Lopez Graduate Awarded Scholarship

Jose Rodrigo Leal, son of Jose and Theresa Leal of Brownsville, Texas, has been awarded the 2012 American Meteorological Society/Earth Resources Technology, Inc. Scholarship. Jose is a graduate of Lopez High School and is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in atmospheric sciences at Harvard College. The AMS/Industry Minority Scholarship is intended to encourage minority students who have been traditionally underrepresented in the sciences, especially Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Black/African American students, to pursue careers in the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences. Five scholarships have been made possible through the generous contributions of AMS members to the AMS 21st Century Campaign, Baron Services, Inc., and Earth Resources Technology, Inc. The award is $3000 for a nine-month period in the freshman year and an additional $3000 for a nine-month period in the sophomore year, based on performance in the first year. Read the news release.