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.

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 www.trust.dfi.org.