Just as OCA assists the educational endeavors of college students at the state level through the OCA Hall of Fame Scholarship Program and the Advancement Foundation (see page 20), the association’s chapters continue playing an integral role in OCA’s workforce outreach efforts by helping students gain their college educations.
For the 2021-2022 academic year, six OCA chapters awarded 25 one-year scholarships to students at 12 universities who are working toward degrees in the heavy/highway construction industry. Funding for these scholarships is raised throughout the year at chapter events such as business meetings, golf outings and sporting shoots. These scholarships and outreach efforts by OCA’s chapters continue to not only spread the word about the heavy/highway construction industry but also build upon the relationships developed among contractors and college educators and students.
Because OCA Chapter Scholarships derive from the individual chapters, there are varying schedules for the applying and awarding of scholarships. For more information about the 2022-2023 OCA Chapter Scholarship Program, contact OCA Director, Chapter Development Melanie Kitchen by email at mkitchen@ohiocontractors.org or by calling (614) 488-0724.
AKRON-CANTON CHAPTER
Austin Farus
University of Akron
Cecile Laundre Hernandez
Case Western Reserve University
Taylor Reiheld
Kent State University
CLEVELAND CHAPTER
Karie Ladd
University of Akron
Allison Monyak
University of Akron
COLUMBUS CHAPTER
Blake Dowalter
Ohio University
Nicholas Drozd
The Ohio State University
Allison Monyak
University of Akron
Bradley Shumaker
Columbus State Community College
DAYTON CHAPTER
Connor Dye
University of Dayton
Bryce Havener
Ohio Northern University
Ethan Lauder
University of Cincinnati
Josh Pinchek
Ohio Northern University
Lucia Rice
University of Cincinnati
TOLEDO CHAPTER
Breanna Alloy
Bowling Green State University
Carolyn Aston
University of Toledo
Bryce Eisel
Bowling Green State University
Noah Fowls
Bowling Green State University
Blake Hazard
University of Toledo
Cheston Lutz
Bowling Green State University
Matt Murphy
University of Toledo
Cole Rieman
Bowling Green State University
Cassie Roberts
Bowling Green State University
YOUNGSTOWN CHAPTER
Maya Bitter
Youngstown State University
Benjamin Tessean
Youngstown State University