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Endowment Establishes Green Scholarship
A new National Housing Endowment scholarship will help pay for students to attend the NAHB National Green Building Conference. The scholarship was announced at a dinner honoring winners of the NAHB National Green Building Awards.
Founding contributor Tommy Ford Construction endowed the scholarship in honor of Texas entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens, who gave the keynote speech at the awards dinner in Dallas on May 8.
“The construction management students and the young men and women just getting started in this business need the information, the education and the networking that the NAHB National Green Building Conference provides,” said Conference Working Group Chair and Mount Pleasant, Mich. builder Joanne Theunissen at the awards dinner.
The new scholarship fund will provide support to students in a two-year or four-year design and construction education and training program. The National Housing Endowment will manage the fund.
The NAHB Green Building Subcommittee will determine eligibility requirements and recommend recipients of the scholarship.
“Tommy Ford Construction is a green building leader in the Dallas area, and with this contribution, the company is establishing itself as a green building benefactor as well,” said Subcommittee Chair Eric Borsting.
“This is a wonderful gift from Tommy Ford Construction. The education, training and other events at the NAHB National Green Building Conference represent a valuable experience for these students,” Borsting said.
“With the help of generous contributions like this, the National Housing Endowment continues to invest in the future of the home building industry by recognizing the demand for green building education. Tommy Ford Construction’s contribution will make a difference in students’ careers and lives by giving them access to the most advanced green building technologies found at the NAHB Green Building Conference,” said Gary Garczynski, endowment chair and 2002 NAHB president.
 About Endowment Scholarship Programs
The endowment administers 12 scholarship programs and awards more than $300,000 each year to students pursuing careers in residential construction and related fields.
For more information, visit the endowment Web site at www.nationalhousingendowment.org.
For more information, e-mail Tracy MacMaster, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8483.
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