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Women’s Council Scholarship Winners Announced
 Three women majoring in construction management are the recipients of the 2006-2007 NAHB Women’s Council/National Housing Endowment “Strategies for Success” Scholarship.
The National Housing Endowment is the philanthropic arm of NAHB.
The scholarship winners are:
- Sarah Semaan, a senior majoring in industrial and construction technology management at Central Michigan University. While at Central Michigan, Semaan has interned for Pulte Homes, working closely with project managers. Upon graduation, she wants to work for a local home builder before eventually starting her own contracting firm.
- Lisa Glessing, a junior construction management major at Washington State University. Glessing has interned with the university's facilities operations departmetn and helped manage several public works projects. She has also interned with a local builder. Glessing plans to work in residential construction upon graduation.
- Nicole Twaddell, a junior majoring in construction management at the University of Washington. Twaddell has earned hands-on experience working for her father's construction company, Northwood Construction, and has interned for MacDonal-Miller Facility Solutions. She plans to one day follow in her father's footsteps and own her own home building company.
Established in 2001, the NAHB Women’s Council/National Housing Endowment “Strategies for Success” Scholarship provides financial support to students pursuing housing or housing-related careers. The scholarship is funded by Women’s Council members and corporate donors. The scholarship fund was initiated by Deborah Ferland, past Women's Council president, and Austin Ferland.
The scholarship award's students up to $2,000, which can be used for tuition, fees and/or books.
NAHB Women’s Council Past President Deborah Ferland and Austin Ferland initiated the fund in 2001.
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