2006 - 2007 Kenneth N.
Houston Memorial Scholarships
The Catawba Valley Chapter of Professional
Construction Estimators of America (PCEA) again this coming
spring will award scholarship money to deserving high school
seniors and college undergraduates preparing to enter
construction related careers.
Over the last twenty-five years the Catawba Valley
Chapter of PCEA has awarded thousands of dollars in
scholarship money to local students. In 1995, the Chapter’s
Board of Directors elected to name the scholarship program
in memory of Kenneth N. Houston, who twice served the
Catawba Valley Chapter as president, who had been an active
member and supporter of the chapter’s education committee,
and who had been a respected member of the North Carolina
construction community before his untimely death from cancer
in 1994. The chapter is proud to memorialize Ken Houston in
such a fitting manner.
Attached is an application form for this years’ scholarship
awards. At least one scholarship, usually in the amount of
one-thousand-dollars is awarded each year. In choosing
recipients, the selection committee considers academic
performance, desire to enter construction related fields,
financial need, community activities, and letters of
recommendation and character reference.
Applicants are urged to be thorough in providing information
that documents academic performance, financial need, and
service to the community. Applicants should include a letter
written to the selection committee that makes clear the
applicant’s plans for the future, reasons for pursuing a
construction related career, and that may also relate some
of the applicant’s personal philosophy. Applications that
are neat, complete, and thorough are appreciated.
Completed applications should be mailed to the address above
before the end of April. The scholarship committee will
announce recipients by the end of May.
If you have questions or would like to obtain information about PCEA’s National Scholarship, contact Lynn Nash
at (828) 324-1564.
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