DFI Magazine March/April 2020 - 65

EDUCATIONAL

New Terracon Scholarship
DFI Educational Trust and the Terracon
Foundation announce the establishment of
the DFI Educational Trust/Terracon
Consultants Scholarship Fund, which will
provide scholarships to engineering students attending any U.S. college or university. The endowment was established
through a generous $50,000 National
Partner Grant from the Terracon Foundation. The Foundation's pledge will be used
to annually award a $2,000 scholarship.

Verity presented the check to
T h e re s a E n g l e r, e x e c u t i v e
director of DFI, on January 13.
"DFI is extremely thankful for
the Terracon Foundation's
support of the DFI Educational
Trust," says Engler. "The future of
our industry depends on
encouraging promising young engineers to
consider careers in the deep foundations
construction field. Through the generous
support of DFI member companies such as

TRUST

Tracy Brettmann, P.E., D.GE, Chair
tracy.brettmann@ahbeck.com

Terracon, the DFI Educational
Trust has awarded more than
$1,200,000 in scholarships to more than
300 students in fields of study related to the
deep foundations industry."
Several DFI Educational Trust Scholarships, including the Terracon Consultants
Scholarship, will be awarded this year
through the Trust's At-Large Scholarship
program. The 2020 application period for
these scholarships will open on April 1,
2020. More information is available at
www.dfitrust.org.

New Trustee

Theresa Engler, executive director, DFI, and Bernie Hertlein, senior consultant, GEI, and
a DFI Educational Trust board member, receive a $50,000 check from Liz Smith, senior
principal, and Andrew Verity, national account manager, Terracon.

The Terracon Foundation encourages
employees to submit grant requests each
year for organizations focused on education
and the built and natural environment.
Andrew Verity, national account manager
for Terracon's transportation and infrastructure sector and member of the DFI
Educational Trust Board of Trustees,
championed the grant application.
"As a trustee and advocate for the DFI
Educational Trust, I was honored to recommend the organization for a Terracon
Foundation grant," says Verity. "The Trust is
committed to supporting students in the
fields of study related to the deep foundations industry by providing scholarships
and opportunities to meet and work with
deep foundations industry leaders."

Matt Roberts of Kiewit has recently been
elected to the DFI Educational Trust Board
of Trustees. He is serving as an At-Large
Trustee from January 1, 2020 through
December 31, 2021.
Roberts is senior business development
manager for Kiewit Foundations Co., part
of Kiewit Corp. He is responsible for the
growth and development of Kiewit's
foundations business and supports client
needs nationwide. During his Kiewit
tenure, Roberts has supported the

2020 Trust Events
DFI Educational Trust
Pennsylvania Golf Outing
July 27
Montour Golf Club
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

DFI Educational Trust
California Golf Outing
September 21
Dublin Ranch
Dublin, California

ACE Mentor Program & DFI
Educational Trust New Jersey
Golf Outing
August 13
Royce Brook Golf Club
Hillsborough, New Jersey

DFI Educational Trust 15th
Annual Gala Fundraising
Dinner
November 5
Terrace On The Park
Corona, New York

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