ACEC New York awards 18 scholarships to NYS schools' engineering students; Budrow of Clarkson University receives ACEC Merit award

Eighteen engineering students attending colleges and universities in NYS will receive $47,500 collectively in scholarship money from member firms of the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC N.Y.) Individual awards range from $2,500 to $5,000, and are given based on the students' cumulative grade-point average, college activities, work experience and essays on consulting engineering. Since the program's inception in 2002, ACEC N.Y. has awarded 166 scholarships totaling $448,000. Students in metropolitan-area colleges will be honored at ACEC N.Y.'s membership luncheon on May 21st at the Union League Club. Students attending upstate colleges will be recognized at the council's winter conference in Albany on January 26th, 2014. One of the students, Christopher Budrow, was honored with the ACEC New York Merit Scholarship, given in recognition of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP), at the council's annual Engineering Awards gala at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in April. The $5,000 scholarship, the highest granted, is given annually by ACEC N.Y. in the name of a public agency for its achievements. This year's award recognizes both the MTA and NYC DEP for their extraordinary and expedient response following Superstorm Sandy, helping to restore New York and get the city up and running within days of the massive weather event. Jay Simson, president of ACEC N.Y., said, "We honor these students, not only for their academic excellence, but for their commitment to making our world a better place for generations to come. The future of the engineering profession is safe in the hands of such informed, well-rounded and diligent young people." Following are the 2013 scholarship winners: * $5,000 Award: ACEC New York Merit Scholarship in recognition of the MTA and the NYC DEP: Budrow, Clarkson University, Potsdam * $2,500 Award: AECOM Scholarship: Matthew Sangen, Manhattan College, Riverdale; Dagher Engineering, PLLC Scholarship: Silas Wilkinson, Columbia University, New York; Eastern Region Scholarship: Ian Bick, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo; HAKS Engineers, Architects and Land Surveyors, P.C. Scholarship: Jaclyn Bronner, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo; HDR Scholarship: Kyle Sullivan, Columbia University, New York; Hazen & Sawyer, P.C. Scholarship: Nicholas Parisi, Cornell University, Ithaca; Jaros, Baum & Bolles Scholarship: Dylan Smith, Columbia University, New York; Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, P.C. Scholarship in memory of Maria Isabel Ramirez (9-11-01): London Hammar, Columbia University, New York; Mid Hudson Region Scholarship: Raymond Bellon, Columbia University; Parsons Brinckerhoff Scholarship: Kevin Stevens, SUNY University, Buffalo; Pennoni Scholarship: Andrew Kelkenberg, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester; Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., Brendan Page, Manhattan College, Riverdale; Syska Hennessey Group, Inc. Scholarship: Alexandra Natchev, Manhattan College, Riverdale; STV Inc. Scholarship: Brian Krieger, Manhattan College, New York; Thornton Tomasetti Scholarship: Allan George, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester; Weidlinger Associates, Inc. Scholarship: Matthew Post, Manhattan College, Riverdale; and Western Region Scholarship: Andrew Lyons, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo.