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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 2007 to 2008 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 each:
- Reginald Asare, a junior at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore studying construction management technology
- Joseph Bindas, a junior at Ohio State University studying construction systems management and architecture
- Ryan Klinicki, a junior at the Pennsylvania State University studying architectural engineering
- Jacob Montgomery, a junior at the Texas Christian University studying business
- Austin Nichols, a sophomore at Texas Tech University studying landscape architecure
- Nilesh Panchal, a graduate student at Texas A & M University majoring in construction management
- Martin Taylor, a sophomore at Boise State University studying construction management
- James Thiesen, a sophomore at Minnesota State University Moorhead studying architectural construction technology
- Kevin Whitaker, a junior at Central Michigan University studying construction management
- Paul Yatch, a sophomore at Central Michigan University studying construction management
“The Herman J. Smith/National Housing Endowment Scholarship Fund has truly given the local Fort Worth, Texas scholarship committee an opportunity to review biographies, academics and future plans of students in housing-related careers," 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 America.”
The Smith scholarship committee also awarded a $10,000 grant to the Home Builders Institute Fund for Excellence in the Trades, which 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 1981 NAHB president.
Since its inception, the Smith scholarship fund has awarded more than $140,000 to 90 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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