OLATHE, Kan. – The Terracon Foundation is pleased to announce the award of $67,450 in community and university grants and scholarships. The Terracon Foundation was established as the community investment arm of Terracon with a goal to reach out and become a real part of the lives of company employees and the communities where they live and work.

“We are pleased to award grants to a number of universities in order to provide students with equipment and scholarships to further their educations, as well as to a diverse group of community organizations,” said Laura Campa, P.E., chair of the Terracon Foundation and manager of the Baton Rouge, La., office. “Each grant was championed by a Terracon employee who is actively involved in the organization or university.”

University Grants

As part of an ongoing effort to support higher education, the Terracon Foundation presents university grants for  scholarships, fellowships, and programs in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

 The Terracon Foundation has presented a total of $45,000 to eight universities:

 

University Grant Recipient	Location
Auburn University	Auburn, Ala.
Arkansas Tech University	Russellville, Ark.
University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, Ark.
Iowa State University	Ames, Iowa
North Carolina State University	Raleigh, N.C.
Texas A&M University	College Station, Texas
Alamo Colleges Foundation	San Antonio
Virginia Tech Foundation	Blacksburg, Va.

  

Community Grants

 The Terracon Foundation has awarded $22,450 in community grants to nine nonprofit organizations:

 

Community Grant Recipient Organization	Location
Freshwater Land Trust	Birmingham, Ala.
Whitney High School	Cerritos, Calif.
The GrowHaus	Denver
Macon Area Habitat for Humanity, Inc.	Macon, Ga.
Nahant Marsh Education Center	Davenport, Iowa
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) – University of Missouri-Kansas City Chapter	Kansas City, Mo.
Girl Scouts Louisiana East, Inc.	New Orleans
Folds of Honor Foundation	Owasso, Okla.
Wild Utah Project	Salt Lake City

 

For more information about the Terracon Foundation, visit terracon.com/foundation.

 

About Terracon

Terracon is an employee-owned engineering consulting firm with more than 5,000 employees providing environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services from more than 150 offices with services in all 50 states. Terracon currently ranks 24th on Engineering News-Record’s 2019 list of Top 500 Design Firms. For additional information about Terracon, visit terracon.com.