AWIS Scholarship Gala
 

The Scholarship Gala is one of the two major events AWIS sponsors every year alternating with the Women in Bioscience (WIB) conference.   The Scholarship Gala is a wonderful occasion  that honors the scholarship winners for that year and celebrates AWIS and our mission.  This event enjoys the support of many of our longstanding members.  Each gala has been unique in theme and venue since its inception in 1996.  The first gala took place at the Natural History Museum in Balboa park and celebrated the 25th anniversary of AWIS.

Since then the venue has varied from the Birch Aquarium to The Prado Restaurant to Casino Night at The Scripps Research Institute Faculty Club, The Black and White Ball at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, lunch at the Orfila Winery in Escondido, and at the Coronado Boathouse--home of the original Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

The purpose of the Gala has also evolved over the years.  As an event originally meant to generate monies for the scholarship fund, the Gala is now also used as a public relations tool meant to establish contacts and name recognition within the San Diego scientific community.  In turn, the gala is no longer simply an event for the most longstanding AWIS members but also for the movers and shakers in science and technology of San Diego.

The next AWIS Scholarship Gala will be held in 2010.

2008 post-Gala report

Information on past AWIS Scolarship Gala - 2008, 2006

 

 

Updated 06/12/08 cl