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O’FALLON, Ill. – Since it first began awarding scholarships in 2012, Southern Illinois Builders Association has awarded 149 scholarships totaling approximately $300,400.
Members of the SIBA Education Committee – Gregg Korte, Chairman, Korte & Luitjohan Contractors, Inc.; Rachelle Lengermann, Plocher Construction Company; Lyle Simonton, Subsurface Constructors, Inc.; and Scott Korte, Pyramid Electrical Contractors – recently awarded eight scholarships to: Grayson Guthman, Murphysboro, Ill.; Lucas Daniel Jackson, O’Fallon, Ill.; Georgia Litteken, Trenton, Ill.; Trevor Reinneck, Mascoutah, Ill.; Zachary P. Wells, Wood River, Ill.; Jacob Whitworth, Columbia, Ill.; Grant Wilson, Harrisburg, Ill.; and Trey Winkeler, Breese, Ill.
Four scholarship recipients were unable to accept their scholarship checks in person and the checks were mailed to: Samuel Denny, Columbia, Ill.; Gibson Fager, Murphysboro, Ill.; Owen Jake Rann, Harrisburg, Ill.; and Isaac Trapp, Belleville, Ill.
SIBA promotes its scholarships in the fall and requests that information be submitted by mid-November for the SIBA Education Committee to meet and make its selections.
Eligible candidates must be pursuing a degree in the field of construction management, construction-related engineering, architecture or construction safety.
To obtain a complete list of requirements for the SIBA scholarships, contact Executive Director Donna Richter at the SIBA office, (618) 624-9055, or via [email protected].
The Southern Illinois Builders Association is a trade association of contractors representing approximately 500 commercial and industrial building, highway and utility construction contractors throughout Southern Illinois.
