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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=CM7 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:87.85pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:13.8pt'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Houston Chapter of the<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=CM7 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:52.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:13.8pt'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals</span></b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=CM7 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:52.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:13.8pt'><b><i><u><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>University Level Scholarship Application<br><br></span></u></i></b><b><i><u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p><p class=CM7 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:52.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:13.8pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals (SMRP) was chartered in 1992 as a non-profit organization designed to create opportunities for those in maintenance and reliability professions to network and learn from each other.</span><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:52.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:52.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>The SMRP facilitates information exchange through a structured network of maintenance and reliability professionals, supports maintenance as an integrated part of business management, presents a collective voice on maintenance and reliability issues and advances innovative maintenance and reliability practices. Finally, the organization promotes and supports maintenance and reliability education at all levels. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:52.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:52.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>In 2005, a group of national members who reside in the Houston area decided to create a local chapter of the national organization. The Houston Chapter was officially formed in late 2005. The local chapter offers </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>members the opportunity to network with other members in the area. The group meets once per quarter and hosts an annual Maintenance and Reliability Symposium (MaRS), which offers a full day and a half of education and networking. </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:52.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=CM7 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:52.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:13.8pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Houston Chapter of the Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals will utilize allocated chapter funding to assist students who may be interested in pursuing or advancing a career in the Maintenance and Reliability field. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=CM7 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:52.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:13.8pt'><b><i><u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>University Level –</span></u></i></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Students who are actively enrolled in the current or upcoming semester and have declared a bachelor level technical engineering degree (mechanical, civil, chemical, electrical, petroleum, etc.) as a major. All class levels are eligible. A total of four scholarships valued at $2000.00 each will be issued for this category. Proof of registration for the Fall 2015 semester is required prior to awards being mailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:52.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:52.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>Please complete the attached application and return to Steven Eubanks </span><a href="mailto:(Steven.Eubanks@shell.com)"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>(Steven.Eubanks@shell.com)</span></a><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'> before 6/19/2015. After review of applications by the HCSMRP scholarship committee, award notification will be completed on 7/20/2015.<br clear=all style='page-break-before:always'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>