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Thomas Wysockey Civil Engineering Scholarship

Spring applications will open April 1, 2025

The Thomas Wysockey Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund was established in 2013 with a generous $100,000 donation from Thatcher Foundations Inc. The scholarship is named for Thomas J. Wysockey, chairman emeritus of Thatcher Foundations, who was an inspiration to young engineers throughout the construction industry. The fund provides scholarships to civil engineering students attending any U.S. college or university.

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Award

Several scholarships, ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 each will be awarded in 2025. Awards may be used for funding tuition, fees, books, and/or educational living expenses.

Scholarship check, payable to the student, will be sent in August 2025 after proof of enrollment and other required information is received by the DFI Educational Trust.

Eligibility & Requirements

The Thomas Wysockey Civil Engineering Scholarship is part of the DFI Trust At-Large scholarship program. Only one at-large application is required – submitting an application for any at-large scholarship will grant eligibility to the applicant for all at-large scholarships. Applicants cannot pick any single at-large scholarship and exclude the rest.

For full details on submitting an at-large scholarship, please review the at-large scholarship requirements.

Thomas J. Wysockey (1931-2019)

Thomas J. Wysockey was chairman emeritus of Thatcher Foundations Inc. A 1953 graduate of The Citadel with a B.S. in civil engineering, Wysockey joined Thatcher in 1957 and served as vice president, president, chairman and owner.

Wysockey’s commitment to the industry was evident by his active involvement in several industry associations, including as board member of American Subcontractors Association (ASA), Chicago Chapter; director at the Builders Association of Greater Chicago and the Chicagoland Construction Safety Council; trustee of the Construction Advancement Foundation; trustee of the Deep Foundations Institute; president of the Industrial Contractors and Builders Association of Indiana; board member of the Society of American Military Engineers; and member of the Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the ASA, Chicago Chapter.

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Thomas J. Wysockey

Founding Donors

Leader

  • Thatcher Foundations, Inc.

Supporters

  • C.E. Anderson & Associates
  • GEI Consultants, Inc.
  • Graycor Industrial Constructors Inc.
  • Magnum Piering, Inc.
  • Shoreline Steel South

General Donors

  • American Equipment & Fabricating Corp
  • Assurance Agency
  • Case Foundation Company
  • Clark Construction Group
  • Clayco, Inc.
  • CTI, Inc.
  • Falk PLI
  • The George Sollitt Construction Co.
  • Gilco Scaffolding Co LLC
  • GRL Engineers
  • HIIG Construction
  • Jinnings Equipment LLC
  • Ted Maynard
  • McHugh Construction
  • Jim McIntyre
  • Mark McNeilly
  • Noel Outlaw
  • Power Construction Co., LLC
  • Riggio Boron Ltd.
  • Curtis T. Schultz
  • Howard Siegel
  • Skyline Steel
  • Soilmec North America
  • Robert & Constance Soudan
  • STERLING LUMBER COMPANY
  • SUN PILEDRIVING EQUIPMENT L.L.C.
  • Matthew & Dr. Connie Swickhamer
  • Gene Swindell
  • Arjen Van Der Schaaf
  • W.E. O’Neil Construction
  • M. Byrl & Frances Williams
  • Joseph Wysockey
  • Yates Blackwell, LLC
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