Thru the Lens: 2011 P.W. Grosser Scholarship Winners

P.W. Grosser Consulting held their annual luncheon honoring the 2011 PWGC Scholarship Program winners. PWGC established these scholarships for local high school students looking to pursue a future career in the engineering field. Each year, PWGC requires an essay with every application, this year applicants were able to choose from three topics; Obama's alternative energy plan, carbon footprint and organic pollution on L.I. PWGC's 2011 Scholarship recipients include: * (First Place) Brandon O'Brien from Bayport-Blue Point High School will be awarded a $750 scholarship. He will attend Cornell University this fall studying Natural Resources. He is ranked 1st out of a class of 193 and has a GPA of 100.24. * (Runner-Up) Alexa White from Riverhead High School was awarded a $500 scholarship. She will attend the University of Maryland this fall studying Environmental Science. White is ranked 1st out of a class of 316 and has a GPA of 107.42. * (Runner-Up) Amanda Miller from Sachem High School North was awarded a $500 scholarship. She will attend SUNY Oneonta this fall studying Environmental Science. She is ranked 40th out of a class of 574 and has a GPA of 97.03. PWGC is a multidisciplinary firm founded by Paul Grosser, PhD, PE in 1990 providing federal, state, municipal and private clients with strategic environmental consulting and engineering solutions. The firm's main office is located in Bohemia with branch offices in Seattle, WA and New York, N.Y. PWGC has 60+ diverse professionals including civil, chemical, and environmental engineers, hydrogeologists, geologists, and environmental scientists. PWGC has over 20 years of experience specializing in a wide range of services including energy conservation and sustainability; civil/site, water/wastewater engineering; hazardous/non-hazardous waste management; comprehensive environmental, environmental/regulatory compliance; redevelopment, site assessments & remediation; natural resource management; and brownfield redevelopment consulting. PWGC provides these services to a multitude of clients ranging from developers and financial institutions, to municipalities and federal agencies. Some of our clients include the Suffolk County Departments of Public Works and Health Services, Town of Oyster Bay, Village of Lindenhurst, Incorporated Village of Freeport, North Fork Bank, Independence Community Bank, Rechler Equity Partners, Reckson Associates, Allstate Insurance, New York City Housing Authority, New York City Department of Design and Construction and Benjamin Development Company. Additional information may be obtained online from www.pwgrosser.com.