In July, Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, awarded 20 scholarships totaling $52,500 to students pursuing careers in civil, and geotechnical engineering.
Thomas J. Wysockey Civil Engineering Scholarship ($5,000 each)
- Rocky Howard, senior, Texas A&M University
- Martin Wallace, graduate student, University of Missouri-Columbia
John O’Malley Civil Engineering Scholarship ($5,000)
- Nicolet Chovancak, senior, University of South Carolina
First Francis Gularte Scholarship ($2,500)
- Tyler Kleinsasser, senior, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Michael L. Condon Civil Engineering Scholarship ($5,000)
- Sara Magallon, graduate student, Montana Tech
DFI Educational Trust General Scholarship ($2,000 each)
The funding for the 2018 General Scholarships came from the Charles J. Berkel Memorial Scholarship Fund.
- Keenan Brekke, senior, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
- Mindy Castle, senior, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
- Hannah Covey, junior, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
- Nicholas Duda, graduate student, University of Kentucky
- Sarah Elder, junior, Portland State University
- Roger Knittle, senior, Bucknell University
- Zorana Mijic, graduate student, University of California-Berkeley
- Deniz Ranjpour, graduate student, Tufts University
- Brandow Rojas, senior, The New York City College of Technology
- Angela Saade, graduate student, Virginia Tech
- Anibal Santos, graduate student, University of Arkansas
- Matthew Sylvain, graduate student, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
- Forrest Walker, senior, Texas A&M University
- Jason Wright, graduate student, University of Georgia
- Connie Zehms, senior, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
The DFI Educational Trust manages 16 scholarship programs funded by endowments, donations and fundraising events. Since 2006, the Trust has awarded $925,000 in scholarships to more than 250 students studying at colleges and universities across the United States and the Province of Ontario, Canada.
Donations to the DFI Educational Trust scholarship funds can be made online at www.dfitrust.org.
Contact: Emilio S. Fandino, Director of Administrator, (973) 423-4030, efandino@dfi.org.
