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Updated: February 11, 2025 @ 4:24 pm
E&M Engineers and Surveyors PC announced its 19th annual scholarship, which has been named the Frederick J. Moricca III Memorial Scholarship.
Moricca was a licensed land surveyor in Pennsylvania and New York, was president of the local chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors. E&M officials said he was “a huge advocate for promoting the Land Surveying and Civil Engineering professions to young people who were considering higher education studies.”
Moricca passed away unexpectedly March 19, 2018.
“He is greatly missed by his E&M family, but our hope is that his professional legacy will be carried on through this scholarship,” officials said.
Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors from Western New York or Northwestern Pennsylvania to encourage pursuit of a career in civil engineering or land surveying.
To be eligible for consideration, the following criteria will be used to select a high school senior:
Student must intend to enroll in a matriculated program in the fields of civil engineering or land surveying; however, other engineering degrees will also be considered.
Student must provide a letter of recommendation from a high school teacher or principal.
Student must submit a 200 word (minimum) essay stating why you think civil engineering or land surveying are important professions and why you would like to enter the field.
Scholarship disbursement will include $500 awarded to the applicant by September 2025 and the remaining $500 awarded upon submission of a passing first semester grade report.
Call Michele Myers at (814) 362-5546 to request an application.
All applications will be kept confidential and must be postmarked no later than April 15 or received via email no later than this date. This is a firm deadline. Please forward all application material to: Chris Ernst, PE, E&M Engineers and Surveyors PC, 24 Derrick Road, Bradford, PA 16701; or contactus@emengineers.com.
Please help local businesses by taking an online survey to help us navigate through these unprecedented times. None of the responses will be shared or used for any other purpose except to better serve our community. The survey is at: www.pulsepoll.com $1,000 is being awarded. Everyone completing the survey will be able to enter a contest to Win as our way of saying, “Thank You” for your time. Thank You!
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