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Fast Start Scholarships
Now accepting applications for the 2020-21 Academic Year AISC David B. Ratterman Fast Start Scholarships
Awards totaling $70,000!
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 the AISC Education Foundation.
- a Freshman or Sophomore level student during the full 2020-21 academic year.
- attending a 2-year or 4-year college full-time.
Congratulations to the 2019-20 AISC Scholarship winners!
AISC is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019-20 academic year AISC David B. Ratterman Fast Start Scholarships.
2019-20 Fast Start Scholarship Winners
Winners Attending 2-Year Programs
| Name | School | AISC Member Company Employee | Amount |
| Nathan Box | TBD | M & J Steel, LLC | $2,000 |
| Amy Corneliusen | Ridgewater College | Contech Engineered Solutions | $2,000 |
| Logan Dalton | Ouachita Baptist University | W&W/AFCO Steel | $2,000 |
| Matthew Fleischer | Asheville–Buncombe Technical Community College (AB-Tech) | Dave Steel Company, Inc. | $2,000 |
| Joseph Richter | Bismarck State College | TrueNorth Steel |
$2,000 |
| Emma Schlossman | Harrisburg Area Community College | Schlosser Steel, Inc. |
$2,000 |
| Eric Unger | Blue Ridge Community College | Shickel Corporation |
$2,000 |
Winners Attending 4-Year Schools
| Name | School | AISC Member Company Employee | Amount |
| Chloe Auxier | TBD |
Cives Steel Company | $4,000 |
| Mick Bailey | TBD |
Patriot Erectors, Inc. | $4,000 |
| Aaliyah Biamby | TBD |
James A. McBrady Inc. | $4,000 |
| Samuel Blaser | University of Nebraska Omaha | Behlen Mfg. Co. | $4,000 |
| Daniel Breault | TBD |
ACE Welding Co. Inc. |
$4,000 |
| Drew Grismer | TBD | Indiana Steel Fabricating, Inc. | $4,000 |
| Estrella Leos | The University of Texas at Arlington | Ennis Steel Industries | $4,000 |
| Zai Medina | TBD |
Olson Steel |
$4,000 |
| Kendyll Meyer | Indiana University | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | $4,000 |
| Andra Raibulet | Butler University | F.A. Wilhelm Construction Co. Inc. | $4,000 |
| Isabella Timmons | TBD | JPW Erectors | $4,000 |
| Marissa Tucker | TBD | The L.C. Whitford Co., Inc. | $4,000 |
| Reyna Vialpando | University of Northern Colorado | Drake-Williams Steel | $4,000 |
2019-20 Judging Panel
David Ratterman, Scholarship Committee Chair
Jack Klimp, Vice Chair, AISC Board of Directors
Lawrence Cox, AISC Board Member
Babette Freund, AISC Board Member
Patrick Leonard, AISC Board Member
Hugh McCaffrey, AISC Board Member