2019

December 9, 2019, Hawthorne, N.J.: The 14th Annual DFI Educational Trust Gala Fundraising Dinner took place on November 7, 2019, at Terrace On The Park in Corona, New York. The gala was attended by more than 125 guests and raised over $25,000.  Proceeds from the event benefit the Stanley Merjan City College of New York […]

November 7, 2019, Hawthorne, N.J.: Abigail H. Bateman and Jamie J. Crispin, from the University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K., are the 2019 Student Paper Competition winners. Their winning paper, “Theoretical “t-z” Curves for Piles in Radially Inhomogeneous Soil,” described the development and evaluated the use of a radial inhomogeneity correction factor for selected constitutive models. […]

November 7, 2019, Hawthorne, N.J.: Matthew Janes, M.B.A., P.Eng, of Isherwood Associates and president of DFI, presented four President’s Awards at a luncheon during the DFI 44th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in Chicago, on October 17. Established in 2016, the DFI President’s Awards are given at the discretion of the DFI president to recognize […]

October 29, 2019, Hawthorne, N.J.: For the fifth year, the DFI Educational Trust is participating in #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 3, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the […]

September 9, 2019, Hawthorne, N.J.: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust is accepting applications for the 2019 George P. Kelley Memorial Scholarship, which provides scholarships to civil engineering students attending Drexel University. One $5,000 scholarship will be awarded in 2019. The deadline to apply is October 31, 2019. The George P. Kelley Memorial Scholarship was […]

September 9, 2019, Hawthorne, N.J.: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust is accepting applications for the 2019 Manuel Fine Civil Engineering Scholarship, which provides scholarships to undergraduate and graduate civil engineering students attending schools in the Province of Ontario. Two scholarships, in the amount of US$2,500 each, will be awarded in 2019. The deadline to […]

August 15, 2019, Hawthorne, N.J.: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently appointed Jonathan Huff, P.E., of Goettle, to the Board of Trustees. He is serving as an At-Large Trustee from August 1, 2019-December 31, 2020. Huff is a design engineer/project manager and estimator for Goettle, where his responsibilities include […]

August 5, 2019, Hawthorne, N.J.: In July, Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, awarded 23 scholarships totaling $60,000 to students pursuing careers in civil, and geotechnical engineering. Thomas J. Wysockey Civil Engineering Scholarship ($5,000 each) Tyler Kleinsasser, graduate student, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Hunter VanSchoubroek, freshman, Texas […]

July 31, 2019, Hawthorne, N.J.: Thomas D. Richards, Jr., PE, D. GE, former chief engineer for Nicholson Construction Company, is the recipient of DFI’s highest award to an individual, the Distinguished Service Award (DSA). This award recognizes individuals who have made exceptionally valuable contributions to the advancement of the deep foundations industry. The award is […]

July 16, 2019, Hawthorne, N.J.: The DFI Educational Trust has awarded five Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women working in the deep foundations industry to attend DFI’s 44th Annual Conference in Chicago, October 14-18. The grant includes free conference registration and covers related expenses for attending the conference. […]