The EGCA Foundation | Engineering & General Contractors Association

The 2008 Scholarship Program

In 2003, EGCA members capitalized the Scholarship endowment with over $125,000 to assure perpetuation of the annual college scholarships.  In the following years, EGCA’s membership has continued to very generously support this program.

The Purpose of the EGCA Scholarship Program

1. Community Benefit—available to EGCA members, their employees and the community in an effort to enhance the educational level of the greater community.

2. Create Qualified Local Talent and Future Leaders, with maximum assistance to those who wish to enter the construction industry and related fields.

3. Honor the contributions of significant local Industry Leaders—to inspire the greater community with reminders of past leaders who have been examples of good citizenship and stewardship.

The Four Scholarships

1. One $10,000 scholarship available to an incoming freshman or sophomore enrolled in SDSU’s J.R. Filanc Construction Engineering and Management Program.

2. One $5,000 scholarship to be awarded to a student enrolled in, and with two years left to complete in, SDSU’s J.R. Filanc Construction Engineering and Management Program.

3. One $4,000 scholarship offered to EGCA members, their employees and immediate family members seeking higher education.

4. One $3,000 scholarship offered to a Palomar College Student enrolled in the Palomar College Diesel Technology Associates Degree Program.

Please refer to the appropriate Scholarship Application for instructions and additional eligibility requirements. Click on one of the following two links to download an Adobe Acrobat application:

SDSU Application

To be eligible for the $10,000 and $5,000 EGCA Foundation Scholarships, a student must be accepted in or have applied as a Construction Engineering or Construction Management major in San Diego State University's J.R. Filanc Construction Engineering and Management Program, or any freshman, sophomore or junior currently enrolled in the program.  Applications can be obtained by accessing SDSU's website at www.sa.sdsu.edu/scholarship.

EGCA Application

Annual Honorees and Scholarship Winners

Bruce Hazard - Year 2003 - 2004 Scholarship

Seeds for the EGCA Foundation were planted early in 2003 when members of the Engineering and General Contractors Association of San Diego (the contractors and support services building roadways, streets and municipal underground infrastructure like water and sewers) launched a fund-raising program to provide three annual scholarships to the children of construction workers of EGCA member firms.  The goal of raising $100,000 was exceeded by over 25% by year’s end, and in June, 2004, the first of these scholarships were awarded.

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Monty Chilcote - Year 2005 Scholarship

In 2005 EGCA’s second Scholarship Program awarded $14,000 - two scholarship awards each for $1,000, one for $2000, and a $10,000 award.

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Tom Hawthorne - Year 2006 Scholarship

Tom Hawthorne, whose modesty and just-one-of the-guys demeanor hides the countless contributions he has made to San Diego’s construction industry, received the EGCA Scholarship Committee’s Honoree Award in recognition of a career of unprecedented achievement.

Bill Connelly - Year 2007 Scholarship

EGCA’s Scholarship Awards Program honors five students and the one and only Bill Connelly.

Rodger Fosbinder of Hawthorne Rent-It, announced the name of this year’s honoree, Bill Connelly, founder of W.R. Connelly, Inc.

“This is the fun part,” Fosbinder began. In explaining the award’s criteria, Rodger noted the award is meant to honor “an individual who has made a significant contribution to the San Diego construction industry.” With that, Rodger brought Gus Connelly, president of W.R. Connelly Inc., to the podium.

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