ACI Foundation names 2022-2023 fellowship and scholarship recipients

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) Foundation has awarded 16 fellowships and nine scholarships to students from 23 different institutions.

All fellowship recipients will receive a $10,000 educational stipend, paid travel expenses and attendance fees to two ACI conventions, and assistance in finding an industry mentor.

The 2022-2023 fellowship recipients are as follows:

ACI Foundation Concrete Materials Fellowship
• Jesús Castro Pérez, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

ACI Foundation Concrete Practitioner Fellowship
• Abigail Kienzle, Clarkson University

ACI Foundation Future Concrete Industry Leader
• Ariel Majano, New Jersey Institute of Technology

ACI Foundation Middle East & North Africa Fellowship
• Nouran Elmesalami, New York University, Abu Dhabi

ACI Presidents’ Fellowship
• Nafiseh Kiani, University of Miami

Baker Student Fellowship

• Jordan Duck, Kennesaw State University

Barbara S. and W. Calvin McCall Carolinas Fellowship
• Lily Polster, University of Notre Dame

Burg-Coleman Iowa State ‘77 ACI Fellowship

• Caleb Stevenson, Iowa State University
  Charles Pankow Foundation Student Fellowship
  • Brenda Amada Cardona Cepeda, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  Daniel W. Falconer Memorial Fellowship
  • Ziad Elaghoury, University of Western Ontario
  Don Marks Memorial Fellowship
  • Luke Somerville, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Nicolas F. Maloof Jr. GA Chapter Fellowship

• Chelsea Bidgood, Colorado State University
  Richard D. Stehly Memorial Fellowship
  • Adam Johnson, University of St. Thomas

Robert F. Mast Memorial Fellowship

• Hunter Hutton, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

S.P. Shah Fellowship

• Luca Montanari, University of Texas, Austin

Tribute to the Founders Fellowship
• Ferdinand Niyonyungu, University of Kansas

All scholarship recipients will receive a $5,000 educational stipend.
The 2022-2023 scholarship recipients are as follows:

ACI Foundation Scholarship
• Gabriel Johnson, University of Arkansas
ACI Foundation Scholarship
• Mahesh Acharya, Idaho State University
Bertold E. Weinberg Scholarship
• Nuzhat Kabir, Texas A&M
Katharine & Bryant Mather Scholarship
• Marwa Ibrahim, University of Calgary

Master Builders Solutions Concrete Materials Scholarship

• Rubaiya Rumman, University of British Columbia

Nick Bada – ACI Ontario Chapter Graduate Scholarship

• Brandon Boles, University of Toronto

Schwing America Scholarship

• Andrew LeBoeuf, University of Virginia

Stewart C. Watson Memorial Scholarship

• Adel Al Ekkawi, University of Calgary

1. Gene Corley Scholarship

• Cristian Rodrigo Tolava Torrico, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The online application process for the ACI Foundation’s 2023-2024 fellowships and scholarships will open on July 1 and close on November 1.

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