Krista Dawn Blackledge Scholarship
Krista Dawn Blackledge, an alumnus of the Department, began this endowed scholarship in 2014, with the desire to provide scholarships for students (1) with financial need, (2) who are members of the Society of Women Engineers, and (3) who demonstrate the potential to be successful professional engineers.
Eligibility
- Being a member of the Society for Women Engineers
- Full time student of junior, senior, or graduate standing
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Pursuing a degree within the Geology & Geological Engineering department
- Record of financial need in the Office of Financial Aid (note this requires either a FAFSA on file or a meeting with Financial Aid to document need)
Evaluation Criteria
- Academic success
- Potential for successful professional practice
- Financial need
Previous recipients are eligible to apply for one additional year.
Scholarship applications are typically accepted during January and February of each year.
Applicants have to submit two nomination letters. One of the letters should come from your faculty advisor or a professional member of a chapter of the Society of Women Engineers.
The letters can be sent via email to: toommen@olemiss.edu or delivered directly to the GGE office.
Past Recipients
2024-2025 Arden Pierce and Abby Kilgore
2023-2024 Arden Pierce, Rae Payne, and Kaylee Williams
2020-2021 Hashindra Herath and TyAnna Cox
2019-2020 Pam Akakpo and Alex Warren
2018-2019 Pam Akakpo, Eleanor Dietz and Liz Vitale
2017-2018 Ryann Lam
2016-2017 Elsie Okoye
2015-2016 Ann Sutton Teichmiller and Sarah Hill
2014-2015 Amanda Couch