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July 13, 2021, Hawthorne N.J.: 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.

March 9, 2021, Hawthorne NJ: The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, is accepting online applications for the Trust’s At-Large Scholarship program, Michael L. Condon Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund, and the newly established Goble Rausche Likins Scholarship Fund. Applications are being accepted April 1- May 17.  Applications and eligibility and submission requirements for all […]

March 9, 2021, 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 or construction of deep foundations to attend DFI’s 46th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in Las Vegas.

February 17, 2021, Hawthorne N.J.: DFI and the DFI Educational Trust announce that the Call for Papers is open for the annual Student Paper Competition and Young Professor Paper Competition. The due date for abstract submissions has been extended until March 3. The winning authors are invited to attend DFI’s 46th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in Las Vegas, […]

January 13, 2021, Hawthorne N.J.: Rudolph P. Frizzi, P.E., G.E., D.GE, managing principal/executive vice president of Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, and past president of DFI, has been elected chair of the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust Board of Trustees. He succeeds Tracy Brettmann, P.E., D.GE, executive vice president of A.H. Beck Foundation Company.  […]

January 12, 2021, Hawthorne N.J.: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently awarded 15 scholarships to students pursuing careers in civil and geotechnical engineering. The DFI Educational Trust manages 19 scholarship programs funded by endowments, donations and fundraising events. Since 2006, the Trust has awarded $1.25 million in scholarships to […]

November 17, 2020, Hawthorne, N.J.: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces that Sapir Engineering and Under Water Anchoring, of Ravenna, Italy, are the winners of the 2020 Ben C. Gerwick Award for Innovation in the Design and Construction of Marine Foundations. The companies are being recognized for their Underwater Tie-back Anchoring System. The innovative system is […]

November 11, 2020, Hawthorne, N.J.: The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, announces the establishment of a new scholarship. The Goble Rausche Likins Scholarship Fund was established in October 2020 with a generous donation from GRL Engineers, Inc. (GRL) and Pile Dynamics, Inc. (PDI). The fund honors George G. Goble, […]

November 4, 2020, Hawthorne, N.J.: Matthew Janes, MBA., P.Eng, of Isherwood Associates and president of DFI, presented four President’s Awards at the business meeting during the DFI 45th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations held online October 29. Established in 2016, the DFI President’s Awards are given at the discretion of the DFI president to recognize […]

October 22, 2020, Hawthorne, N.J.: Erik Loehr, Ph.D., P.E., Logan Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri and a senior principal engineer with Dan Brown and Associates, has been invited to present the DFI Osterberg Memorial Lecture at the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Exposition (IFCEE 2021). The event, being held […]