EDUCATIONAL TRUST New Trustee Jonathan Huff, P.E., of Goettle, has recently been elected to the DFI Educational Trust Board of Trustees. His term runs from August 1, 2019-December 31, 2020. Huff is a design engineer/project manager and estimator for Goettle, where his res- ponsibilities include engineering design, estimating, project management and relationship building. His areas of expertise include augered cast-in-place piles, drilled displacement piles, micropiles, caissons and tied back earth retention systems. He ob- tained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in civil engineering from the University of Kentucky, while pitching for the university’s D1 baseball team. A member of DFI, ADSC and PDCA, Huff is chair of the DFI Augered Cast-in-Place Pile Committee and a former chair of the Cincinnati Section of the ASCE Geotechnical Group. Pennsylvania Golf Outing The 14 Annual DFI Educational Trust Pennsylvania Golf Outing took place on July 29 at Montour Heights Country Club in Pittsburgh. The event, chaired by Roy Kern, CEO of Equipment Corporation of America (ECA), had more than 50 golfers and raised more than $4,000 for student scholarship funds at Penn State University and University of Pittsburgh. th New Jersey Golf Outing The Annual DFI Educational Trust /ACE Mentor Program of New Jersey Golf Outing Fundraiser was held on August 15 at Royce Brook Golf Club in Hillsborough. It was the most successful year for the event — 99 golfers hit the links to raise more than $30,000 to fund scholarships for students In addition, the following direct contributions were made by donors to the following funds: • Penn State: $9,912.50 • University of Pittsburgh: $8,762.50 • Carnegie Mellon University: $3,875.00 tinued support: Supporting Donors Thank you to all the donors for your con- Other Contributions Star Iron Works, Inc. Menard Group USA Equipment Corporation of America (ECA) Dan Uranowski Tom Richards David Pinyot Mary Ellen Large David Hyland Rob Douglass UBC Pile Drivers and Divers Nucor Skyline KB International LLC Favor Steel and Fabricating Clearwater Construction Brayman Construction Corporation pursuing their academic studies in deep foundations, architecture, engineering and construction. Thank you to the sponsors: Platinum Sponsors Component Assembly Systems Forest Electric Corp Langan Engineering & Environmental Service Rockefeller Group Saltus, LLC Silman Banner Golf Cart Underwriter Gilbane Building Company Galdi Mechanical Corp. Grant Engineering & Construction Group, LLC International Masonry Institute Resource New Jersey Commercial Flooring Turner Construction Company USA Architects Beverage Cart Edward Leske Co. Grant Engineering and Construction Group, LLC Macedos Construction, LLC PGA Instruction Glenwood Mason Supply Company, Inc. Networking Lunch F&G Mechanical Corporation Networking Reception Binsky Mechanical Gensler At-Large Scholarship Winners Camaraderie at the Pennsylvania Golf Outing In July, the Trust awarded the 2019 At-Large Scholarships, which are available to undergraduate and graduate civil and geotechnical engineering students attending any accredited college or university in the U.S. The funding for the 2019 General Scholarships came from the Charles J. Berkel Memorial Scholarship Fund. DEEP FOUNDATIONS • SEPT/OCT 2019 • 67 Tracy Brettmann, P.E., D.GE, Chair [email protected]
