Thomsen-Baker-Telfer STEM Scholarship

Many thanks for the generous donations of our AAUW-WHC members. We met our $10,000 matching grant from our anonymous donor. We will be able to give college STEM scholarships this year, 2023-24, to three deserving girls from our area school districts – Alief ISD, Spring Branch ISD and Houston ISD. Thank you again for your support and generosity to the Thomsen-Baker-Telfer Scholarship. Please remember we will continue accepting donations to the scholarship fund.

At the October 9, West Harris County Board meeting, a motion passed to raise the scholarship to $3,500 per student. That is a total of $10,500 to be awarded in the spring of 2024. Each year since the start of the scholarship the WHC board has decided the value of the scholarship.

In January, there will be several ways you can become involved with the scholarship fund. Volunteer to: 1. be on the financial committee to guide the investment of the fund; 2. rewrite the scholarship by-laws; 3. be on the board of directors; 4. be on the scholarship selection committee. Rewriting the by-laws and the scholarship selection committee are bite size commitments. The financial committee and board of director commitments will last throughout the year.

Financial Information

The Matching Grant started at the beginning of the fiscal year, July 1, 2023, and was achieved by the first week of October with donations of $10,395.

Brenda Moss
The Thomsen-Baker-Telfer Scholarship Board

The Thomsen-Baker-Telfer Scholarship Fund is a 501(c)(3) deductible organization funded through contributions from all our generous members.