BSC Engineering Technology Student Wins
First Place in State Contractors
Association Scholarship Award Competition

Michael Sibold (left), a civil engineering technology student at Bluefield State College, was recently awarded a $3000 scholarship from the Contractors Association of West Virginia as the first place winner of the CAWV's scholarship award for 2004. Gene Thompson (right), President of Ahern and Associates in Charleston, WV, made the presentation.

Sibold plans to graduate from BSC in May, 2005, then begin a career with Sibold Excavating, a family-owned business. He has worked for the firm for the past nine years as a laborer, equipment operator, and estimator. Sibold expressed thanks to Frank Hart, Dean of the School of Engineering Technology and Computer Science at BSC, for his help and guidance. He also thanked the scholarship selection committee and CAWV.

The CAWV Scholarship Foundation awards scholarships annually to West Virginia college students pursuing an education and career in construction or engineering. Recipients are selected on the basis of their academic performance, extracurricular activities, work experience, financial need, and demonstrated interest in a construction industry career. Eligible institutions of higher education include Bluefield State College, Fairmont State College, West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Marshall University, and West Virginia. The CAWV is the states largest full-serve construction association, representing approximately 500 member firms in the building, highway, and utility construction industry throughout West Virginia.

April 7, 2004