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PO Box 870204
Tempe, AZ 85287-0204

Delivery Address:
Urban Systems
Engineering Building
651 E. University
Tempe, AZ 85287-0204

Phone: 480.965.3615

Fax: 480.965.1769

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dewsc@asu.edu

Undergraduate Students

 

Achen-Gardner Engineering, LCC - Mike Kolling Memorial Scholarship

Achen-Gardner Engineering, LLC, in an effort to promote the development of professionals available to the heavy construction industry and recognize Mike Kolling's lifelong commitment to that same industry, has agreed to sponsor this scholarship in his name. Born and raised in Minnesota and with only a high school education, Mike's career included management and ownership of a heavy grading and construction company and holding multiple Chief Estimator positions for several well respected companies in both Minnesota and Arizona. A father of four boys and great husband to his wife Jean, Mike's life illustrates the best this industry has to offer.

AGC Student Chapter Awards

Thirty one members of the AGC club in 1972 and 1973 cooperated with Chapter 98, NAWIC (National Association of Women in Construction) to develop the first construction dictionary. The student portion of the profits of the first edition was used to establish an $80,000 endowment. A minimum of two awards are made annually and are restricted to members of the AGC student club. In addition, all awards are to equal in-state tuition plus at least 10% extra for books, etc.

AGC National Education and Research Foundation Award

This national organization provides 50 to 60 undergraduate scholarships to full-time students enrolled in a construction program. Competition is nationwide and winners compete with a pool of over 500 applicants.

American Subcontractors Association of Arizona Award

A national organization that encourages construction program graduates to enter the specialty construction field. The Arizona chapter is comprised of over 200 specialty construction firms.

Arizona Roofing Contractors Association

This Arizona organization of over three hundred professional roofing industry firms desires to improve the roofing industry in particular, and the construction industry in general through education. We firmly believe that the future is in the hands of our youth. The Scholarship is awarded to upper division students that have an interest in the roofing industry.

American Society of Professional Estimators (Dave Clifton Memorial Fund) Award

This is a national organization that promotes professionalism within the estimating field. The endowment is named after David Clifton, one of the early members of The Arizona Chapter 6, who passed away in the mid-1980s. Chapter 6, has established this endowed scholarship to encourage students to become professional estimators in the construction industry

Ames Family Award

Wink Ames, one of the founders of the Minard-Ames Insurance Group, established this endowment in 1998, with the help of his two children. The objective of the Ames family is to make construction industry opportunities available to African-Americans. The award is structured to support the recipient as a full-time construction student.

Bechtel Foundation Award

The Bechtel Corporation is one of the nation’s oldest and largest construction companies. This award was first established in 1962. The first recipient was Robert J. Wheeler who stated that he would have been unable to graduate in 1963 without this scholarship. The Robert J. Wheeler Memorial Award was established to show his appreciation. The Bechtel award is restricted to upper division students enrolled in the general construction option.

Britton Construction Award

Richard Britton (1970 graduate) was awarded an early Vinnell scholarship in 1968. He has stated he would have been unable to graduate in 1970 without the support provided by the Vinnell Scholarship. He established this award in 1995 to support the system that helped him.

CFMA/ Joseph J. Quigley Memorial Award

This $75,000 endowment was established in 1996 as a memorial to J.J. Quigley, past national President of CFMA. He was the Chief Financial Officer of Kitchell Constructors at the time of his death. The endowment is the first of its kind. It provides for a full semester internship in the Governor’s office, Department of Administration – Facilities section. The annual award stipend equals that provided to interns in the Arizona Legislature

Frank Chandler Memorial Award

The endowment was established in 1983 in memory of Frank Chandler, the top superintendent for the H.C. Beck Co. The award is restricted to a student in the general construction option.

DPR Inc. Scholarship

Established in 2001 by one of the fastest growing hi-tech construction companies in the nation. Jon Bloom, a 1993 graduate of the Del E. Webb School of Construction program was the prime mover in establishing this prestigious award. The scholarship is unique in that it also includes participation in a summer internship with DPR. Please visit the DPR Inc. website at: http://www.dprinc.com

Empire Southwest Award

Empire Southwest, founded in 1950, is a prominent private Arizona company and a top ten Caterpillar dealer in the nation. The award, established in 1961, aids in the education of qualified, promising students aspiring to excel as graduates of the general construction option. Recipients are invited to apply to seek work experience with the company while enrolled in school.

Fluor Foundation Award

Established by one of the world's largest construction companies to encourage expansion of construction education. They solicit up to six nominations from 26 schools throughout the nation. At least one half of the nominations must be from the minority or female sector. The awards are made at the beginning of the students' junior year and are renewable for one additional year pending satisfactory academic performance.

FNF Construction Award

In 1997, Jed Billings, president of FNF Construction and a 1970 ASU construction program graduate, established a scholarship endowment. The company is a heavy/civil contractor located in Tempe. The award is restricted to an upper division student in the heavy/civil option.

Ben C. Griggs Memorial Award

This endowment was established in June 1999 by the Arizona Chapter of the American Subcontractors Association (ASA) to memorialize Mr. Griggs. He was the founder of the Arizona chapter and a past president of the national ASA. He was noted for his strong support of education. The award is restricted to upper division students enrolled in the specialty option.

Home Builders Association of Central Arizona (HBACA)


The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB)

These two organizations give separate contributions which were established to increase student interest in residential construction as a career. In addition, the HBACA financially supports an ASU student team to participate in the annual national construction management competition at the NAHB national convention.

Kiewit Western Award

This firm is a subsidiary of the Peter Kiewit Corporation, one of the Nation’s largest Heavy/Civil contractors. The objective of this award was to encourage student enrollment in the heavy/civil option.

Kitchell Contractors, Inc. Award

Kitchell Contractors was founded in Phoenix as a two-man construction operation in 1950. Today, with more than 350 employees, Kitchell continues to grow and maintain its leadership position in the industry, both locally and nationally. Our intent with this award is to recognize outstanding upper division students. Students may be enrolled in any studies of the ASU Construction program.

Gary R. Linthicum General Building Awards

Gary is a 1966 graduate of the ASU construction program. He and his wife have established these awards to encourage students in the general building option.

Dan and Katherine Mardian Award

Established in 1997 to honor Daniel Mardian for his dedicated efforts in promoting construction education. The ASU construction program was established in 1957 largely through his efforts. He was supported by three other contractors, Del Fisher, John Hall and John Lange. He has also served on the State of Arizona Apprenticeship Board and is a past president of ACCE (American Council for Construction Education), which is an accrediting body for construction education. The award is available to an upper division student in any of the construction options.

Jason McElroy Memorial Award

Endowment was established in 1992 by Dean Rasmussen (1969 graduate) and friends of Dean McElroy, father of Jason. Jason’s father was the head estimator of C.A. Rasmussen, Inc. Jason was a sophomore construction student at the time of his death. First priority goes to a transfer student from Moorhead Community College, California. Otherwise, any upper division construction student in the DEWSC program.

Nesbitt Contracting Co., Inc. Award

Established in 1998 by James Nesbitt, a 1974 ASU Construction graduate. This award is restricted to a U.S. Citizen and an upper division student in the heavy/civil option.

Charles & Nancy O’Bannon

Dr. O’Bannon retired in 1997 after thirty-one years teaching in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at ASU. During that period he taught the Soil Mechanics course for all construction students. He and his family and friends established an endowment to fund a scholarship for upper division construction students

Opus West Corporation Award

The Opus Group is a family of companies providing a wide range of vertically integrated design-build and developmental services to meet the space needs of its clients. Opus is one of the largest design-builders and developers in the United States. Opus West Corporation is headquartered in Phoenix and provides design-build, development and property management services in the western United States. ASU Alumni include Tom Roberts (Finance/Real Estate 1981), president and CEO of Opus West Corporation and Doug Cook (Construction 1963), vice president construction of Opus West Construction Corporation. The Opus West Corporation scholarship serves to encourage and enable students with a high grade point average to continue their education and graduate from the Del E. Webb School of Construction. The scholarship was established in 1996 and the $60,000 Opus West Corporation endowment fund was established in 1998.

Reg-Con, Inc.

James Register, Reg-Con owner is a dual financial supporter. He was program chairman of the 1973 AGC student chapter that teamed with the local NAWIC chapter in 1978, to establish the $80,000 AGC Student Chapter endowment. He established his own award in 1997. The award is restricted to ASU Construction students working part-time for Reg-Con, Inc.

Sun Valley Construction Company Award

Established in 1998 by William G. Rein, company owner. The award was established to encourage students to pursue the residential construction option.

Valley Paving Association Award

This award is provided by private industry companies and local government agencies involved in the construction of asphalt and concrete pavements. Two annual scholarships are provided; one for a construction student and one for a civil engineering student.

Vinnell Foundation Award

Mr. Allan S.Vinnell was born in Los Angeles, California in 1902 and was a lifetime resident of California. Early in 1920 he felt that he was ready for his particular dream – starting his own business. With money he had saved, he made a down payment on a dump truck and started in the hauling business out of Whittier, California and the granite sites of the Hollywood Hills. His greatest interest was in the construction business. He was a born builder. His motto was, “Build so well as to earn repeat business.” In 1931 he formed the A.S. Vinnell Company and did grading and paving contracts in the Los Angeles area. He eventually became President of the Vinnell Corporation, an organization engaged on a global scale in diversified multi-million dollar operations. At the time of his death, the Vinnell Corporation ranked among the top fifty contractors in the United States. His interest in ASU started in 1948 when he had a sub-office in Phoenix. His memorial fund is used to attract students in the upper 5% of their high school class into the ASU Construction program.

Del Webb Corporation Award

Established in 1999 by one of the Nation’s largest homebuilders. The firm is renowned for its retirement “Sun Cities”. The award is intended to recognize an outstanding upper division student in the Residential Construction option.

Robert J. Wheeler Memorial Award

Bob was a 1963 Del E. Webb School of Construction graduate. He stated several times that his graduation that year was made possible by the receipt of the first Bechtel Scholarship in 1962. He started his heavy construction company in 1978. The firm had over 250 employees by 1996, when he became incapacitated with Lou Gehrig’s disease. He repaid the assistance he received from the Bechtel scholarship by bequeathing this endowment to help future heavy construction aspirants.

D. L. Withers Construction Company Award

This endowment was established in 1997 by company president Daniel L. Withers, who is a 1975 graduate of the ASU construction program. The company specializes in general construction and the award is restricted to an upper division student in the general construction option.

Del E. Webb Memorial

Established in 1989 by the Del E. Webb Foundation to memorialize one of the nation’s outstanding entrepreneurs. Starting in 1931 with one cement mixer, ten wheelbarrows, 20 shovels and ten picks, Del E. Webb built one of the nation’s largest construction companies within twenty years. His vision and foresight led to the development of Sun City – the first major retirement community in the country. The idea not only transformed the Phoenix area, but had a major effect on the sociology of a vast number of Americans who were approaching “retirement” age. Del E. Webb was the major force in developing “active retirement” living. He was most proud of the many young people he personally sponsored and developed in building his company. His deep concern for young people prompted the Directors of the Del E. Webb Foundation to establish the endowment in his name. The objective is to identify, recognize and reward the most outstanding upper division construction student with the School’s largest scholarship.