Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

Student Awards, Spring 2006

Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards for 2005-06

Thank you to the Edwin R. Adland (BSCE 1931) estate for endowing $1.5 million for undergraduate scholarships!

Thank you to the Harry B. Blizzard family for providing a $300,000 construction engineering scholarship endowment! Their investment will ensure scholarships to students in financial need.

• Danielle Abbott, College of Engineering Scholarship, Caterpillar Scholarship
• Christine Allen, Joseph & Elizabeth Anderlik Scholarship
• Antony Altenhofen, Walter N. Handy Memorial Scholarship
• Nicholas Andera, Engineer’s Week TEC-Corp Scholarship (Craig Thompson Sr.), National Electrical Contractors Association of Iowa
• David Andersen, Robert L. Carstens Schol. in Transportation Engineering
• Daniel Arends, College of Engineering
• Ned Bagniewski, Civil Engineering Scholarship
• Michael Baird, Charles W. Schafer
• Peter Bangasser, Engineer’s Week
• Trent Barnes, Margherita Tarr Estate Engineering Scholarship
• Trevor Barrett, Robert Fields Endowed Engineering Scholarship
• Matthew Bauer, Engineer’s Week Iowa County Engineers Civil Engineering Award, College of Engineering Scholarship
• Matthew Becker, David C. Lovell Presidential Scholarship
• Peter Becker, College of Engineering
• Nicole Bell, Engineer’s Week Mechanical Contractors Association of Iowa Inc.
• Owen Berg, College of Engineering
• Dane Birkholz, College of Engineering Transfer Scholarship
• Stephen Biver, Almon H. Fuller Scholarship
• Joseph Black, College of Engineering Transfer Scholarship
• Michael Blahut, Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa Scholarship, (Robert and Sheri Horner) Civil Engineering Scholarship
• Jodie Blume, Harry Oakley Price Scholarship, Snyder & Assoc. Endowed Scholarship in Memory of Dennis L. Snyder
• Corey Bogenreif, James B. Cecil
• Anthony Borgerding, College of Engineering
• Scott Borgerding, Conlon Construction Company Master Builders of Iowa
• Clark Bowden, College of Engineering Society of Automotive Engineers
• Aaron Brace, Mechanical Contractors Association of Iowa Inc., Sheet Metal Contractors Association of Iowa
• Eli Branch, Laurence T. & Jessie Davidson Gaylord Scholarship
• Stephanie Brodersen, Civil Engineering Scholarship
• Tom Bruton, Almon H. Fuller Scholarship
• Iris Caldwell, John R. & Eloise M. Wright Endowed Engineering Scholarship
• David Carroll, Harold Langford Scholarships in Engineering
• Wai Chooi, Civil Engineering Scholarship
• Mitchell Cline, Engel Scholarship Endowment in Engineering
• William Conway, College of Engineering Scholarship
• Daniel Cook, College of Engineering
• Scott Cornelius, Dale Dickinson Scholarship, Associated General Contractors of Iowa
• Samuel Cotter, College of Engineering Engel Scholarship Endowment in Engineering
• Michael Cramer, Master Builders of Iowa Scholarship (General)
• Emily Czapanskiy, College of Engineering Scholarship
• Kristina Daggett, College of Engineering
• Thomas Danielson, College of Engineering
• Luke Daugherty, James B. Cecil
• Austin Davis, College of Engineering
• Deanna Davis, Harris F. Seidel Scholarship
• Jerad Debolt, Mechanical Contractors Association of Iowa Inc.
• Lisa Diercksen, J. Wade Switzer Scholarship
• Ashley Disburg, Charles W. Schafer
• Kenneth Dittus, Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association
• Mary Dobling, Engineer’s Week Engineering College Scholarship (ASCE), College of Engineering Scholarship
• Jeffrey Dole, Darlene & Melvin Larsen Engineering Scholarship, H. S. Ostlin Scholarship in Civil Engineering
• Case Doorn, Master Builders of Iowa Scholarship
• Scott Elliott, Clayton H. Cooper Endowed Engineering Scholarship
• Philip Emanuel, Raymond W. & Evelyn J. McIlvain
• Vincent Fadden, M. A. Mortenson Company, Harry Oakley Price Scholarship
• Ann-Marie Fanous, Engineer’s Week, Carl and Dorothy Ekberg Structural Engineering Scholarship
• Christopher Fees, Paul B. Reis Memorial Scholarship
• Daniel Fleege, College of Engineering Transfer Scholarship
• Daniel Frohardt, Roderick Seward, Flossie Ratcliffe & Helen M. Galloway, Master Builders of Iowa Mechanical Contractors Association of Iowa Inc.
• Julian Garrett, Civil Engineering Scholarship
• Rachel Goldsmith, Margherita Tarr Estate Engineering Scholarship, College of Engineering Scholarship
• Aaron Graber, College of Engineering
• David Green, Clayton H. Cooper Endowed Engineering Scholarship
• Robert Greiner, Kenneth R. Nimmo Memorial Scholarship
• Joben Grimmius, College of Engineering
• Ryan Groenenboom, Civil, Construction & Env. Engineering
• Justin Gross, College of Engineering
• Lauren Grouws, Don French Memorial Scholarship
• Andrew Grubb, Associated General Contractors of Iowa Scholarship Ziegler, Inc
• Katherine Hagen, Almon H. Fuller Scholarship
• Alison Hawkins, College of Engineering Scholarship
• Daniel Heun, Richard & Marilyn Engle Scholarship
• Scott Hildebrand, Paul B. Reis Memorial Scholarship, Associated General Contractors of Iowa, (Claire H. & Delphine Riley), M. A. Mortenson Company
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• Lindsay Hiltner, Civil Engineering Scholarship
• Melanie Hinnah, Barbara Ann Highland Herum Environmental Engineering Scholarship
• Taylor Hopper, College of Engineering
• Chad Hotovec, Engineer’s Week Mechanical Contractors Association of Iowa Inc, Sheet Metal Contractors Association of Iowa
• Kelly Hovey, Walter N. Handy Memorial Scholarship
• Ashlynn Hunter, Master Builders of Iowa Scholarship (Whitfield & Eddy), NAWIC Des Moines Chapter
• Ross Ingwersen, College of Engineering Transfer Scholarship
• Neil Jacobson, College of Engineering
• Bryan Janssen, H. S. Ostlin Scholarship in Civil Engineering
• Julian Jess, Margherita Tarr Estate Engineering Scholarship
• Eric Jestrab, Associated General Contractors of America Scholarship
• Mike Jones, Civil Engineering Scholarship
• Traver Jones, J. Wade Switzer Scholarship
• Derek Juhl, Engineer’s Week
• Jason Junge, CCEE
• Shana Kane, College of Engineering
• Greg Karssen, Robert L. Carstens Schol. in Transportation Engineering
• Matthew Klein, H. S. Ostlin Scholarship in Civil Engineering
• Kurt Kozelka, Nelson Brors Scholarship
• Mark Kresser, Harris F. Seidel Scholarship
• Dave Kubik, J.E. Dunn Construction Company
• James Kurth, Associated General Contractors of America Scholarship
• Andrew Lack, Engineer’s Week
• Jill Lansing, Fred Carlson Scholarship, Engineering College Scholarship (ASCE), College of Engineering Scholarship
• Jonathan Larson, College of Engineering
• Jared Levings, Margherita Tarr Estate Engineering Scholarship
• Kevin Lind, Master Builders of Iowa Scholarship (Ken Lewis)
• Danielle Lippens, Heartland Finishes Scholarship
• Grant Lovin, Ryan Companies Scott Kinkade Memorial Scholarship
• Zachary Loy Woodruff, Construction Scholarship
• Matthew Ludwig, Walter N. Handy Memorial Scholarship
• Benjamin Lyon, Ronald D. Kenyon Scholarship in CCE
• Matthew Magnuson, College of Engineering
• Amanda Marruffo, Clarence H. Ford Engineering Scholarship
• Josh Massa, Joseph & Elizabeth Anderlik Scholarship
• Kelly McAllister, College of Engineering Scholarship
• Tyler McArthur, Engineer’s Week
• Cory McDermott, College of Engineering Scholarship
• Thomas McGinley, College of Engineering
• Jeffrey McKee, R. C. Ringwald Scholarship
• Margaret Melcher, College of Engineering
• Jennifer Merical, Margherita Tarr Estate Engineering Scholarship, College of Engineering Scholarship
• Adam Miller, Don French Memorial Scholarship
• Luke Miller, Mechanical Contractors Association of Iowa Inc.
• Christopher Milner, Civil Engineering Scholarship
• Nathan Mittag, Associated General Contractors of America Scholarship
• Jeffrey Moellers, NAWIC Des Moines Chapter Scholarship
• Jennifer Morud, C. L. Hulsbos Scholarship in Engineering
• Troy Mounts, College of Engineering
• Kyle Mueller, Engineer’s Week
• Rebekkah Nelson, Barbara Ann Highland Herum Environmental Engineering Scholarship
• Stephen Norton, Margherita Tarr Estate Engineering Scholarship
• Jenna Nowak, College of Engineering Scholarship
• Rowdy O’Grady, College of Engineering
• Kevin Olson, Charles W. Schafer
• Nicole Oneyear, Charles W. Schafer
• Joshua Opheim, Joseph & Elizabeth Anderlik Scholarship
• Daniel Ormand, Robert L. Carstens Schol. in Transportation Engineering
• Bruno Orticelli, H. Stuart Kuyper
• Nels Overgaard, Asphalt Paving Assoc. of Iowa Scholarship (Fred Carlson), Associated General Contractors of Iowa, Associated General Contractors of Iowa Scholarship (Martin Marietta), Associated General Contractors of America Iowa Concrete Paving Association Scholarship
• David Parr, Associated General Contractors of Iowa Scholarship (Ahrold & Fay, Inc.)
• Ryan Paul, Mass Electric Construction Company Scholarship
• Joel Peterson, Joseph & Elizabeth Anderlik Scholarhip
• Matthew Pfeifer, Fred K. Beatty Memorial Scholarship
• Brian Phipps, College of Engineering
• Joshua Pick, TEC-Corp Scholarship (Craig Thompson Sr.), National Electrical Contractors Association of Iowa
• Matthew Pifkin, Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa Scholarship (Robert and Sheri Horner), Associated General Contractors of Iowa
• Mitchell Pohlkamp, College of Engineering
• Scott Port, Civil Engineering Scholarship
• Rachel Potthoff, Weis Builders Scholarship in Construction Engineering, Ronald Deihl Memorial Scholarship
• Cameron Puetz, Guy W. Morrison Scholarship
• Matthew Radermacher, Margherita Tarr Estate Engineering Scholarship
• David Rahe, J.E. Dunn Construction Company Scholarship
• Lindsey Renstrom, College of Engineering Scholarship
• Clifton Rhoads, AGC of America (Stanley F. Pepper)
• Gina Riesberg, Turner Construction Diversity Scholarship, Ryan Companies, Scott Kinkade Memorial Scholarship Centex Construction, Inc.
• James Rodemyer, College of Engineering
• Karen Rolwes, Joseph & Elizabeth Anderlik Scholarship, Iowa Concrete Paving Association Scholarship
• Nathan Ross, Charles W. Schafer Civil Engineering Scholarship
• Andrew Rotta, Master Builders of Iowa Scholarship (General), Associated General Contractors of America
• Blake Rubino, College of Engineering
• Morgan Saforek, Paul Foster Barnard Memorial Scholarship
• Joshua Scanlon, College of Engineering
• Gregory Schaapveld, Joseph & Elizabeth Anderlik Scholarship
• Rachel Scheurer, College of Engineering Charles W. Schafer
• Kirt Schmidt, Harold Langford Scholarships in Engineering
• Steven Schroder, Lane Wells
• Tracey Schumacher, Charles W. Schafer Civil Engineering Scholarship
• Scott Schurman, Carl R. Nelson Endowed Engineering Scholarship
• Emily Shay, H. S. Ostlin Scholarship in Civil Engineering
• Brandon Shearer, Harry Oakley Price Scholarship
• Teresa Shiflett, Margherita Tarr Estate Engineering Scholarship, College of Engineering Scholarship
• Caleb Short, College of Engineering
• Colton Smith, College of Engineering
• Derek Snead, Beavers Scholarship Award
• Jeffrey Soseman, Mechanical Contractors Association of Iowa Inc., Sheet Metal Contractors Association of Iowa, National Electrical Contractors Association of Iowa
• Jesse Spain, Associated General Contractors of Iowa
• Sonja Spray, College of Engineering
• Zachary Steffen, Associated General Contractors of Iowa Scholarship
• Troy Stephens, Philip Jennings Memorial Scholarship
• Ryan Stillman, Henning H. Henningson Memorial
• Eric Swanson, CCEE
• Tracy Sykora, College of Engineering Transfer Scholarship
• Cody Tarbell, Joseph & Elizabeth Anderlik Scholarship
• Heidi Van Boening, College of Engineering
• Thomas Vande Voort, CCEE
• Nicholas Veldman, College of Engineering Scholarship, NAWIC Des Moines Chapter
• Brant Vermeer, Civil Engineering Scholarship
• Jason Walker, College of Engineering Scholarship
• Kyle Weller, College of Engineering
• Jesse Werner, Engineer’s Week
• Frederick Westercamp, Associated General Contractors of Iowa
• Thomas Wetmore, Mass Electric Construction Company Scholarship
• Tyler Wiles, Ronald D. Kenyon Scholarship
• Ben Will, Robert L. Carstens Schol. in Transportation Engineering
• Jera Williams, Concrete Pipe Association Scholarship
• Jacob Wilson, College of Engineering Scholarship, Don French Memorial Scholarship
• Benjamin Woline, Engineer’s Week
• Ashlee York, Roderick Seward, Flossie Ratcliffe & Helen M. Galloway Scholarship
• Eric Zinser, College of Engineering

Graduate Awards and Scholarships

• Sriram Aaleti, Bruce Carlton Koch Graduate Fellowship.
• David Anderson, Fred R. White Memorial Award in Transportation Engineering
• Ann Marie Fanous, Lee E. Nelson Memorial Scholarship
• Clinton Halverson, Terracon Fellowship
• Joshua Hochstein, Bruce Carlton Koch Graduate Fellowship
• Hillary Isebrands was named the Midwest Transportation Consortium student of the year for 2005.
• Nagapadma Jasti, Bruce Carlton Koch Graduate Fellowship
• Youngran Jeong received a Special Environmental Engineering Award for her research on the removal of arsenic from water.
• Na Li, Research Excellence Award
• Mohamed Mekkawy was awarded first prize for the best research poster at the Annual Kansas City Geotechnical Conference.
• Yonghui Shi, Research Excellence Award
• Tom Stout was the co-winner of the Midwest Transportation Consortium Scholars Paper Contest for “Matched Pair Safety Analysis of Four-Lane to Three-Lane Roadway Conversions in Iowa.”
• Mark Thompson, Bruce Carlton Koch Graduate Fellowship
• Danielle Wain received the Merwin D. Dougal Memorial Scholarship
• Jon Waugh, Bruce Carlton Koch Graduate Fellowship
• Jon Wiegand, Csanyi Memorial Fellowship Fund