View source for Raskin Scholarship

In the wake of Rob Raskin's untimely death, his family has approached the Foundation for Earth Science/ESIP Federation to explore the possibility of establishing a scholarship in memory of Rob and to preserve his community-minded legacy for generations to come. This page serves as a workplace for the small task team (Rob's colleagues, his family and ESIP leadership) to share ideas and to sharpen the focus of the scholarship idea.

====Task Team Members====
Family: Lisa Steele
JPL: Ed Armstrong, Chris Mattman, Victor Zlotnicki
Collaborators: Peter Fox, Phil Yang
ESIP Leadership: Karl Benedict, Annette Schloss
Staff: Carol Meyer, Erin Robinson

====Desired Impact====
To provide scholarship support for students of the next generation of Earth science data/technology/informatics leaders...

===="Scholarship"====
:*Tuition support
:*Student stipend
:*Travel support to ESIP Meeting
:*Research support
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====Thematic Focus====
*Semantics
*Cyberinfrastructure
*GIS
*Computers in Geosciences
*Collaboration
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====Next Steps====
*Continue to Iterate on Scope/Focus (All)
*Legal Requirements (Meyer)
*Financial Requirements for Sustainability -- how much funds do we need to keep the fund going?
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