Twenty Students Awarded Scholarships at 128th Anniversary Banquet of The Builders’ Association

Twenty outstanding students received scholarships at The Builders’ Association’s 128th Anniversary Banquet Feb. 13 at The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center. The scholarships were funded by donations to The Builders’ Association Scholarship Foundation, a nonprofit endowment fund established to support, through scholarships, the academic education of individuals who seek careers in the commercial construction industry. The students are:
• HARISON J. PITCHFORD, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI–KANSAS CITY, • JOSE ALBERTO SOTO, PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY, • GARRETT J. ESKENS, MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, V.S. DICARLO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
• SEAN A. MITCHELL, KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, J.E. DUNN, SR. SCHOLARSHIP
• HENRY C. FALK, KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, FIREBAUGH CONSTRUCTION, INC. SCHOLARSHIP
• ROSE E. GENSICHEN, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA, FOGEL-ANDERSON CONSTRUCTION CO. SCHOLARSHIP
• SERGIO M. LESCANO, MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY, GRAND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LLC SCHOLARSHIP
• JUSTIN C. DISTLER, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI–COLUMBIA, JENE HAYES/HAYES DRILLING, INC. SCHOLARSHIP
• DUNCAN P. MACLACHLAN, THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, A.L. HUBER GENERAL CONTRACTOR SCHOLARSHIP
• SAMUEL M. WILCOXON, MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, JAMES L. HUTTON, SR./WILLIAM W. HUTTON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
• AARON M. PARKHURST, MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY, JAMES L. “SKIP” HUTTON, JR. SCHOLARSHIP
• RICK D. SMITH, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KELLY CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC. SCHOLARSHIP
• ADAM J. WARNER, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA–LINCOLN, MCCOWNGORDON CONSTRUCTION SCHOLARSHIP
• GEOFFREY C. WRIGHT, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA–LINCOLN, PHILLIP W. MOORE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
• CALEB D. SKAGGS, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI, PEARCE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SCHOLARSHIP
• BLAKE A. SWAGGERTY, PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY, RAU CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SCHOLARSHIP
• ZACHARY C. BENSON, PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY, GEORGE J. SHAW CONSTRUCTION CO. SCHOLARSHIP
• SAMUEL S. MAHER, MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY, THE BUILDERS’ ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
• ABIGAEL A. WELLER, DRURY UNIVERSITY, KENNETH O. VON ACHEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
• CARL D. FUEMMELER, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI–COLUMBIA, DR. JOSEPH E. PINK SCHOLARSHIP (a one-time Scholarship for the 2015-2016 Academic Year)
Don Greenwell is President of The Builders’ Association and LMC Treasurer. The Builders’ Association represents 825 general contractor, subcontractor, supplier, and service provider member companies employing about 25,000 people. With nearly 130 years of service to the commercial construction industry, it also operates training and plan room service centers in Kansas City, Jefferson City and Springfield, as well as its Education & Training Center in North Kansas City. The Builders’ Association’s sister organization, the Kansas City Chapter, AGC, currently represents over 135 firms and is part of the AGC of America, the largest and oldest national construction trade association in the United States. More information is available at www.buildersassociation.com .