Foundation Update
The AAPG Foundation has added a new named grant, funded through a generous contribution from AAPG Honorary Member and Trustee Associate Edward B. Picou of New
Orleans.
The Edward B. Picou Jr. Named Grant will provide a $1,000 grant annually to a graduate student in the geology and geophysics department at Louisiana State University, his alma mater.
Additional information regarding the AAPG Foundation Grants-in-Aid Program is available from Rebecca Griffin at 1-918-560-2644.
In other Foundation news, two new members have become Trustee Associates. They are:
- Lance Ruffel, of Oklahoma City.
- Richard Beardsley, of South Charleston, W.Va.

