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Fast Start Scholarships
Now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 Academic Year AISC David B. Ratterman Fast Start Scholarships
Awards totaling $76,000!
Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants must be:
- the child of an AISC Full Member company employee OR share a permanent residence with an AISC Full Member company employee. Employees must work for a facility that produces, distributes or fabricates structural steel for use in buildings and bridges and whose tonnage is used in the calculation of the members required contributions to AISC.
- a Freshman or Sophomore level student during the full 2020-21 academic year.
- attending a 2-year or 4-year college full-time.
Click below to access the student online application form.
Congratulations to the 2020-2021 AISC Scholarship winners!
AISC congratulates the winners of the 2020-2021 academic year AISC David B. Ratterman Fast Start Scholarships.
2020-2021 Fast Start Scholarship Winners
Winners Attending 2-Year Programs
| Name | School | AISC Member Company Employee | Amount |
| Cody Bell | Chaffey College | Bell Bros. Steel, Inc. | $2,000 |
| McKenna Bruin | Muskegon Community College | Van Dellen Steel Inc. | $2,000 |
| Sarah Bryant | Montgomery County Community College | Schlosser Steel, Inc. | $2,000 |
| Jacob Dodd | Mississippi Delta Community College | Cives Steel Company | $2,000 |
| MaKenzie Enderlin | Northeast Community College | Behlen Manufacturing | $2,000 |
| Ethan Fusini | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Berkshire Bridge and Iron Company, Inc. | $2,000 |
| Breanna Gerhardt | Pennsylvania Highlands Community College | Lincoln Contracting and Equipment Co. |
$2,000 |
| Sabrina Hackett | Moberly Area Community College | DeLong's Inc. |
$2,000 |
| Daniel Hartman | Universal Technical Institute | Morrow Steel Fabricators |
$2,000 |
| Brooklynn Magsamen | Central Community College | Behlen Manufacturing |
$2,000 |
| Jaden Majewski | Elgin Community College | Ralph H Simpson Company |
$2,000 |
| Morgan Meridith | Central Community College - Platte Campus | Behlen Manufacturing Company |
$2,000 |
| Nolan Schultz | Ivy Tech | Cives Steel Company |
$2,000 |
| Mackenzie Shull | Dabney S. Lancaster Community College | Shickel Corporation |
$2,000 |
| Vincent Stolz | Iowa Western Community College | Drake-Williams Steel, Inc. |
$2,000 |
| Briana Wright | Emporia State University | R.K. Steel, Inc. |
$2,000 |
Winners Attending 4-Year Schools
| Name | School | AISC Member Company Employee | Amount |
| Jaxon Allsage | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Veritas Steel | $4,000 |
| Shea Baechle | University of Missouri - Columbia | Imperial Metal Company, Inc. | $4,000 |
| Aaliyah Biamby | Thomas College | James A. McBrady, Inc. | $4,000 |
| Michael Clancy | University of Nebraska, Lincoln | Capital Contractors, Inc. |
$4,000 |
| Kasten Grape | Morningside College | Behlen Building Systems | $4,000 |
| Alicia Lichacz | University of Kentucky | Lockport Steel Fabricators, LLC | $4,000 |
| Nicholas Maloney | Penn State University | L.B. Foster Company | $4,000 |
| Cooper Morrison | California State University, Long Beach | Herrick Corporation | $4,000 |
| Isabel Morrison | University of the Pacific | Herrick Corporation | $4,000 |
| Jared Ritchie | Northeastern University | Shepard Steel Co., Inc. | $4,000 |
| Hannah Tucker | Truman State University | Affton Fabricating & Welding Co., Inc. | $4,000 |
2020-2021 Judging Panel
David B. Ratterman, Scholarship Committee Chair
Charles J. Carter, AISC President
Lawrence Cox, AISC Board Member
Hugh McCaffrey, AISC Board Member
Patrick Schueck, AISC Board Member
Matt Smith, AISC Board Member
Glenn Tabolt, AISC Board Member