News/Events in the 2012/2013 Academic Year

KEGS Foundation Update for April 2nd, 2013 KEGS Bulletin

  • Scholarship program renewed for 2013/14: Applications encouraged by April 30
  • 2012/13 award recipients: Record attendees at KEGS Symposium and Breakfast
  • Active support for KEGS 60th Celebration: 27 KEGS Execs present!
  • AGM held March 5: healthy financial position; resignation of Yves Lamontagne as longserving Director, replaced by Jean Legault
  • KEGS Special Lecture program: Augmenting initial lecture series
  • Renewed support by Geotech, Barrick, Teck and Sander Geophysics gratefully acknowledged

  Further details can be found in the downloadable PDF.



2012/2013 Scholarship Presentations

The record twenty-four scholarship awards for 2012/13 continue to be presented at various KEGS and other professional events during the winter semester, including the recent presentations shown below:

January 18th, 2013 Scholarship Presentation at
Queen's University

Queen's University students were presented with scholarship awards in conjunction with a KEGS Special Lecture delivered by Ted Urbancic, Executive VP of ESG, Kingston.

Ted Urbancic, Jessica Steeves, William Smith, and Yves Lamontagne.

(L to R): Ted Urbancic, Exec. VP of ESG, Jessica Steeves, William Smith, and Yves Lamontagne, Foundation Director.


Scholarship presentation to Jessica Steeves by Yves Lamontagne.

Scholarship presentation to Jessica Steeves (left), 4th year undergraduate student at Queen's University, by Yves Lamontagne (right).


Scholarship presentation to William Smith by Yves Lamontagne.

Yves Lamontagne (left) presents the Limion Scholarship to William Smith (right), 4th year undergraduate student at Queen's University.


January 15th, 2013 Scholarship Presentation at the University of Manitoba

Scholarship presentation to Tim Hayward by Prof. Ian Ferguson.

Tim Hayward (left), 4th year undergraduate student at the University of Manitoba, is presented with the KEGS Pioneers Scholarship by Professor Ian Ferguson (right).


Prof. Ian Ferguson presents the SEG KEGS Hallof Scholarship to Ankar Sheng.

Professor Ian Ferguson (left) presents the SEG KEGS Hallof Scholarship to Ankar Sheng (right).


December 19th, 2012 Scholarship Presentation at the Université Laval

Scholarship presentation to Jade Ghaoui by Prof. Richard Fortier

Scholarship presentation to Jade Ghaoui (left), 2nd year undergraduate student at the Université Laval, by Professor Richard Fortier (right).


November 2012 Scholarship Presentation at the University of New Brunswick

Professor Karl Butler and scholarship recipient Andrew Ringeri.

Scholarship presentation by Professor Karl Butler (left) to Andrew Ringeri, MSc candidate at UNB (right).


Scholarship Presentation to University of Waterloo Students at the November 13th, 2012 KEGS Meeting

Professor Tony Endres with scholarship recipients Phillip Van-Lane and Dong Shi.

Professor Tony Endres (Centre) with University of Waterloo scholarship recipients Phillip Van-Lane (Left) and Dong Shi (Right).


October 19th, 2012 Scholarship Presentation at the
BCGS Fall Symposium

UBC scholarship recipients Tess Baker and Hakim Shukri with Peter Kowlaczyk, Dir.

Scholarship presentation to UBC students Tess Baker and Hakim Shukri by Peter Kowlaczyk, Dir.


October 18th, 2012 Scholarship Presentation at the KEGS-Ottawa Meeting

David Allan of Fugro presents the Fugro scholarship to Michal Kolaj.

Davin Allan of Fugro presents a renewal of the Fugro Scholarship to Michal Kolaj, a PhD student at Laurentian University.


October 17th, 2012 Scholarship Presentation at the
SGS Meeting

Prof. Jim Merriam presents a scholarship to Hoai Nam Vien at USask.

Scholarship presentation to Hoai Nam Vien, 3rd year undergraduate student at the University of Saskatchewan, by Prof. Jim Merriam.


Scholarship Presentation to UofT Students
at the October 9th, 2012 KEGS Meeting

UofT scholarship recipients Kun Guo and Laura Quigley (Front) with Jerry Roth, Foundation chair.

UofT scholarship recipients Kun Guo and Laura Quigley (Front) with Jerry Roth, Chair.


Jerry Roth presents scholarship to Laura Quigley at KEGS meeting.

Scholarship presentation by Jerry Roth to Laura Quigley, MSc candidate at the University of Toronto.


Laura Quigley presents a summary of her graduate research project, 'Seismic Imaging of Massive Sulfide Deposits'.

Laura Quigley presents a summary of her graduate research project, "Seismic Imaging of Massive Sulfide Deposits."


Kun Guo speaks about his research projects.

Kun Guo, 3rd year undergraduate student at the University of Toronto, presents his research projects.




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