BAFTX Brochure 2021

BRITISH AMERICAN FOUNDATION OF TEXAS 2021
15TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR

OUR MISSION

"To light an awareness of the opportunities available culturally and to
affirm a commitment to the academically gifted, yet financially
disadvantaged youth of today, encouraging them to become our global
leaders of tomorrow."
BAFTX was established as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit by the British American
Business Council in 2006 as a beacon going forward into the future to
help provide financial assistance and educational opportunities to
academically gifted students in the United States and the United
Kingdom, who otherwise might not be able to pursue their education
due to financial constraints.
BAFTX awards academic scholarships at various increments to support
aspiring middle school, high school, undergraduate and postgraduate
students. BAFTX provides opportunities to excel here in Texas, or to
attain global education, with academic exchanges between the UK and
USA as well as UK-based programs for students from Texas. Travel
broadens both minds and horizons and solidifies the existence of a
world beyond the realms of the school bus perimeter. The primary
focus of educational scholarships from BAFTX is in the fields of STEM
and International Business.

WELCOME

In the 15 years since BAFTX was raised as much as an in person
founded, we have seen a great deal event. Our Awards Ceremonies
of change. Whether under the translated to selfie videos
leadership of Susan Howard for 9 expressing gratitude and bios of
years and then myself for 5 years so our scholars for our benefactors.
far, new board members, new
programs, new initiatives, new And our Junior Achievers,
events and most importantly, scheduled to head to London in
growth with more scholarships summer 2021, will now travel in
awarded year on year. 2022 with our 2022 cohort, making
a total of 20 BAFTX Junior
Change, whether from inside Achievers (and maybe more)
BAFTX or driven by external factors, participating in this life-changing
is necessary, but we are always program. In the meantime, they
anchored by our mission, led by will engage in a 10 month online
the ever-increasing demand for coaching, mentoring and team
academic funding and educational building program.
equity, ensuring that young people
across Texas, regardless of In 2021, we have awarded
socioeconomic status, have access scholarships to support 60 college
to an education that will allow educations, bringing our total
them to reach their potential scholarship awards since 2006 to
$1.54 mllion and this is thanks to
So when fundraising opportunities our benefactors who have
become scarce, in-person events continued to support us and our
are not an option and grant scholars.
providers are re-focusing on basic
needs (food and shelter), but our Your support and investment in our
students and their families and next generation means the world
communities are facing and together we leveling playing
unprecedented hardship, we find fields and making a difference to
alternative routes. so many young people, thank you.

Our gala in 2020 was postponed In gratitude,
but will be back and better than
ever in November 2021 at the Post Kay Thomson
Oak Hotel. Our Wine Women and Exectuive Director
Song event in 2021 was held
virtually (with some tweaks!) and

BAFTX SCHOLARSHIPS

THE KIDS WITH COURAGE PLEDGE
Provides young adults with special needs or chronic / severe illness
the opportunity to attend an institute of education or summer camp.

THE EARLY STARTER SCHOLARSHIP
An award for middle school students to be held in escrow until high school

graduation, then to contribute towards college tuition fees.

THE JUNIOR ACHIEVER SCHOLARSHIP
Provides high school students the opportunity to attend a
life-changing two-week British Studies summer program in England.

THE UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
Awards up to one semester's undergraduate funding at a

university in Texas or in the United Kingdom.

THE GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
Awards up to one semester's postgraduate funding at a

university in Texas or in the United Kingdom.

THE BAFTX - SWANSEA UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
Awards up to one semester's undergraduate funding at Texas A&M University

or University of Houston to students from Swansea University, UK.

THE SUSAN HOWARD COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Award honors young adults who have demonstrated initiative and tenacity in

conceptualizing, initiating and / or organizing a community service project.

BAFTX SCHOLARS 2021

This year, due to COVID-19 and the related circumstances beyond our control,
we were unable, for the second year in a row, to host our annual Awards
Ceremony.

In the absence of a physical event, we asked our scholars to provide videos
expressing gratitude for our benefactors, These have been shared and many
of them are our on our website at www.baftx.org. Below are quotes from
some of the videos that demonstrate the impact and value of our programs.

BP WOMEN IN STEM AWARD
DAFNE ORTIZ
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
"GROWING UP IN AN IMMIGRANT FAMILY, A COLLEGE
EDUCATION WAS ALWAYS PART OF THE PICTURE THAT
CAME WITH THE AMERICAN DREAM."

BP WOMEN IN STEM AWARD
VIVIAN TONG
CIVIL ENGINEERING, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
"SINCE I AM THE YOUNGEST, MY PARENTS BARELY HAVE
ANY MONEY LEFT FOR MY COLLEGE."

FIONA CHANDLER UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
ASHLEY VARKEY
BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
"I COME FROM A SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLD SO TUITION
WAS A WORRY NOT ONLY TO ME BUT TO MY MOTHER AS
WELL."
CONOCOPHILLIPS UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
RANDY JORDAN
PETROLEUM ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
"COMING FROM A LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD, FINANCIAL
CHALLENGES AND STRESS HAVE BEEN PRESENT
THROUGHOUT MY ACADEMIC CAREER."

CONOCOPHILLIPS UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
HARSHIL SHAH
COMPUTER ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
"THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT IN ALLOWING
ME TO PURSUE MY DREAMS OF ATTENDING COLLEGE."

JULIE DILL ASSOCIATE AWARD
ETIENNE NDEM
BIOLOGY, LONE STAR COLLEGE
"WITHOUT SCHOLARSHIPS I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO
AFFORD COLLEGE."

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS UNDERGRADUATE
AWARD
TUAN TRAN
COMPUTER SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
"IN THE FUTURE I HOPE TO HELP OTHER LESS FORTUNATE
STUDENTS, JUST LIKE YOU HAVE HELPED ME."

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS UNDERGRADUATE
AWARD
CASEY FREEMAN
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
"I COULDN'T ACCOMPLISH THIS WITHOUT THE GENEROUS
SUPPORT OF SPONSORS LIKE YOURSELF."
HESS UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
AZALEA NORWOOD
CIVIL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
"WORDS CAN NEVER BE ENOUGH TO DEMONSTRATE MY
FULL GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR WHAT HESS
CORPORATION HAS PROVIDED ME."

SUSAN HOWARD COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
KAI CAMPBELL
"ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT IS OF GREAT BENEFIT TO MY
GOALS."

NANCY MCKAY UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
RIGO GONZALEZ
MANAGEMENT & FINANCE, TCU
"I FEEL GRATEFUL AND HONORED FOR THIS AWARD."

MERRIMAC INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
TURAB ABBAS
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
"I AM TRULY HONORED AND TRULY HUMBLED TO BE THE
RECIPIENT OF YOUR GENEROUS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD. […] I
WILL BE THE FIRST COLLEGE STUDENT IN MY FAMILY."

PAT MITCHELL UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
SAAD NADEEM
KINESIOLOGY & NUTRITION, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
"THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS GOING TO HELP ME BECOME A DOCTOR
ONE DAY."

PHILLIPS 66 WOMEN IN STEM AWARD
JALIYAH HERBERT
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
STATE UNIVERSITY
"THIS SCHOLARSHIP WILL ALLOW ME TO FOCUS ON THE
ACADEMIC SIDE OF COLLEGE."

PHILLIPS 66 WOMEN IN STEM AWARD
MICAH LE-MASAKELA
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
"AS A FIRST GENERATION BLACK WOMAN IN STEM THE
SCHOLARSHIP WILL ALLOW ME TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL AND
HAVE A HIGHER GPA."

PHILLIPS 66 WOMEN IN STEM AWARD
OMOLOLU OBEMBE
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
"I AM SO SO GRATEFUL THAT I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THIS
OPPORTUNITY."

PHILLIPS 66 UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
HUSSAIN ALI
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
"YOUR GENEROSITY HAS HELPED ME IMMENSELY IN MY
LONG JOURNEY TO COMPLETE MY EDUCATION."

PHILLIPS 66 GRADUATE AWARD
WESLEY COMBS
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, RICE UNIVERSITY
"THESE FUNDS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE PURSUIT OF
THE GOALS I HAVE SET FOR MYSELF."

DONALD ROSE UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
TARAMI READUS
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
"THIS SCHOLARSHIP BRINGS ME CLOSER TO MY GOAL OF
BECOMING AN ENGINEER WHILE ALSO LIFTING A BURDEN
FROM MY FAMILY."

TD SECURITIES UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
SARAH GIFFORD
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, DALLAS
"I CANNOT BEGIN TO EXPRESS THE LEVEL OF GRATITUDE I
HAVE TOWARDS YOU. […] IT IS A TRULY GREAT HONOR TO
HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP."

WOOD MACKENZIE WOMEN IN STEM AWARD
TAMMY LAM
MATHEMATICS, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
"IT TRULY MEANS THE WORLD TO ME THAT YOU ARE
INVESTING IN MY FUTURE."

BAFTX ASSOCIATE AWARD
ALEXANDRIA SHAW
COMPUTER SCIENCE, LONE STAR COLLEGE
"I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND MY FAMILY IS
FOREVER GRATEFUL"

BAFTX ASSOCIATE AWARD
MADISON TERRY
BUSINESS MARKETING, LONE STAR COLLEGE
"AS A FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT, ONE OF THE
BIGGEST STRESSORS IS THE TUITION ASPECT."

BAFTX UK TO TEXAS AWARD
AMBER RIGGS
MEDICAL ENGINEERING, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
"THIS HAS RELIEVED SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL PRESSURE
OFF ME AND MY FAMILY."

BAFTX UK TO TEXAS AWARD
LYDIA WILSON
MEDICAL ENGINEERING, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
"I COME FROM A VERY BIG FAMILY, I'M THE OLDEST OF 5,
AND COMING TO UNIVERSITY WAS A BIG DEAL FOR ME."

BAFTX UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
SARAH ATTIA
BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
"THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HELP."

BAFTX UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
SOPHIA ENGLISH
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
"WITH THE HELP OF BAFTX, I BELIEVE I WILL BE ABLE TO
MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THIS WORLD."

BAFTX UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
ZHIXING HUANG
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
"THIS SCHOLARSHIP WILL ALLOW ME TO FOCUS ON COLLEGE
RATHER THAN WORRY ABOUT TUITION."

BAFTX UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
JESSICA JEREMIAH
PUBLIC HEALTH, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
"AS A FIRST GENERATION AMERICAN, PURSUING HIGHER
EDUCATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN A GOAL OF MINE."

BAFTX UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
ALEXANDER MEDINA
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
"AS A FIRST GENERATION STUDENT, ALL I CAN SAY IS
"THANK YOU". THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL OPEN NEW DOORS
FOR ME."

BAFTX UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
SAMANTHA MARRIS
NURSING, HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
"I AM ABLE TO FOCUS ON MY SCHOOLING AND BECOME
THE BEST STUDENT I CAN BE."

BAFTX UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
ISIS MARTIN
MARKETING, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
"WITH THE HELP OF SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONS LIKE
THIS, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE."

BAFTX UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
KHÁNH NGUYEN
BIOLOGY AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
I COME FROM A LOW INCOME FAMILY [...] AND IT'S
IMPOSSIBLE TO GO TO COLLEGE ON THAT INCOME."

BAFTX UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
SWASTIKA SAH
FINANCE, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
"AS A FIRST GENERATION STUDENT, COMPLETING MY
EDUCATION IS MY TOP PRIORITY AND THIS SCHOLARSHIP
WILL HELP ME ACHIEVE THIS."

BAFTX UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
THAO VO
FINANCE, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
"I AM SO APPRECIATIVE THAT, WITH THIS SCHOLARSHIP, MY
FAMILY HAS ONE LESS THING TO WORRY ABOUT."

BAFTX GRADUATE AWARD
SHANNON DOYLE
SOCIAL WORK, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
"I'M SO GRATEFUL TO THE FOUNDATION FOR THEIR
SUPPORT SO I CAN PURSUE MY STUDIES."

BAFTX GRADUATE AWARD
KATHERINE KELLY
NURSING, CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY
"THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME PURSUE THIS CAREER AND
FOR HELPING ME BUILD MY FUTURE."

BAFTX GRADUATE AWARD
TONY TANG
NEUROSCIENCE, UT MEDICAL BRANCH
"THIS SCHOLARSHIP WILL HELP OFFSET THE COST OF TUITION
FOR MY JOINT PHD PROGRAM WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF
PALERMO."

In total, BAFTX has awarded 60 scholarships this year to students at
Abilene Christian University, Chamberlain University College of Nursing,
Houston Community College, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy,
Lamar University, Lone Star College, Rice University, Schreiner University,
Southern Methodist University, Stephen F. Austin State University, Swansea
University, Texas Christian University, Texas A&M University, University of

Houston, University of North Texas, University of Texas at Arlington,
University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at Dallas and University of

Texas Medical Branch as well as 3 Early Starter scholarships. a Susan
Howard Community Service Award and a Kids with Courage Award to

Social Motion Skills.

THE IMPACT OF BAFTX

Majors in 2021: 60
Aerospace Engineering scholarships
Agribusiness awarded in
Allied Health
Biology 2021
Biomedical Sciences
Business Administration 52% of our scholars
Business and Finance in 2021 are female
Business Management
Chemical Engineering Of them, 72% are
Chemistry majoring in STEM
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering Since 2006, we
Computer Information Systems have awarded
Computer Science $1.54 million in
Data / Business Analytics
Electrical Engineering educational
Environmental Science funding ...
Finance
Kinesiology & Nutrition ...and have
Management & Finance supported
Marketing over 860
Mathematics young people
Mechanical Engineering in achieving
Medical Engineering their goals
Neuroscience
Nursing
Petroleum Engineering
Pharmacy
Physical Biochemistry
Public Health

OUR BENEFACTORS

Together we are making a difference, thank you!

Capital Campaign 2020

Angela Boardman, Fiona & Chris Chandler, ConocoPhillips, Julie Dill,
Enterprise Products Partners, Hess Corporation, Keira and Joe
McCreery, Tim McKeon, Phillips 66, Joanna Strachan.

Wine, Women and Song 2021

Linda Chiang, Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General in Houston,
Jennifer McLennan, Merrimac International, Nancy McKay, Pat
Mitchell, Kathy Sauvé & Leslie Denney, TD Securities.

Global Leaders of Tomorrow Investors

BP, Patty & Larry Dundee, Benjamin & Jennifer Fink, Randy & Ann
Fowler, H-E-B, Tim Horner, Kevin Howard MBE (in memory of Susan
Howard), Martin Hunt, Kevin & Pat Mitchell, Phillips 66, Wood
Mackenzie.

BAFTX STATS

Awards events

1.5% Administration

Salaries 6%

23.5% Scholarships Disbursements
2006 - 2021
69%

Ladies Donations. Gala, net
events, net 6.5% 67%

9%

Capital Campaign
/ Initiative
17.5%

Proceeds
2006 - 2021

UPCOMING EVENTS

BAFTX Gala - Saturday November 13th 2021
Join BAFTX, its board, corporate supporters, benefactors, scholars,
friends and volunteers at Houston's best loved gala at the Post Oak
Hotel.
Wine Women and Song - Saturday March 26th 2022
Following a very successful virtual Wine Women and Song event in 2021,
we are planning to be back in person at the Junior League with the Fab
5, raffles, speeches, tombola and more in 2022!
Awards Ceremony - Spring 2022
Bringing together all our benefactors, scholars and their families, we are
looking forward to celebrating achievements and awarding scholarships.
Please visit www.baftx.org/events for more information.

BAFTX SCHOLARS NOW...

Actuarial Analyst at Willis Towers Watson Marketing Director, Ennovative Solutions

Aerospace Engineer, Suborbitality Medical Engineer at DePuy Synthes

Aspire Rotational Engineer at American Oncology Clinical Research Associate at

Bureau of Shipping Sarah Cannon Development Innovations

Assistant Manager at KeyDrill Technology Operations Director at Explor Group Ltd

Associate Attorney at Chamblee Ryan, P.C. Petroleum Engineer at BP

Civil Structural Engineer at C&I Product Engineer at Veterinary

Engineering Instrumentation Ltd

Clinical Research Coordinator at University Product Specialist at Tesla

of Pennsylvania Production Engineer at ConocoPhillips

Consulting Analyst at Alvarez & Marsal Production Supervision Manager at Baker

Critical Care Nurse at Houston Methodist Hughes

Data Engineer - Data Engineering Services Refining Engineer at Marathon Petroleum

and Accelerators at Chevron Corporation
Development Team Lead at Eventellect Regulatory Specialist at US Army Corps of

Digital Intelligence Associate at JPMorgan Engineers

Doctor at Baylor College of Medicine Research Scientist at Leidos

Drilling Engineer II at Range Resources Reservoir Engineer II at Apache

EH&S Manager at Rockwell Automation Corporation

Engineer II at Freese and Nichols, Inc. Resident Physician at University of Texas

Environmental Consultant at EOSolutions Southwestern Medical School

Environmental Investigator at Texas Risk Engineer at Allianz

Commission on Environmental Quality Senior Analyst at IHS Markit

Environmental Scientist at Bureau of Senior Clinical Research Associate at

Safety and Environmental Enforcement Parexel

Execution Modeling & Optimization Senior Consultant at Deloitte

Engineer at Chevron Senior Petroleum Engineer at Ryder Scott

Exploration Geologist at Total Company, L.P.

Field Geophysicist at Naeva Geophysics Senior Project Engineer at ConocoPhillips

Financial Examiner at Texas Department Senior Wireline Field Engineer at Baker

of Insurance Hughes

Fuel Auditor at Circle K Software Developer at PAS
Geologist at US Army Corps of Engineers Software Engineer at P97 Networks

Geophysicist at DUG SSHE & OIMS Advisor at ExxonMobil

Geophysicist at Oxy Staff Engineer at Environmental Resources

Geophysicist at Schlumberger Management

Graduate Engineer at Renishaw Strategist at Government of Armenia

Imports Specialist at Livingston Structural Analysis Engineer at Boeing

International Systems Manager at Texas Instruments

Indirect Tax Manger at PwC Tax Associate at Goldin Peiser & Peiser, LLP
Infrastructure Engineer | Oracle Database Tech Analyst at Citi
Administrator at USAA
Integrity Engineer at Phillips 66 Technical Advisor, Teleperformance USA
International Analyst at Cinemark Underwriter at ManhattanLife
Manager at EAG Services
Manufacturing Specialist at Athena US Retail Financial Analyst at Intel
Manufacturing Corporation

Vice President at Comvest Partners
Well Intervention Engineer at BP

Board of Directors Advisory Board

Kevin Howard MBE, Chairman Jackie Hyde Ann Campbell
James McLennan, President Tim McKeon Tim Horner
Angela Boardman, Treasurer Julie Phan Rose
Patty Dundee, Secretary Joanne Howard
Fiona Chandler Julie Rae Clare Mawson
Jen Fink Kathy Sauvé
Martin Hunt Patrick Schiele
Letitia Verlander

British American Foundation of Texas, PO Box 421234, Houston TX 77242
281-310-0321 | [email protected] | www.baftx.org