2026 College of Fellows Scholarship Winners Announced

Scholarship Program identifies and recognizes academically talented youth and potential future leaders within the SMACNA extended family to provide opportunities to further their education and develop their talents.

SMACNA’s College of Fellows (COF) Scholarship Program identifies and recognizes academically talented youth and potential future leaders within the SMACNA extended family to provide opportunities to further their education and develop their talents as future leaders and positive contributors to our industry and society as a whole.

SMACNA’s College of Fellows 2026 scholarship recipients are:

College of Fellows – 4 years: $4,000

Adam Graham

Santa Clarita, CA

Adeline Riegler

Pacific, MO

Matteo Lortie

Livermore, CA

Isaac Raines

Portage, WI

SMACNA – 4 years: $2,000

Eileen Griffing

La Messa, CA

Felhaber Larson Endowed Scholarship – 1 year: $4,000

Liam Bischoping,

Rochester, NY

Ernest R. Menold Memorial Endowed Scholarship/SMCA Philadelphia – 1 year: $5,000

Chase Mitchell

Medford, NJ

Harold R. Dills Memorial Endowed Scholarship/SMCA Oklahoma – 1 year: $4,000

Owen Fett

Edmund, OK

William Craig and Teneen L. Dobbs Charitable Foundation Endowed Scholarship – 1 year: $3,000

William Eckert

Fort Wayne, IN

SMACNA British Columbia Endowed Scholarship – 1 year: $2,000

Nicholas VanNuland McDonald,

Surrey, BC

SMACNA British Columbia Endowed Scholarship – 1 year: $2,000

Reesha Sidhu

Surrey, BC

Northern New Jersey Endowed Scholarship – 1 year: $4,000

Biyanka Matias

Vernon, NJ

Northern New Jersey Endowed Scholarship – 1 year: $4,000

Maria Costa

Westfield, NJ

Marty and Vic Comforte Endowed Scholarship – 4 year: $3,000

Mason Steurer

Geneva, IL

Palmerick Family Charitable Trust Endowed Scholarship – 1 year: $3,000

Jessica Malec

Oradell, NJ

David Zimmermann Endowed Scholarship – 1 year: $4,000

Piper Wiegmann

Saint Charles, MO

Congratulations to our 2026 COF recipients!

For more information about SMACNA’s COF program and to learn about criteria, visit our COF page.

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