EDUCATIONAL TRUST Seeking New Trustee As part of an on-going effort to expand its capabilities, the Trust board is currently seeking a candidate for trustee with a marketing/public relations background to assist with outreach and fundraising efforts. The Trust has been working to find trustees that bring a different professional, geographical or generational perspective to the board. For example, Roger Healey, chief counsel at Goettle, was appointed as a trustee in 2013 to assist with legal issues. He was followed in 2014 by Lars Richter of AECON to assist with fundraising in Engineering & Environmental Services Legacy Scholarship Fund — honors Bernard Langan, founder of Langan Engineering & Environmental Services and a graduate of Purdue University. Scrap for Scholars The Trust has launched Scrap for Scholars, a fundraising initiative targeted at companies with construction sites and manufacturing plants that produce metal waste such as used tools, excess rebar and steel templates. Companies are encouraged to donate the proceeds received from the The Trust board met at the recent Winter Planning Meeting M. Byrl Williams, P.E., Chair [email protected] Special Thanks to Skyline Steel As chair of the DFI Educational Trust Board, I would like to extend my sincerest thanks to Laurent De Mey, president of Skyline Steel, for his support of having Skyline’s Chief Financial Officer Judith Gorog-Petit serve on the Trust board. Since joining the board almost a year ago, Judith has been extremely active, lending her expertise and advice to a wide variety of financial issues as well as providing valuable input to other areas of governance. M. Byrl Williams, Chair, Board of Trustees Canada. That same year, Zac Curanovic of Underpinning & Foundation Skanska, joined the board as a representative of the industry’s young professionals. In 2015, Judith Gorog-Petit, CFO of Skyline Steel, joined the board to help with financial management. If you have a marketing/PR background and are interested in becoming a trustee, or if you would like to make a recommen- dation, contact Theresa Engler, executive director, at [email protected] . Langan Scholarship The first Bernard F. Langan Scholarship at Purdue University was awarded to Ayda Catalina Galvis, a graduate student pursuing her Ph.D. in civil engineering at Purdue University. Her thesis is titled “Effect of Cyclic Loads on the Axial Capacity of Piles.” She obtained her B.S. and M.S in civil engineering from the National University of Colombia. The scholarship — one of three scholarships funded by the Langan recycled waste to the general fund of the DFI Educational Trust to support its programs and activities. The Trust’s programs help civil engineering students attain their educational goals and continue on to careers in the deep foundations industry. Upcoming Events July 18, 2016 Annual Pennsylvania Golf Outing Fundraiser Benefiting Penn State and University of Pittsburgh Students Chartiers Country Club, Pittsburgh, Pa. August 11, 2016 DFI Educational Trust and ACE Mentor Program of New Jersey Annual Golf Outing Royce Brook Golf Club, Hillsborough, N.J. October 24, 2016 Annual California Golf Outing Fundraiser Castlewood Country Club, Pleasanton, Calif. Ayda Catalina Galvis DEEP FOUNDATIONS • MAY/JUNE 2016 • 77
