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Centex Awards 40 ‘Build Your Future’ Scholarships
Centex Homes and the National Housing Endowment, the philanthropic arm of NAHB, recently announced the 40 winners of the 2009-2010 “Build Your Future” scholarships.
Founded in 1999, the scholarship program provides tuition assistance to students pursuing careers in residential construction. This year, each of the recipients was awarded $1,250.
The scholarship winners are:
- Benjamin Biggs, a junior at Brigham Young University
- Joseph Bindas, a senior at Ohio State University
- Lauren Capo, a senior at the University of South Florida
- Benjamin Clark, a sophomore at Pennsylvania College of Technology
- Shea Connelly, a sophomore at Purdue University
- Christina Corley, a graduate student at the Georgia Institutute of Technology
- Karlena Cornett, a freshman at Kent State University
- Victor Doroghian, a senior at Brigham Young University
- Jonathan Elder, a junior at the University of Washington
- William Farnsworth, a sophomore at Brigham Young University - Idaho
- Jennifer Franczak, a junior at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- David Goodsell, a junior at Brigham Young University
- Noah Grube, a freshman at Pennsylvania College of Technology
- Nathan Healy, a junior at the University of Wisconsin – Stout
- Sandra Higgins, a junior at the University of Maryland
- Stephen Hollingsworth, a senior at Western Carolina University
- Ryan Hummel, a freshman at the Pennsylvania College of Technology
- Tyler Jones, a freshman at the Pennsylvania College of Technology
- David "Tyler" Jones, a graduate student at the Georgia Institutute of Technology
- Scott Kelting, a graduate student at the University of California at Santa Barbara
- Michelle Lachat, a junior at the University of Wisconsin – Stout
- David McLenna, a junior at Boise State University
- Randall Meru, a junior at Brigham Young University
- Autumn Nethercottt, a junior at Central Michigan University
- Austin Nichols, a senior at Texas Tech University
- Dallin Olaveson, a junior at Brigham Young University – Idaho
- David Ottolino, a sophomore at Boise State University
- Lynae Peacock, a senior at Utah Valley University
- Rachel Posthumus, a sophomore at Northern Michigan University
- Nicholas Price, a sophomore at Western Carolina University
- Sommer Rice, a senior at Brigham Young University – Idaho
- Zachary Rossman, a junior at the University of Cincinnati
- Timothy Schwarz, a sophomore at Brigham Young University
- Owen Searls, a junior at Colorado State University
- Corwyn Smith, a sophomore at Pennsylvania College of Technology
- Martin Taylor, a senior at Boise State University
- Emberly Valgardson, a sophomore at Utah Valley University
- Martha Villanueva, a junior at the University of Houston
- Kyle Wisniewski, a sophomore at the University of Texas at San Antonio
- Hannah Woolsey, a senior at Brigham Young University
“Centex is proud of its efforts to remain at the forefront of builders providing educational opportunities to students pursuing careers in the home building industry,” said Chris Gocke, the national college recruitment manager for Centex. “We take seriously our obligation to give back to the industry and are proud to work with the National Housing Endowment on this effort.”
The Centex "Build Your Future" scholarship program encourages students to further their education in such industry-related fields as construction management, construction technology, civil engineering, architecture, design or any of the trade specialties at the college or university they are attending.
Preference is given to students who are active NAHB Student Chapter members at their university or college and who maintain a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale in all course work and a 3.0 in their core curriculum courses.
Since its founding, the Centex /National Housing Endowment Scholarship has awarded more than $250,000 to 155 exemplary students attending residential construction programs across the country.
 About Endowment Scholarship Programs
The endowment administers 10 scholarship programs and awards more than $350,000 each year to students pursuing careers in residential construction and related fields.
For more information, visit the endowment Web site at www.nationalhousingendowment.org.
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