Scholarship Committee

General Information
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Mission: Working to create and facilitate scholarship awards by prospecting and recruiting qualified higher education student applicants. Contribute time, talent and resources to secure funds for the ACI Howard Knauf Scholarship Fund, distinct company scholarships and or individual donations. 


Department Head: Anthony Ricciardi
Chair: Bill Smith
Board Liaison: Dan Denier 
Scholarship Coordinator: Lindsay Varney
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​Strategic Initiatives
  • Quality Membership Engagement/Services
  • Workforce Development
Committee Pages:
Membership Committee
Safety Committee
Insurance & Finance Committee
​Workforce Development Committee
Entertainment Committee
Education & Technology Committee
ACI-YP Committee
​Plan Room Committee 

Upcoming Events
8/16/17
Boot Camp Breakfast 
2017 Scholarship Winners:
  • Tara Erhart - American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE) Scholarship $1000 and Dugan & Meyers LLC Scholarship $100 to total ($2,000) on her check 
  • David Burton – Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) Scholarship ($1,500)
  • Eric Behrendt – Hicon Inc Scholarship ($1,000) 
  • Austin Turner – Hummel Industries, Inc. Scholarship- ($1,000) 
  • Malory Gooding – ACI Steel Toes to Stilettos ($1,500)
  • Alexander Buchholz – Craftsman Electric Scholarship ($2,500) 
  • Tony Kuehling – ACI Young Professional Scholarship ($2,500) 
  • Mitchell Hudepohl – Dugan & Meyers Scholarship - $2,000 
  • John Licis – Lithko Contracting Scholarship ($3,000) 
  • Brendon Sexton – R. J. Beischel Building Company Scholarship ($5,000) 
  • Aaron Beetz – ACI Howard Knauf Scholarship ($5,000) 
  • Will Redden – One check with two logos (Advanced Caulking and cHc Fabricating Corp.) for the amount of $6,000. We also need two separate checks (one in the amount of $1,000 with the Advanced Caulking logo) and (one in the amount of $5,000 with logo from cHc Fabricating Corp.) 
    • Advanced Caulking Scholarship ($1,000)
    • cHc Fabricating Corp. Harry Hoerr Scholarship ($5,000)
  • Kearstin O’Mara – One check with only two logos in the total amount of $7,000 (There is not a separate logo for Dan Denier). Two separate checks (one in the amount of $1,000 from HGC and one in the amount of $5,000 from Denier Electric) with logo from each company. 
    • Dan Denier Scholarship ($1,000)
    • HGC Scholarship ($1,000)
    • Denier Electric-Diane (Denier) Herbort Scholarship ($5,000)



Industry Update:​
Recently, the name and purpose of ACI's overall foundation changed from the Howard Knauf Scholarship Foundation to the Greater Cincinnati Construction Foundation (GCCF). Named gifts, such as The ACI Howard Knauf Scholarship Fund, existing, new donations and/or endowment funds will be apart of GCCF to support the overall mission and purpose. ACI member companies, employees, and community supporters believe strongly in giving back to the industry that has given them so much. 

The Scholarship Committee remains a key part of the association and the newly named foundation, GCCF. Allied Construction Industries’ scholarship committee will continue to lead the process of prospecting, interviewing and selecting higher education scholarship recipients. 

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Cross Committee Highlight
6/8/17-11th Annual Day at the Reds 
  • ACI invites you to support the Cincinnati Reds as they take on the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, June 8th. 
 
Great American Ball Park Riverboat Deck
100 Joe Nuxhall Way 
Cincinnati, OH 45202

  • Networking: 11:30am
  • First Pitch: 12:35pm
  • Your ticket includes: Two drink tickets, unlimited snacks, buffet, and non-alcoholic drinks​
Member Spotlight 
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Dan Denier, Contract Manager/Estimator at Denier Electric, recently joined the ACI Board of Directors after serving as the Scholarship Committee Chair for a number of years. Dan is the true definition of a “service leader” through his passion, drive and determination to provide opportunities to young professionals through educational scholarships. Dan’s family company, Denier Electric, continues to pledge $5,000 towards an outstanding female who demonstrates the drive, dedication and leadership qualities that will enhance and progress the construction industry. This scholarship is granted in loving memory of one of their owners, sisters, mom, aunt and grandma.  Diane (Denier) Herbort.  Diane played a major role in shaping Denier into what it is today.   She was always willing to pay it forward and to help anyone out in any way she could. Through Diane’s example, it is Dan’s dream to   one day see all ACI member companies donate $100 each year to the ACI Howard Knauf Scholarship Fund.