The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is pleased to announce the creation of a two scholarships to help students fund their college education: the Goldey Family Scholarship and the Dallas Hinrichs Memorial Scholarship. The Goldey Family Scholarship was recently established by Laurie and Greg (CSc86) Goldey. This non-endowed scholarship will be awarded to two students each year. One award will be given to an incoming freshman female School of Mines student who has high scores on School of Mines entrance exams. The other award will be given to a junior female School of Mines student with a minimum 3.0 grade point average. For both scholarships, first preference will be computer engineering majors, second preference will be electrical engineering majors and third preference will be computer science majors.
Greg is a proud alumnus of the School of Mines, and he and Laurie have enjoyed many career rewards. In the 20 years that the Goldeys have worked in the electronics industry, they have witnessed a shortage of women in the computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering disciplines. The Goldey Family Scholarships were created to encourage women to pursue a valuable and worthwhile career in one of these disciplines.
The Dallas Hinrichs Memorial Scholarship is to be awarded to junior or senior student who graduated from a South Dakota high school and is majoring in chemistry at the School of Mines. The recipients may receive the award for more than one year. The first scholarship will be awarded for the 2008-09 academic year.
The Dallas Hinrichs Memorial Scholarship fund was established by Cathleen F. Hinrichs, Heather Taylor and Matthew Hinrichs, as well as other family and friends. Dallas Hinrichs was a proud alumnus of the School of Mines and enjoyed many career rewards while working in the field of chemistry for more than 35 years. It is their hope that this scholarship may provide the encouragement and subsequent support for students pursuing chemistry degrees at the School of Mines.