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DFI Educational Trust Awards Women in Deep Foundations Professional Development Grants

Parul Dubey on August 10, 2022 - in News, People

Hawthorne, N.J. (August 8, 2022): DFI Educational Trust has awarded six Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women working in the deep foundations industry. The recipients are invited to attend DFI’s 47th Annual Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, October 4-7. The grant includes complimentary conference registration and covers related expenses for attending the conference.

The recipients are:

• Genesis Figueroa Palacios, graduate student researcher, University of California Irvine
• Chelsea Hoplin, P.E., project manager, GEI Consultants
• Leili Javidannia, P.E., geostructural engineer, GeoEngineers
• Pascale Leonard, project manager, Double Star Drilling
• Joanna Mason, P.E., project manager, Schnabel Foundation Company
• Emily Trousil, design engineer, Nicholson Construction Company

The grants are being presented during the Annual Conference at the Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) 6th annual networking event on Tuesday, October 4, from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. To register for the reception or to sponsor the event, visit www.dfi.org/Annual2022.

The WiDF Committee is comprised of women and men who are advocates for retaining women in the deep foundations industry. The goal of the committee is to foster greater success and interest of professional women in the industry by promoting networking events, endorsing outreach and building mentoring relationships.

 

About the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI): DFI (www.dfi.org) is an international association of contractors, engineers, manufacturers, suppliers, academics and owners in the deep foundations industry. Our multidisciplinary membership creates a consensus voice and a common vision for continual improvement in the planning, design and construction of deep foundations and excavations. We bring together members for networking, education, communication and collaboration. With our members, we promote the advancement of the deep foundations industry through technical committees, educational programs and conferences, publications, research, government relations and outreach. DFI has more than 4,000 members worldwide.

About the DFI Educational Trust: The Deep Foundations Institute Educational Trust (www.dfitrust.org) is an independent, 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2006 by the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) as its charitable arm. The mission of the Trust is to support and encourage individuals in the fields of study related to the deep foundations industry by providing scholarships and opportunities to meet and work with deep foundations industry leaders.

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