Texas Channel Section 2012 Scholarships
The Texas Channel Section gives a number of scholarships out each year at
our Annual Table Top Show. With four special awards honoring former members of
the Texas Channel Section, Bill Brown, Steve Godkin, Lou Errico, and
Stuart P Foster. The Scholarship form can be
found here: Scholarship
Application Form (pdf format)
The Bill Brown Lifetime Achievement Scholarship
Bill Brown is our section's only "Life Fellow" member of ISA. He was
the initial organizer of the Texas Channel Section (1981) and its' first
President (1982). Bill was the Instrument Maintenance Supervisor at Diamond
Shamrock Chemical (now OxyVinyls) and retired in
1989. He stayed active in our Section until 1994, and then his retirement
activities consumed all his free time.
This scholarship is awarded to an individual whose career path indicates
service to our industry.
The Steve Godkin Memorial
Scholarship
Steve Godkin
joined the Texas Channel Section in 1986 and began to assume leadership roles
on our Board in 1990. Steve served as President in 1994, Vice President in 1995
and Section Treasurer until 1998, when he died unexpectantly.
Steve was not only very active in ISA but was equally involved in many church
and civic activities.
This scholarship is awarded to an individual who best represents Steve's
service to the community.
The Lou Errico Scholastic Achievement Scholarship
Louis V. "Lou"
Errico (May 23, 1924 - February 21, 2010) was a
Senior Life member, and served as the Honors and Awards Chairman for the Texas
Channel Section for the over fifteen years, and has held every board position
available since the section was formed in 1981. Lou was an ISA member
for over 50 years. He spent 4 years in the United States Navy in ETO. He
attended Princeton and then Prude where he earned his Electrical Engineering
degree. He and his wife Norma moved to Houston in 1962 where they founded LEECO
Engineering.
Preference for this scholarship is given to students who have displayed academic excellence throughout their high-school careers.
The Stuart P Foster Endowment Scholarship ($2,000)
Stu Foster spent his entire career in
the Controls and Instrumentation business in the Texas Gulf Coast and was
recognized by customers, manufacturers, and colleagues as a leader in the
industry. Stu was a founding member of the Texas Channel Section.
During his career he served in a variety of leadership roles for the
Section. Stu led the Instrumentation Business at Puffer-Sweiven when he
passed away in 2008 after a courageous battle with cancer. Preference
for this scholarship is given to deserving students from the Houston area who
intends to pursue an engineering or applied sciences college degree.
Scholarship Application Form
(pdf format)
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