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Enhance Your Thomsen-Baker-Telfer Scholarship Fund Donation
The Thomsen-Baker-Telfer Scholarship Fund’s mission is to provide scholarships to young women entering college majoring in STEM fields.
This fall we have two opportunities to make your donation even more meaningful:
Matching Grant – 50% of Membership + $10,000
The generous West Harris County Branch member who offered a matching grant in 2024 is doing so again! If the Thomsen-Baker-Telfer Scholarship Fund collects at least $10,000 in donations between July 1 and November 15, 2025, from 50% of the branch membership, she will match it with a $10,000 contribution. This is an amazing opportunity to double the value of your donation.
Make Your Donation a Memorial
Mary Dodson, a member of AAUW-WHC since 1984, passed away in July. Mary was a member of the charter board of directors for Thomsen-Baker-Telfer, and a very active member of the branch. The goals and mission of AAUW and Thomsen-Baker-Telfer were extremely important to her, and she donated generously to both each year.
You can honor Mary, or someone else important to you, by writing “In memory of Name” on the memo line of your check or your Zelle contribution. A letter will be sent to the person’s family to let them know or your remembrance.
To Donate:
Send your check to: (preaddressed envelopes are available on the TBT table)
Thomsen-Baker-Telfer Scholarship Fund
c/o Mary Andersen, Treasurer
5426 Wigton Drive
Houston, TX 77096
For Zelle, use email address: ThomsenBakerTelferScholarship@gmail.com
Thomsen-Baker-Telfer Scholarship Fund offers a STEM Scholarship annually to one High School Senior girl from each of these school districts: HISD, Alief and Spring Branch. In 2025, the Thomsen-Baker-Telfer Scholarship Fund amount for each scholarship will be $4,000. The online application will be live from February 1st through April 15th. If you know of any young women graduating from one of these school districts and planning to major in a stem field in college, please encourage them to review the scholarship requirements at https://westharriscounty-tx.aauw.net/about/scholarships/scholarship-application/
The committee will send e-mails to the College Readiness Counselors in Alief ISD, Houston ISD, and Spring Branch ISD. Please share this webpage with your friends and female high school seniors.
The scholarship board welcomes questions and advice from our members. The board meets monthly by Zoom at 9:30 AM on the last Monday of the month. Please email thomsenbakertelferscholarship@gmail.com for the Zoom link if you would like to attend.
Contributions are tax deductible under IRS Code 501(c)3.
This webpage was last modified: September 12, 2025