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In This Issue:

Front Page
Zero-Down FHA Loans Again Proposed in 2007 Budget
Lumber Tariffs Remain a Barrier to Affordable Housing
Coast to Coast
Leveling Off Seen for Housing Appreciation
Housing Forum
Letters to the Builder's Engineer: What's Rude
Politics & Government
Bill Would Give Property Owners Their Day in Court
2006 State Races Could Changes Political Landscape
Economics & Finance
Record January Warmth Heats Up Housing Starts
Builders Find Confidence in Cooler Housing Market
Tips
Builder's Tip: Cutting Engineered Joists
Business Management
Strong Customer Care Helps You Build Your Brand
Multifamily
Big FHA Insurance Premium Hikes in Proposed 2007 Budget
Remodelers
How 7,285 Industry Pros Set Themselves Apart
Enter Historic Rehabilitation Awards Competition
Building Systems
Sign Up for March 19 President's Tour
Education
Four Honored as True Housing Professionals
How My CAPS Designation Helps My Business — A Testimonial
Education Calendar
Research
Weyerhaeuser OSB First to Be Certified By Research Center
AndersonSargent Wins Top EnergyValue Housing Award
Green Building
Enter ‘Building With Trees’ Competition
Environment
Industry Role Cited in Return of Bald Eagle
Legal
Opportunity to Repair Movement Advances in States
Labor
Students Meet Employers at Building Careers Job Fair
HBI Addresses Growing Role of Field Superintendents
Building Products
One-Step Tape Solves Window Frame Leaks
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
Endowment Announces Evans Scholarship Award Recipients
Association News
Free '2006 New Homes Month' Resources Available Online
Dallas Association Donates Items to Troops in Iraq, Afghanistan
GM $500 Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members
Calendar of Events

Endowment Announces Evans Scholarship Award Recipients

The National Housing Endowment, the philanthropic arm of NAHB, has announced the recipients of the 2006-2007 Lee S. Evans/National Housing Endowment Scholarship, which is awarded to exemplary students who major in construction-related fields. 

Seventeen students were awarded a total of $55,600 in scholarships this year. The scholarship fund was founded in 1993 by Lee and Virginia Evans. 

This year’s scholarship recipients are:

  • Ashley Bastian, a junior Construction Management major at Utah Valley State College
  • Seth Braker, a junior majoring in Technology-Construction Management at Illinois State University
  • Alexander Clotfelter, a junior in the Building Contruction Management program at Purdue University
  • Jefferson Glazier, a sophomore Builiding Construction/Construction Management major at Utah Valley State College
  • Trudy Gross, a freshman in Architectural Construction Technology at St. Cloud Techical College
  • Ryan Johnson, a sophomore studying Construction Management at Boise State University
  • Robert Johnston, a junior in Construction Management at Brigham Young University
  • Zane Martens, a junior majoring in Building Construction Management at Purdue University
  • Eric Penkert, a junior majoring in Building Construction at the University of Florida
  • Tyson Reimer, a sophomore in Construction Management at John Brown Univesity
  • Jonathan Ribskis, a junior studying Construction Mangement at Illinois State University
  • Ryan Sather, a junior in Construction Management at North Dakota State University
  • Dustin Sordelett, a freshman in Building Construction at Virginia Tech
  • Matthias Spurgeon, a junior studying Construction Management at Brigham Young University
  • James Thomas, a sophomore majoring in Construction Management at Boise State University
  • Daniel Trujillo, a graduate student at the University of Denver studying Real Estate & Construction Management
  • William Webb, a sophomore studying Technical Mangement at Utah Valley Sate College


The scholarship determinations were made by the Evans Scholarship Committee. Committee members included Bruno Pasquinelli, CEO of Pasquinelli Construction Co. and committee chairman; Brenda Eid, founder of bj Eid Associates; Robert Jones, president of Robert R. Jones Associates; Kenneth Klein, president of Kleinco Residential; John Koelemij, owner of Orange State Construction and 1985 NAHB president; Mark Lee Levine, director and professor of the Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management at the University of Denver; Roger Pastore, founder of RCP Financial Group and former president and CEO of Pulte Home Mortgage; Roger Reinhardt, executive vice president of the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Denver; and Chuck Shinn of Shinn Associates.


 

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