ACEC California Scholarship Foundation 

The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of California announced today the recipients of its 2025-26 Scholarship Foundation scholarships. The ACEC California Scholarship Foundation awards annual scholarships to accomplished graduate or undergraduate college students working toward a degree in engineering or land surveying. Students also have the opportunity to receive additional scholarships from ACEC National and ACEC California Chapters.

This year, ACEC California awarded $82,000 in scholarship funds to 15 students: six graduate students and nine undergraduate students. Do you want to help support engineering and land surveying students in California? Donate directly to the Foundation or provide in-kind donations for yearly Silent Auction and Raffle. Contact Janae Breslin, jbreslin@acec-ca.org for more information.

Top Awarded Students

 

Emilda Gwerengwe

Pursuing a master’s in civil engineering at San Jose State University

Nathan Vlasin

Pursuing a bachelor’s in electrical engineering and computer engineering at University of California, Irvine

Sonia Yanez Ayon

Pursuing a master’s in civil engineering and structural engineering at University of California, Davis

Morgan Bates

Pursuing a bachelor’s in civil engineering and engineering management at University of the Pacific

Justin Gip

Pursuing a bachelor’s in civil engineering at San Diego State University

Xitlaly Anaely Gonzalez

Pursuing a bachelor’s in civil engineering at California State University, Chico

Kai Halpin

Pursuing a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering at University of California, Irvine

Alexandra Kersting

Pursuing a master’s in structural engineering at University of California, San Diego

Kaleb Limtiaco

Pursuing a bachelor’s in civil engineering at California Baptist University

Oscar Macias

Pursuing a bachelor’s in construction engineering at California Baptist University

Merissa Mills

Pursuing a master’s in civil engineering at University of California, Los Angeles

Peter Otoshi

Pursuing a bachelor’s in civil engineering at California Polytechnic State University, Pomona

Giuse Pham

Pursuing a master’s in mechanical engineering at Stanford University

Komal Kaur Sandhu

Pursuing a master’s in structural engineering and civil engineering at University of California, Davis

Garrett Westwick

Pursuing a bachelor’s in civil engineering at California Baptist University

ACEC Research Institute Scholarships

The ACEC Research Institute has awarded $678,000 in national scholarships to engineering and land surveying students across the country this year, including $83,000 in scholarships to students in California! These scholarships, made possible by generous donors, aim to make engineering careers more accessible to students and address the engineering workforce shortage facing the industry.

2025-26 Awarded Students

• Christina Agopian, California Polytechnic State University (J.A. Watts Diversity in Engineering Scholarship)
• Addis Gonzalez, Loyola Marymount University (College of Fellows Scholar of the Year)
• Anna Kaylor, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (IMEG Engineering Scholarship)
• Andrew Martin, University of California, Davis (NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship)
• Michael Munoz, University of California- Berkeley (IMEG Engineering Scholarship)
• Timothy Obole, California Polytechnic State University, Pomona(POWER Engineers Empower Scholarship)
• Peter Otoshi, Cal Poly Pomona (IMEG Engineering Scholarship)
• Kennedy Williams, Cal Poly Pomona (IMEG Engineering Scholarship)
• Serena Yeh, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Lee Rice LRE Water Scholarship)
• Frances Yu, California State University, Fresno (NCEES Professional Licensure Scholarship)
  

Donate to the Scholarship Foundation

The ACEC California Scholarship Foundation will award up to $100,000 to engineering and land surveying students next year, but can only do so with your help! Make a one-time donation or set up reoccurring donations now. Every dollar supports future engineers and land surveyors!

Your donation to the Foundation is an important investment in the future of the engineering and land surveying professions. Helping today’s top students become tomorrow’s best engineers is crucial to our industry. As the cost of education continues to spiral upward, it is more important than ever that we lend a hand to those deserving students. By donating to the Foundation, you will help attract and retain the most talented individuals to the professional engineering and land surveying professions. With your support, students aspiring to be the next generation of engineers and land surveyors will continue on their path towards entering the workforce knowing that the industry is already actively supporting their success.