Terracon Foundation Awards More than $337,000 in University and Community Grants

OLATHE, Kan. – The Terracon Foundation today announced the award of $337,200 in grants and scholarships to 20 universities and 23 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.

“Terracon supports organizations with programs that align with our company’s mission and values that center on education, the built and natural environment,” said Derek Koller, CIH, CHMM, chair of the Terracon Foundation, senior principal 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 $251,950 to 20 universities:

• Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
• Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
• Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
• California State University – Sacramento, Sacramento, California
• Colorado State University – Endowment, Fort Collins, Colorado
• Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia
• Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
• Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona
• Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, Iowa
• Lander University, Greenwood, South Carolina
• Mercer University – Endowment, Macon, Georgia
• Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri
• Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee
• Texas State Technical College Foundation, Waco, Texas
• Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
• Thomas More University, Crestview Hills, Kentucky
• University of South Florida – Endowment, Tampa, Florida
• University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas
• University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
• Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia

The Terracon Foundation awarded $85,250 in community grants to 23 nonprofit organizations:

• Alzheimer’s Project, Inc., Tallahassee, Florida
• Athens Area Women in Construction, Athens, Georgia
• Big Bend Hospice Foundation, Inc., Tallahassee, Florida
• Cycles for Change, San Antonio, Texas
• Dakota Stage Ltd., Bismarck, North Dakota
• Engineers Without Borders USA, Inc. – George Tech, Marietta, Georgia
• Florida After School Alliance, Tallahassee, Florida
• Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, Nebraska
• Hollis Renewal Center, Kansas City, Kansas
• Hugs Café Inc., McKinney, Texas
• Inclusion Connections, Inc., Olathe, Kansas
• Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission, Kansas City, Missouri
• Lead by His Love, Point Blank, Texas
• Lighthouse Christian Ministries, Bacliff, Texas
• Mt. Pleasant First Baptist Church, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
• National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) -North Coast, Akron, Ohio
• Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Foundation – Kids Club, Papillion, Nebraska
• Red Tail Academy, Inc., Lenexa, Kansas
• SARSEF-Southern Arizona Research Science and Engineering Foundation, Tucson, Arizona
• Southern Arizona Environmental Management Society, Tucson, Arizona
• Southern Off Road Bicycle Association NC Chapter – Pisgah Area, Brevard, North Carolina
• Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri
• Sustain Charlotte, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina

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