Annual Campaign 2009 Case for Support
Urgent Call to Action!
As the first decade of the 21st Century comes to a close, the world faces several daunting challenges that only the geophysical community can address. Oil prices are fluctuating rapidly. The discovery and development of oil and gas reservoirs requires increasingly sophisticated technology and increasingly well-trained geophysicists. Geoscience industries worldwide are facing the retirement of baby boomers, leaving a growing gap in the workforce that desperately needs to be filled with new talent. Environmental problems and the need for clean drinking water plague our communities all over the world. Although our challenges are great, the SEG Foundation has the tools, the knowledge, and the passion to face them head on, but we need your support.
You can change the world.
You can make a positive impact on your career, the geophysical community, and the world. Your unrestricted gift to the SEG Foundation helps operate the programs and activities that the world needs. Operational support is critical to every organization. Below are just a few examples of SEG Foundation programs that rely on operational support from SEG members like you.
“Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) is not just a name of society for me. SEG is a society which changed my life… SEG introduced me before the world. That exposure made a vision for my life. SEG transformed a village boy to an international geophysicist.”
--Tapesh Kumar Tyagi, Junior Reservoir Geophysicist, TOTAL, Abu Al Bukhoosh, and recipient of 2006 SEG Annual Meeting Travel Grant
“Participating in the world SEG Challenge Bowl gave me the opportunity to compete with a plethora of other students from a variety of educational institutes and different geoscience backgrounds and levels. It helped to unify our knowledge and demonstrate that geosciences are the same all over the world. Also, being able to showcase ourselves and our ability to attend and compete on an international level at such a large event helped to identify ourselves as individuals within such a large industry.”
--Tiffany Piercey, Memorial University, Winner: 2007 CSEG Challenge Bowl in Calgary and participant in SEG/Chevron Student Leadership Symposium 2008
“Earning an SEG scholarship not only means that I obtain funds to attend my dream university, but it also shows that I have support from the scientists I one day hope to become. Such support drastically raises my confidence in my studies and research involving geophysics. SEG scholarships are outstanding awards.”
--Emily Tursack, Brown University, 2009-2010 recipient of the Anadarko/SEG Scholarship
- Professional development programs, like the Distinguished Lecturer and the Honorary Lecturer series, help you take your career to the next level. Through SEG Online, we are increasing the rate of technological innovation and making it easier to share knowledge whenever and wherever SEG members need it. Your gift to the SEG Foundation is an investment in your career.
- Student programs, like our flagship scholarship program and summer field camp grants, encourage talented youth to choose a career in geoscience industries. Student leadership development programs, such as the SEG/Chevron Student Leadership Symposium and the SEG/ExxonMobil Student Education Program, transform today’s students into tomorrow’s industry leaders. Your gift to the SEG Foundation is an investment in the future of the geoscience profession.
- Humanitarian applications of geoscience, through our ground-breaking Geoscientists Without Borders® program, brings together brilliant minds from industry and universities to solve environmental and humanitarian problems. Geoscientists have the knowledge and tools necessary to help communities in need all over the world. Your gift to the SEG Foundation makes this important work possible.
Your contribution to the SEG Foundation is one of the best investments you can make. By providing critical operational support of our programs and activities, you can make a difference that will impact thousands of lives all over the world… and even your own career! You will be filled with a sense of pride and achievement, knowing that you played an important role in many success stories.
A long history of success…
Our roots are grounded more than 50 years in the past, when the Society of Exploration Geophysicists awarded its first scholarships in 1956. Two years later, SEG formed a trust to ensure that scholarships would be available to the world’s best and brightest geoscience students in perpetuity. In the late 1980s, SEG took a giant leap forward and formed the SEG Foundation. Initially propelled by the hard work of our volunteer Trustee Associates, the SEG Foundation is now a professionally managed organization that raises and distributes funds to invest in the programs of SEG and the broader needs of the geophysical community. As a 501(c)(3) supporting organization of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, the SEG Foundation is addressing the needs of the general public, geoscientists, and the broader geophysical community. Through its innovative programs and ongoing support of geoscientists worldwide, the SEG Foundation is Advancing Geophysics Today and Inspiring Geoscientists for Tomorrow.
How you can help…
Your gift of any size will make a tremendous impact! Donating to the SEG Foundation has never been easier. Make your gift online or mail your check to: SEG Foundation; P.O. Box 702740; Tulsa, OK 74170-2740; United States of America. If you are interested in contributing with stocks or through wire transfer, please contact us via e-mail.
Your gift makes the biggest impact when it is unrestricted. By providing an unrestricted gift, you enable SEG Foundation leadership to utilize your donation where it is needed most.
When you make a commitment at qualified levels, you will be recognized as a member of one of the SEG Foundation’s annual donor clubs: Doodlebugger Society or High Velocity Society.
Don’t forget to check for matching funds! Many companies offer a matching gifts program for their employees and retirees. You could double your gift and its impact! Ask your employer about availability or send us an e-mail.
Because the SEG Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, your gift is fully tax deductable as allowed by law. You will receive appropriate documentation to support your U.S. tax deduction. If you live outside the United States, check with your local authority about tax deduction eligibility.
Take action today!
The geophysical community and the world need your support more today than ever before. Please don’t delay. You’ve already taken the first step. Let the SEG Foundation make the next step even easier. A better world is just a few clicks away.
Thank you for your support!
Thank you for supporting the SEG Foundation! Generous donors like you make it possible for the SEG Foundation to carry out the important work of the worldwide geophysical community. You make a difference!
For more information, visit our Web site. You can reach us by e-mail, or you can call us at +1.918.497.5500.
Society of Exploration Geophysicists Foundation
8801 S. Yale Avenue, Suite 500 • Tulsa, OK 74137
Phone: +1.918.497.5500 • Fax: +1.918.497.5560
foundation_online@seg.org
