THSOA encourages college/university students to consider a career in hydrographic surveying. Several student scholarships are offered to assist students with academic costs. The National THSOA scholarships are available to for full time students seeking a 2 year, 4 year or graduate degree in Hydrographic Surveying, Ocean Mapping, Geomatics, Ocean Sciences, Geographic Info Systems(GIS), Ocean Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other related field.

In early December 2011 the following national awards ($10,000) were made for the academic year 2011-2012:

• Abel Dean; $2000
  Hydrographic Surveying (graduate program), University of Southern Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, MS
• Alicia Higham; $1000
  Freshwater Studies (2 year program), Northwestern Michigan College, Travers City, MI
• Zachary Mildon; $1750
  Electrical Engineering and Computer System Engineering, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
• Kyle Olejniczak; $1750
  Oceanography, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL
• Jonathon Roder; $1750
  Geomatics, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
• Christina Zarrilli; $1750
  Ocean Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL

Houston Chapter

Congratulations to our 2011 – 2012 Academic Year scholarship winners who each received a scholarship check.

• $2000
  James David Carr from Texas A & M University Corpus Christi
  Kyle Alan Christen from Texas A & M University Corpus Christi
• $1000
  Manuel E. Fernandez from Texas A & M University Corpus Christi
• $500
  Alexander James Fontes from Texas A & M University Corpus Christi

Zachary Mildon, John Oswald	Jonathon Roder, John Oswald
	Dr. Jens Munk, Assoc Prof, Electrical Engineering – Zachary Mildon – Dr Orson Smith, Dean College of Engineering – Jonathon Roder – John Bean, Chair Geomatic Dept
David Briggs, THSOA Scholarship Committee and U.S. Navy – Christina Zarrilli, Ocean Engineering