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June 5, 2018, Hawthorne, N.J.: The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust recently awarded several scholarships to civil engineering students focusing on geotechnical and/or environmental engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The scholarships were awarded during the Annual Civil and Environmental Engineering Awards Convocation and Luncheon. The 2018 recipients of the Charles J. […]

April 2, 2018, Hawthorne, N.J.: The DFI Educational Trust and the DFI Women in Deep Foundations Committee are awarding five grants of $1,750 each to women involved in design and/or construction of deep foundations to attend DFI’s 43rd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in Anaheim, Calif., October 24-27, 2018. The grant includes free conference registration […]

April 2, 2018, Hawthorne, N.J.: The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, is accepting online applications for its At-Large Scholarship program and for the Michael L. Condon Civil Engineering Scholarship for academic year 2018-19. Several At-Large Scholarships ranging from $2,000 – $5,000 each are being awarded in 2018, which can […]

March 16, 2018, Hawthorne, N.J.: The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust (www.dfitrust.org), the charitable arm of DFI, announces the establishment of the Fred H. Kulhawy Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund, which honors Professor Kulhawy’s contribution to the deep foundations industry, will provide At-Large Scholarships to students enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate civil […]

February 13, 2018, Hawthorne, N.J.: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently appointed Helen Robinson, P.E., to the Board of Trustees. Robinson, of GEI Consultants, is serving as an At-Large Trustee for a period of two years starting January 1, 2018. Robinson is currently the chair of DFI’s Women in […]

February 12, 2018, Hawthorne, N.J.: Four students at City College of New York (CCNY) have received scholarship awards from the DFI Educational Trust Stanley Merjan Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund. Chaddy Ismail is a structural civil engineering senior. He is currently a research assistant on a project studying how bridge deterioration affects traffic patterns. After graduating from […]

January 26, 2018, Hawthorne, N.J.: The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust has awarded two Manuel Fine Civil Engineering Scholarships each in the amount of US$2,500. Lauren Augustin is an undergraduate civil engineering student at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. Augustin developed her interest in the deep foundation industry after a work term […]

January 22, 2018, Hawthorne, N.J.: The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust awarded two of the three Langan Engineering & Environmental Services Legacy Scholarships in December. The fund was established in 2015 with a $200,000 donation from Langan Engineering & Environmental Services and an additional contribution of more than $100,000 generously made by many principals […]

January 12, 2018, Hawthorne, N.J.: DFI announces that the Call for Papers opens January 12, 2018, for the annual Student Paper Competition and Young Professor Paper Competition. Abstracts are due on Friday, March 9. The winners are invited to attend DFI’s 43rd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, October 24-27 in Anaheim, Calif., to present their […]

January 3, 2018, Hawthorne, N.J.: DFI announces a call for entries for its 2018 Awards, which showcase and celebrate the achievements and contributions of individuals, teams and companies in the deep foundations industry. Submissions for the 2018 Awards are due by April 15, 2018. Information and nomination forms are available at www.dfi.org/awardslectures.asp. The awards are […]