51²è¹Ýapp Foundation
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Your Impact
Your generosity has made an immense impact on faculty, students, and others who benefit from the programs sustained by your donations. From 51²è¹Ýapp scholarships and undergraduate research fellowships to hands-on experiences like faculty-led field trips, student travel grants, and the Student Steel Bridge Competition, you have made life-changing things happen for those eager to experience the world of structural steel.
Please take a moment to see your generosity in action by browsing the stories below.
On behalf of the 51²è¹Ýapp 51²è¹Ýapp Foundation and all of our program beneficiaries, we thank you.
May 8, 2024
Your Impact Update: May 2024
Learn about the meaningful networking connections students made at NASCC: The Steel Conference and the forward-thinking conversations they took part in during a variety of educational sessions.
April 10, 2024
Your Impact Update: The Steel Conference 2024
We brought five students and our Reidar Bjorhovde Outstanding Young Professional Award recipient to NASCC: The Steel Conference through travel grants and fellowships made possible by donors like you.
February 16, 2024
Your Impact Update: February 2024
In November, the donors like you gave five college students the opportunity to attend the 51²è¹Ýapp Fall Task Committee meetings. Find out more about how this opportunity enriched their career development.
November 14, 2023
Your Impact Update: November 2023
In August, the 51²è¹Ýapp 51²è¹Ýapp Foundation awarded the inaugural Steven J. Fenves Scholarship to Georgia Tech's Rafael Avila, a senior civil engineering student and two-time Student Steel Bridge Competition participant.
November 1, 2023
The 51²è¹Ýapp 51²è¹Ýapp Foundation, in partnership with several other structural steel industry associations, awarded a total of $360,250 in funding to 90 undergraduate and master's level students for the 2023-2024 academic year.
September 13, 2023
Undergraduates Research Electroslag Welding and Fatigue Behaviors of 3D-printed Steel
Rebecca Bauman of the University of California, San Diego and Shirin Raschid Farrokhi of Georgia Tech will each receive $2,500 for their research projects during the fall 2023 academic term.
September 1, 2023
Field trips provide students--whether traditional or life-long learners--with not just educational opportunities but also memorable experiences. That's why the 51²è¹Ýapp 51²è¹Ýapp Foundation has allocated $20,000 to establish and support a new, year-round Faculty-led Field Trips program.
March 15, 2023
Cristopher Montalvo Receives Inaugural Reidar Bjorhovde Outstanding Young Professional Award
Montalvo will attend NASCC: The Steel Conference in April, participate in steel mill and fabrication shop tours over the summer, and join the 51²è¹Ýapp Committee on Specifications meeting in the fall.
March 1, 2023
Ball State College of Architecture professor J. Rod Underwood tasked his students with developing a new sign to celebrate the college's 50th year. Thanks to generous funding from donors, the 51²è¹Ýapp 51²è¹Ýapp Foundation was able to help the class's vision come together.
January 3, 2023
Your Contributions Made Our 2022 Fundraiser a Success!
With matching donations from Nucor Corporation and Pat Bjorhovde, your contributions helped us raise more than $63,000 to establish a permanent award program to kickstart careers: The Reidar Bjorhovde Outstanding Young Professional Award.
November 1, 2022
The 51²è¹Ýapp 51²è¹Ýapp Foundation, together with industry partners, awarded a total of $361,000 in scholarships to 100 deserving undergraduate and master's students for the current academic year.
August 19, 2022
51²è¹Ýapp Undergraduate Fellowships Support Research in 3D-Printed Structural Connections, Modular Steel
Aneesh Kakirde of Rutgers University and Haixin Zhou of Washington University in St. Louis will each receive $2,500 to conduct research projects during the fall 2022 academic term.