Builder's Association Scholarships
Established in 1992, The Builders Scholarship Foundation uses investment income from the scholarship endowment fund to create scholarships for outstanding individuals preparing for a career in construction within the area served by the association (Missouri, Kansas, and the surrounding area). Through members’ generous donations, the fund now exceeds $1,000,000. The Foundation currently supports the following 27 named scholarships through the generosity of particular benevolent member companies:
- A.L. Huber General Contractor
- Carl and Josephine Privitera/Mark One Electric
- Don Greenwell Honorary Scholarship
- Firebaugh Construction, Inc.
- George Betts, Jr. Memorial
- George J. Shaw Construction Company
- Grand Construction
- International Builders – IBC, Inc.
- James L. Hutton, Sr./William W. Hutton Memorial
- James L. “Skip” Hutton, Jr.
- J.E. Dunn, Sr.
- Jene Hayes/Hayes Drilling, Inc.
- John and Jill Dunn
- John Rohrer Contracting Company
- Kelly Construction Group
- Mary McNamara/Cornell Roofing & Sheet Metal Company
- McCownGordon Construction
- Murray Company
- Patricia A. Carroll
- PCI
- Pearce Construction
- Phillip W. Moore Memorial
- Rau Construction Company
- Senter Family
- Turner Construction Company
- V.S. DiCarlo Memorial Scholarship
- Whitley Construction
$3,500
To be eligible, applicants must plan to be a full-time college student at a school in the Heartland of the United States in the Fall 2025 or Spring 2026 semester studying in a construction-related program (construction management, engineering or architecture). The deadline to apply for the Fall 2025/Spring 2026 scholarship is Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. Recipients will be announced at the anniversary event to be announced at a later date, with checks issued for the following Fall 2025-Spring 2026 academic year at $1,750 per semester.