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DFI Educational Trust has awarded five Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women working in the deep foundations industry. The recipients are invited to attend the DFI 49th Annual Conference on Deep Foundation in Aurora, Colo., October 7–10, 2024. The grant includes complimentary conference registration and covers related expenses for attending the conference.
The recipients are:
Ankitha Arvan, Ph.D., research assistant professor, Florida International University
Paola Bandini, Ph.D., P.E., professor of civil engineering, New Mexico State University
Jenny Earle, geostructural engineer, Isherwood Geostructural Engineers
Adara Getsy, E.I.T., project engineer, Nicholson Construction
Ailie Vuper, senior staff engineer, LANGAN
The grants are being presented during the Annual Conference at the Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Committee’s 8th annual networking reception on Monday, October 7, 2024 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., which raises money to support these grants. This year WiDF is celebrating 10 years since the committee’s formation.
To register or sponsor the event in celebration of the 10-year anniversary and in support of this grant program, visit https://dfi-events.org/dfi49/widf.html.
The WiDF Committee is comprised of women and men who are advocates for retaining women in the deep foundations industry. The goal of the committee is to foster greater success and interest of professional women in the industry by promoting networking events, endorsing outreach and building mentoring relationships.
Learn more about DFI here.