Dr. Julie Bloxson, pictured left, associate professor in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Earth and Aviation Sciences, received the Gordon H. Wood, Jr. Memorial Award from the Eastern Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists at its annual meeting in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, in October. Bloxson’s mother, Mary Spencer, pictured right, attended the ceremony. The award is presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to the geology of coal and other energy minerals and to the goals of the association’s Energy Minerals Division in the Eastern Section.
ABOUT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
Stephen F. Austin State University, the newest member of The University of Texas System, began a century ago as a teachers’ college in Texas’ oldest town, Nacogdoches. Today, it has grown into a regional institution comprising six colleges — business; education, humanities, and social sciences; fine arts; forestry and agriculture; health professions; and sciences and mathematics. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, SFA enrolls approximately 11,000 students while providing the academic breadth of a state university with the personalized attention of a private school. The main campus encompasses 421 acres that include 40 academic facilities, nine residence halls and 68 acres of recreational trails that wind through its six gardens. The university offers more than 80 bachelor’s degrees, more than 40 master’s degrees and four doctoral degrees covering more than 120 areas of study. Learn more at sfasu.edu.
