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RUDOLPH P. FRIZZI, P.E., G.E., D.GE, CHAIR
EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Scholarship
Recipients
I r ecent l y a ttended
the 2021 University of Illinois
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Awards Convocation as chair of the DFI
Educational Trust and representative
of my company, Langan Engineering
Environmental Services. There I had
the opportunity to speak with students
at my alma mater who received
scholarships from the Trust and the
university. The recipients are:
* Marcin Nieradka, Charles J. Berkel
Memorial Scholarship
* Maksymilian Jasiak, Langan/Dennis
J. Leary Memorial Scholarship
* Robert Wiggins, Geotechnical
Scholarship from the University of
Illinois
Let's Play Golf
Registration is open for the Trust's 15th
Pennsylvania Golf Outing on July 26 at
the Montour Heights Country Club. It is
located just outside of Pittsburgh, and
only a few miles from the Pittsburgh
International Airport. The Dye Design
Golf Course is an 18-hole championship
golf course that stretches across 6,632 yd
(6,642 m) from the black tees. The golf
outing currently benefits the DFI
Educational Trust's scholarship funds
at the University of Pittsburgh and Penn
State University. Those funds made
their first awards ($2,500 each) in 2020.
2021 Trust Events - In-Person
The Trust is looking forward to in-person events in 2021, starting in June.
Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Networking Reception
June 23, SuperPile'21, Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Golf Outing
July 26, Montour Heights Country Club, Pittsburgh
WiDF Social Outing Fundraiser
August 3, S3: Slopes, Slides and Stabilization, San Francisco
ACE Mentor Program & Trust New Jersey Golf Outing
August 12, Royce Brook Golf Club, Hillsborough, New Jersey
California Golf Outing
September 20, Dublin Ranch, Dublin, California
WiDF Networking Reception
October 12, DFI46, Las Vegas
5K Fun Run/Walk
October 13, DFI46, Las Vegas
Annual Gala Fundraising Dinner
November 4, Corona, New York
Since 2006, this golf outing has
raised over $480,000 in net proceeds for
the Trust. Part of these proceeds
previously endowed the DFI Trust
Scholarship Fund at Carnegie Mellon
University, which has awarded over
$112,000 in scholarships since 2012.
The chair of this year's fundraising
event is Roy Kern
Jr., CEO of Equipment
Corporation
of America (ECA),
wh e r e h e h a s
worked for over 30
years. Kern is a
long-time member
of DFI and has supported
this outing since its inception.
Visit www.dfi.org/PAGolf21 to
register to golf, attend or sponsor.
Kern
5K Fun Run/Walk
All runners and walkers are invited to
join the Trust 5K Fun Run/Walk on
Wednesday, October 13, during DFI's
Annual Conference in Las Vegas. Proceeds
from the race provide scholarships
to students pursuing careers in the
deep foundations engineering and
construction industry. The race begins
at 7:00 a.m., and registration is $35.
Supporters are welcome to donate to the
Trust at www.dfi.org/Annual2021 as
general sponsors in
o t he r amoun t s
when registering
online.
2020 5K winner (men 50
and over), Paul Gildea, P.E.,
of Langan Engineering
and Environmental Services
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