2015

December 9, 2015, Hawthorne, N.J.: The 10th Annual DFI Educational Trust Gala Fundraising Dinner in November at The Chart House in Weehawken, N.J., raised $40,000 in net proceeds to support the Stanley Merjan Civil Engineering Scholarship at City College of New York (CCNY), the Women in Deep Foundations Fund and the DFI Educational Trust General […]

November 30, 2015, Hawthorne, N.J.: The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust announces the establishment of the Michael L. Condon Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund, honoring the late “Mike” Condon, co-founder of Condon-Johnson & Associates, Inc., of Oakland, Calif., for his contributions to the deep foundations industry. The fund was established with a generous donation of […]

November 30, 2015, Hawthorne, N.J.: Aaron S. Bradshaw, Ph.D., P.E., from University of Rhode Island, is the winner of this year’s DFI Educational Trust Young Professor Paper Competition for his paper, “Pile Load Transfer from Static Loading Test Inversions.” Bradshaw’s paper presents an inversion approach to estimate the distribution of load at depth in a […]

November 30, 2015, Hawthorne, N.J.: Kevin Johnson, E.I.T., a Ph.D. candidate at the University of South Florida, in the department of civil and environmental engineering, is the winner of the DFI Educational Trust 2015 Student Paper Competition. Johnson’s paper, “Analysis of Thermal Integrity Profiling Data for Drilled Shaft Evaluation,” discusses the most recent nondestructive test […]

November 10, 2015, Hawthorne, N.J.: The DFI Educational Trust has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that connects diverse groups of individuals, communities and organizations around the world for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage giving. Occurring this year on December 1, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (in the […]

September 1, 2015, Hawthorne, N.J.: The DFI and the DFI Educational Trust have established an award to honor practitioners that have made significant contributions and advancements to the research, design, construction, manufacturing and use of deep foundations. The Legends Program recognizes three awardees – an engineer, contractor and manufacturer/supplier – who have shown steadfast professionalism, […]

August 3, 2015, Hawthorne, N.J.: The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust announces that the first John O’Malley Scholarship has been awarded to Jennifer Kubeczko, who is pursuing an M.S. in geotechnical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. The award is in the amount of $5,000. Kubeczko earned a B.S. in civil and materials […]

August 3, 2015, Hawthorne, N.J.: The Board of Trustees of the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) recently appointed a new member to the Board of Trustees of the DFI Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI. Judith Gorog-Petit was elected to serve as an at-large member for a two-year term. Gorog-Petit is currently CFO of Skyline […]

July 23, 2015, Hawthorne, N.J.: Bernie Hertlein, FACI, M.ASCE, is the recipient of DFI’s highest award to an individual, the Distinguished Service Award (DSA). The annual award recognizes individuals who have made exceptionally valuable contributions to the advancement of the deep foundations industry. The award will be presented on October 14, 2015, during DFI’s 40th […]

July 8, 2015, Hawthorne, N.J.: Billy Beane, Oakland A’s general manager and the subject of the bestselling book and movie, Moneyball, will be the Deep Foundations Institute’s 2015 Hal Hunt Lecturer*. He will present the lecture on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 14, 2015, during the DFI’s 40th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in Oakland, […]