DFI Educational Trust Awards Eight Scholarships
Hawthorne, N.J. (July 7, 2025): Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently awarded eight scholarships to students pursuing careers in civil and geotechnical engineering.
The scholarships went to the following recipients.
Charles J. Berkel Memorial Scholarship ($5,000)
Langan Legacy Dennis J. Leary Memorial Scholarship ($6,250)
Larry P. Rayburn University of Cincinnati Civil Engineering Scholarship ($2,500 each)
Menard Carnegie Mellon University Scholarship ($5,000 each)
Since 2006, the Trust has awarded $2.4 Million in scholarships and grants to more than 600 individuals.
To donate to these and other scholarship funds, visit www.trust.dfi.org.
About the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI): DFI (www.dfi.org) is an international association of contractors, engineers, manufacturers, suppliers, academics and owners in the deep foundations industry. Our multidisciplinary membership creates a consensus voice and a common vision for continual improvement in the planning, design and construction of deep foundations and excavations. We bring together members for networking, education, communication and collaboration. With our members, we promote the advancement of the deep foundations industry through technical committees, educational programs and conferences, publications, research, government relations and outreach. DFI has more than 4,000 members worldwide.
About the DFI Educational Trust: The Deep Foundations Institute Educational Trust (www.trust.dfi.org)
is an independent, 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2006 by the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) as its charitable arm. The mission of the Trust is to support and encourage individuals 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.
The scholarships went to the following recipients.
Charles J. Berkel Memorial Scholarship ($5,000)
- Camilla Marden, senior, University of Illinois
Langan Legacy Dennis J. Leary Memorial Scholarship ($6,250)
- Aaron Perez Araya, senior, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Larry P. Rayburn University of Cincinnati Civil Engineering Scholarship ($2,500 each)
- Pierson Kovik, freshman
- Colin Mansell, freshman
- Noah Recker, freshman
- Austin Reynolds, freshman
Menard Carnegie Mellon University Scholarship ($5,000 each)
- Carlyle Najarian, junior
- Gibrilla Kamara, senior
Since 2006, the Trust has awarded $2.4 Million in scholarships and grants to more than 600 individuals.
To donate to these and other scholarship funds, visit www.trust.dfi.org.
About the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI): DFI (www.dfi.org) is an international association of contractors, engineers, manufacturers, suppliers, academics and owners in the deep foundations industry. Our multidisciplinary membership creates a consensus voice and a common vision for continual improvement in the planning, design and construction of deep foundations and excavations. We bring together members for networking, education, communication and collaboration. With our members, we promote the advancement of the deep foundations industry through technical committees, educational programs and conferences, publications, research, government relations and outreach. DFI has more than 4,000 members worldwide.
About the DFI Educational Trust: The Deep Foundations Institute Educational Trust (www.trust.dfi.org)
is an independent, 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2006 by the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) as its charitable arm. The mission of the Trust is to support and encourage individuals 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.
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