Stevens students win Construction Industry Advancement Program scholarship awards
Lisa Marie Ditto, Martin Downs and Brooke Johnson of Stevens Institute of Technology were among a select group of New Jersey college students to have recently received a 2002 Construction Industry Advancement Program (CIAP) scholarship award.
"These students are truly the builders of tomorrow," said John Clearwater, CIAP's managing director. "The construction industry is pleased to help them see how the theory they learn in the classroom is used in actual construction situations. This experience provides them with valuable insight which assists them to advance their career goals."
The 2002 scholarships, which totaled nearly $75,000, were awarded to New Jersey civil engineering and construction technology undergraduates completing twelve weeks of construction industry employment. Applicants must complete a comprehensive field experience, which includes working closely with heavy and highway contractors, taking estimates, reviewing drawings, inspecting and testing completed work.
Students from New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and Rowan University were also honored at the luncheon.
Participating contractors, consultants and public owners included the following: Anselmi & DeCicco, Inc., Bovis Lend Lease, Conti Enterprises, Earle Asphalt, George Harms Construction Company, Inc., J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc., Perini Corporation, Prismatic Development Corporation, RCC Fabricators, Inc., APG-American Industry, Consulting Engineer Services, The Delaware River and Bay Authority, Epic, Inc., Hudson County Engineering Division, M.J. Paquet, Inc., The Port Authority of NY& NJ, Railroad Construction Company, and Slattery Skansha. Inc.
The scholarship program is open to New Jersey college juniors and seniors who participate in their school's construction education program. Applications for next year's scholarship awards are due in January 2003. Entry information is available by contacting CIAP at 732-738-8636 or visiting the CIAP website at ciapofnj@msn.com.
The Construction Industry Advancement Program of New Jersey is a non-profit trusteeship founded by the New Jersey Asphalt Pavement Association, Utility and Transportation Contractors Association of New Jersey, and the Associated General Contractors of New Jersey. It provides construction education, construction scholarships, construction research, improvement and standardization of public sector contracts and technical specifications and promotion for the New Jersey construction industry.
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.
Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.
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