Beverly Bascus
Executive Director, Energy Education Foundation
In 1997, the Offshore Energy Center was founded to expand awareness of the vast hydrocarbon energy resources beneath the world’s surface, supporting global stewardship in the communities that develop these resources and to chronicle the unique heritage and technical accomplishments of the industries that discover, produce and delivered energy to humankind in a safe and environmentally responsible way.
Over the past 25 years, we have become known as an education partner to the oilfield industry, providing the unique hands-on offshore experience at the Ocean Star Museum in Galveston, as well as bringing oilfield energy education to K-12 students through our Mobile Learning units in ten states across the USA, and providing continuing STEM education opportunities for teachers via our teacher workshops, which they take back to class with our Oilfield Learning boxes.
With this foundation, we have a unique opportunity now to meet the industry where it is and lead the charge in energy education, and the need for unity and knowledge as we work together to achieve an inclusive sustainable future.
When I took on this role in the fall of 2021, I saw and embraced this need for unity and knowledge, and the opportunity to find ways to reach more people and provide a broader scope of engagement. From the youngest future engineers and scientists in the classrooms, to the seasoned and experienced professionals who are rounding out the success in their careers, we wanted to find a way to educate and honor the full spectrum of interaction in the industry.
It is from this that the Energy Education Foundation was born. Building on the foundation of the Oilfield Energy Center, we have charted a new path for our organization and have worked with our partners to find our place in the industry’s future. Our mission is simple yet profound. The Energy Education Foundation will cultivate the next generation of energy professionals through education in the community, advocacy, and professional and technical engagement in the energy sector. We envision a world in which the future is powered by leaders and experts who continue the tradition of innovation.
We hope you will join us as we cultivate the future of energy through our education programs and professional engagement opportunities. You can learn more about our new name and the future of the EEF at energyeducation.org. I am so excited about all of the wonderful work we have to come, and I cannot wait to share more.
The Energy Education Foundation is a 501©3 non-profit funded through the support of donors.
