DFI Educational Trust Awards 10 Scholarships

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently awarded 10 scholarships totaling $47,750 to students pursuing careers in civil and geotechnical engineering.

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Laura Viera
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Ella Berkowitz
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Caroline Evans
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Daisy Jung
headshot of rishav jaiswal
Rishav Jaiswal
headshot of diana deleon
Diana DeLeon
headshot of aavash ghimire
Aavash Ghimire
headshot of Samantha Achille
Samantha Achille
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Jemma Sikora

The scholarships went to the following recipients.

Charles J. Berkel Memorial Scholarship Fund ($5,000)

  • Laura Viera, junior, University of California, Berkeley 

LANGAN Engineering & Environmental Services Legacy Scholarship Fund ($6,250 each)

  • Ella Berkowitz, junior, is the recipient of the Bernard F. Langan Scholarship at Purdue University.
  • Caroline Evans, graduate student, received the Donald J. Murphy Memorial Scholarship at NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
  • Daisy Jung, senior, was awarded the George P. Kelley Memorial Scholarship at Drexel University.

Manuel Fine Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund ($4,000 each)

  • Rishav Jaiswal, graduate student, McMaster University
  • Charlotte Trainor, junior, University of Waterloo 

Penn State Scholarship Fund ($4,000 each)

  • Diana DeLeon, senior
  • Aavash Ghimire, graduate student

University of Pittsburgh Scholarship Fund ($4,000 each)

  • Samantha Achille, senior
  • Jemma Sikora, sophomore

Since 2006, the Trust has awarded $2.7 million in scholarships and grants to more than 700 individuals.

To donate to these and other scholarship funds, visit trust.dfi.org.

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