Conceptualized in 2001, the UP Geology Merit Award (UPGMA) is a cash award program for UP NIGS students who distinguish themselves in their academic achievements, leadership qualities, and service to the community and the science of geology. It is a joint partnership of the faculty of UP NIGS and Iuvenis Orbis, Incorporated, and aims to prepare UP NIGS students to become future leaders in society and the professional world.
The awardees during the UPGMA awarding ceremony (from left: Meyrick Tablizo, Mark Sumaden, LC Cediño, Andrea Denise Pamintuan (for Lyndon Nawanao Jr.), Joeven Calvelo, Nikko Balanial). Photo from IOGF.
This academic year, six students were officially named awardees of the UPGMA during a recognition ceremony held last May 31, 2024 at the UP NIGS Multipurpose Room. The awardees are:
Undergraduate
Cediño, Leandro Ceasar A.
Sumaden, Mark B.
Graduate
Tablizo, Meyrick U.
Calvelo, Joeven Austine S.
Nawanao, Lyndon Jr. P.
Balanial, Nikko M.
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