Seventeen high-achieving engineering students attending NYS colleges and universities will receive $45,000 collectively in scholarship money from the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York). The awards are granted based on the students' cumulative grade-point average, college activities, work experience and an essay on consulting engineering. Including this year's recipients, ACEC New York has awarded 114 scholarships totaling $310,500 since the program's first statewide awards in the spring of 2002. In addition to 16 member-firm named scholarships in the amount of $2,500 each, this year ACEC New York initiated a new $5,000 scholarship, underwritten by the council and presented in the name of a public agency in recognition of its achievements and pursuit of excellence in design. The first inaugural award was bestowed in the name of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. Following are the 2010 scholarship winners: $5,000 Award: Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Scholarship: Patrick VanHaverbeke, Alfred State College, Alfred. $2,500 Awards: * AECOM Scholarship: Lauren Brown, Union College, Schenectady. * Dagher Engineering, PLLC Scholarship: Zeeshan Mughal, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook. * HAKS Engineers, Architects and Land Surveyors, P.C. Scholarship: Edward Gliss, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester. * Hazen and Sawyer, P.C. Scholarship: Anthony Blatner, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester. * Jaros, Baum & Bolles Scholarship: James Maniscalco, Manhattan College, Riverdale. * Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, P.C. Scholarship in memory of Maria Isabel Ramirez (9-11-01): Robert Wasp, Manhattan College, Riverdale. * Mid Hudson Region Scholarship: Keith Werner, Manhattan College, Riverdale. * Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers Scholarship: Laura Bendernagel, Columbia University, New York. * Parsons Brinckerhoff Scholarship: Ivan Pang, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook. * Pennoni Engineering and Surveying of New York, LLC Scholarship: Luke Scannell, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo. * STV Group Scholarship: Eglind Myftiu, The Cooper Union, New York. * Stantec Consulting Services Inc. Scholarship: Beatriz Lima Ponce, The Cooper Union, New York. * Syska Hennessy Group, Inc. Scholarship: Steven Montoni, Manhattan College, Riverdale. * Thornton Tomasetti Scholarship: Matt Graham, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook. * Weidlinger Associates, Inc. Scholarship: David Lin, Cornell University, Ithaca, * Western Region Scholarship: Robert Jones, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo.