First Francis Gularte Scholarship Awarded The first scholarship from the Francis Gularte Scholarship Fund, in the amount of $2,500, was awarded to Tyler Kleinsasser, a senior civil engineering student at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The Gularte Fund was founded in honor of Francis Gularte, a long-time executive at Hayward Baker and accomplished industry leader. Condon Scholarship Sara Magallon, a graduate student at Montana Tech, is the recipient of the 2018 Michael L. Condon Civil Engineering Scholarship. She received an award of $5,000. The Condon Fund was established in 2015 with an initial donation by Condon- Johnson and Associates, in memory of Michael L. Condon, a leader in the deep foundations industry. Scholarships benefit civil engineering students attending the following schools: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly Pomona, San Diego State University, Santa Clara University, University of California-Davis, Oregon State University, Washington State University, Montana Tech, University of Colorado-Boulder and Virginia Tech. Professional Grants Announced The winners of the 2018 Women in Deep Foundations Professional grants are: • Estela León Aguilar, P.E., geotechnical department manager, GFA International • Wystan Carswell, Ph.D., EIT, technical specialist, Haley & Aldrich • Allison Paraense, project engineer, F&W Construction Co. • Kathryn Petek, Ph.D., P.E., associate geotechnical engineer, Shannon & Wilson • Gabrielle Wojotowitz, Ph.D., principal geotechnical engineer, Aurecon Each person will receive a free full registration to attend DFI’s 43 Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in Anaheim, Calif., and a grant of $1,750 for associated expenses. During the conference, the rd Foundations Committee’s 4 Annual Networking reception on Wednesday, October 24 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. For more information on the reception, visit www.dfi.org/annual2018. five recipients will be recognized at the Women in Deep th Estela León Aguilar, P.E., Wystan Carswell, Ph.D., EIT, and Allison Paraense Kathryn Petek, Ph.D., P.E., and Gabrielle Wojotowitz, Ph.D. Recent Donations Michael Condon Scholarship Fund: Sunbelt Rentals Women in Deep Foundations Fund: Mary Ellen Bruce Large and Michael Large *The DFI Educational Trust is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. DEEP FOUNDATIONS • SEPT/OCT 2018 • 71
