Foundation News

PLATTEVILLE- The IIW Engineering and Surveying Corporation and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Foundation together have established the IIW Engineers & Surveyors Scholarship.

The scholarship, which will be awarded annually in the amount of $500 per student to offset the cost of tuition, shall be awarded to incoming freshmen with a declared major of either civil engineering or building construction management. Only students who graduated from a high school in Grant, Iowa or Lafayette counties of Wisconsin; Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque or Jackson counties of Iowa; or Carroll or Jo Daviess counties of Illinois are eligible for the scholarship. The student's high school G.P.A. must be no lower than 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent).

The scholarship is renewable for up to four years for a total of $2,000 per recipient. To be eligible to renew the scholarship, a recipient must remain in either the building construction management or civil engineering major program as well as maintain a G.P.A. of 3.0 or better.

"The UWP Foundation is grateful for IIW's support of these growing majors and the Tri-State Initiative," stated Holly Kaiser, director of development for the UWP Foundation. "We are excited to have this scholarship available to tri-state students interested in IIW Engineers and Surveyors, P.C., is located in Dubuque, Iowa, and provides civil, structural and architectural services. IIW works with many groups including, but not limited to, cities, governmental and county agencies, commercial organizations as well as owners of private property to provide creative and traditional design solutions.

"We wanted to help out deserving students financially and get more high school students excited about engineering," said Tim Tranel, vice president of IIW Engineers and Surveyors. "We know UWP prepares students very well to enter the engineering consulting world. The practical problem-solving approaches and real-world knowledge gained in the curriculum has been evident with UWP-educated employees."

IIW currently employees 12 UWP graduate engineers, four graduates from various construction technology programs and one graduate from the agriculture program.

IIW's chief executive officer, Mike Jansen, is active with the UWP Alumni Association and UWP Foundation Board of Directors. "Many UWP graduates know how to teach themselves, which is essential as they move through an ever-changing career," said Jansen. "The learning never stops and the UWP provides a solid foundation for intellectual curiosity to expand knowledge and accept challenges. Many of our staff, including myself, have a genuine obligation to UWP because of the opportunities it has provided for us, so we are proud to support UWP's mission as well with this scholarship."

For more information about the scholarship or to find out how to set up your own scholarship, contact Kaiser at (608) 342-1879 or kaiserh@uwplatt.edu.

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