AISC Education Foundations Awards More than $200,000 in Scholarships
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:
- Ezra Arif Edwin, SE, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
- Benjamin Baer, SE, PE, Sheffee Lulkin & Associates, Inc.
- Jeanne Homer, AIA, American Institute of Steel Construction
- Luke Johnson, SE, PE, Nucor
- Matt Streid, SE, PE, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
- Jacquelyn Wong, PE, California Department of Transportation
The following students will receive AISC scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year:
AISC Education Foundation Scholarships
Jonathan Adkins, University of Missouri-Columbia, Master’s, $2,500
William Almaraz Vargas, Michigan State University, Senior, $2,500
Ethan Baum, Arizona State University, Master’s, $5,000
Sean Bernhard, CUNY City College of Technology, Senior, $2,500
Ryan Bigler, Ferris State University, Senior, $5,000
Miles Book, Virginia Tech, Master’s, $2,500
Jacob Bowers, Clemson University, Senior, $2,500
Christian Brack, Oklahoma State University, Senior, $2,500
Tyler Burns (W&W | AFCO Steel Scholarship), University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Junior, $5,000
Sabina Busch (Cohen Seglias Scholarship), Columbia University, Master’s, $5,000
Alonzo Calvillo, University of South Alabama, Senior, $2,500
Wayne Carter (Cohen Seglias Scholarship), University of California, Berkeley, Master’s, $5,000
Sarah Cole, Boise State University, Senior, $5,000
Leon Crawford, Columbia University, Master’s, $5,000
Samuel Curry, Belmont University, Senior, $2,500
Christopher Dent, CUNY City College of Technology, Junior, $2,500
Maxwell Fletcher, University of Florida, Junior, $2,500
Josh Gargan, Georgia Tech, Master’s, $2,500
Julie Garry, Stevens Institute of Technology, Master’s, $2,500
Ryan Hamman, University of Arizona, Master’s, $2,500
Grant Harrington, Oklahoma State University, Senior, $5,000
Tori Hay, Ferris State University, Junior, $2,500
Amelia Hilterbrand, Brigham Young University, Senior, $2,500
Jonathon Keller, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Master’s, $2,500
Tracy Kinzer, Penn State, Master’s, $2,500
Berit Klein, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Master’s, $2,500
Jack Laws, Auburn University, Senior, $2,500
Austin Leland, California Polytechnic State University, Senior, $2,500
Abigail Markel, Ferris State University, Senior, $2,500
Connor May, Auburn University, Junior, $2,500
Joseph Mirza, Stanford University, Master’s, $2,500
William Newhoff (Steven J. Fenves Scholarship), Stanford University, Master’s, $5,000
Kaitlin Pickart, Lawrence Technological University, Master’s, $5,000
Megan Quinn, University of Colorado Boulder, Master’s, $2,000
Rebecca Rasmussen, Brigham Young University, Master’s, $2,500
Justin Reed, University of Arizona, Senior, $2,500
Calvin Reeves, University of Virginia, Master’s, $2,500
Lennart-Fredrik Schmitz (Fred R. Havens Scholarship), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Junior, $5,000
Lelyan Shaded, Texas A&M University, Senior, $5,000
Anne Townsend, University of Virginia School of Architecture, Master’s, $5,000
Joshua Trimm, University of Texas at Austin, Master’s, $5,000
Anna Turco, Clemson University, Master’s, $5,000
Shaun Varghese, Temple University, Master’s, $2,500
Kelsi Weilage, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Master’s, $2,500
Donald White, University of Missouri, Master’s, $2,500
Jacob Wills, Stevens Institute of Technology, Master’s, $2,500
AISC/Associated Steel Erectors of Chicago Scholarships
Stephanie Bonilla, University of Illinois Chicago, Senior, $5,000
Elizabeth Capretta, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Master’s, $5,000
Prasant Kafle, Illinois Institute of Technology, Master’s, $5,000
Alec Spano, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Master’s, $5,000
Zoe Sterr, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Master’s, $5,000
AISC/Rocky Mountain Steel Construction Association Scholarships
Jonathan Fezell, Colorado School of Mines, Senior, $3,000
Megan Quinn, University of Colorado Boulder, Master’s, $3,000
AISC/Southern Association of Steel Fabricators Scholarships
Jack Laws, Auburn University, Senior, $2,500
Connor May, Auburn University, Junior, $2,500
AISC/Ohio Steel Association Scholarship
Nate Salata, The Ohio State University, Senior, $2,500
AISC/Virginia Carolinas Structural Steel Fabricators Association Scholarships
Shannon Hodul, Virginia Tech, Master’s, $5,000
Samantha Villeda Salinas, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Senior, $5,000
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About the American Institute of Steel Construction
The American Institute of Steel Construction, headquartered in Chicago, is a non-partisan, not-for-profit technical institute and trade association established in 1921 to serve the structural steel design community and construction industry. AISC’s mission is to make structural steel the material of choice by being the leader in structural steel-related technical and market-building activities, including specification and code development, research, education, technical assistance, quality certification, standardization, market development, and advocacy. AISC has a long tradition of service to the steel construction industry of providing timely and reliable information.
The AISC Education Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Every penny donated to the AISC Education Foundation is 100% tax-deductible and goes to students, educators, and education programs.
