Read on to learn about this new scholarship opportunity:

ASCE’s Seattle Section Awards Committee is seeking applicants for the Richard William Jones Memorial Scholarship! The maximum scholarship amount distributed annually is $2,000. For more information and to access the application contact Stefanie Herzstein at stefanie.herzstein@transpogroup.com or 425-896-5219. The award will be presented by the ASCE Seattle Section at one of the Section meetings between November and June.

The deadline to apply for this scholarship is 11:59 on February 29th, 2016. Electronic applications (preferred) should be in Adobe PDF format. Hard copy applications must be postmarked no later than February 29 and sent to: 

ATTN:  Stefanie Herzstein, PE, PTOE, Transpo Group. 11730 118th Ave NE, Suite 600. Kirkland, WA 98034

In addition to the application, applicants must submit the following: 

• Official Transcript
• A letter from the applicant expressing their ambitions, student activities, civil activities, interests, academic achievement, ASCE involvement, and current technical interests. The letter should also contain the student’s permanent home address.
• Two letters of recommendation from faculty members. One of the two letters can be from a licensed professional engineer who has worked closely with the applicant. These letters can be mailed separately.

Eligibility:

• At least Junior standing in an accredited civil engineering curriculum
• Show promise of significant accomplishment in professional engineering or in the construction industry
• Be a citizen of the US with a permanent residence within the jurisdiction of the Seattle Section of ASCE (King, Snohomish, Kitsap, Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan, Island, Clallam, and Jefferson counties)
  • Criteria for permanent residence is defined as:
    • Parent’s address in Seattle Section, OR
    • Voter registration in Seattle Section, OR
    • Married student with address in Seattle Section, OR
    • Student member of Seattle Section as of January 2015

Richard Jones was a civil engineer and a member of the Seattle Section of ASCE, when he died in an airplane crash at the age of 53.  He was a graduate of the University of Washington and was admitted as a Member of the Society in 1949 and as a Fellow in 1959.  Mr. Jones joined General Construction Company in 1933 where he worked on many projects in the Seattle and Portland area, including the Bonneville Dam and as Chief Engineer on the Hungry Horse Dam.  At the time of his death, he was Executive Vice President of General Construction Company. The Scholarship was established by his wife, Kathie, because Richard often commented that when he was a student, he would have been much better off if he had just had a little more money for books and supplies. The scholarship continues through Kathie Jones’ estate.