UCON Celebrates 2024 Scholarship Program Award Recipients

United Contractors (UCON) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 UCON Scholarship Awards Program. This year, thirteen exceptional students have been selected to receive a combined total of $48,000 to further their educational and career aspirations. These awards honor their outstanding academic performance and dedication to positively impacting the communities they aim to serve.

Annual Sponsorship Award Winners

  • Platinum: Cole Lewis, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, $5,000
  • Gold: Angel Aguilar, Western Paving Contracting, Inc., Woodbury University - $4,000
  • Silver: Gabrielle Sands, West Valley Construction Company, University of California, Davis - $3,000

United Contractors Award Winners
Award Level: $3,000

  • Juan Balseros, University of California, Berkeley
  • Daniel DeSoto, University of California, Berkeley
  • Israel Cardonez Hernandez, Pacific Boring, Fresno City College
  • Kyle Sands, West Valley Construction Company, Point Loma Nazarene University

Award Level: $4,000

  • Chi Nguyen, Marques General Engineering, Southern New Hampshire University
  • Aiden Varga, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Memorial Award Winners:

  • Bruce Woolpert Memorial Award - $3,000
    Muhammad Ahmad, California State University, Sacramento
  • David W. Young Memorial Award - $4,000
    Jaime Lopez Ferrera, California State University, Sacramento
  • Les Weed Memorial Award - $3,000
    Kiana Mokrian, Stanford University
  • Mario Ghilotti Family Foundation Award - $4,000
    Yousif Sawa, California State University, Sacramento

UCON’s Scholarship Awards Program is offered annually each spring. All UCON member affiliates OR students majoring in civil engineering or construction management are eligible to apply. To be added to our added to our interest list, click here.

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