ACEC Research Institute Awards Nearly $700,000 in Scholarships at Fall Conference 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, The American Council of Engineering Companies Research Institute announced that it has awarded 99 scholarships totaling nearly $700,000 in scholarships to support their pursuit of engineering degrees.
The ACEC Research Institute is committed to addressing the engineering industry’s workforce challenges by investing in the next generation of talent. Through its scholarship program, the Institute supports and invests in students who are preparing to enter the profession and shape the future of engineering.
“This year, the ACEC Research Insititute is proud to set a record for scholarships awarded for students with generous donors contributing $678,000 help future engineers complete their studies,” said Daphne Bryant, executive director of the Institute. “The Institute awarded scholarships to students in every state and the District of Columbia, and we cannot wait to see the positive impact these students have on communities across the country.”
The scholarship recipients will be honored at ACEC’s Fall Conference in San Diego, where they will be formally recognized for their achievements.
Watch testimonials from awardees.
The ACEC Research Institute, through the generous support of its donors, undertakes original research and helps build the engineering workforce. By harnessing the collective expertise of its members and stakeholders, the Institute aims to develop transformative solutions that address the pressing challenges of our time, ensuring a safer, more sustainable, and resilient built environment for future generations.
Individuals, firms, and foundations interested in supporting the ACEC Research Institute should reach out to Daphne Bryant, executive director, at dbryant@acec.org.
ACEC Research Institute Scholarship awardees:
Lilian Abbed
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
$5,000 Stanley Consultants, Inc. Helping Hand
Christina Agopian
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
$5,000 J.A. Watts Diversity in Engineering Scholarship
Maria Alvarez
The Ohio State University
$5,000 POWER Engineers Resiliency Scholarship
Fatima Bah
Cornell University
$5,000 Kimley-Horn STEM Scholarship
McKinnon Bailey
University of Washington Bothell
$10,000 IMEG Engineering scholarship
Kettja Bennett
University of Nevada Reno
$10,000 IMEG Engineering scholarship
Tylaha Bibbs
North Carolina A&T State University
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Meghan Blood
University of New Hampshire
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Chase Brown
Colorado University – Boulder
$5,000 ACEC Life/Health Trust Scholarship
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Layla Brown
Florida A&M University
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Benjamin Bullock
Ohio Northern University
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Brook Burrows
University of Connecticut
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Josephine Butler
University of Kansas
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Olivia Cain
Wayne State University
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Jessica Calvin
Montanta State University-Bozeman
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Jessica Calvin
Montanta State University-Bozeman
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
James Canada
New Mexico State University
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Kambi Chukwuma
The Pennsylvania State University
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Marc DiGregorio
James Madison University
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Rashad Gilliam
University of Maine
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Addis Gonzalez
Loyola Marymount University
$13,000 College of Fellows Scholar of the Year Scholarship
Glenn Graves
Harding University
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Alexandro Guerrero Rosas
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
$15,000 Morrissey Goodale STEM Impact Scholarship
Anyah Hardy
Mississippi State University
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Dominic Heater
University of Missouri, Kansas City
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Dominic Heater
University of Missouri, Kansas City
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Conner Hill
Idaho State University
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Jackson Hunter
Western Michigan University
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Sheimberg Isaac
University of Massachusetts
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Camden Jones
Virginia Tech
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Sam Kauffman
University of South Carolina
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Anna Kaylor
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
John Keeffe
University at Buffalo
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Garrett Kemper
University of Rhode Island
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Allyson Kitchens
University of Maine
$5,000 ACEC Land Surveyors True North Scholarship
Madison Kulinski
University of Wisconsin-Madison
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Waverly Landrith
University of Oklahoma
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Corinna Leaf
Western Washington University
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Samantha Ledford
University of Wyoming
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Ana Lemler
Norwich University
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Noah Little
East Tennessee State University
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Mary MacGilvray
University of Utah
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Andrew Martin
University of California, Davis
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Katherine McGill
University of Alaska Anchorage
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Kathleen McGivern
Ohio University
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Dylan McMahon
University of Arizona
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Julia Meitner
University of Notre Dame
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Aden Melton
University of Virginia
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Avery Michaels
Milwaukee School of Engineering
$5,000 a/e ProNet Engineering Scholarship
Jakub Michalik
Illinois Institute of Technology
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Jyle Milstead
The Catholic University of America
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Connor Mitchell
West Virginia University
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Samuel Mittge
University of Washington
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Owen Moesch
University of Wisconsin – Stout
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Rodney Monette
Louisiana State University
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Trevont Moore
Oral Roberts University
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Layhla Morales
University of Rhode Island
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Michael Munoz
University of California – Berkeley
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Grace O’Melia
University of Wisconsin Plateville
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Timothy Obole
California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
$5,000 POWER Engineers Empower Scholarship
Christopher Ohman
Oregon Institute of Technology
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Katia Olmstead
Purdue University
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Corthney Onyewuenyi
University of Texas at Dallas
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Peter Otoshi
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Winston Page
Fairmont State University
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Isla Pepelnjak
University of Minnesota – Duluth
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Daniel Porotov
University of Delaware
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Nicholas Ramos
Harding University
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Luis Ramos-Garcia
University of Virginia
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Brynn Reese
Ohio Northern University
$5,000 alliant Engineering Scholarship
Sarah Rickborn
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Joshua Rivas
University of Arkansas
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Isabelle Rivera
University of Maryland
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Glorymar Rodriguez
University of Akron
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Chrinesha Rogers
Virginia State University
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Ana Rolfe
University of New Hampshire
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Ronaldo Salazar
The University of Texas at Austin
$15,000 Morrissey Goodale Future Leaders Scholarship
Cassidy Schrock
Western Kentucky University
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Marina Serra
Mercer University
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Jack Sullivan
University of Massachusetts Lowell
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Meghan Ann Tiahrt
University of Nebraska Omaha
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Dominick Toth
University of Las Vegas, Nevada
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Claire Turner
Colorado State University
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Alexander Victor
Florida International University
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship,
$5,000 Kimley-Horn STEM Scholarship,
$5,000 Stanley Consultants, Inc. Helping Hand Scholarship
Evan Visaggio-Lopez
Rutgers University – New Brunswick
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Trevor Werdel
South Dakota State University
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Sharon Wilhelm
University of North Dakota
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Erin Wilkinson
Auburn University
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Kennedy Williams
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Yonacary Wingard
Florida International University
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Sadie Wolf
Colorado School of Mines
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Robert Worrell
Central Ohio Technical College
$10,000 IMEG Engineering Scholarship
Serena Yeh
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
$10,000 Lee Rice LRE Water Scholarship
Frances Yu
California State University – Fresno
$5,000 NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship
Abigail Zola
Eastern Michigan University
$5,000 Wade Trim Engineering Scholarship
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