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Herman J. Smith Scholarship Award Winners Announced
 The National Housing Endowment, the philanthropic arm of NAHB, recently announced the winners of the 2005 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, 10 students were awarded $2,000 scholarships:
- Ashley Bastain, a sophomore at Utah Valley State College studying construction management
- Jacqueline Bauer, a University of Denver senior studying real estate and construction management
- Alexander Clotfelter, a junior at Purdue University studying building construction management
- Shannon Daly Drees, a senior at Brigham Young University-Idaho who is earning a B.S. in construction management
- Nicole Karr, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln senior in construction management
- Solomon Macauley, a junior at the University of Texas at Arlington in construction management and technology
- Vaughn Maracle, a University at Buffalo junior in civil engineering
- Jesse Seering, a senior at the University of Wisconsin studying construction management
- Scott Templeton, an Indiana State University senior in construction management
- Lewis Weger, a junior at Brigham Young University-Idaho studying construction management
“We are so proud to work with the National Housing Endowment to provide educational opportunities for worthy students,” said Patsy Smith, who established the scholarship in her husband’s memory. “Herman’s favorite motto was, ‘Always leave the woodpile higher than you found it.’ I believe this scholarship is a testament to his philanthropic work and to his great love of this industry.”
Smith serves as a trustee of the endowment and also is the chairman of the Home Builders Institute, the workforce development arm of NAHB. Since its inception, the Smith scholarship has awarded more than $95,000 to more than 60 exemplary students
For more information, visit the National Housing Endowment Web site at www.nationalhousingendowment.org.
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