Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently awarded 10 scholarships totaling $43,750 to students pursuing careers in civil and geotechnical engineering.
The scholarships went to the following recipients.
Charles J. Berkel Memorial Scholarship Fund ($5,000)
- Solon Palu, senior, University of California, Berkeley
LANGAN Engineering & Environmental Services Legacy Scholarship Fund ($6,250 each)
- Lotam Leinzon, junior, received the Donald J. Murphy Memorial Scholarship at NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
- Nicholas Robins, graduate student, is the recipient of the Bernard F. Langan Scholarship at Purdue University.
- Karamoko Sow, sophomore, was awarded the George P. Kelley Memorial Scholarship at Drexel University.
Manuel Fine Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund ($2,500 each)
- Joseph D’Angelo, senior, McMaster University
- Bella Walker, junior, Queen’s University, Ontario
Penn State Scholarship Fund
- Matthew Griffiths, senior ($5,000)
- Xueyang Wang, graduate student ($2,500)
University of Pittsburgh Scholarship Fund
- Toto Alexzander, senior ($5,000)
- Mariia Nikitina, graduate student ($2,500)
Since 2006, the Trust has awarded nearly $2.2 Million in scholarships and grants to more than 550 individuals.