August 26, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CHICAGO - The AISC Education Foundation is helping 55 students across the U.S. make their higher education dreams a reality, awarding more than $200,000 in scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year.
These scholarships support juniors, seniors, and master's-level students in civil engineering, architectural engineering, construction engineering, materials/metallurgical engineering, construction management, and architecture programs in the U.S.
"Our scholarships are the AISC Education Foundation's biggest investment in the next generation of our industry," said AISC Director of Foundation Programs Maria Mnookin. "It's easy to be excited about that investment when we see these students' high academic caliber coupled with their passion for structural steel. Our collective future looks very bright, and we are thrilled to recognize these very deserving recipients."
Visit aisc.org/giving to learn more about the Foundation and how to help support students and educators.
The AISC Education Foundation would like to thank this year's scholarship jurors for their time and dedication:
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Ezra Arif Edwin, SE, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
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Benjamin Baer, SE, PE, Sheffee Lulkin & Associates, Inc.
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Jeanne Homer, AIA, American Institute of Steel Construction
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Luke Johnson, SE, PE, Nucor
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Matt Streid, SE, PE, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
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Jacquelyn Wong, PE, California Department of Transportation
The following students will receive AISC scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year:
AISC Education Foundation Scholarships
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Jonathan Adkins, University of Missouri-Columbia, Master's, $2,500
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William Almaraz Vargas, Michigan State University, Senior, $2,500
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Ethan Baum, Arizona State University, Master's, $5,000
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Sean Bernhard, CUNY City College of Technology, Senior, $2,500
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Ryan Bigler, Ferris State University, Senior, $5,000
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Miles Book, Virginia Tech, Master's, $2,500
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Jacob Bowers, Clemson University, Senior, $2,500
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Christian Brack, Oklahoma State University, Senior, $2,500
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Tyler Burns (W&W | AFCO Steel Scholarship), University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Junior, $5,000
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Sabina Busch (Cohen Seglias Scholarship), Columbia University, Master's, $5,000
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Alonzo Calvillo, University of South Alabama, Senior, $2,500
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Wayne Carter (Cohen Seglias Scholarship), University of California, Berkeley, Master's, $5,000
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Sarah Cole, Boise State University, Senior, $5,000
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Leon Crawford, Columbia University, Master's, $5,000
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Samuel Curry, Belmont University, Senior, $2,500
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Christopher Dent, CUNY City College of Technology, Junior, $2,500
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Maxwell Fletcher, University of Florida, Junior, $2,500
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Josh Gargan, Georgia Tech, Master's, $2,500
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Julie Garry, Stevens Institute of Technology, Master's, $2,500
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Ryan Hamman, University of Arizona, Master's, $2,500
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Grant Harrington, Oklahoma State University, Senior, $5,000
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Tori Hay, Ferris State University, Junior, $2,500
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Amelia Hilterbrand, Brigham Young University, Senior, $2,500
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Jonathon Keller, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Master's, $2,500
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Tracy Kinzer, Penn State, Master's, $2,500
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Berit Klein, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Master's, $2,500
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Jack Laws, Auburn University, Senior, $2,500
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Austin Leland, California Polytechnic State University, Senior, $2,500
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Abigail Markel, Ferris State University, Senior, $2,500
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Connor May, Auburn University, Junior, $2,500
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Joseph Mirza, Stanford University, Master's, $2,500
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William Newhoff (Steven J. Fenves Scholarship), Stanford University, Master's, $5,000
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Kaitlin Pickart, Lawrence Technological University, Master's, $5,000
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Megan Quinn, University of Colorado Boulder, Master's, $2,000
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Rebecca Rasmussen, Brigham Young University, Master's, $2,500
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Justin Reed, University of Arizona, Senior, $2,500
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Calvin Reeves, University of Virginia, Master's, $2,500
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Lennart-Fredrik Schmitz (Fred R. Havens Scholarship), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Junior, $5,000
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Lelyan Shaded, Texas A&M University, Senior, $5,000
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Anne Townsend, University of Virginia School of Architecture, Master's, $5,000
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Joshua Trimm, University of Texas at Austin, Master's, $5,000
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Anna Turco, Clemson University, Master's, $5,000
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Shaun Varghese, Temple University, Master's, $2,500
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Kelsi Weilage, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Master's, $2,500
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Donald White, University of Missouri, Master's, $2,500
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Jacob Wills, Stevens Institute of Technology, Master's, $2,500
AISC/Associated Steel Erectors of Chicago Scholarships
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Stephanie Bonilla, University of Illinois Chicago, Senior, $5,000
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Elizabeth Capretta, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Master's, $5,000
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Prasant Kafle, Illinois Institute of Technology, Master's, $5,000
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Alec Spano, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Master's, $5,000
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Zoe Sterr, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Master's, $5,000
AISC/Rocky Mountain Steel Construction Association Scholarships
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Jonathan Fezell, Colorado School of Mines, Senior, $3,000
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Megan Quinn, University of Colorado Boulder, Master's, $3,000
AISC/Southern Association of Steel Fabricators Scholarships
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Jack Laws, Auburn University, Senior, $2,500
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Connor May, Auburn University, Junior, $2,500
AISC/Ohio Steel Association Scholarship
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Nate Salata, The Ohio State University, Senior, $2,500
AISC/Virginia Carolinas Structural Steel Fabricators Association Scholarships
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Shannon Hodul, Virginia Tech, Master's, $5,000
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Samantha Villeda Salinas, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Senior, $5,000