Beavers Charitable Trust Gifts $100,000 for UA Scholarship Endowment

Monday, May 13, 2019

A group of six people stand in front of a tree holding an oversized check that reads "The Beavers Charitable Trust Scholarship Program." The check is made out to the University of Arizona in the amount of $100,000.

From left, associate professor of practice Dean Papajohn, Sundt Construction CEO Mike Hoover, Beavers scholarship recipient Ryan Nelson, department Head Dominic Boccelli, new Sundt employee Matt O'Brien, and Sundt intern Faith Aroz

Mike Hoover – a UA alumnus, former president of the Beavers heavy engineering construction honorary society, and president, CEO and chairman of the board of Sundt Construction – recently presented the UA Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics with a check for $100,000 for its Construction Engineering Management focus.

These funds from the Beavers Charitable Trust add to the Beavers Heavy Construction Scholarship Endowment at the UA. Proceeds are awarded each year to UA students preparing for careers in heavy construction. This gift was announced in January, and comes on top of last year’s Beavers donation of $50,000 and Sundt’s donation of $25,000.

The Beavers scholarship helps support and encourage students pursuing careers in heavy civil construction such as highways, bridges, dams, airports, railroads, utilities, flood control and marine projects. The UA is one of only 46 universities that hold a Beavers scholarship endowment.