Terracon Foundation Awards More Than $145,000 in University and Community Grants

OLATHE, Kan. – The Terracon Foundation today announced the award of $145,750 in grants and scholarships to 12 universities and 24 nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S. That brings to nearly $6 million the amount that Terracon Foundation has awarded to community organizations, universities, disaster relief, and employee matching contributions since it was established in 2008.

“In order to make meaningful change the Terracon Foundation has a focus on three areas that align with our company’s mission and values – education, the built and natural environment, and equity,” said Derek Koller, CIH, CHMM, chair of the Terracon Foundation and operations manager of the company’s Tucson office. “The Foundation works with our employee-owners in making the awards, helping them to invest in the local students, organizations, and programs that matter to them.”

The Terracon Foundation presented a total of $80,500 to 12 universities:

• California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), Fullerton, California
• College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Missouri
• Engineers Without Borders at University of Colorado – Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
• Engineers Without Borders at University of California – Davis, Davis, California
• FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, Florida
• Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas
• Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
• University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
• University of Colorado – Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
• University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
• University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
• Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, North Carolina

The Terracon Foundation awarded $65,250 in community grants to 24 nonprofit organizations:

• Ace Mentor Program of Greater San Antonio, Inc., San Antonio, Texas
• American Public Works Association, Las Vegas, Nevada
• American Society of Civil Engineers Chapter at Kennesaw State University, Marietta, Georgia
• Colorado Preservation, Inc., Denver, Colorado
• Compass Montessori School, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
• CREW Network Foundation, Lawrence, Kansas
• Friends of Placerville Fire Inc., Placerville, Idaho
• GeorgiaFIRST Robotics, Inc., Cumming, Georgia
• Groundwork USA, Yonkers, New York
• Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
• Heartland Conservation Alliance Inc., Kansas City, Missouri
• Heartstrings Community Foundation, Olathe, Kansas
• His Hands Ministries, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• Iowa Architectural Foundation, Des Moines, Iowa
• Keep Columbus Georgia Beautiful Commission, Columbus, Georgia
• Las Cruces Rio Grande Rotary Foundation, Las Cruces, New Mexico
• Macon Area Habitat for Humanity, Inc., Macon, Georgia
• Manteo Performing Arts Community, Inc. (formerly Manteo High School Music Boosters, Inc.), Manteo, North Carolina
• Marion Education Foundation, Marion, Texas
• Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, Seattle, Washington
• Pathfinders Robotics, Clive, Iowa
• RCI-IIBEC Foundation, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina
• South Carolina Society of Professional Engineers Educational Foundation, Columbia, South Carolina
• Support Over Stigma, St. Charles, Illinois

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