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Herman J. Smith Scholarship Award Winners Announced
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Patsy Smith |
| The National Housing Endowment, the philanthropic arm of NAHB, recently announced the eight winners of the 2008 to 2009 Herman J. Smith/National Housing Endowment Scholarship.
The Herman J. Smith Scholarship Fund, honoring 1981 NAHB President Herman J. Smith, provides assistance to graduate and undergraduate students studying construction management, mortgage finance and related fields.
This year, 12 students were awarded $2,000 scholarships each:
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Joseph Bindas, a senior at Ohio State University studying construction systems management and architecture
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Andres Boral, a junior at Florida Gulf Coast University studying civil engineering
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James Conlin, a senior at Northern Michigan University studying construction management
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Victor Doroghian, a senior at Brigham Young University studying construction management
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Kashmira Kayser, a senior at Texas A&M University studying construction management
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Caitlin Klare, a junior at Texas A&M University studying architecture
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Jacob Montgomery, a senior at the Texas Christian University studying business
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Tanya Myers, a graduate student at Penn State in her second year toward earning a masters degree in civil engineering
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Austin Nichols, a junior at Texas Tech University Management studying landscape architecture
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Rodolfo Rodriguez, a sophomore at The University of Texas at Austin studying architecture
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Martha Villanueva, a senior at the University of Houston studying construction management
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Zachary Wright, a sophomore at San Antonio College-Alamo Community College District studying architecture
“The local Fort Worth, Texas scholarship committee is inspired every year when we review the biographies, academics and future plans of students in housing related careers who apply for the Herman J. Smith/National Housing Endowment Scholarship,” said Patsy Smith, who established the scholarship in her husband’s memory. “We are happy to serve in making an impact for the future of housing in America.”
The Smith scholarship committee also awarded a $10,000 grant to the Home Builders Institute Fund for Excellence in the Trades, an HBI administered grant that supports students who are training in the various home building related trades.
“We are pleased to present these scholarships in honor of the memory of Herman Smith. The students that these scholarships support are a testament to the legacy that Herman has left the housing industry,” said Gary Garczynski, endowment chair and 2002 NAHB president.
Since its inception, the Smith scholarship fund has awarded more than $150,000 to 100 students.
 More Endowment Scholarship Programs
The endowment administers 12 scholarships and awards more than $350,000 each year to students pursuing careers in residential construction and related fields.
For more information, visit the endowment's Web site at www.nationalhousingendowment.org.
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