History: The fund was established in memory of Mr. John Faggard, a rock and gem collector who was an important benefactor of the Department of Earth Sciences. He and his wife Ruth donated hundreds of rock and mineral samples to the University, some of which are on permanent display in the Life Sciences Building. The initial contribution was donated in his memory by his wife Ruth in 1991. In 1994, this scholarship was combined with the Denmark Award in order to produce a single award. In 1996, a separate Faggard Award of $1000.00 was established to award the Geology Major with the highest academic standing in Geology who is within one year of graduation. Mrs. Faggard wished to "make the last year of a Geology Major's life easier" by providing welcome finacial assistance to him/her.

Past Recipients of the Faggard Award

1996 Steve Lenz	1997 Laura Quinn	1998 Michael Sturdy
1999 Not Awarded	2000 Not Awarded	2001 Not Awarded
2002 Anna Morisanni	2003 Not Awarded	2004 Elizabeth Barclay
2005 Meghan Brenner	2006 Simone Normand	2007 Alex Beebe

Responsible Parties: Students can be nominated for this award by any Geology faculty member, however, students may also nominate themselves. The winning student will be decided on the basis of voting by all Geology faculty. In the event of a tie, the Departmental Chair will cast the deciding vote. The Faggard Award is administered by Dr. Doug Haywick, Scholarships Co-ordinator in the Department of Earth Sciences.