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SCHOLARSHIPS
In collaboration with the ASCE Orange County Branch, ASCE OC YMF proudly supports the next generation of civil engineers through scholarships presented at our annual History & Heritage and Student Scholarship Night. Each year, we celebrate exceptional students who exemplify academic excellence, leadership, and a commitment to advancing the civil engineering profession. These scholarships reflect our dedication to fostering growth and creating meaningful opportunities for future engineers within our community. Past recipients have represented ASCE Orange County with distinction and have gone on to make significant contributions to ASCE and the industry. Below, you’ll find a history of previous scholarship awardees and the lasting impact these scholarships have had on their educational and professional journeys.
AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS
ASCE OC Construction Institute Scholarship
Teresa Ledesma
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2025
ASCE OC Transportation and Development Institute Scholarship
Arlyn Espinoza
1st Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2025
ASCE OC Environmental and Water Resources Institute Scholarship
Jochelle Tiotuico
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2025
ASCE OC Geo-Institute Scholarship
Jonathan Nguyen
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2025
Thomas A. Broz History & Heritage Memorial Scholarship
Hannah Mourad
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2025
ASCE OC Transportation and Development Institute Scholarship
Ginikachi Arisa
2nd Place Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2025
ASCE OC Transportation and Development Institute Scholarship
Alyssa Esparza
3rd Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2025
ASCE OC Environmental and Water Resources Institute Scholarship
Natalya Holguin
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2025
ASCE OC Achievement Scholarship
Teresa Ledesma
2nd Place Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2025
ASCE OC Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute
Adriana Carriera
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2025
ASCE OC Achievement Scholarship
Mark Saba
3rd Place Recipient
California State University, Fullerton
2025
Gary A. Gilbert Memorial Achievement Scholarship
Jochelle Tiotuico
1st Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2025
ASCE OC YMF Outstanding Student Scholarship
Thy Duong
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2025
ASCE OC Achievement Scholarship
Aynslee Albrecht
2nd Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2024
ASCE OC YMF Outstanding Student Scholarship
Valerie Cortes
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2024
ASCE OC Geo-Institute Scholarship
Daniel Santa Maria
1st Place Recipient
California State University, Fullerton
2024
ASCE OC Achievement Scholarship
Hafsa Farooqui
3rd Place Recipient
California State University, Fullerton
2024
ASCE OC Construction Institute Scholarship
Luis Marquez
2nd Place Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2024
ASCE OC Transportation and Development Institute Scholarship
Shyam Patel
2nd Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2024
ASCE OC Environmental and Water Resources Institute Scholarship
Thy Duong
1st Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2024
ASCE OC Transportation and Development Institute Scholarship
Alexis Gopaul
3rd Place Recipient
California State University, Fullerton
2024
ASCE OC Transportation and Development Institute Scholarship
Samantha Moore
1st Place Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2024
ASCE OC Geo-Institute Scholarship
Min Ko
2nd Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2024
ASCE OC Environmental and Water Resources Institute Scholarship
Elisabeth “Ellie” Cheong
2nd Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2024
Thomas A. Broz History & Heritage Memorial Scholarship
Nathan Pelaez
Recipient
California State University, Fullerton
2024
ASCE OC Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute
Samantha Bahena
2nd Place Recipient
California State University, Fullerton
2024
Gary A. Gilbert Memorial Achievement Scholarship
Elisabeth “Ellie” Cheong
1st Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2024
ASCE OC Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute
Christine Tawfik
1st Place Recipient
California State University, Fullerton
2024
ASCE OC Construction Institute Scholarship
Arlyn Espinoza
1st Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2024
Geotechnical Institute Scholarship
Khac Le
Recipient
California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
2023
Achievement Scholarship
Hannah Gayle Moeen
2nd Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2023
Environmental and Water Resources Institute Scholarship
Stephania Botros
Recipient
California State University, Fullerton
2023
Younger Member Forum Outstanding Student Scholarship
Valerie Cortes
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2023
Structural Engineering Institute Scholarship
Valerie Cortes
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2023
Structural Engineering Institute Scholarship
Xavier Martinez
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2023
Gary A. Gilbert Memorial Achievement Scholarship
Valerie Cortes
1st Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2023
Transportation and Development Institute Scholarship
Amy Lam
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2023
Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute Scholarship
Xavier Martinez
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2023
Achievement Scholarship
Kimberly Rodriguez Lopez
3rd Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2023
Environmental and Water Resources Institute Scholarship
Nancy Lu
Recipient
California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
2023
Geotechnical Institute Scholarship
Nancy Lu
Recipient
California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
2023
Transportation and Development Institute Scholarship
Sean Ho
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2023
Transportation and Development Institute Scholarship
Alexis GoPaul
Recipient
California State University, Fullerton
2023
Geotechnical Institute Scholarship
Gena Sovin
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2023
Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute Scholarship
Valerie Cortes
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2023
Transportation and Development Institute Scholarship
Patrick Nguyen
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2022
Construction Institute Scholarship
Noelle Yee
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2022
Geotechnical Institute Scholarship
Nancy Lu
Recipient
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
2022
Achievement Scholarship
Karen Luong
3rd Place Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2022
Achievement Scholarship
Kimberly Rodriguez
2nd Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2022
Environmental and Water Resources Institute Scholarship
Ryan Okamura
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2022
Construction Institute Scholarship
Erin Santiago
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2022
Achievement Scholarship - Honorable Mention
Kevin Tasci
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2022
Structural Engineering Institute Scholarship
Kevin Tasci
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2022
Geotechnical Institute Scholarship
Vit Sirikunakorn
Recipient
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
2022
Geotechnical Institute Scholarship
Joseph Rodriguez
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2022
Environmental and Water Resources Institute Scholarship
Hannah Gayle
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2022
Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute Scholarship
Ryan Tran
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2022
Transportation and Development Institute Scholarship
Ryan Nguyen
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2022
Gary A. Gilbert Memorial Achievement Scholarship
Erin Santiago
1st Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2022
Younger Member Forum Outstanding Student Scholarship
Karen Luong
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2022
Transportation and Development Institute Scholarship
Siwei Hu
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2022
Transportation and Development Institute Scholarship
Tiffany Chang
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2021
Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute Scholarship
Heeun (Jonathan) Lee
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2021
Transportation and Development Institute Scholarship
Miguel Villasenor
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2021
Geotechnical Institute Scholarship
Shirin Kianidovom
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2021
Achievement Scholarship
Shirin Kianidovom
3rd Place Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2021
Structural Engineering Institute Scholarship
Naif Aljohani
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2021
Geotechnical Institute Scholarship
Genesis Figueroa
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2021
Construction Institute Scholarship
Bakri Al Mouradi
Recipient
California State University, Fullerton
2021
Gary A. Gilbert Memorial Achievement Scholarship
Kyra Tan
1st Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2021
Structural Engineering Institute Scholarship
Amy Le
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2021
Transportation and Development Institute Scholarship
Deborah Song
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2021
Achievement Scholarship
Charlene Suarez
2nd Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2021
Construction Institute Scholarship
Manuel Zavala
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2020
Geotechnical Institute Scholarship
Manuel Zavala
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2020
Geotechnical Institute Scholarship
Rabie Farrag
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2020
Achievement Scholarship
Nathaniel Kapongo
3rd Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2020
Gary A. Gilbert Memorial Achievement Scholarship
Matthew Mendoza
1st Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2020
Geotechnical Institute Scholarship
John Stapleton
Recipient
California State University, Fullerton
2020
Achievement Scholarship
Keenan Do
2nd Place Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2020
Structural Engineering Institute Scholarship
Amy Le
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2020
Structural Engineering Institute Scholarship
Shirin Kianidovom
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2020
Structural Engineering Institute Scholarship
Bakri Al Mouradi
Recipient
California State University, Fullerton
2019
Environmental and Water Resources Institute Scholarship
Matthew Mendoza
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2019
Structural Engineering Institute Scholarship
Teresa Rebolledo
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2019
Construction Institute Scholarship
William Talamaivao
Recipient
California State University, Fullerton
2019
Geotechnical Institute Scholarship
Mahta Movasat
Recipient
University of California, San Diego
2019
Gary A. Gilbert Memorial Achievement Scholarship
Michael Dinicola
1st Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2019
Achievement Scholarship
James Baker-Arend
3rd Place Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2019
Transportation and Development Institute Scholarship
Jordan Lu
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2019
Transportation and Development Institute Scholarship
Janelle Gonzalez
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2019
Transportation and Development Institute Scholarship
Maniriam Phoummathep-Winspear
Recipient
California State University, Fullerton
2019
Transportation and Development Institute Scholarship
Thao Tran
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2019
Achievement Scholarship
Janelle Gonzalez
2nd Place Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2019
Construction Institute Scholarship
James Baker-Arend
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2019
Environmental and Water Resources Institute Scholarship
Andrew Ly
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2019
Environmental and Water Resources Institute Scholarship
Judy Beik
Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2018
Achievement Scholarship
Raul Rodriguez
2nd Place Recipient
University of California, Irvine
2018
Achievement Scholarship - Honorable Mention
Anesia Canty
Recipient
California State University, Long Beach
2018