AWARDS
Two senior civil engineering students receive multiple awards from AISC
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
Claire Turner and Josh Kates each received two scholarships from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) for 2025-26. Each year, AISC awards scholarships to junior, senior, and master’s students majoring in civil, architectural, and construction engineering or construction management.
Claire received a $2,000 AISC Education Foundation Scholarship and a $3,000 AISC Rocky Mountain Steel Construction Association Scholarship.
“These scholarships really mean the world to me and I am so thankful for the time and energy that goes into them,” said Claire.
“This generous gift allows me to attend my dream school as an out of state student and frees up time to allow me to concentrate on my studies rather than working to pay for school. As an aspiring structural engineer, it is nice to be recognized by people in the industry and know that they believe in me and my successes. I look forward to using my free time to work on building a bridge to participate in the ASCE Steel Bridge competition as my senior design project.”
Josh received a $2,000 AISC Education Foundation Scholarship and a $3,000 AISC Rocky Mountain Steel Construction Association Scholarship.
“I am deeply honored to receive this award from the American Institute of Steel Construction,” said Josh.
“For my capstone senior design project, I am starting an engineering consulting firm that owns exclusive rights to a system which optimizes the amount of chemicals added during water treatment. I am very excited for this project as it will make drinking water safer across the nation. These scholarships will allow me to put more time into my project!”
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), a not-for-profit technical institute supported by the steel industry, partners with the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) community to develop safe and efficient steel specifications and codes while driving innovation to make steel the most sustainable, economic, and resilient structural material. For more than a century, AISC has been a reliable resource for information and advice on the design and construction of domestically fabricated structural steel buildings and bridges.