DFI Educational Trust Awards Scholarships From Five Funds

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.