{"id":49,"date":"2010-09-09T19:22:01","date_gmt":"2010-09-10T00:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/?p=49"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:34:29","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:34:29","slug":"secondwoolseyscholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/secondwoolseyscholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Lumberton Native, Geology Graduate Student Awarded Second Bob Woolsey Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD,  Miss. \u2013 Patrick W. Niemeyer of Lumberton is the second recipient of  a memorial scholarship paying tribute to J. Robert &#8220;Bob&#8221; Woolsey,  late director of the Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute at the  University of Mississippi.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jce_caption\" style=\"width: 270px; margin: 8px; padding: 6px; float: right; border: 1px solid #000000; display: inline-block;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float: right;\" alt=\"RKJ_1415-A-Woolsey_award\" src=\"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/RKJ_1415-A-Woolsey_award.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding: 6px; color: #000000; clear: both;\"><strong>Maxine Woolsey holds the permanent plaque that bears the name of Patrick W. Niemeyer (right) of Lumberton, second recipient of the Woolsey Scholarship for Geology and Geological Engineering, which honors her late husband.<\/strong> UM photo by Robert Jordan.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Niemeyer  is a second-year graduate student at Ole Miss working toward a master&#8217;s  degree in engineering science and geology.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I  unfortunately never had the opportunity to meet Dr. Woolsey, but after  all of the stories I have heard from his former colleagues and after  getting to know the Woolsey family, I feel like I truly missed out by  not getting to know him,&#8221; Niemeyer said. &#8220;He was obviously  an exceptional geologist and a great man, so to be selected for this  award by the Woolsey family and some of his former colleagues is truly  an honor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A  renowned geologist and expert in undersea mineral resources, Woolsey  died in a July 2008 car accident. Memorials in his name amounting to  more than $11,000 were made to the UM Foundation, and Maxine Woolsey,  his widow, committed additional resources to fund the Woolsey Scholarship  Endowment for Geology and Geological Engineering. The inaugural award  was made last year.<\/p>\n<p>A  2008 UM graduate with a bachelor&#8217;s degree in geology, Niemeyer received  the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering Outstanding Student  Scholarship in 2009 and 2010. He expects to complete graduate school  in May, with plans to work in petroleum exploration.<\/p>\n<p>Maxine  Woolsey said Niemeyer&#8217;s plans fit with the intent of the annual scholarship  award, which she said should recognize students who are &#8220;enthusiastic  about geology and possess a proven work ethic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To  appropriately honor Bob, this scholarship should help students become  hands-on geologists and geological engineers,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Bob  always felt the best classrooms didn&#8217;t have walls. I want scholarship  recipients to use the funds to have extraordinary experiences.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>MMRI  director since 1982, Bob Woolsey was instrumental in founding UM&#8217;s two  marine centers: the Center for Marine Resources and Environmental Technology  and the Seabed Technology Research Center, which is a division of the  National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration&#8217;s National Institute for  Undersea Science and Research. Through these centers, he organized an  international consortium of scientists and engineers to study gas hydrates.<\/p>\n<p>For  more information on contributing to the Woolsey Scholarship for Geology  and Geological Engineering, go to http:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.umfoundation.com\/makeagift\" target=\"_blank\">www.umfoundation.com\/makeagift<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 Patrick W. Niemeyer of Lumberton is the second recipient of a memorial scholarship paying tribute to J. Robert &#8220;Bob&#8221; Woolsey, late director of the Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute at the University of Mississippi. Maxine Woolsey holds the permanent plaque that bears the name of Patrick W. 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