Paul and Tina Simpson, owners of Trilobite Testing, an oil field service specializing in drill stem testing, have established an annual scholarship at Fort Hays State University.

The  Trilobite Testing Scholarship awards a student majoring in geology with an emphasis in petroleum.

The Simpsons are both FHSU graduates and were lead donors in the development of a petroleum geology emphasis for FHSU’s geology degree program in 2008.

“We feel it is very important to get young people into our industry,” said Tina.

Trilobite Testing, based in Hays, works in six locations in Kansas and Illinois.