Milton 'Sparky' Garrison Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Established in 2004 through the generosity of alumni friends. The applicant must be:

• A full-time matriculated student attending SUNY New Paltz
• A junior entering senior year
• Majoring in one of the Geology Department track majors, including General Geology; Secondary Education; Geology, Environmental Geoscience.
• Have overall GPA of at least 3.25 and Geology coursework grades averaging 3.25 or a student has shown a demonstrated a substantial GPA improvement in the past 3-4 semesters.
• Shall have completed Mineralogy-Crystallography.
• Should have completed (or presently be taking) the following:
  1) Physical Geology
  2) Historical Geology
  3) Optical Mineralogy
  4) Petrology
  5) Stratigraphy-Sedimentation.
• Consideration would also be given to the student’s character and potential to succeed in the field.