Scholarship Graduates

Meet our graduates!

Isabella Diaz

Isabella Diaz received her SPE Fort Worth Section Scholarship in the Spring of 2020. She is graduating from Texas A&M with a Bachelor of Sciences in Petroleum Engineering and a final GPA of 3.78.

While at Texas A&M, Isabella participated in the SPE student chapter. She also interned with Texland Petroleum for three consecutive summers gaining experience in all of the oil and gas industry. 

After graduation, Isabella will be joining Texland as a Reservoir Engineer in Fort Worth, TX. 

Mason Hodge

Mason received his SPE scholarship in the fall of 2022. Originally from Keller, he is graduating from LSU with a Petroleum Engineering degree and cumulative gpa of 3.34.While at LSU, Mason has been active in the student chapter of the SPE. 

While a student, Mason had opportunities to work with Texland Petroleum and Norton Energy where his interest in pursuing a career in oil and gas were strengthened.

Sarah Qureshi

Sarah received the SPE Fort Worth Section Scholarships beginning in the Fall Semester of 2021. She graduated with a degree in Petroleum Engineering in the Spring of 2024, Cum Laude from Texas Tech University. While pursuing her bachelor's degree, she underwent an undergraduate research program for two years with a focus on nano-silica and cement slurry research. She presented her research and secured first place in the 2023 AADE Fluids Undergraduate Student Paper Contest in Midland, TX. She placed third in presenting a literature review on plunger selection in plunger lift wells at the Southwestern Petroleum Short Course in Lubbock, TX in 2024. 

She is an active member of the Texas Tech University student chapters of the SPE, and SWE, and was the president of the TTU AADE and TTU IADC student chapter for the 2023-2024 academic year. Throughout her time at Texas Tech, she participated in two internships with ConocoPhillips, one in production engineering in Midland, TX, and one in reservoir engineering in Houston, TX. Upon graduation, she will be joining ConocoPhillips full-time in Houston, TX as a L48 engineer. 

Ashlynn Tutter

Ashlynn received her SPE Fort Worth Section Scholarship in the fall of 2020. This spring she graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Ocean Engineering and a final GPA of 3.4. 

While at A&M, Ashlynn was an active member of MTS (Marine Technology Society) and SNAME (Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers); and a women’s organization, Aggie Royals. She also completed two internships with Provenance Engineering and ABS (American Bureau of Shipping).

After graduation, Ashlynn will be joining Metal Shark Boats, working as an assistant project manager. 

Pierce Miller

Pierce Miller received his SPE Fort Worth Section Scholarship in the Spring of 2021. This Fall he graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in Petroleum Engineering and a minor in Mathematics, with a final GPA of 3.605.

While at Texas A&M, Pierce was active in the SPE student chapter along with running Promethion Consulting, the social media marketing business he started in high school. He also completed three summer internships with Jetta Operations, Pilot Water Solutions, and OXY.

After graduation, Pierce will be joining OXY in the Engineering Development Program in Carlsbad, NM as a Production Engineer.

Miranda Brooks 

Miranda Brooks was awarded an SPE Fort Worth Section Scholarship in the fall of 2021. This spring she graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in Petroleum Engineering and a final GPA of 3.353.

While at Tech, Miranda has been active in the SPE student chapter, Ladies in Petroleum (LIP), and AADE. She also completed a summer internship at Diamondback Energy.

After graduation, she will be joining Oxy in Midland in their Engineering Development Program as a Facilities Engineer.

Jacob Witte

Jake Witte received his SPE Fort Worth Section Scholarship in the fall of 2019. He is graduating from Texas Tech University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a final GPA of 3.439.

While at Tech, Jake was active in the American Society of Civil Engineers as well as working as an intern for John Manville.

After graduation, Jake will be moving to Austin to begin his career with Skybeck Construction, working as a field engineer.

Andrea Mendoza

Andrea Mendoza was awarded an SPE Fort Worth Section Scholarship in the fall of 2018. This spring she graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Chemical Engineering, a minor in Business, and a final GPA of 3.524.

While at A&M, Andrea has been active in the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) where she mentored new students coming into Chemical Engineering.

She will be staying at Texas A&M University for two more years to obtain a Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering with a specialty in environmental engineering. After graduating, she hopes to work in petrochemical wastewater treatment.  This summer Andrea will be working with an iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) team at TAMU on a project focused on the biodegradation of plastics using bacteria.