Alison Henning
Alison Henning was a long time member and active volunter of Houston Geological Society.
Education was important to Alison and she was active in numerous HGS educational outreach programs:
- She was a co-chair in the start-up years of Earth Science Week activities and was awarded a HGS Rising Star award in 2001,
- She helped organize and lead HGS activities at several CAST (Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching) meetings,
- In 2008-2009, she was a HGS representative on the Texas Board of Education to develop the earth science high school curriculum and fought valiantly to keep valid earth science in our schools,
- As Director on the HGS Board in 2007-2009, she coordinated the Maps in Schools project and assisted in the selection of Teacher of the Year,
- Alison was instrumental in the HGS community outreach project Evergreen Cemetery project in 2007
- She volunteered at the HGS booth during the school field trips at the Houston Gem and Mineral Society shows
- She recently served on the HGS Calvert Scholarship Committee
During her professional career she enjoyed teaching geology to teachers at Rice as part of the teachers continuing education endeavor. She was very proactive about getting her teachers to experience geology first hand, arranging trips to rigs and companies. She brought them to the museum and took it beyond tours - she borrowed specimens and did both fossil and rock & mineral labs.
A memorial service will be held at Houston's First Baptist Church on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 10:00 am with a reception to follow.
The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to support her sons' education. Donations may be made to Houston's First Baptist Church, 7401 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX, 77024, with a memo that it is in honor of the Henning Family.
Please find more information here: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/alisonhenning
releasedate:
Monday, August 17, 2015
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