Scholarship
Program
Annual Scholarship Program
The Construction Industry Center Board of Directors has established
this scholarship program in an effort to encourage and assist
young people in our community who are looking at entering fields
within the construction industry. The scholarships are specifically
for children of C.I.C. member firms and their employees. Up
to four (10) awards of $500.00 each may be given to individuals
who meet the eligibility requirements as listed below. Scholarships
will be limited to one per year per award winner. The eligible
individuals will be judged on the basis of scholastic achievement,
community service, school and non-school activities and their
answers to the essay questions on the application form. The
judging will be done impartially without basis of religion,
race, gender or age.
Applications are available after September 1 and a filing
deadline of February 1 has been established. Winners are
announced at the Annual Meeting & Craftsmanship Awards Banquet
held at the end of February each year. Winners are presented
with a certificate, which is redeemable after August 1 by providing
C.I.C. with school registration confirmation.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Graduating senior in high school or higher. Must be
a full time student.
- Parents or guardians of applicant must own or be employed
by a C.I.C. member firm maintaining a current associate
or full membership in the Construction Industry Center.
- Must be entering or attending college or trade school
in a field related to the construction industry.
- Fill out application form in its entirety and return
to C.I.C. by the february 1 deadline.
Craftsmanship Awards
The Craftsmanship Awards Program gives credit to outstanding
craftsmen in our industry. A program to point out to the
whole community that exceptional workmanship is still being
done. A method of giving additional credit and added incentive
to the employee to do his best.
Purpose Of The Program...
For the recognition and encouragement of outstanding workmanship
of the craftsman in the application of extra effort to display
true craftsmanship and ingenuity on the job.
Who May Make Nominations And When...
Nominations for craftsmanship awards may be made by any member
of C.I.C., architect, engineer, owner, superintendent, prime
contractor or any others connected with the industry or the
project nominated. Nominations may be filed at the Construction
Industry Center any time during the year; but the filing deadline
is October 31 . Work, which may not be visible in the completed
structure, should be nominated while inspection can be made.
Those Eligible for Nominations...
Those eligible are any employees of any C.I.C. member firm
performing work within the area served by the C.I.C., namely
the Black Hills - West River Area of South Dakota -- with portions
of Wyoming, Nebraska, Montana, and North Dakota. Any item
of a specific craft/trade executed by an employee for any project,
completed or substantially completed, during the current award
year may be nominated for an award.
Basis for Award...
Judging is awarded on the following points:
- Pertains to the workmanship of the nominated craftsman.
- What was the complexity or degree of difficulty of the
project performed by the Craftsmen?
- Personal initiative and/or originality of the craftsman
in the execution of the project.
Jury of Awards...
The judging team is comprised of the Craftsmanship Committee
Chairman and members of the Construction Industry Center.
Method of Making Awards...
- Nominations are turned over to the Craftsmanship Awards
Committee who visit the site, inspect the work and make
recommendations for the award.
- The selections for awards are then confirmed by the
Board of Directors of the C.I.C.
- Craftsmanship awards will be presented during the Annual
Meeting of the C.I.C.
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