Hiram Stanley Hanson Geology Scholarship

Established in 1985, this scholarship memorializes the life and works of Dr. Hiram Stanley Hanson. Dr. Hanson was born in Carroll County, Georgia and received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Chemistry and Ph.D. in Geology from Emory University. He performed his post-graduate study in Chemistry at Montana State University and received another Ph.D. in Geology and Geochemistry from the University of Arizona before doing his post-doctoral study in Science Education at Stanford University. Following his employment in industrial and research chemistry, Dr. Hanson began to teach at Middle Georgia, Piedmont, Reinhardt, and Emory-at-Oxford colleges in Georgia and Sul Ross State College in Alpine, Texas. He joined Georgia Southern in 1964 where he was instrumental in established in the Geology program. He retired in 1988 as Professor of Geology and Department Head of Geology and Geography.

The purpose of the scholarship is to provide a means by which outstanding geology majors can be recruited, recognized and assisted. Strength of interest in the discipline of geology
Criteria for selection is the following:

 Full-time enrollment as a Geology major in the BS or BA with a major in geology programs
 Completion of at least 50 semester hours of academic credit (30 hours at GSU) with a minimum of unadjusted GPA of 3.0
 Completion of at least 10 semester hours of credit in geology with a minimum geology GPA of 3.0
 Personal character
 Involvement in student activities will be considered, although this is optional