Scholarships and Grants Announced
BIAW invests a record-breaking $60,000 in its future workforce by Janelle Guthrie Communications Director
Recipients of BIAW Scholarships for 2021 from Perry Technical College pose with their $2,000 checks in front of the Perry Tech “Win a Home” Raffle home in Yakima. (L-R: Glenn Paul, Sergio Gonzalez, Keanen Brewer, Spencer Curtis, Jose Herrera, Pedro Hernandez Linares and Anthony Calderon)
BIAW recently announced 16 students and eight construction trades programs from all across Washington will split $60,000 in BIAW scholarships and grants. “This year’s record-breaking commitment to career and technical education students and the programs that support them shows just how important the future workforce is to our industry,” said BIAW President Tracy Doriot, who also chairs the Cascadia Technical Academy board. 12
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“We’ve continued to grow our scholarship fund to encourage students to follow our path in the residential homebuilding industry,” he said. “We know firsthand the satisfaction and success that comes from building the places people call home.” Jake Eko, a University of Washington student from Chehalis pursuing a career in Civil Engineering, received the highest score on his application and will receive $2,700 in scholarship funds.
