began last fall when she had the opportunity to visit a subway construction site in China. She is a member of Concrete Canoe Club at CCNY. Ariel Mazor is a civil engineering student. He is currently working on research project on extreme events of rain over 115 years. Mazor participates in the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) mentorship program. Prior to starting his academic career, Mazor was an officer in the Israeli Defense Forces. Abraham Rubel is a junior civil engineering student specializing in structures. He is currently participating in grant-provided research for Na t i ona l Oc e ani c and Atmo sphe r i c Administration (NOAA) Crest analyzing drought levels to produce predictive models for water deficits for agriculture. Rubel mentors students as part of the National Society for Leadership and Success, and recently joined Chi Epsilon. The Stanley Merjan Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund was established in 2010 and is named for Stanley Merjan, an inspiration and mentor to young engineers throughout the construction industry, and a graduate of CCNY. Donations to the Merjan Scholarship Fund can be made online at www.dfitrust.org. Kulhawy Memorial Scholarship Fund The Deep Foundations Educational Trust announces the establishment of the Fred Kulhawy Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund, which honors Dr. Kulhawy’s contribution to the deep foundations industry, will provide At-Large Scholarships to students enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate civil engineering program at any accredited college or university in the United States. Dr. Fred Kulhawy was professor emeritus of civil and geotechnical engineering at Cornell University, a consulting geotechnical engineer and an enthusiastic stamp collector. He was an active member of DFI since 1989 and was DFI’s 2007 Hal Hunt lecturer, presenting “Communicating Technical Issues with Levity and Panache,” and a speaker for the DFI Educational Trust in 2011 at the annual gala, presenting “A View of Civil Engineering as Portrayed in Postage Stamps.” Kulhawy received his B.S. and M.S. in civil engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Donations to the Fund can be made online at www.dfitrust.org. For more information, contact Mary Ellen Bruce Large, P.E., D.GE, DFI director of technical activities at [email protected]. 60 • DEEP FOUNDATIONS • MAR/APR 2018 WiDF Professional Development Grant The DFI Educational Trust and the DFI Women in Deep Foundations Committee (WiDF) are awarding five grants of $1,750 each to women involved in the design and/or construction of deep and other related expenses for the recipients to attend DFI’s 43 Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, October 24-27 in Anaheim, Calif. In addition, each grant recipient will be awarded a free conference registration and will be recognized during the WiDF networking reception and during the awards banquet. The application deadline is May 15. For more information or to apply, visit www.dfi.org/trust/programs.asp?widf foundations. The grants are to be used to offset lodging, meals, travel rd Recent Donors DFI Trust Sustaining Members Fund (General Fund) • Schnabel Engineering Charles J. Berkel Memorial Scholarship Fund • Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc. John O’Malley Scholarship Fund • M. Byrl and Frances Williams Michael L. Condon Scholarship Fund • M. Byrl and Frances Williams Upcoming DFI Educational Trust Events DFI Educational Trust Pennsylvania Golf Outing July 16, 2018 Chartiers Country Club, Pittsburgh, Pa. DFI Educational Trust/ACE Mentor Program of New Jersey Annual Golf Outing August 2018 Royce Brook Golf Club, Hillsborough, N.J. DFI Educational Trust California Golf Outing October 2018 Castlewood Country Club, Pleasanton, Calif. DFI Educational Trust Manuel Fine Civil Engineering Scholarship Fundraising Dinner September 2018 Toronto, Canada DFI Educational Trust 13 Annual Gala Fundraising Dinner November 8, 2018 th Terrace On The Park, Corona, N.Y.
