Another good year for the students who received awards from the American Society of Sanitary Engineering Scholarship Fund. At the recent Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, the fund was able to award eight scholarships totaling $17,250. These awards are only possible through the continued support of our chapters and sponsors. InSinkErator sponsored another scholarship this year, along with PJF Plumbing & Heating, Inc. (Patrick Flader) and the Illinois, Michigan, Northern Ohio, and Pennsylvania Chapters of ASSE International. Ticket sales for the raffle were down this year, so we are hoping for more contributions in 2019. Thank you all for supporting this very worthy cause.
This year’s scholarships were awarded to:
$2,500 Sal Farruggia Scholarship
Sabah Lotia, niece of Shabbir Rawalpindiwala
Economics and Computer Science, Mount Holyoke College
$2,000 Illinois Chapter Scholarship
Olivia Sterchele, granddaughter of John and Jan Bojan
Biochemistry, Michigan State University
$2,000 InSinkErator Scholarship
+ $250 for Engineering Major
Caleb Brolsma, son of Jason Brolsma
Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
$2,000 Morris Weinburg Memorial Scholarship
+ $250 for Environmental Science Major
Jed Higdon, son of John and Penny Higdon
Environmental Science, North Carolina State – Chapel Hill
$2,000 Florence Flader Memorial Scholarship
Bryan Bandyk, Jr., grandson of John and Jan Bojan
Kinesiology and Health, Pre-Physical Therapy, Iowa State University
$2,000 Joe Soreth Memorial Scholarship + $250 for Mechanical Engineering Major
Jeffrey Himmelblau, son of Larry Himmelblau
Mechanical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
$2,000 Bob and Gerri Tesar Memorial Scholarship
Nicole Dolansky, daughter of Mary Dolansky, Granddaughter of Bob and Gerri Tesar
Music Therapy, Cleveland State University
$2,000 Michigan Chapter Scholarship
Emma Pintar, daughter of Don Pintar
Bachelor of Science Aeronautics, Kent State University
And finally, the 2018 raffle prize winners were:
• Thermo-Tech, Inc., Houston, $2,000 Prize
• Fred & Dorothy Thiele, $500 Prize
• Griffin Gehrke, $500 Prize
• Denis Riordan, $500 Prize
A HUGE THANK YOU goes to everyone who makes this wonderful program a huge success for ASSE family members. With this year’s awards included, we topped the $342,300 mark with 151 scholarships given. Let’s keep it going!
