 in Cleveland, Ohio.
When: 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, 2006
Where: National Weather Service WFO/RFC
3401 Northern Cross BLVD
Fort Worth, TX (map)
Speaker: Steven Cooper
NWS Southern Region Deputy Regional Director
Topic: FLASH - Federal Alliance for Safe Homes
This is a non-profit organization dedicated to
promoting disaster safety and property loss mitigation.
We will elect officers for the upcoming year at this meeting. If you are interested in becoming an officer, or would like to nominate someone, please notify one of the officers. You may contact any of the current officers to learn more about the positions.
http://www.ametsoc.org/awards/index.html
http://www.nwas.org/award.html
Secretary
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